Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks.

Patent for improvement for preventing the railroad tracks from spreading by using a device to connect the ends of two parallel rail to connecting adjacent pair of rails.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Stovall, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator (open access)

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
Lacing-Eyelet. (open access)

Lacing-Eyelet.

Patent for the improved construction and efficiency of a Lacing-Eyelet. The device is used for supporting lacing in fashion wear, including shoes and corsets. Improvements include providing quicker implementation of the device without risk of damaging the garment it is used on. Additional improvements include the device having uniform and interchangeable parts which can be manufactured in quantities so as to be easily replaced if necessary. Accompanied with illustrations.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Langford, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Separating Associated Liquids. (open access)

Method of Separating Associated Liquids.

Patent for an invention that "relates to the art of separating associated liquids" (lines 9-10).
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus. (open access)

Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus.

Patent for an improvement to hoeing and chopping apparatus by a supporting frame that operates transversely and vertically at the same time.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Blankenstein, Richard J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drilling and Riveting Machine (open access)

Drilling and Riveting Machine

Patent for an improved drilling and riveting machine designed designed to drill through and rivet multiple layers of materials at once.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ore-Separating Apparatus. (open access)

Ore-Separating Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus that separates pulverized ore into its constituents while in a dry condition. Eliminating the previous need to use water when separating constituents.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: McElwain, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Means of Separating Water From Heavy Oil Emulsions (open access)

Method and Means of Separating Water From Heavy Oil Emulsions

Patent for a system of separating water from heavy oil emulsions, which will increase oil profits by 20-30%.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: McKibben, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensing Apparatus (open access)

Condensing Apparatus

Patent for a condensing apparatus designed to be attached to linting machines.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Martin, G. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History