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Aeroplane.
Patent for aeroplane construction to include improvements to air motor protection to minimize resistance and the use of air cups to direct the full force of air to the motor shaft, including illustrations.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine
Patent for a tool to destroy weeds. This invention reuses several parts from farming tools.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Northcutt, John G. & Crawford, Miner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap that allows an animal, most suitably animals of the rodent species, to enter a rectangular box from any of its four sides through a gate formed of downwardly inclined wires pivoted above each of said openings inside of the box. When an animal enters the trap, they are unable to leave because of the downwardly bent ends of transverse bars secured to the said inclined wires.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Smith, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.
Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Gun-Slings
Patent for an attachment for gun slings that can be used on army rifles or other guns and provides the means for the sling to be held tight against the arm for steady aim.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
{Grierson, Benjamin Henry}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Head, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Radiator
Patent for automobile radiator with protective members for the water-containing chambers.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Herold, Harry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Squier, William Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator.
Patent for axle lubricator. This invention makes it so that manual lubrication of spindles is eliminated.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Bass, Thomas G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.
Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Tiner, John Frances
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Billboard
Patent for billboards built for wind resistance.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Kelly, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot.
Patent for a blow-out boot (as it pertains to tire repair). The defining feature of this invention is that the edges are flexible and overlapping, containing slots and loops that correspond to each other to facilitate the joining of the edges.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Williams, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom.
Patent for a broom which allows the user to easily replace the broom straw or fiber with new straw or fiber when it is worn out. The intention is to decrease the cost of brooms while still producing "a strong and relatively durable broom structure" (lines 18-19).
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Taylor, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction.
Patent for a building construction method. After completion of typical foundation and framework construction, "interlocking slabs or tiles are secured to the framework to form an outer covering or sheathing for the building." The interlocking method requires no cementing of material yet still allows water to be shed. "Provision is also made for fastening slabs or tiles to the framework in a manner permitting rapid assembly of parts" which reduces building time. The invention can be applied to doors and windows as demonstrated in the illustrations.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Walker, Isham P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm.
Patent for a burglar alarm, designed to be simply constructed and installed.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Stephens, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Cutter
Patent for improved butter cutting machine to be used in professional kitchens.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Palmer, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date:
November 16, 1920
Creator:
Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Stripper.
Patent for a wooden sugarcane stripper with two cutting blades that "reduces to a minimum the liability of damage being done to the stalks during the stripping operation" (p. 2, lines 21-24), including illustrations.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Knowlton, Ida E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Elevator.
Patent for a casing elevator used to remove casings of various diameters from wells. The main specialty of this invention is the use of hinged sections containing pivoted jaws to clamp around the casings.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Boyter, Arthur J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Pulling Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus to more easily and more economically remove well-casings from the ground when an oil well is no longer in use.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, John Hart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.
Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Martha R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair and Counter.
Patent for improvements in chairs and counters. This patent has to do with "mounting a chair with relation to a counter, table or the like, so that the chair can be slid to a position beneath the counter when not in use" (lines 9-13). This patent also has to do with moveable back and seat of the chair so that it can be folded when not in use.
Date:
November 16, 1920
Creator:
Wright, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charge-Moistening Device for Internal-Combustion Engines
Patent for an attachment for cars. This attachment reduces carbon deposit in the cylinder and on the valves of the car.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chiropractic Table
Patent for use by chiropractors in their manipulations of the human body, and has for its object the provision of a table or attachment to a table including simultaneously movable head and abdomen supports. The invention has been designed which embodies a head rest, chest support, and abdomen support all mounted upon a single hinged member which will automatically adjust itself to the patient laying upon the table, spring means being provided for opposing the movement.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Lege, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History