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Acetylene Gas Generator.
Patent for a acetylene gas generator which combines "both a generator and a gasometer the parts of which are so arranged as to render the machine efficient and entirely automatic in action, as well as inexpensive of production." (lines 16-20) including illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Reynolds, Pearl P. & Reynolds, Jerry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. This invention "relates to centrifugal pumps in which a rotary impeller, having a fluid-entrance at the eye, discharges into a surrounding discharge chamber" (lines 8-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
October 2, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool
Patent for a boring tool that has both a bit and a reamer.
Date:
October 1, 1912
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
System:
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Bust-Developer
Patent for a bust developer which is battery operated and attaches cups to the breasts to draw the blood into the breast area and cause them to enlarge.
Date:
October 12, 1909
Creator:
Eganhouse, John G.
System:
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Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Wheel Lubricator.
Patent for a car-wheel lubricator that can be easily used while the wheels are moving or still, and does not waste lubrication. It attaches to two railway wheels.
Date:
October 16, 1894
Creator:
Reneau, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.
Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date:
October 28, 1913
Creator:
McCall, Duncan D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Harrow.
Patent for combined plows and harrows, which operates to break up the earth after it has been plowed, while the plow is opening another furrow. This invention also features the provision of a harrow attachment which can be readily applied to or removed from various types of plows.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Rohrer, Darius B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter-Regulating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in carbureter-regulating mechanism by "automatically regulate the air and fuel valve of a carbureter, according to the speed of the engine and the load being carried thereby" (lines 12-15, p.1.) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armor For Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for armor for pneumatic tires to prevent puncturing of the inner inflatable tube. To also provide anti-skidding lugs which connect to the flexible armor embodied in the tire casing.
Date:
October 16, 1917
Creator:
Chilton, William G. & Hobgood, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Break-Out Pin.
Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Headrick, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel.
Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Car Door Fastener and Spark Arrester.
Patent for a new and improved box-car door fastener and spark arrester. This design consists in "the door, the screws extending therefrom, the strips having the inclined slots received on the screws, and provided with the projections, the lever pivoted on the screws outside the strip, stops on the lever to engage the projections, and means--such as cord--for locking the lever" (lines 4-11).
Date:
October 19, 1886
Creator:
Lynch, Hubbard Calhoun
System:
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Cement and Concrete Construction.
Patent for improved, integrated construction materials system including, "reinforced cement, concrete or similar materials," air ventilation, lathing securing, and down spout construction, with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Parker, Barton J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Tool.
Patent for improvements on the Fishing-Tool, including illustrations. The tool was improved in order to make the boring of wells using pipes more efficient.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
McMillian, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine for making coils of wire for well screens with notches in the wire.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
Johnson, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench which is more balanced in the hand than other wrenches.
Date:
October 13, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vine Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved vine-cutter. This design "is to provide a suitable device . . . whereby a sweet-potato vine may be severed from the main stalk on each side of a ridge, the parts of the same being of simple and effective construction and operation" (lines 12-17). It consists in "a post or support, divergent elongated horizontally-arranged cutters secured to the opposite sides thereof and having their lower rear sides formed into cutting-edges of concave form, said cutters being deflected downward at a slight angle of inclination" (lines 66-72).
Date:
October 4, 1892
Creator:
Francis, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck
Patent for a transportation truck. This truck is designed to better secure drums and barrels so that they can withstand tough roads.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Golding, Charles D.
System:
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Liquid Coating Composition
Patent for improved non-flammable paint and multi-purpose byproduct of paint production process.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McKay, Arthur N. & Willis, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Machinemm
Patent for a machine can dispense potable liquids to several customers at the same time.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Clayton N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Apparatus
Patent for "new and useful improvements in well boring apparatus. The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described embodying a rotary table and a novel means for connecting the same to the string of pipe, which extends down into the well and which is rotated by said table and in turn rotates the boring tool carried by the lower end of said spring of pipe" (lines 9-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vaporizer for Use with Electric Fans
Patent for an improvement on diffusers used for purifying, cooling and humidifying air.
Date:
October 6, 1914
Creator:
Stratford, John R. & Ackley, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner
Patent for the improvements in vapor burners to produce a simple and inexpensive burner that accurately regulates the amount of oil fed, and can be readily cleaned.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Bierbower, Ricard C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History