Resource Type

Billboard (open access)

Billboard

Patent for billboards built for wind resistance.
Date: November 28, 1922
Creator: Kelly, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal. (open access)

Automobile-Signal.

Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Squier, William Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight. (open access)

Automobile Headlight.

Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Head, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same. (open access)

Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.

Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Martha R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charge-Moistening Device for Internal-Combustion Engines (open access)

Charge-Moistening Device for Internal-Combustion Engines

Patent for an attachment for cars. This attachment reduces carbon deposit in the cylinder and on the valves of the car.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Smith, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Cutter (open access)

Butter-Cutter

Patent for improved butter cutting machine to be used in professional kitchens.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Palmer, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom. (open access)

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
Automobile-Radiator (open access)

Automobile-Radiator

Patent for automobile radiator with protective members for the water-containing chambers.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Herold, Harry H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

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
Cane-Stripper. (open access)

Cane-Stripper.

Patent for a wooden sugarcane stripper with two cutting blades that "reduces to a minimum the liability of damage being done to the stalks during the stripping operation" (p. 2, lines 21-24), including illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Knowlton, Ida E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures. (open access)

Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.

Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Sands, Edward E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chair and Counter. (open access)

Chair and Counter.

Patent for improvements in chairs and counters. This patent has to do with "mounting a chair with relation to a counter, table or the like, so that the chair can be slid to a position beneath the counter when not in use" (lines 9-13). This patent also has to do with moveable back and seat of the chair so that it can be folded when not in use.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Wright, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c. (open access)

Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.

Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Tiner, John Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salad Dressing (open access)

Salad Dressing

Patent for improving salad dressing. This salad dressing has high quality ingredients to go with any salad.
Date: November 20, 1923
Creator: Scholl, William H. & Scholl, Barney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inlet-Grate (open access)

Inlet-Grate

Patent for an improved inlet grate, which has a supporting frame. This inlet grate will not be displaced by traffic or other disturbances.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Fairtrace, George D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide for Boll-Weevils. (open access)

Insecticide for Boll-Weevils.

Patent for boll-weevil insecticide with novel method of compounding. Arsenic and baking soda are combined with wood ash to create a dust which kills the insects as an inhalent instead of needing to be consumed by the insects in order to be effective.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Koenig, Philipp
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate (open access)

Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate

Patent for improvements to locomotive wheel hubs and plates with the purpose of "inhibiting adjustment of the plate beyond the safety point" (lines 20-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Lambert, Floyd D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad. (open access)

Knee Pad.

Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1922
Creator: Rylander, Parrish H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for an improvement to wire stretchers and splicers, to more practically "facilitate the stretching and splicing of fence wire or the like" (lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Sanderson, Auther L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that has a fixed jaw and an adjustable slidable jaw.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Fowles, Alfred T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Holder. (open access)

Train-Order Holder.

Patent for Train-Order Holder designed to keep sheets of paper secure and in place to prevent writing on margins and displacement.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Crady, Daniel R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor-Wheel. (open access)

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
Hosiery Spat. (open access)

Hosiery Spat.

Patent for hosiery spat that provides feet and ankle "protection when fancy 'open work' or thin hosiery is worn." (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: von S.S. Blum, Elisa
System: The Portal to Texas History