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Concrete Form.
Patent for a circular concrete form. The form is adjustable and allows nesting for storage and transport.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Harris, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lister-Cultivators
Patent for improvements in attachments to lister-cultivators. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 12, 1920
Creator:
Degge, Marvin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Terminal-Fastening Device
Patent for improvements to battery terminal fastening devices. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 12, 1920
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book
Patent for a foldable check book. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane-Kite.
Patent for a new aeroplane-kite which can be "readily dismantled and folded for shipping and easily assembled and placed in position for flying without the use of numerous fastenings and detachable parts, thereby making for simplicity and practicability" (lines 12-17). Also includes wind tunnels and a fuselage frame which is so easily assembled that a child can do it.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McLaughlin, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner
Patent for a cotton-cleaner with beveled beaters attached to a central shaft. The shape of the beaters and rotation push the cotton outwards and downwards, thus preventing the cotton from clogging or collecting around the central shaft. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1920
Creator:
Stacy, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump.
Patent for a new and improved air pump capable of releasing air from the cylindrical casing in one motion. The updated design will also eliminate any lubricating oil from leaking into a tire.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Lawley, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Tool.
Patent for improvements on the Fishing-Tool, including illustrations. The tool was improved in order to make the boring of wells using pipes more efficient.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
McMillian, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Covering for Meats.
Patent for an aromatic asphaltum and paraffin wrap to preserve, protect from air and moisture, and transport meat that will not become brittle under cold temperatures.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Pletcher, Lyle J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for a new engine designed to maximize power output by using a single crank's bearing surface and increase the crank power without lengthening the piston travel.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Bottle Cap.
Patent for a new milk-bottle cap that provides closure for the mouth of milk bottles or jars which can be easily detached and cleaned.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Davis, Ida
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher.
Patent for agricultural devices and more particularly to a device to be attached to a cultivator for catching boll weevil or the like, during the cultivation of cotton.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Stanalan, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper Clip.
Patent for new and useful improvements in a paper clip. This invention relates to a paper clip a has for its principal object the production of a simple and efficient device for holding numbers sheets of paper together.
Date:
October 21, 1920
Creator:
Holt, Frank P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Puller.
Patent for "the provision of a device adapted to be secured on the hub of the wheel for pulling the automobile out of mud or sand where the wheel would ordinarily spin without propelling the vehicle" (lines 11-16). It also includes an illustration.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Wright, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arrangement and Construction of Self-Service-Store Fixtures
Patent for new and useful improvements in arrangement and construction of self-service-store fixtures. This invention provides an arrangement of shelving in sections with other parts of store furnture, the shelving being so arranged and constructed that all available space is economically utilized and at the same time permits the goods displayed on the shelves to be visible from a designated point in the store to avoid surreptitious removal of any goods while providing ample room for customers in their entrance, purchasing, and exit to and from the store.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hill, Leslie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors
Patent for a new and useful improved form of device for lifting push rods, intended more particularly for use on Ford motors, but susceptible of use on other makes of automobiles, when it is desired to position the cam shaft bearing in the Ford motors.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
McCarley, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot
Patent for a new and useful improvement in orchard-heaters and smudge-pots to provide an improved drat flue and damper carried by a cap especially adapted for use in connection with heaters or crude oil smudge pots commonly used in various orchards during frosty weather. The invention aims to provide a draft flue and damper to withstand the most severe and erratic winds, the damper capable of being opened to suit any temperature, without impairing its efficiency in protecting the draft.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Potter, Arthur C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Tire-Casing Treads and Removing Beads
Patent for machines for extracting beads and for cutting treads of tire casings. It is to provide a convenient device for operating on tire casings which are to be stripped and separated into the original elements and to save much labor and avoid much expense.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hibbs, Cassell D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mortising Machine.
Patent for a new mortising-machine attachment for lathes or boring mills, designed to securely attach a bracket, hollow chisel, and boring bit to the machine, allowing for adjustable positioning to match the machine's work support.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Andrews, Alluwee C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Harrow or Terracer
Patent for a disk harrow or terracer that is more efficient in operation for turning soil with an improved structure and functionality.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
{Barnes, Jonathan G.}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identifying-Tag.
Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Blackburn, Edward Stuart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger
Patent for a pump-plunger, concentrating on advancements in the design, particularly catering to deep well operations and environments with challenging conditions, such as oil and water wells where fluids are mixed with sand, sediment, or debris.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Miller, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Oil Burner
Patent for Fuel-Oil Burners, focusing on the advancements in construction and efficiency in comparison to its predecessors.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
Mead, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tire Carrier and Rim Spreader and Constrictor.
Patent for a combination of tire-carrier and rim spreader with constrictor. This will allow device to carry spare tire and rim as well as spread and constrict of removing and applying the tire.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
Schlenker, Oscar Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History