Chuck. (open access)

Chuck.

Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Castanie, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food Compound and Process of Making the Same. (open access)

Food Compound and Process of Making the Same.

Patent for an economic and palatable food compound or ingredient called "rice cream" for use in preparing pastries, ices, confectionery, sauces, puddings, and dressings; similar to malted milk and gelatin.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Sasseen, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for Patent for a cotton harvester machine which can collect rows of cotton crops using a scoop and exhaust fan, while also able to remove boll weevils, and cotton from bolls which are unopened.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: Cannon, Burrell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Knee-Pad. (open access)

Pneumatic Knee-Pad.

Patent for a pneumatic knee-pad, to protect the clothing and relieve pain of workers who kneel for prolonged periods of time.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Shelton, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishhook. (open access)

Fishhook.

Patent for a fishhook that allows for a swiveling motion that does not interfere with the connection to the fishing line.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: King, James Manning
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands.

Patent for a steerable motor vehicle that can be driven in marshlands.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: Ray, Malcolm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Sign. (open access)

Electric Sign.

Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing Signal. (open access)

Railroad Crossing Signal.

Patent for a railroad crossing signal. The device is created so that the highway signal can be automatically raised or lowered at the crossing by a passing train.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Ridout, Horace J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Bearings (open access)

Process of Making Bearings

Patent for the process of making bearings, for improvement of bearings and the process of bearing formation on the interior of rotary members (or rotary cutters used on earth boring drills).
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Fletcher, Harold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for rotary engine, with improvements to rotary engine fluid pressure for motors or engines which pump fluids (such as water motor, water pump, oil pump, ammonia pump or compressor).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Johnson, Louis V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Faucet. (open access)

Faucet.

Patent for improved faucet for dispensing soft drinks, designed to dispense a certain amount to ensure uniformity.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Klein, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a windmill for "connecting or mounting a pump rod and a pitman for transmitting movement from the crank shaft carrying the wheel" (lines 14-16) in a balanced way that will reduce wear and tear. Additionally, other elements attached to the supporting structure will "compensate for the the uneven action due to the variable pull on the pitman and pump rod." (lines 31-33).
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Winslett, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Support. (open access)

Traction-Support.

Patent for a traction board for placing under automobile wheels when stuck in sand or mud, and hanging device for carrying the boards when not in use.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Gentry, Burney C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Fan-Belts. (open access)

Mold for Making Fan-Belts.

Patent for a three-piece mold which allows for fan belts to be made using a single piece of rubber or composition material. The fan belts would primarily be used in motor vehicles.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Hibbs, Cassell D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Building Machine (open access)

Road Building Machine

Patent for a road building machine comprised of multiple mechanisms including a blast furnace, mixing chambers, and chemical tanks.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake (open access)

Hay Rake

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hay-Rakes." (line 5-6). "Improved means for governing the dumping movements of the rake." (lines 11-12).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Mottier, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for an improved vehicle wheel with a demountable tire rim, so that tires can be easily placed on and taken off the wheel.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Larson, Christian H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool (open access)

Fishing Tool

Patent for invention that improves fishing. Not only is the tool used for fishing, it can find and remove objects from the water.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Brown, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Cleaner. (open access)

Valve-Cleaner.

Patent for a valve cleaner to remove carbon from the internal combustion motors in automobiles. It can be used without removing the valve or motor.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Henderson, Daniel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs (open access)

Pipe Tongs

Patent for pipe tongs, adapted to securely grip and rotate pipe sections (or other round articles) of different sizes.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Lowrey, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Mining Sulfur. (open access)

Process of Mining Sulfur.

Patent for innovations in the underground fusion or Frasch process of mining sulfur, "which comprises conducting an appropriate fusing medium [such as hot water] into the formation containing the sulfur deposit and thereby melting the sulfur" (lines 91-95). Central to the innovations is the use of a compressed gas to "eliminate or largely reduce heat losses in porous rock and exhausted sulfur regions at the higher levels of the mine where the presence of the hot water is of no benefit so far as melting sulfur is concerned" (lines 55-60).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Drachenberg, August Toby
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer. (open access)

Power-Hammer.

Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Karlson, Eric Fritjof
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weevil-Exterminator (open access)

Weevil-Exterminator

Patent for a new and useful improvement in weevil exterminators that provides a comparatively simple and effective apparatus for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. It also removes the injured or affect leaves and fruit that have been attacked by the boll weevil so that further injury to the plants may be prevented, and at the same time gather from the ground at the roots of the rows of cotton plants the leaves and rubbish detached from the plants.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Roe, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Hoist. (open access)

Vehicle-Hoist.

Patent for vehicle hoist that "will be operated automatically by the momentum of the vehicle" (lines 17-19). The hoist is intended to be accessible to all users, professional and layperson, due to its simple design and lower price.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Boutte, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History