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Automobile-Top.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Automobile-Tops." (lines 5-6) and is related to "tops of automobiles having two or more seats." (lines 9-10) includes illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Stewart, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom.
Patent for a broom which allows the user to easily replace the broom straw or fiber with new straw or fiber when it is worn out. The intention is to decrease the cost of brooms while still producing "a strong and relatively durable broom structure" (lines 18-19).
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Taylor, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap that allows an animal, most suitably animals of the rodent species, to enter a rectangular box from any of its four sides through a gate formed of downwardly inclined wires pivoted above each of said openings inside of the box. When an animal enters the trap, they are unable to leave because of the downwardly bent ends of transverse bars secured to the said inclined wires.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Smith, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Door-Lock
Patent for an auxiliary door lock, that may be used with any type of door, and that is portable, with illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Shirley, William Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone
Patent for a Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone that combines all of the previous items into one and can be easily and cheaply mass-produced for commercial sale.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Asano, George K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Attachment.
Patent for a weather strip attachment for doors which would automatically extend from the bottom of the door to the floor when the door is in the closed position and retract to the bottom edge of the door when the door is opened.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Substances of Different Dielectric Capacities.
Patent for an apparatus for separating substances of different dielectric capacities; the objective of this invention is to provide means for the material to be separated into its component particles for the purpose of producing material of dielectric hysteric impedance and collecting the separated particles according to the difference in time that the particles maintain their polarity due to the impedance generated from them.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street-Directory.
Patent for business guide and street directory to help identify locations of business houses, streets, and street numbers more quickly and effectively.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Marshall, F.N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Utensil
Patent for a culinary utensil designed as a unique fork which can retrieve articles from a boiling pot without having to expose the hands to the steam.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Elmer D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High-Pressure Suction Fan and Blower.
Patent for "a fan which will operate in a continuous and highly efficient manner and increase the air pressure with a reduced power of operation" and "may be used either in conjunction with a cotton gin...or it may be used for any other purpose where suction or blast fans are used" (lines 31-33, 10-15). It includes an illustration.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Cotton-Treating Machine
Patent for a cotton treating machine that cleans and treats any low grade cotton through the rolling process. This treating machine focuses on bolly cotton and other cotton that has burs in it as it helps to breakdown these burs so that the process of ginning is easier.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Cassel, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for wrenches that provides a means for engaging faces of the jaws to be renewed or changed. This improvement also allows for secure placement without loss of motion.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Belcher, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for T-Stands
Patent for improvement of T stands, which includes a vertical rod that makes attachment and removal easier.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Adamson, John Selden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher
Patent for a Boll-Weevil Catcher. This inventions allows for an attachment to cultivators to catch weevils existing on growing cotton plants. The weevils are extracted, captured in a pan, and can be disposed of. This is an important tool that catches and destroys insects without damaging the plants.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Hitt, Reed R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Fountain-Brush
Patent for a Rotary Fountain-Brush. The innovation of this item is that the water or cleaning agent fed into the brush causes it to rotate, using the medium of a water wheel or rotary.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Hargis, Lawrence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Kiln Construction
Patent for Brick Kiln Construction. The particular innovation enables bricks and tiles to be manufactured, burned, and dried in one building. This helps in saving fuel, using the fuel economically, and reducing the time needed for the burning of bricks.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Pokorny, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trowel.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Trowels." (lines 8-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Parker, Barton J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements to Storage House Aerating System
Patent for improvements to storage house aeration systems for agriculture and the storage of vegetables.
Date:
February 2, 1920
Creator:
Vaughan, Robert B. & Love, Ralph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor-Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved design that provides adaptability for tractor wheels, including illustrations. It allows tractor wheels that are designed to be used on sandy or soft land to also be used on hard soil.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Furche, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toothbrush.
Patent for a new and improved toothbrush that has a rotary brush which turns while the user brushes it back and forth over their teeth and a hollow stem that sends water to the brush while it is in use.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Simon, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Regulating the Load on Rotary Drills.
Patent for regulating the load on rotary drills, specifically those used in the oil and gas industry.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Joint
Patent for tool joints to be used in detachable connection between lengths of pipe. Specifically used with drill pipe for drilling deep wells for oil, gas, or water.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Thomas, Avery H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for a toy which features a rabbit figure that moves in such a way as to "simulate the galloping of a rabbit" (lines 61-62). Illustrations included.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass Destroyer
Patent for mechanical grass destroying equipment. This machine produces the results of harrowers, diggers and plows to destroy unwanted plants such as Bermuda and Jackson grass by "sifting the earth off their roots and dropping it back on the ground, and collecting the tops and the roots." (lines 15-17).
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Coker, Alvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History