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Funnel
Patent for a funnel for heavy, slow running liquids, that will prevent any spilling when turned sideways.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Isaac J. Kominsky
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CANAL-GATE.
Patent for an improvement to canal-gates that is "a simple and comparatively inexpensive contrivance for receiving a handle of the shank of a handle which is attached to the lock or gate" (lines 18-22) including an illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Perry, Charles Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock For Radiator Caps.
Patent for a device to reliably and effectively secure the radiator cap in position on the filling neck of a radiator in order to avoid displacement. Device is of simple and durable construction and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Brown, Francis Nathaniel, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Pen Blotting Attachment.
Patent for an attachment for fountain pens that would hold a roll of blotting paper or other ink absorbing material on a revolving stem to be used to remove extra ink from paper after using the fountain pen. The attachment is contained in a cap that is attached to the end of the fountain pen.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Odom, Blaine W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Case
Patent for a printing case which can hold a camera and other appliances for printing photographs. This printing case can also be compactly folded for easy carry and transportation.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Leo A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Hanger.
Patent for a garment hanger "for the support of outer garments...and which will also embody a rack for shoes, the hanger being so constructed that it will occupy a minimum amount of space..." also "to support a considerable weight without any likelihood of sagging or breakage...that the greater the weight imposed thereon, the more firm will be the connection between these parts" (lines 11-15, 21-28). It also includes an illustration.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Fulford, Marcus F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game.
Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism
Patent for improvements toward four-wheel drive mechanisms. This includes adding a vertical and central drive to the front wheels so that they have the same speed rate as the back wheels.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Smith, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bagging-Cutter
Patent for a Bagging-Cutter in order to cut lengths of bagging in an efficient manner. An innovation this provides is in shaping the bags into a roll or rope-shape before being cut, which negates the use of a knife to cut a longer width. This improves ease of handling roles of bagging and requires a shorter fixed-place knife.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Lively, Louis P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine
Patent for a improved Internal Combustion Engine. The improvement is the construction of the ignition of the internal combustion engine where the fuel in the compression chamber is ignited explosion of a different fuel of a more highly explosive nature.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Simpson, Joseph Ryan.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic Signal.
Patent for an illuminated turn signal attached to the frame of a car. The signal is shaped like a hand and can be raised or lowered by a lever behind the steering wheel.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Jones, Theodoric
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot-Air Mixer
Patent for a device that will create hot air to be delivered to the manifold of gas-powered engines in motor vehicles when the operator pushes a plunger that will open an intake valve.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Ingraham, Jerome H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for the improvement of hay presses used for forming tightly-compressed hay bales. Improvements include the provision of, "a hand or power operated hay press which may be operated to cause a great pressure to be exerted on the hay or other material being pressed, with a minimum exertion on power means" (lines 12-16). The invention of simple and durable construction with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Powell, Walter E. & Powell, Rosa E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for new and useful improvements in Harrows or cultivators that can be set to any height and any degree.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
McConal, Wiliam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Well-Drilling Machine
Patent for a rotary well-drilling machine that makes use of an "independently rotatable section" to aid in the screwing and unscrewing of pipe sections.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, William Henry
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
Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Cooper, Jowel Cecil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs
Patent for an improvement on the existing design of pipe tongs, the improvement will allow for one individual to hold the tongs, adjust the size around the pipes, and screw or unscrew the pipe alone. Previous designs required two or three individuals.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Hill, Richard Dennie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for a peanut-harvester, which consists of a frame with forward and rear axles, wheels attached to the rear axles, and forward-projecting arms fastened to a platform. The platform and wheels are adjustable and can be raised and lowered. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Goodrum, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a furnace capable of burning rice hulls, sawdust, chaff, and more "in connection with the boiler for generating steam and which will entirely consume such products without contaminating the surrounding air with the ashes given off" (lines 31-34).
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Ewing, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Forming Machine.
Patent for a wire forming machine that takes wire from an intake and automatically forms the wire into clothes pins. This machine also improves the wire feeding mechanism in older models of this type of machine, and it forms a ring that the pins can attach to for the purpose of suspending the pin from a clothes line.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Werner, Henry E. & Mitchell, Jordan H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks for oil wells.
Date:
June 9, 1920
Creator:
Babek, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain for Vehicles.
Patent for side roll curtains on foldable automobile tops. The invention's aim is to fit multiple sizes of vehicle tops and be able to be raised and lowered easily without interfering with the the vehicle top's folding function.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Schwarz, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a lever to use for maintenance and repairs. The lever can be used to fix wired fences and has interchangeable features.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Frank, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History