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Carbureter Attachment.
Patent for a carbureter attachment.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A. & Harris, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918
Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Samuel Harvey Garrett & Joseph Owen Staude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Mold
Patent for "a butter mold embodying means for cutting and shaping a piece of wrapping paper to conform to the configuration of the mold in which it is adapted to be placed to receive the butter." (lines 9-13).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Higginbotham, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Classifier and Separator.
Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane-Kite.
Patent for a new aeroplane-kite which can be "readily dismantled and folded for shipping and easily assembled and placed in position for flying without the use of numerous fastenings and detachable parts, thereby making for simplicity and practicability" (lines 12-17). Also includes wind tunnels and a fuselage frame which is so easily assembled that a child can do it.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McLaughlin, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump.
Patent for a new and improved air pump capable of releasing air from the cylindrical casing in one motion. The updated design will also eliminate any lubricating oil from leaking into a tire.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Lawley, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Dental Instruments.
Patent for a dental instrument which is to attach to a dental drill handle. Protecting the patient's tongue from being cut by the drill or grinding disk while the patient's lower teeth are being operated on, including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine.
Patent for a machine that displays advertisements in a rotation.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a device that attaches to a cotton gin that cleans and crushes the cotton bolls.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Gillespie, Solomon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar
Patent for a collar with tie supporting strip.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Naegeli, Fred E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Signal
Patent for new automatic train signal. It was invented to improve train signaling systems for automatic trains.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melburn Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple for Oil-Wells and the Like.
Patent for an improved grapple device that can help recover rigging parts from oil wells, including illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Carrier.
Patent for an adjustable ice carrier which can be attached to and removed from the running board of an automobile, including illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Cronin, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filtering Material.
Patent for "improved filtering stuff composition" (lines 8-9), containing vegetable ashes and an insoluble binding agent for the purpose of purifying liquids.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Müller, Enrique
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reagent for Liquid-Battery Cells.
Patent for a method of producing a "cheap and efficient substitute for copper sulfate for use in battery cells" (lines 14-16).
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Humphrey, David L. & Pittman, Carl L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer.
Patent for rotary reamers for progressively enlarging holes in pilot drills, particularly roller disk type reamers used in oil, water, or mining applications.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Current Relay
Patent for Electric-Current Relay to allow capability of use with either a direct or alternating current. This is adapted for economical use in constant temperature apparatus. Further, this technology avoids the possibility of "sticking of relay movable contacts".
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench with a head having a pair of rigid jaws to engage the object. One unique use of this wrench is that it can tighten any threaded joint beyond the degree of tightness that can be obtained by pulling the handle of an ordinary wrench in the usual manner.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Duda, Oswald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Indicator
Patent for a vehicle-indicator that is designed for use on vehicles such as automobiles, to indicate the movement of the vehicle. Other objects of this include that it alerts those around of the intended movement of the vehicle being driven.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
McManus, Lewis R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Structure for Oil-Wells.
Patent for Valve Oil-Wells. This improved Valve Oil Well will increase efficiency and durability of device.
Date:
September 19, 1919
Creator:
McEvoy, John Philip
System:
The Portal to Texas History