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Ratchet Die-Stock
Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Hestand, Rue S.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Attachment
Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Turntable
Patent for “a turn table of simple and durable structure adapted to be placed in the floor of a small garage or at other points, and which will automatically operate when an automobile is run upon the same to effect the complete turning of the automobile machine in order that the machine may enter the garage while traveling a forward direction and leave the garage in a similar manner” (lines 17-25). Includes illustrations.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Sanders, Edwin J. & Morrison, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap that allows an animal, most suitably animals of the rodent species, to enter a rectangular box from any of its four sides through a gate formed of downwardly inclined wires pivoted above each of said openings inside of the box. When an animal enters the trap, they are unable to leave because of the downwardly bent ends of transverse bars secured to the said inclined wires.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Smith, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Device for Dressing Down Bearings
Patent for a tool that dresses down bearings. Railroad engine journals and their corresponding bearings show wear over time. When replacing bearings into such a journal, without adaptation of the bearing there will be an improper fit, resulting in "hot journals" or "hot boxes". This tool adapts a bearing to a proper fit for the journal into which it will be installed.
Date:
December 12, 1922
Creator:
Mitchell, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling.
Patent for a coupling invention that consists of a detachable key member and locking key member for a valve plug. It is meant to improve couplings for detachable handles of drain-cocks.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Copeland, Joe S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Edward W. Hartough
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Windlass
Patent for improved windlass for an automobile that attaches to both rear wheels to prevent idling
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Checking Attachment for Planters
Patent for a checking attachment for planters that is "easily adjusted to drop seed at various distances" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
Sprowl, Wiliam L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Rail Hose-Bridge.
Patent that provides a hose-bridge that is light in weight and simple in construction, that can be carried on the cars or stored at different points on the line convenient for use.
Date:
January 24, 1921
Creator:
Tyler, Charley P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for effective removal of cotton plants in an alternating pattern with a standard chopping depth, distance, and speed, with illustrations.
Date:
June 28, 1921
Creator:
Antoni, Ernst J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High-Pressure Suction Fan and Blower.
Patent for "a fan which will operate in a continuous and highly efficient manner and increase the air pressure with a reduced power of operation" and "may be used either in conjunction with a cotton gin...or it may be used for any other purpose where suction or blast fans are used" (lines 31-33, 10-15). It includes an illustration.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furniture and Automobile Body Polish.
Patent for furniture and automobile polish made with an asphalt base for varnished and enameled surfaces such as automobile bodies, pianos, linoleum, stained floors, leather, and rubberized fabrics.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Lomax, Thornton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe.
Patent for a hoe with "a colter shank at the oval top, affording means whereby the hoe may clear itself from large branching weeds, which is frequently a trouble met with in using hoes having a shank in the center."
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Clark, James Robert.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter and Marker.
Patent for seed planting and marking machines specifically for planting corn, cotton, or any other seeds required planting in rows. This device allows row planting without a check cord or line as it will drop seeds at regular and variable (adjustable) intervals and mark hills.
Date:
February 21, 1922
Creator:
Sprowl, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Windlass.
Patent for improved Automobile Windlasses. It is a combination of horizontally disposed tubular sections on the right and left hand, an improvement in the windlass attaching mechanism.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
Davis, Marion A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Apparatus
Patent for an apparatus used during the process of retreading tires that updates the manufacture of rubber tire patches.
Date:
July 12, 1918
Creator:
Rasor, James, E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Shield.
Patent for a tool to cover a portion of barbed wire fence allowing one to cross over or through without harm, composed of three or more telescoping metal tubes.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train Signaling And Stopping Device.
Patent for Train Signaling And Stopping Device improvements intended to be of low cost, simple, durable, and run on electricity.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McGregor, Charles Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor-Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved design that provides adaptability for tractor wheels, including illustrations. It allows tractor wheels that are designed to be used on sandy or soft land to also be used on hard soil.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Furche, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Hanging Car-Doors and The Like
Patent for a mechanism for hanging car doors and similar objects. The tool reduces the amount of people needed to install a car door or similar object, providing a more efficient installation.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Hartough, Edward W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Pipe Wrench.
Patent for a nut and pipe wrench that has a detachable handle member which allows the shank to be reduced and extended.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Hunter, Arthur G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for an improved nut lock that prevents nuts from loosening. The invention is a combined nut lock and washer with spring plate, including illustrations.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Teague, Isaac E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History