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Aeroplane-Tail. (open access)

Aeroplane-Tail.

Patent for improvements to the tail of aeroplanes. This invention is to be used to help control the flight of planes or heavy projectiles, and would not have effects on the equilibrium or be difficult to use.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Joseph, M. Krowka
System: The Portal to Texas History
Covering for Meats. (open access)

Covering for Meats.

Patent for an aromatic asphaltum and paraffin wrap to preserve, protect from air and moisture, and transport meat that will not become brittle under cold temperatures.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Pletcher, Lyle J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for a new engine designed to maximize power output by using a single crank's bearing surface and increase the crank power without lengthening the piston travel.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Bottle Cap. (open access)

Milk-Bottle Cap.

Patent for a new milk-bottle cap that provides closure for the mouth of milk bottles or jars which can be easily detached and cleaned.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Davis, Ida
System: The Portal to Texas History
Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot (open access)

Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot

Patent for a new and useful improvement in orchard-heaters and smudge-pots to provide an improved drat flue and damper carried by a cap especially adapted for use in connection with heaters or crude oil smudge pots commonly used in various orchards during frosty weather. The invention aims to provide a draft flue and damper to withstand the most severe and erratic winds, the damper capable of being opened to suit any temperature, without impairing its efficiency in protecting the draft.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Potter, Arthur C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger (open access)

Pump-Plunger

Patent for a pump-plunger, concentrating on advancements in the design, particularly catering to deep well operations and environments with challenging conditions, such as oil and water wells where fluids are mixed with sand, sediment, or debris.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Miller, Frank J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Locking Device for Automobiles.

Patent for a "locking [device] for automobile," especially "an attachment for use ... with the steering wheel and the steering columns or attachments" (lines 9-13). This device is effective as a lock, as it keeps the steering wheel from rotating and the "throttle actuating members or levers ... held against movement" (lines 14-16)
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Jones, Edward F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Stock Food from Cactus. (open access)

Process of Making Stock Food from Cactus.

Patent for a process of making stock food from cactus. This process will produce food from spiny cactus and to be kept for a long period without decay.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Gebhardt, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indexing Device. (open access)

Indexing Device.

Patent for an indexer of paper documents in book form. It is made to open along the center with visible subject headings.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Moran, Stanley C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irrigator (open access)

Irrigator

Patent for an irrigator used to treat piles (hemorrhoids) and similar diseases. A nozzle delivers liquid to wash the surface of the mucus coating of the afflicted area, and then drains the liquid without obstructing the flow of the liquid. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Phillips, Edwin R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Valve (open access)

Pump-Valve

Patent for improvements in a pump valve. Designed to be used in pumping wells, particularly oil wells (Line 11).
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Sandlin, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap Fastener (open access)

Snap Fastener

Patent for a snap fastener for fastening snap buttons, hooks, and eyes. Intended to replace the need for sewing fasteners onto garments, particularly women's dresses
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Warrington, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History