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Texas Patents
144
USDA Farmers' Bulletins
18
USGS Topographic Map Collection
15
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7
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Broom.
Patent for a broom designed to allow the straw to be easily changed as often as needed and to hold the straw firmly in place even when considerable pressure is used, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Boyett, Oren K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction
Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Trost, Henry Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calipers.
Patent for calipers that make it easier to read measurements, by having a strip of measuring tape at the ends that allows users to determine the distance between the arms easier. The measuring tape component is also retractable.
Date:
April 4, 1922
Creator:
Miller, William James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener
Patent for a can opener which cuts cleanly and rapidly around the outside wall of the can, so as to avoid jagged edges.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Minor, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Separator.
Patent for a centrifuge that can effectively and efficiently separate heavy oils from acids "with which the oil has been mixed or emulsified as a clarifying or decolorizing agent" (lines 14-16), with illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Paul, Christian F., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Chinch Bug and Its Control
This bulletin discusses the chinch bug, an insect which destroys corn, wheat, oats, and forage sorghums in the United States. The chinch bug's life cycle and habits are discussed as well as conditions favorable to chinch bug outbreads and control measures.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Horton, J. R. & Satterthwait, A. F.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cigarette Package.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Packages" (lines 5-6) including "the method of dispensing or extracting cigarettes from the package and as well to the method of making a cigarette package" (lines 9-12), including one illustration.
Date:
September 5, 1922
Creator:
Sohn, Elmer L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The City Home Garden
Revised edition. "Fresh vegetables for an average family may be grown upon a large back yard or city lot.... Thousands of acres of idle land that may be used for gardens are still available within the boundaries of our large cities. Some of the problems that confront the city gardener are more difficult than those connected with the farm garden, and it is the object of this bulletin to discuss these problems from a practical standpoint." -- p. 2. Soil preparation, tools, seeding, watering, diseases and pests, and space issues are all discussed and brief descriptions of several vegetables are given.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like
Patent for a clip for eyeglass cases and the like. Meant to provide an inexpensive and simple clip to hold eyeglass cases in the pocket to prevent displacement.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Evans, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Hanger.
Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Stapp, Jesse W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothespin
Patent for an improved version of the clothespin, which is simple to use, durable, and cheap to manufacture.
Date:
March 21, 1922
Creator:
Ingersoll, Charles James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine 1913-1918, Inclusive
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on coal-dust explosions. The results of the experiments are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
June 1922
Creator:
Rice, George S.; Jones, Lewis M.; Egy, Willard Leo & Greenwald, H. P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for improved combined cotton choppers and cultivators where the operation of the chopper blades can be instantly controlled from the seat. This is combined with the cultivator shovels carried on the machine to the rear of the revolving chopper blades that are used to cultivate the soil.
Date:
February 21, 1922
Creator:
Whitaker, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator
Patent for improvements in bee-hives by providing means in which the hive can be ventilated during warm weather. The invention provides means in which the ventilating means can be removed or rendered inoperative whenever desired or during cold weather.
Date:
November 7, 1922
Creator:
Heim, Charles; Heim, Emil R.; Heim, Clarence C. & Heim, Edwin C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Form.
Patent for a circular concrete form. The form is adjustable and allows nesting for storage and transport.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Harris, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Constant-Volume Valve.
Patent for an improved constant-volume valve that helps regulate the flow of liquid through a passage with an automatic valve.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Dewey, Maurice J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Taking Device
Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Christian, Walton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cosmetic Lotion.
Patent for a cosmetic lotion to be used as a treatment for imperfections of the skin by inducing sloughing of the epidermis.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Newlyn, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cost of Using Horses on Corn-Belt Farms
"The purpose of this bulletin is to present information on the cost of using horses in the Corn Belt that will acquaint the farmer with the extent of this yearly expense and suggest methods by which this time may be reduced on many farms." -- p. 1.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Cooper, M. R. (Martin Reese), b. 1887 & Williams, J. O.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cotton Cleaner and Separator.
Patent for cotton cleaner and separator. This will allow cotton to be cleaned without twisting or tangling, while removing dust, dirt and leaves.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Hillmann, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counter.
Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Creator:
Jones, Laurence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counterbalancing and Adjustable Sash for Windows.
Patent for window sashes made of two separate sections, one for the upper portion and the other for the lower portion of a window. Each sash section can be operated independently from the other by mechanisms on the right and left side of the window.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Peaden, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date:
August 29, 1922
Creator:
Cobb, J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History