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Railway-Switch-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a railway operation switch which allows for the engineer of the train to operate the switch without the drawback of slowing the locomotive in question.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Tally, Carl E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch
Patent for punch. Intent of patent is to provide a more stable way of connecting a punching tool mechanism to a reciprocating shaft.
Date:
January 5, 1920
Creator:
Doolittle, John F
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Heating and Ripening Honey.
Patent for a device that quickly heats and ripens honey, employing a hot water tank containing a pipe coil through which the honey is poured and strained upon exit.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Mitchell, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Closure
Patent for general use to securely close cans containing liquid so that invisible tampering, evaporation, and contamination cannot occur.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Starcke, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.
Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing-Vehicle.
Patent for a "portable store or dispensing vehicle" (lines 11-12) designed to carry a small stock of merchandise that can be conveniently displayed & sold to customers, quickly turned to ensure freshness, and refrigerated if necessary. The vehicle is intended to support quick relocation through its portability, save time for both dispenser and customer alike, and be either draft animal- or motor-driven, illustrations included.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Film Winding Attachment
Patent for film-winding attachment that allows for the exact number of rotations to wind film. This invention seeks to prevent unnecessary damage that excessive winding can do to film.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Mansfield, Clarence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that improves the type of plow employing "a moldboard and plowpoint or share bolted to a standard" (lines 9-11), with illustrations. This patent improves upon previous patents numbered 974,675 and 974,676 issued to the same inventor on November 1, 1910.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Kelly, Robert Marvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Curing House
Patent for useful improvements in sweet potato curing houses. The designs provides for a heated and ventilated structure to prevent the rotting of the sweet potatos.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Woods, Edgar Miles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine.
Patent for improvements in the construction of coin-operated vending machines which automatically lock when coins are not inserted. This device is designed to dispense objects of many shapes and sizes. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Carlton N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for use with oil well drills to enable easier rotation and less friction. The invention aids in quick and easy adjustments to oil well parts.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Purifier
Patent for improved Gasoline-Purifiers, based off of prior models.
Date:
January 10, 1920
Creator:
Harris, Ward Rolland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grease Cup.
Patent for a grease cup used to lubricate machine parts.
Date:
January 10, 1920
Creator:
Allen, Arthur Chester John
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
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
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
Display and Vending Device.
Patent for a new improvement to display and vending devices to display products for purchase without a clerk. The device is automated so that it delivers the product directly to the consumer without the need for the consumer to move or change positions. The device cuts costs due to the dismissal of clerks.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Carlton N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin
Patent for a gin that will strip fiber from the seed, "motes", and other "foreign bodies" (lines 27-28) without damaging the fiber.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Tischer, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror-Holder
Patent for a mirror holder containing a bracket that allows for easy fixing to various items of furniture.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Barnard, Elmer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston.
Patent for improvements in pistons (also called follower heads) for pump cylinders that are more designed for oil wells. The principal object of this invention is to provide a means for renewing parts of the head to restore the same to its original diameter after it has become worn and loose.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Miller, William James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Driven-Implement Frame
Patent for improvements in power driven implement frames, specifically in tractors, with illustrations.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Armstrong, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Piston
Patent for an "Improvement in Pump-Pistons" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for connecting fish plates at the meeting ends of rails where the rails are securely connected without the necessity of employing bolts. Another object of this improvement is to provide a combined fish plate and rail chair which can be applied to the rails.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Jezik, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill
Patent for improved rotary boring-drill with more efficiently mounted rollers.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History