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Pump
Patent for a pump that can be "cleansed of sand and other foreign matter" which may cause an obstruction or interference "with the operation of the pump valve" (lines 13-15).
Date:
May 28, 1920
Creator:
Johnson, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improvement on the design of pumps used in the oil industry. This uses a combination of water, sand, grits, and other sediments for deep wells.
Date:
April 23, 1920
Creator:
Scott, Floyd L.
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
Pump.
Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Carden, David A.
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
Pump.
Patent for a pump for deep wells with a "specially constructed piston capable of a powerful working stroke and which will secure at all times a full volume of liquid at each stroke of the pumping rod." (line 25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville Allison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamping Machine.
Patent for improvements to stamping-machines used for the purposes of marketing nuts. The device can efficiently perform the laborious act of stamping individual nuts with a trademark. It can be adjusted to stamp nuts of any size, along with other similar objects, without breaking or injuring the nut.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Wischhesen, Frederick B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool Joint.
Patent for a new tool joint used in rotary drilling to connect the parts of a drill stem. The tool joint is not exclusive to drill stems and may be used in other applications.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swivel for Rotary Drills
Patent for a swivel for rotary drills used for wells of oil, water, and gas. This swivel ensures no substances, such as sand, get into the parts of the drill that move.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Unscrewing Device for Pipe-Joints.
Patent for an unscrewing device for pipe-joints, in the event that the drill stem gets stuck while drilling wells. This invention allows the user to unscrew "the joints of the drill stem" and withdraw "the same without the use of the left hand threaded string of pipe" (lines 35-38).
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Edwards, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packer for Wells
Patent for a well packer, specifically for oil wells, for the purpose of facilitating the formation of watertight joints between outer and inner pipes.
Date:
June 28, 1921
Creator:
Fondren, Walter William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Plunger For Deep-Well Pumps
Patent for improved deep well pumps with plungers used to reduce wear and lower the amount of repairs needed
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Coulson, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger
Patent for an improvement in Pump-Plungers. "It has a particular application to pumps of this character for use in oil or water wells where the liquid is mixed with sand" (lines 13-16), including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Mackenzie, Alexander S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in tires for vehicles that has a cushion that takes the shocks of travel.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Drouet, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in pneumatic tire that gives a novel means to repairing a worn casing, a blow out, or a rim cut.
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Church, Shelby L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testing Device.
Patent for a testing device that can be used to test the condition of the pistons in an internal combustion motor. The device can also be used as an "air pump, or grease or oil gun." (lines 30-31).
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Harpst, Frederick E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch.
Patent for a gate-latch that latches closed with extension of the gate, but allows the gate to open by elevating said latch.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Bramblett, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Measuring Device.
Patent for a device which allows for gasoline to be measured while under constant flow.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
McKallip, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Drum
Patent for improvements to hoisting drums for use in drilling oil, gas, and water wells, with the object being "to employ a plurality of hoisting drums upon the same shaft so that the cable may be wound partly on one drum and partly on another" (lines 73-76) such that the danger of cable cutting is decreased and the speed of operation is increased, including illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1922
Creator:
Suman, John R. & Gamble, Adrian R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Valve Lock.
Patent for new and useful improvements in gate valve lock. This invention is to improve locks for gate valves and other various valves with rotatable stems.
Date:
September 28, 1920
Creator:
Madrin, Leonard B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin
Patent for a gin that will strip fiber from the seed, "motes", and other "foreign bodies" (lines 27-28) without damaging the fiber.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Tischer, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a drilling apparatus for wells. This drill is designed to be applied to a rotary and used with a pipe tong to screw and unscrew pipe joints.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Reeves, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit and Sample Taking Device
Patent for
Date:
December 5, 1922
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Barraco, Paul J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History