Tool Joint (open access)

Tool Joint

Patent for a tool joint design.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Fletcher, H. W.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Shoe (open access)

Tire-Shoe

Patent for a tire-shoe that would help reinforce damaged vehicle tires.
Date: April 1, 1919
Creator: Motl, Henry E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Clipper (open access)

Hair-Clipper

Patent for a hair-clipper designed for barbers' and household use, designed to be used without discomfort for the patient.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Sammons, Loney H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Blocker (open access)

Hat-Blocker

Patent for "new and useful improvements hat-blocker (lines 8-9)."
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Milligan, Clifford V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Drill. (open access)

Boring-Drill.

Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reamer. (open access)

Reamer.

Patent for an enlarged reamer for maintaining the gage of the hole comprising a head threaded at one end for attachment to the drill and disk-shaped reaming cutters housed in slots in the sides.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism (open access)

Centrifugal Brake Mechanism

Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Cobb, Albert C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shadowgraph. (open access)

Shadowgraph.

Patent for "improvements in shadowgraphs" (lines 12-13) "to afford entertainment and amusement" (lines 22-23) by means of using "a holder for pieces of which a design may be composed" (lines 31-32), including one illustration.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Barler, Eugene Miles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line-Shaft Oiler (open access)

Line-Shaft Oiler

Patent for improvements to line-shaft oilers to more easily oil bearings and prevent oil waste.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Collins, Joseph P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single Trigger Mechanism For Double-Barrel Guns (open access)

Single Trigger Mechanism For Double-Barrel Guns

Patent for "new and useful improvement in Single Trigger Mechanism For Double-Barrel Guns (lines 5-7)."
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Lindsay, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Slicing Fish. (open access)

Device for Slicing Fish.

Patent for new and useful improvements to a device for slicing fish into smooth and even slices, including illustrations.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Allen, James Leonard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Stem. (open access)

Well-Boring Stem.

Patent for a well-boring stem. This design eliminates buckling at the couplings of the stem.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book. (open access)

Check-Book.

Patent for improvements to check-books for easier access to the check stubs.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Schwander, Peter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Guard (open access)

Insect-Guard

Patent for a device that can be attached to furniture and which traps insects.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Kreiter, Richard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector. (open access)

Tire-Protector.

Patent for a protective fabric covering for automobile and other similar tires which is secured through detachable plugs. This protects the tire from wear, puncturing, and skidding over surfaces.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate. (open access)

Tie-Plate.

Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine. (open access)

Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.

Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Herndon, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Renovator. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Renovator.

Patent for cotton cleaner and renovator, which can also be used for other fibrous materials. The machine is meant to clean and renovate second grade fiber to a degree that it may be rated as first grade on the market. Patent contains illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant. (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant.

Patent for getting knowledge on how to collect the cotton and make it usable.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: James C. Garner, of Dallas, Texas & Charles S. Reynolds, of Houston, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Opener and Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton Opener and Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning and renovating cotton and other fibrous materials that are found in the lint that falls from the gin in the regular ginning process.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspender Clip (open access)

Suspender Clip

Patent for a clamp, used primarily for fastening the shoulder straps of overall garments but can also be used for suspenders for supporting trousers. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Murray, Richard H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles (open access)

Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles

Patent for a driving mechanism that allows all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be used for traction purposes.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Twyford, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History