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Means For Protecting Vaults.
Patent for protecting bank vaults by using metal shells (that are adapted to receive frangible gas containers containing asphyxiating or other disabling gas) as inner linings inside and next to the brick wall of the vault. The metal shells containing the gas containers will break upon contact when a person or persons are trying to breach the outer (brick wall) to gain access to the bank vault.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Bumpass, Leonard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Priming-Cup
Patent for an improved version of the priming cup "shown in Patent No. 1,329,464, granted February 3, 1920" (lines13-14). Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Martinek, Stanley A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magneto-Contact.
Patent for magneto contacts, designed for easy removal, cleaning, and replacement, without short circuits, featuring novel construction features and parts arrangements.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Rigsby, Virgi
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple.
Patent for improving grapples for regaining tools, particularly those that can be hidden and submerged.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Ginter, James. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Clipper.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements" (line 6) in the Hair Clipper, concerning the introduction of more efficient "double-acting clippers" (line 12), including illustrations.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Jones, Sidney P. & Wallace, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magnetically-Operated Oil-Well Fishing-Tool.
Patent for an electrically operated tool designed to retrieve lost oil pump plungers or casings from within oil wells.
Date:
April 12, 1921
Creator:
Dooley, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Carrier.
Patent for an adjustable ice carrier which can be attached to and removed from the running board of an automobile, including illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Cronin, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Coating Machine.
Patent for a pipe coating machine which coats the pipes used for oil and gas pipe lines with a safety material like tar.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Taber, Rock G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer.
Patent for rotary reamers for progressively enlarging holes in pilot drills, particularly roller disk type reamers used in oil, water, or mining applications.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for dispensing liquid, such as gasoline, to automobile owners without an assistant. The apparatus should not become inoperable after a short period of time, and could be called a self-selling gasoline station.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Miller, Emil B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Hanger.
Patent for a new garment hanger with supported arms that can be folded for storage, including illustrations.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Morton, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber From Seeds.
Patent for Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber From Seeds, by actions of rotating instrument, where the released fibers collected.
Date:
August 9, 1919
Creator:
Vardell, Arthur A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Material
Patent for a new process and equipment that improves upon prior work to separate comminuted materials. This patent explores the new process which "provides means for moving the electro-static waves or charges across the line of normal movement of the material upon a support of between two opposing stationary electrodes by so directing and controlling the electric charges, that each bar electrode is charged in succession across the deck and at an angle to the movement of such deck, whereby the difficulties in separating certain classes of comminuted material with moving electrodes are overcome" (lines 32-42).
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor System.
Patent for improved T-beams for floor support, which improve bonding between the beams and poured flooring and columns.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Moore, Stuart B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Brace and Angle-Bar for Vehicle-Bodies.
Patent for braces and angle bars on vehicle bodies that improves the brace to hold buggy beds together with illustration that shows improvements. "When these braces are secured on the bed they will prevent the adjacent parts of the bed from splitting, spreading or dropping down and they will hold the ends and sides, as well as the bottom of the bed securely in place" (lines 61-66).
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Kilpatrick, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder.
Patent for condiment holder that can be filled with different condiments that can be dispensed separately or both at the same time. This design is also more durable, efficient, and low cost.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Peters, Shafeh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History