Portable Elevator (open access)

Portable Elevator

Patent for improvements in portable elevator devices. It is a cheaper and more efficient alternative to other portable elevator devices, designed with the purpose of unloading trucks.
Date: April 30, 1919
Creator: Kees, Homer Robert & Thomas, Elbert Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Brooder (open access)

Chicken-Brooder

Patent for an improved Chicken-Brooder that provide an improved brooder especially for outdoor use or independently of poultry house.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Murray, Richard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Catch (open access)

Door Catch

Patent for a new door catch design with an improvement to its locking system for the purpose of reducing injuries caused by the slamming of doors.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Hughes, S. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a drilling apparatus able to simultaneously bore into objects and rearm itself.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Layne, M. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for a rotary engine with a coupled rotary shaft and piston. This engine uses a lubricant for keeping parts of the engine cool, including illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Sheridan, Leslie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Tractor (open access)

Farm-Tractor

Patent for light-weight farm tractor that will be easy to maneuver. The patent includes information on the specifications and automotive components of the farm tractor.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Rountree, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism (open access)

Power-Transmitting Mechanism

Patent for improvements in a power transmitting mechanism.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Smith, Robert W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Jack (open access)

Pump Jack

Patent for an improved double-acting pump jack that will require less parts and external force to operate and maintain.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Lively, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine to be used as "a pump for liquids, as an air compressor, as a vacuum pump and for other purposes"(lines 10-12) including instructions for assembly and illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Sheridan, Leslie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shell. (open access)

Shell.

Patent for improvements to explosive projectile shells. Provides a shell adapted to contain gas and high explosives with constructed multi-layered shells with the intent to inflict as much damage as possible.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Aoughsten, Richard G. & Aoughsten, Otto L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine (open access)

Well Drilling Machine

Patent for a highly sophisticated well drilling machine.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Dayton, Wwilliam L. & Scott, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electricity-Dispelling Device for Paper-Printing Apparatus (open access)

Electricity-Dispelling Device for Paper-Printing Apparatus

Patent for a device to prevent the electrification of paper. The machine also serves to prevent splitting or wrinkling during the printing process.
Date: April 26, 1919
Creator: Shaw, Lloyd D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Alarm. (open access)

Automobile-Alarm.

Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Smith, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
DERAILER (open access)

DERAILER

This is a patent for a railway Derailer. This new derailer is less expensive, easier to manufacture, and will be an improvement over older models. For example, it is easier to attach to the rail track and more efficient at stopping railroad collisions.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Gravis, James. C
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid- Dispensing Control (open access)

Fluid- Dispensing Control

Patent for the improvement of fluid dispensing controls. The invention provides a more efficient way to discharge fluid from a storage container by using compressed air, and valve arrangement.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Catron, John J
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reproducing Device for Graphophones. (open access)

Reproducing Device for Graphophones.

Patent for a reproducing device for graphophones improving the objects that transmit sound to the horn or like element and provide a new means to mount the tone arm. It further improves the means for mounting the needle on the device.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Adams, Henry Rolland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Submarine Telescope. (open access)

Submarine Telescope.

Patent for submarine telescope using a pair of longitudinal tubes, mounted lens, rigid rods, electric light bulb, and chains for securing to the boat. Intended as useful improvements to submarine telescopes with the objection to assist in locating submerged objects. Accompanied with illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Armstrong, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winch Attachment (open access)

Winch Attachment

Patent for an improved automobile winch attachment.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Bush, E. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT (open access)

AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT

Patent for an Air Regulating Attachment. This new invention for an air regulating attachment builds upon previous advancements to create an inexpensive air regulating attachment system, which will in turn be used to regulate engine carburetors (Oscar Kiessing).
Date: April 21, 1919
Creator: Kiessig, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trunk-Rack (open access)

Adjustable Trunk-Rack

Patent for a trunk-rack that is adjustable and sturdy. The trunk-rack design indicates that the rack has wheels and adjustable components to accommodate various sized pieces of luggage.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Wessinger, Lon Woodram
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for improvements to certain components of agricultural machines, particularly the plow, planter, and stalk cutter attachments.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Johnson, O. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal (open access)

Battery Terminal

Patent for an adaptable battery terminal design.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Luthy, J. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvester. (open access)

Beet-Harvester.

Patent for a beet-harvester that pulls the beets from the ground and severs the tops from the bodies of the beets.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Faucher, George E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Water Gage and Recorder (open access)

Combined Water Gage and Recorder

Patent for a combined gage and recorder meant to measure the water used in steam generators.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Holland, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History