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Combination Countersink and Bit-Gage.
Patent for a tool to be used with a drill or bit that allows the user to simultaneously drill and form a countersink. It also has a bit gauge that allows it to be used for drills of varying sizes.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Storey, Henry L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lacasa Area, Ranger District North-Central Texas
This document reports the economic geology of the Lacasa area, Ranger district in North-Central Texas, with fieldwork done in April and May of 1919.
Date:
December 23, 1921
Creator:
Ross, Clarence S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tilting Machine.
Patent for new and improved automobile jack that facilitates secured access to repair the underside of the automobile, including illustrations. Jack consists of a large frame, part of which is curved for tilting, water adjustable weight counterbalance, and wheel locking channels.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Weimar, Fritz
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chassis Connection.
Patent for improvements on chassis connections for fastening a truck body sill on a chassis without boring a hole or weakening the will, while making the connection easier to make as well as more quickly; includes illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Robinson, Robert F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate
Patent for an improved hinge mounting for a gate to swing and to served as a stay or brace connecting a pair of posts supporting the gate. Also, a provision of a novel mounting and operating means for such a gate, including springs for raising the operating levers on the gate used to move the gate.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Rawley, Fleming C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake.
Patent for a brake (as it pertains to vehicles), that is operated by hand and that employs the use of brake bands and a drum to alter the momentum of a vehicle.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
White, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geology and Mineral Resources of McLennan County
Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the geology and mineral resources that reside in McLennan county.
Date:
October 23, 1923
Creator:
Adkins, W. S.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill.
Patent for a roller boring-drill with improved arrangement of cutters on the head, and formation of teeth on the cutters. This new head design is better for drilling formations that are not brittle.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tramper.
Patent for an improvement in the "apparatus for tramping and packing cotton" and "for automatically feeding cotton to a tramper at predetermined intervals." The invention is to be used in a two-story ginhouse alongside a condenser and press box.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Hopkins, Andrew J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Handle.
Patent for a hammer handle with an inner reinforcing plate which is strong and slightly flexible, so as to "be practically unbreakable" (lines 25-26) and "afford the necessary yielding action or spring to avoid jarring the hands of the operator while in use" (lines 26-29). Application of the design principle to other similar tools, such as "hatchets, axes, shovels, spades, hoes, etc." (lines 22-23), is also suggested.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Johnson, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor.
Patent for improvements to the tractor with adjustable framework for the wheels (narrower or wider).
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Weaver, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device
Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Bevel, Jack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Pipe Wrench.
Patent for a nut and pipe wrench that has a detachable handle member which allows the shank to be reduced and extended.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Hunter, Arthur G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Instrument.
Patent for a medical instrument used to perform circumcisions "without pain and bloodlessly" (lines 10-11) and illustration.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Couch, Albert B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Chain
Patent for improved tire chains which can withstand greater strain.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Fields, James A. & Witte, Jessie J.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair Clipper
Patent for improving structure of clipper forming co-pending application Serial No. 469,842. Simplifying manufacturing and adding other features.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Monroe, Collier
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ensilage-Packer for Silos.
Patent for a device in "which the center and edges" of a silo "will be packed with equal firmness and solidity" (lines 14-16) of materials, including an illustration and description of the device.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Comer, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a puzzle made of interlocking blocks that are attached by a cord through holes in the blocks, that, when fully assembled, forms the shape of a Chinese cross.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Hime, Clint T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Treating Wood.
Patent for less expensive chemical wood treatment that will not leach out, will make wood more durable, and preserve wood for multiple uses including marine construction.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Chandler, Asa C. (Asa Crawford), 1891-1958
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History