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Railroad-Crossing Signal
Patent for signaling devices designed for use along railroads and grade crossings and meant to be automatically operated upon the approach of a train by giving a visible or audible signal at the crossing which will warn travelers of the approach of the train and calcuated to avoid the occurrence of accidents. The signal device includes a track associated train operated circuit closing device for energizing a bell, flashing light, or signal arm or any other equivalence or suitable signal device located at the crossing.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Hamilton, Morgan Smith & Brady, Charles Pettus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a power transmission with improvements to mechanisms related to frame adjustment, lubrication, motion transmission, and speed gearing, among others.
Date:
May 2, 1922
Creator:
Mays, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Increasing the Quality and Volume of Oil in Wells and Removing the Oil Therefrom.
Patent for a method for drawing a higher quality and grade of oil from a well through the combination with gas trapped in the well.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Hallmark, Elmer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Catching Device
Patent for an improvement in fish-catching devices which provides a bait-holding device in a horizontal position and the ability to completely conceal the fish-catching device within the bait, including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Riza, George P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Steering Wheel.
Patent for a foldable steering wheel with the capability of swinging downwardly to an out of the way position to enable the driver to easily occupy or leave his seat.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Hanes, Dorris A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavating Bucket.
Patent for an "excavating bucket designed for use in connection with an excavating machine" (lines 10-12).
Date:
December 5, 1922
Creator:
Dyke, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop.
Patent for an attachment that can be added to a standard broom which allows the broom to function as a mop.
Date:
October 10, 1922
Creator:
Glenn, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner.
Patent for a new oil burner which is designed to burn oil for fuel has a flared nozzle and can be cheaply made and repaired.
Date:
July 25, 1922
Creator:
Decuir, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Screen.
Patent for a new oil-well screen that prevents sand from entering an oil or water well but will allow oil and water through.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Dobson, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop
Patent for "a simple and durable construction of mop in which the fibre holding element consists of strands of twisted wire" (lines 9-11) designed such that the mop maintains its shape with or without the handle, including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Welch, James. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gripping Device.
Patent for equipment for use in the drilling of wells to help with the placement of casing, pipes, etc. by holding it in place
Date:
July 11, 1922
Creator:
Moody, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner. This oil burner is designed to consume fuel in a cheaper and more economical manner.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for nutcracker using lever-activation to increase the leverage while nut cracking, including instructions and illustrations
Date:
December 5, 1922
Creator:
Pitman, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil and Gas Burner
Patent for a burner that can use both oil and gas as fuel.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Oney, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Producing Transformation Effects
Patent for a method of creating transformation effects through the use of particular colors of illumination, to be used in the theater, amusement houses, or other performances. The invention involves using lights whose colors can either "absorb" or "wash out" certain objects or designs of the same color while revealing objects of a complementary color.
Date:
September 5, 1922
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator
Patent for improvements for vacuum refrigerators such that cold air circulation and heat exclusion are improved, including illustrations.
Date:
June 27, 1922
Creator:
Knutson, William K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer.
Patent for improvements to gas producers of the type in which combustible gases are evolved from coal, lignite, etc., during the incomplete combustion thereof.
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Battery
Patent for an electric battery. This battery is designed to be more efficient and run for a longer time, without adding water.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Holmes, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Hairbrush
Patent for an improved electric hairbrush having an insulated electrical heating element and separately charged electrically conductive metallic bristles. The hairbrush is designed to straighten hair and/or to electrically treat a user's hair and scalp with a low-voltage current. A device in the handle allows the user to regulate the heating of the element.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Harvey, Birdie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot
Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Date:
August 22, 1922
Creator:
Dawson, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Cutter and Insect Killer
Patent for improvements to mechanical cotton stalk cutting and insect destroying apparatus. The machine's object is "cutting the stalks into small pieces, and the crushing the stalks so as to crush and destroy insects which may be upon the withered stalks." (lines 26-29).
Date:
September 5, 1922
Creator:
Batla, Thomas H. & Holan, Heny J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber
Patent for a new and improved shock absorber which is "primarily intended for use as a connecting and cushioning medium between the upper and lower springs commonly employed under automobile bodies" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
von Roeder, Benno Gilbert & Oates, Eugene Caroway
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rural Mail Box.
Patent for improvements to rural mail boxes with divided interior compartments for incoming and outgoing mail. Mail box design includes flag to signal to recipients and postman of incoming and outgoing items. Additionally the design features interior and exterior doors that can be secured with a padlock to prevent mail from being stolen or tampered with, and to shield from various weather conditions.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Dooley, Will Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sailboat.
Patent for an improved sailboat with updated "arrangement of cables controlling the movements of the sails whereby the force of the wind alone is utilized to simultaneously shift all the sails... by merely changing the course of the vessel by actuating the rudder in the usual manner." (lines 10-16), including illustrations.
Date:
September 12, 1922
Creator:
Moraitis, Charalabos
System:
The Portal to Texas History