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Amusement Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to the Amusement Apparatus that can be more easily constructed and supports swimmers by the use of horizontal and vertical bars on each side of the device with the horizontal bars rotate independently. Includes illustration.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Williams, May Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card-File Cabinet.
Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Reeves, John R.
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
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Gillespie, Solomon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lock.
Patent for an inexpensive automobile lock that is adapted to fit the front bumper of an automobile and designed to lock the two front wheels in place.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Tiedemann, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ash-Sieve.
Patent for a new ash sieve for a home oven.
Date:
November 2, 1918
Creator:
Steindorf, Michael C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Curing Plant
Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inlet-Grate
Patent for an improved inlet grate, which has a supporting frame. This inlet grate will not be displaced by traffic or other disturbances.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Fairtrace, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line Type Casting Machine.
Patent for a linotype machine with improvements to the float, the ejector, and slugs magazine.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Wilmans, Lloyd I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop
Patent for folding coops for the shipment of meat products, such as poultry. This invention will ensure greater efficiency in shipment of products.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Randall, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that has a fixed jaw and an adjustable slidable jaw.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Fowles, Alfred T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hosiery Spat.
Patent for hosiery spat that provides feet and ankle "protection when fancy 'open work' or thin hosiery is worn." (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1922
Creator:
von S.S. Blum, Elisa
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Raynes, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for "engines which employ governors" (lines 11-12) "desirably located within the crank cases to be effectively lubricated by the oil which is dashed about in engine operation." (lines 13-16)
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Generating Unit for Locomotive Headlights
Patent for an invention that makes the manufacturing of headlights inexpensive, while also keeping the headlights durable and able to fit in a relatively small space.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Lacey, Benjamin Burton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosive Projectile.
Patent for an improved, non-ricocheting explosive projectile.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Rohling, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work.
Patent for an embroidery needle that is inexpensive to manufacture and allows for rapid stitching.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Pade, George V. & Neitzel, Conrad T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oiling System
Patent for an oiling system that efficiently transports oil to the surface to be lubricated, and then returned to the reservoir.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Reaugh, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Hairbrush
Patent for an improved electric hairbrush having an insulated electrical heating element and separately charged electrically conductive metallic bristles. The hairbrush is designed to straighten hair and/or to electrically treat a user's hair and scalp with a low-voltage current. A device in the handle allows the user to regulate the heating of the element.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Harvey, Birdie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silent Self-Adjusting Push-Rod.
Patent for a self-adjusting push rod intended to reduce engine stress and noise.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Russell, Robert C.
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
Cycle-Car
Patent for a cycle car that can be steered and propelled by hands only and can be used with ordinary bicycles.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Payne, Luther M.; Miller, Lee A. & Douglas, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dressing Block.
Patent for Dressing Block for well drilling tools. A further aim of this invention is to provide a means for adjusting the tool and the anvil so that tools of different lengths and different sizes, may be readily accommodated and properly dressed.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Montgomery, Gustavus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner and Boll-Breaker.
Patent for cotton cleaning and boll-breaking apparatus that simplifies assembling, disassembling, and adjusting parts. The apparatus uses a suction that feeds the material into the rotating blades for cleaning. Special features include removable screen frames, refuse collecting pockets, and replaceable blades.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Stacy, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History