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Automatic Train Signal
Patent for new automatic train signal. It was invented to improve train signaling systems for automatic trains.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melburn Bernie
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
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
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Edward W. Hartough
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators
Patent for an apparatus meant to assist in the repair of automobile radiators by holding the radiator in place and keeping all parts necessary for repair easily accessible.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Jerden, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils.
Patent for an apparatus for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils. This invention is to use high heat to change the original oils and fluids into oils and fluids of better quality and value.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin or Clamp
Patent for a more durable metal clothes pin.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Townley, Percy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Loading Device
Patent for a device used in the loading of train cars with reduced manual effort.
Date:
November 16, 1914
Creator:
Davison, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lifting Grapple
Patent for a device to hook to an automobile and lift either the front or the rear of the chassis off of the vehicle. To be used for ease of repair and maintenance to automobile motor.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Wood, Guy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same.
Patent for a new and improved condensed fertilizer formula that can be easily transported and is stable enough to be stored without appreciable deterioration, resulting in cost savings.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Poynor, Camp, L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comb.
Patent for an electronic heating comb providing an electric heating element.
Date:
November 10, 1920
Creator:
Caneavri, Joseph Ping.
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
Holder for Car and Locomotive Replacing Frogs
Patent for improving railway car frog replacement and holding. The improvements include greater strength and durability and low cost manufacture.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Keith, Darwin E.
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
Stand for Rolled Goods.
Patent for a merchant stand for improved storage and movement of various forms of rolled fabrics and other textiles.
Date:
November 6, 1919
Creator:
Luzenberg, Edward A.
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
Method of Sealing the Walls of Deep Wells
Patent for a new and useful method of dealing the walls of deep wells in which the means for lining oil wells by the use of the customary metal casing is avoided, the cost is very materially reduced, and numerous expenses and failures are avoided.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Nolan, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator
Patent for improvements in bee-hives by providing means in which the hive can be ventilated during warm weather. The invention provides means in which the ventilating means can be removed or rendered inoperative whenever desired or during cold weather.
Date:
November 7, 1922
Creator:
Heim, Charles; Heim, Emil R.; Heim, Clarence C. & Heim, Edwin C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furniture and Automobile Body Polish.
Patent for furniture and automobile polish made with an asphalt base for varnished and enameled surfaces such as automobile bodies, pianos, linoleum, stained floors, leather, and rubberized fabrics.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Lomax, Thornton G.
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
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
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
Coin-Wrapping Device.
Patent for a coin wrapper (primarily used in banks) that uses a strip of carbon paper to create an imprint of the coins contained inside, which will remain after the coins are removed. The purpose of this is to create a record of the original number of coins to facilitate their counting and verification.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Mohr, Arthur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History