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Bank-Check Writer. (open access)

Bank-Check Writer.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in Bank-Check Writers. With this device, a blank check may be inserted and the name of the payee and the amount in figures will be typewritten.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Wendelken, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane-Tail. (open access)

Aeroplane-Tail.

Patent for improvements to the tail of aeroplanes. This invention is to be used to help control the flight of planes or heavy projectiles, and would not have effects on the equilibrium or be difficult to use.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Joseph, M. Krowka
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Writer. (open access)

Check-Writer.

Patent for an automatic bank check writer that will type out the name of the payee and other figures. Rotatable type cylinders, a foot presser, and additional adjustable character dials are included in the invention objects.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Wendelken, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Axle Lubricator (open access)

Car-Axle Lubricator

Patent for improving parts of the journal box in car axles to simplify construction and enable access to the interior of the journal box for replacement or otherwise.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Urbeita, Jose M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cold Process of Repairing Radiators of Internal-Combustion Engines. (open access)

Cold Process of Repairing Radiators of Internal-Combustion Engines.

Patent for repairing breaks in radiator pipes caused by freezing, by which can be repaired quickly and efficiently at a low cost.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Henderson, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churning receptacle for improvement in ease of operation, efficiency, and sanitation.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Thompson, Robert A. & Morris, Lute P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indexing Device. (open access)

Indexing Device.

Patent for an indexer of paper documents in book form. It is made to open along the center with visible subject headings.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Moran, Stanley C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irrigator (open access)

Irrigator

Patent for an irrigator used to treat piles (hemorrhoids) and similar diseases. A nozzle delivers liquid to wash the surface of the mucus coating of the afflicted area, and then drains the liquid without obstructing the flow of the liquid. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Phillips, Edwin R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Picking Cotton. (open access)

Machine for Picking Cotton.

Patent for an improved machine for picking cotton that is designed for the purpose of picking cotton fiber from the plants of the row. The machine is adapted to pass along over the row to extract the fiber from the bolls of the plants. The machine's provision allows for discharging the hairy tuft of the cotton seeds into elevating chutes so that the cotton seed can be discharged into a suitable receptacle mounted upon the framework of the machine.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Threadgill, Wilmer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a Vehicle-Wheel. This patent is an improvement over the other patents that this inventor submitted before. It will improve and strengthen the wheel by replacing rivets and bots, and instead use clips and springs.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allen, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for improvements in tires, specifically a system that assists with weight distribution and adjustments to road surface conditions.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Valve (open access)

Pump-Valve

Patent for improvements in a pump valve. Designed to be used in pumping wells, particularly oil wells (Line 11).
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Sandlin, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap Fastener (open access)

Snap Fastener

Patent for a snap fastener for fastening snap buttons, hooks, and eyes. Intended to replace the need for sewing fasteners onto garments, particularly women's dresses
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Warrington, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emblem Structure. (open access)

Emblem Structure.

Patent for an improvement in emblem structures by mounting the parts of an emblem on a rigid mounting plate.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Seastrunk, Thomas P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Killing Device. (open access)

Fly-Killing Device.

Patent for an improved fly swatter specifically for killing flies in harder to reach places, such as a wall or ceiling, and is "simple and inexpensive in construction" (lines 12-13).
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Hannon, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Puller. (open access)

Pipe-Puller.

Patent for a device that is specially designed for pulling or lifting a drill stem that is "stuck" in a bore well.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Simmons, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discharge Device for Cotton-Seed Unloaders. (open access)

Discharge Device for Cotton-Seed Unloaders.

Patent for a discharge device in which cotton seed can be unloaded to an elevator, conveyer, or elsewhere. The invention also has the ability to clean and cool the cotton seed while being unloaded, also making it dry which makes it in better condition for storing.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Golloher, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Extracting Automobiles from Mud, Sand, or Ditches (open access)

Device for Extracting Automobiles from Mud, Sand, or Ditches

Patent for a retractable device to lift and advance a vehicle over obstructions. The device can be operated from the drivers seat and can mover the vehicle forward or backward (p. 1, line 19-21).
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Nash, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Wheel Rim. (open access)

Automobile Wheel Rim.

Patent for an automobile rim to make the mounting or demounting of a tire easier without any tools.
Date: July 18, 1922
Creator: Nichols, George Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counter. (open access)

Counter.

Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date: July 18, 1922
Creator: Jones, Laurence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Covering for Meats. (open access)

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
Valve-Grinding Implement (open access)

Valve-Grinding Implement

Patent for improvements in Valve-Grinding implements. This improvement is applicable to practically any type of engine or motor and to the different types of valves employed therein. This valve relates to the rotating of the valves of internal combustion engines and the like when the same is being ground to effect a proper seating action.
Date: April 18, 1922
Creator: Hood, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Bottle Cap. (open access)

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
Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot (open access)

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