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Boll Weevil Catcher
The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Ploch, Alex
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crown Setter
Patent for a crown setter that can make impressions of varying sizes with the same tool.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Lewis, Samuel Riley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antileak Composition.
Patent for improvements in antileak composition in order to prevent leaks in liquid holding containers like radiators, boilers, etc.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Shrum, Will N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Signal-Actuating Mechanism for Railways
Patent for an improved signal actuating mechanisms for railways. When the train cars reach an operating mechanism, a flag will be raised where pedestrians or cars cross, and cause a signal to be repeated until the train passes.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel Farris
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
Comfort and the Like.
Patent for a loosely woven material that covers household furnishings so it can be easily cleaned and then reattached.
Date:
July 27, 1920
Creator:
McNatt, Lucie R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Rotaries.
Patent for rotary well-drilling machinery where the "ring or bushing to rotate independently of the table and the present invention is directed to means for accomplishing the rotating effect." (line 24-27)
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for an improvement in crates that contains fruit in perfect condition without any bruising or mashing and can be stacked on top of each other.
Date:
July 27, 1920
Creator:
Woodruff, William Douglas
System:
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Automatic Trough-Valve.
Patent for improvements in animal watering troughs that has an automatic float control valve in connection with the trough.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Striegler, Fritz
System:
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Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride.
Patent for the manufacture of Aluminum Chloride that can be carried out at lower temperatures with aluminum ore or compound, such as bauxite, sulfur and chlorine, and involves no cooking.
Date:
July 11, 1922
Creator:
Hall, Frank W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Board.
Patent for a game board that includes barriers, inclines, and depressions in the board which is meant to simulate a game similar to baseball (as well as other games) using a cue ball. The game board also comes with auxiliary barriers to adjust gameplay.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Sterling, Don L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguisher for Aeroplanes and the Like.
Patent for a fire extinguisher apparatus to be used in air crafts, boats, and other vehicles designed to be lightweight and to quickly extinguish fires.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Clark, Walter C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeve-Puller.
Patent for simple and inexpensive sleeve puller, primarily for "pulling sleeves from the rear axle housing of a motor vehicle" (lines 13-14), with illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Lining Interlocking Building-Block.
Patent for interlocking building-blocks that allow for the formation of strong insulated and properly lined walls without the use of skilled labor and with or without reinforcements.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Merren, John Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strap Binder or Lock and Record-Check.
Patent for an improved strap-binder or lock and record-check that is "simple, effective, and comparatively inexpensive" to manufacture (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 7, 1921
Creator:
Glisson, Amos A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Bull and Calf Wheel Gudgeon.
Patent for protection and strengthening of box bull and calf wheel gudgeons. The purpose is to prevent various troubles with well drilling (oil, etc.).
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Broadcast Headers.
Patent for harvesting machines that provisions for adjustable attachments and elevator mechanisms used to head maize or similar grain crops.
Date:
July 28, 1920
Creator:
Price, Filmore M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubber Razor.
Patent for a rubber razor. The rubber razor provides a flexible support for multiple blade and will allow the blades to contour to one's face.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Billingsley, Rennie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Soft Candy.
Patent for bee feeder device that allows bees to have access to food during transport. The feeder also is designed to prevent any running and clogging, while minimizing bee death due to starvation.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Ault, Eugene B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for an ironing board that has no legs or braces, but is securely held and provided with a cabinet that can be attached to the side of a wall or built into a wall to not take up space in the room by being placed out. Makes for easier ironing of garments, such as dresses and skirts, by allowing them to be inserted on the board.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Trammell, Earl, M. & Carothers, Willam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motorcycle-Stand.
Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date:
July 21, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Carl J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mower.
Patent for a new mower designed for use with a single horse and provide a device where the sickle bar may be adjusted at various heights.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
John Bryon Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner
Patent for an oil burner, in combination with a gas generating portion of a burner pipe below and provided by a upwardly directed discharge opening, a drip pan secured in place and extending horizontally below said burning pipe.
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History