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Chair Cot.
Patent for "the provision of a chair or a seat which may readily be converted into a cot when occasion demands" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
Griffith, James Elliott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile-Wheel and Flexible Tire.
Patent for improving tires for the motor vehicles. The invention provides a wheel with a tieldably connected tire so as to take up the vibration upon the vehicle equipped with the wheel. Further, invention provides vehicle wheel with a yieldable rim. This rim is for a wheel formed from sheet metal instead of usual pneumatic tire, eliminating the expense of repairs from punctures and blow-outs.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
La Bauve, Henry John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship.
Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Oil-Can and Oiler.
Patent for combined oil-can that "combines the function of an oiler and oil can" (lines 12-13) and "is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 18-21).
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Tumey, Alfred S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for a signal of the nature indicated including a signal arm controlled in novel manner and movable from one position to another, the signal arm being inoperative in one position, and when moved to the other position being visible to other vehicles and pedestrians both in front and in rear, to warn them of the intention of the operator driver to turn.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Deats, O.G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identifying-Tag.
Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Blackburn, Edward Stuart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Bed-Spring Cover.
Patent for an invention that relates to the improvements in sanitary covers for attachment to the spring of a bed and the spring of the mattress. The sanitary cover provides a solution to repel vermin and noxious insects.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Luedecke, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Sign.
Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Closure for Ventilators
Patent for a new valve-closure for ventilators on plumbing systems by W.L. Hamilton and G. McCullough.
Date:
December 20, 1917
Creator:
Hamilton, William L. & McCullough, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Live-Bait Bucket
Patent for the live-bait bucket. This bucket is created with a mesh-style wire to allow water in, but keep the bait from getting out when placed in water on the side of the boat.
Date:
June 21, 1919
Creator:
Haschke, Feodor G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad.
Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1922
Creator:
Rylander, Parrish H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator
Patent for improvement in incinerators by unique arrangement of receiving passage and receiving post closing the lower end with a second passage inclining.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
McCutcheon, Joe Alford
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Fuel Burner
Patent for fuel burner that can be dismantled and easily moved around the kitchen.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Tucker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Tamales
Patent for a Machine for Making Tamales
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Winfrey, Herbert O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for a new tobacco pipe capable of trapping nicotine in a removable bowl to facilitate the cleaning process. The pipe also includes a trap for saliva that prevents any saliva from returning to the smoker's mouth regardless of pipe angle. The pipe is manufactured with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Gerhard, William Henry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Hydrogenating Fats, Oils, Waxes, and the Like.
Patent for the Process of and Apparatus for Hydrogenating Fats, Oils, Waxes, and the like. The invention is related to the improvement of the effective the hydrogenation process of fats, oils, waxes, and similar materials.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun.
Patent for an artillery gun which can be moved in any direction due to improvements in its base.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cup
Patent for the improvement in oil cups adapted for jewelers' use.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Parks, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining Illuminating-Gas from Lignite
Patent for improvements to the processes of obtaining illuminating-gas from Lignite. This new process consists in the novel steps and combinations of steps for obtaining an illuminating gas directly from lignite without having to enrich the same.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Perhalates
Patent for an improved process of producing perhalates, perchlorates, and their corresponding acids.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin
Patent for a hat pin. This hat pin utilizes a new form of guard to house the pin to prevent injury and keep it from accidentally slipping out. It is also designed to be ornamental, compact, and can be applied to many different types of hat.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin Point Protector
This patent is for the device that is to be used for protecting the point of the hat pin, and the invention aims to improve the operative connection between the compartmental members which shield and grip the point of the pin.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Koch, Charles Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrolytic Cell
Patent for an improved electrolytic cell that automatically maintains its predetermined amount of liquid.
Date:
November 20, 1920
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Carrier for Automobiles
Patent for an ice carrier for automobiles. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 12, 1920
Creator:
Thielepape, Arnold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History