Cotton Blocker (open access)

Cotton Blocker

Patent for cotton blockers that prevent crops from becoming covered in soil during the harvesting process.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Fowler, Alonzo. J.
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines: Comprising Part 2 of the Fourth Edition National Electrical Safety Code (open access)

Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines: Comprising Part 2 of the Fourth Edition National Electrical Safety Code

Report containing information regarding "the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground electrical supply and communication lines" (p. ii).
Date: April 15, 1927
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bed Attachment (open access)

Bed Attachment

Patent for bed attachments that can be stored under the ordinary bed.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Bedinger, Singleton B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Radiator. (open access)

Automobile-Radiator.

Patent for improvements in automobile radiators to provide the ability to remove the top and the bottom of the tanks so they can be easily reached for replacement and repair.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Costelloe, Clinton & Stoll, Sherm G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool for Oil-Wells and the Like. (open access)

Boring-Tool for Oil-Wells and the Like.

Patent for new and improved boring tools. The combined wheel bit and reamer is intended to simultaneously bore and ream.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Belcher, Mark
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Hood Attachment. (open access)

Automobile-Hood Attachment.

Patent for a device that can be affixed to the hood of a car, preventing rainwater from leaking into the electricals under the hood and behind the dashboard.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Gerhart, Joe P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lytton Springs Oil Field (open access)

The Lytton Springs Oil Field

Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the Lytton Springs oil fields.
Date: October 15, 1925
Creator: Bybee, H. P. & Short, R. T.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Formation [and] The Geology of Foard County (open access)

The San Angelo Formation [and] The Geology of Foard County

Two reports published in a scientific bulletin, describing the San Angelo Formation and the geology of Foard County.
Date: February 15, 1926
Creator: Christner, D. D. & Beede, J. W.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Lifter For Automobiles (open access)

Valve-Lifter For Automobiles

Patent for improvement in valve-lifters for automobiles. The object of the device is to compress a spring of the intake and exhaust valves of an automobile. Also for the quick removal of the valve.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Patterson, George G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine consisting of a valve and cynlinder. The engine is made to avoid dead air space commonly present in valve casings.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Blumberg, Hamilton G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embroidery-Needle. (open access)

Embroidery-Needle.

Patent for an embroidery needle that is simplified version for easy use and avoid complications. The embroidery needle has a better grip for the user.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Pade, George V. & Neitzel, Conrad T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setter. (open access)

Staple-Setter.

Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Aeroplane. (open access)

Toy Aeroplane.

Patent for a new and improved toy airplane to be propelled by the feet and steered by the child seated inside, including illustrations. It "is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, while also being able to withstand considerable rough handling" (lines 26-28).
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Paul, Leon R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Threading Machine (open access)

Tag-Threading Machine

Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union-Garment (open access)

Union-Garment

Patent for union garments with a strip of elastic or semi-elastic woven material at the back of the waist in order to allow the garment to stretch when worn.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Hook, Thomas Wesley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Wheel Lock. (open access)

Steering-Wheel Lock.

Patent for an improved steering wheel lock that avoids the need for a specially constructed lock. Utilizes parts of simple, cheap and sturdy construction capable of being used in any motor vehicle design.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Gerfers, Richard P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for an improved gear set adapted for transmitting power to the main driving wheels of farm tractors, the gear set embodying simple and efficient means of effecting a reversal of travel without any chance of gear stripping, as well as the whole transmission gearing encompassing less space.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Blumberg, Hamilton G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fork (open access)

Fork

Patent for a mechanical fork that is operated using the thumb or finger.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Denman, Hugh Emery
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Ring. (open access)

Piston-Ring.

Patent for metallic piston rings to allow for expansion and contraction without leakage.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Car. (open access)

Grain-Car.

Patent for a grain car, with improved methods or loading and unloading the grain, as well as an easy method for converting the car to haul regular cargo.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Dukes, Sandy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Digger. (open access)

Shovel-Digger.

Patent for an improved shovel design.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Landrum, Livy P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing Shock-Absorber.

Patent for railroad crossings to protect the rails from contact with the vehicle wheels and to absorb the jar and vibration from passing vehicles over the crossing.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Hargrave, Russell R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Underreamer. (open access)

Underreamer.

Patent for a strengthened and improved underreamer for more effective well drilling.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Montgomery, Gustavus A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History