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Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.
Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Shires, George M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter
Patent for the carbureter for controlling the quality of the combustible mixture for internal combustion engines, such as automobiles requiring a wide range of variation in the proportion of fuel and air to efficiently and economically supply the demand.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Attachment for Scales.
Patent for improvements in advertising attachments for scales to "provide an attachment of the character specified, wherein a series of display members are provided, mounted to be moved into different positions, to bring different matter into different positions, and controlled to movement by the stepping onto the weighing platform of the one to be weighed." (lines 11-18)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Funk, Arthur Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coal-Oil Generator.
Patent for improvements in oil burners to have the "means to permit the same to be positioned within the fire box of a stove, by means of the especially constructed support." (lines 12-15)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Epps, Henry Gaston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil
Patent for a device to heat a cooking utensil's content. The object provides a device which will support a receptacle in or outside any type of heating medium. It also requires only a minimal heating surface to radiate heat to all sides of the receptacle as well as the very bottom.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Kirk, Robert B. & Young, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Valve
Patent for a flush valve designed for efficiency.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Winckler, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Heel Holder.
Patent for "the provision of means for removably holding a heel in position for attachment to a shoe...as to hold it against accidental displacement during the operation of securing it to the shoe..." (lines 10-12, 22-24). It also includes an illustration.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Creed, William Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles.
Patent for multiple innovations to automobile air-brakes and starters, including improvements such as ease of use, reliability, and versatility amongst vehicle models.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Green, Herbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clevis Attachment for Plows.
Patent for an agricultural plow attachment that allows for more precision concerning the measurement of depth of the plow point against different types of terrain/soil conditions.
Date:
February 13, 1920
Creator:
Wolter, Fred W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weevil-Exterminator
Patent for a new and useful improvement in weevil exterminators that provides a comparatively simple and effective apparatus for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. It also removes the injured or affect leaves and fruit that have been attacked by the boll weevil so that further injury to the plants may be prevented, and at the same time gather from the ground at the roots of the rows of cotton plants the leaves and rubbish detached from the plants.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Roe, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal for Vehicles.
Patent for a signal designed to be carried on the rear end of a motor vehicle for the purpose of indicating whether the vehicle intends to turn to the right or to the left, operated by the driver in advance.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Mckesky, Walter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that is inexpensive and easily built, while preventing the aeroplane from going into a tailspin.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
{McGee, Dan}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer.
Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Karlson, Eric Fritjof
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Surface-Treating Machine.
Patent for a surface-treating machine propelled by a motor. The design is compact, economic, and more efficient than previous machines.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
This patent focuses on a single-stock plow featuring an innovative attachment designed to enhance stability without requiring material structural changes. The attachment ensures improved steadiness during operation, providing an ease of use comparable to a turning plow
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Gage, Daniel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Cleaner.
Patent for a valve cleaner to remove carbon from the internal combustion motors in automobiles. It can be used without removing the valve or motor.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Henderson, Daniel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Placing Machine.
Patent for improvements in sheet-placing machines for pushing and pulling devices to their correct orientation of oil tanks (lines 10-13) roof construction without the possibility of injury to mechanics.
Date:
March 13, 1923
Creator:
Brock, Verita Belle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing.
Patent for a speed transmission device that simply and efficiently changes the gears in an automobile especially at fluctuating speeds.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing Signal.
Patent for a railroad crossing signal. The device is created so that the highway signal can be automatically raised or lowered at the crossing by a passing train.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Ridout, Horace J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Bearings
Patent for the process of making bearings, for improvement of bearings and the process of bearing formation on the interior of rotary members (or rotary cutters used on earth boring drills).
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench specifically made to remove well drill bits from the drill.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Stover, Willard L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knife.
Patent for a knife with multiple curved blades used to cut food.
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Oertli, Henri
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinder.
Patent for "a tool adapted to rotate valves of an internal combustion engine for grinding the same on their seats." (lines 9-11) It is adapted to connect to the cylinder "of the engine in such a manner as to permit accurate and quick operation of the valve for grinding it, and whereby the handle of the tool may be set at a convenient angle for manipulation, and may be lengthened or shortened according to requirements." (lines 15-21)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Ralston, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History