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Automobile-Signal.
Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Squier, William Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.
Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Martha R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same.
Patent for a new and improved condensed fertilizer formula that can be easily transported and is stable enough to be stored without appreciable deterioration, resulting in cost savings.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Poynor, Camp, L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Car and Locomotive Replacing Frogs
Patent for improving railway car frog replacement and holding. The improvements include greater strength and durability and low cost manufacture.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Keith, Darwin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Sealing the Walls of Deep Wells
Patent for a new and useful method of dealing the walls of deep wells in which the means for lining oil wells by the use of the customary metal casing is avoided, the cost is very materially reduced, and numerous expenses and failures are avoided.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Nolan, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ship-Protector.
Patent for a ship protector that uses a system of mats that can be individually lowered to temporarily repair a hole blown in the hull by a torpedo or floating mine, thereby keeping the ship from sinking until it can reach port. The mats can also be used to prevent floating mines from contacting the hull. Designed to be easily applied without requiring any material changes in the ship's construction.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Geroianne, Francesco
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine
Patent for a tool to destroy weeds. This invention reuses several parts from farming tools.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Northcutt, John G. & Crawford, Miner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Boot.
Patent for a horse boot that covers and protects the hoof and pastern joint of a horse. It also protects the fetlock joint and practically the entire foreleg below the knee. This device allows for the horse to move without being hindered in any way, or without causing chafing. Both protecting the horse and providing additional comfort and safety.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
McKenzie, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator.
Patent for axle lubricator. This invention makes it so that manual lubrication of spindles is eliminated.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Bass, Thomas G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polished-Rod Clamp.
Patent for improvements in Polished-Rod Clamps that "quickly and easily attached to a rod without the use of tools" (lines 56-57) and "be easily operated at a distance from a pump" (lines 59-60).
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Weister, Edward P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Tank-Gage.
Patent for tank gages that use an electrical indicator to show fluid levels and waste that settles at the bottom of the tank.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Bartlett, Ernest C. & Allison, Joseph, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Apparatus.
Patent for cotton-picking apparatus. This apparatus supports complete removal of the cotton from plant without foreign objects or harm to plant.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Alvin, Alleyne D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire
Patent for pneumatic tire (for use on motor vehicle wheels) with application to inner tubes that are employed within the outer casing of tire. Tire provides self-sealing inner tube for piercings or punctures.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Allyn, Harley H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for Converting Sodium Sulfate to Sodium Sulfid.
Patent for converting sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid, it is a process conversion of chemical compounds sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Robert James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner and Boll-Breaker.
Patent for cotton cleaning and boll-breaking apparatus that simplifies assembling, disassembling, and adjusting parts. The apparatus uses a suction that feeds the material into the rotating blades for cleaning. Special features include removable screen frames, refuse collecting pockets, and replaceable blades.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Stacy, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide for Boll-Weevils.
Patent for boll-weevil insecticide with novel method of compounding. Arsenic and baking soda are combined with wood ash to create a dust which kills the insects as an inhalent instead of needing to be consumed by the insects in order to be effective.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Koenig, Philipp
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improvement to wire stretchers and splicers, to more practically "facilitate the stretching and splicing of fence wire or the like" (lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Sanderson, Auther L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Elevator.
Patent for a casing elevator used to remove casings of various diameters from wells. The main specialty of this invention is the use of hinged sections containing pivoted jaws to clamp around the casings.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Boyter, Arthur J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Trap
Patent for improvements to floating oil traps. Floating oil traps are used to catch excess oil floating on top of refinery discharge canals. These improvements include increased flexibility, thus allowing the trap to move with the flow of the water.
Date:
November 22, 1921
Creator:
Jones, Robert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Perforator
Patent for pipe-perforator made for well screens. This perforator is designed to provide staggered rows of perforations.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Dunsworth, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wall-Block.
Patent for an improved wall block that is designed in a T-shape so that the pieces will interlock providing stability and preventing cracks in a foundation.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Hull, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot.
Patent for a blow-out boot (as it pertains to tire repair). The defining feature of this invention is that the edges are flexible and overlapping, containing slots and loops that correspond to each other to facilitate the joining of the edges.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Williams, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Separator
Patent for Cotton Separator, The invention relates to improvements in the mechanism for pneumatically elevating or transporting materials of certain classes. It was primarily designed for the handling of cotton but is also adapted for use with other materials more or less analogous, which require to be elevated or transported for any one of several purposes.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Garner, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks.
Patent for useful and new improvements in explosion hatches for oil tanks. This product specifically provides a hatch on the oil tank which will permit the escape of combustion gasses through the hatchway. It does so without damage to the hatch, case, or the tank. This provides additional safety and security for the operator.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Hull, Burton E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History