Well-Screen. (open access)

Well-Screen.

Patent for a well-screen formed of perforated pipes for oil production to filter sand and detritus, including illustrations.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Mack, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener. (open access)

Wire-Tightener.

Patent for improvements in wire-tighteners with an illustration. Specifically, the patented improvement is for a "device" that can "be used for the purpose of tightening strands of wire of a wire fence" (lines 11-14).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Wilson, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph-Repeater (open access)

Telegraph-Repeater

Patent for a telegraph repeater. This invention improves repeaters by eliminating lag by simplifying the apparatus which increases capacity and clarity in transmission by maintaining a larger current strength.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washer for Well Screens. (open access)

Washer for Well Screens.

Patent for improvements in a washer for well screens relating to oil wells, using a fluid conducting tube, to be let down in a well.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Mack, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit (open access)

Drill-Bit

Patent for Drill-Bit that is especially designed for purpose of drilling through rock, or other hard formations and is also adapted for use in drilling through softer formation, such as shell.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Culmore, March J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cutter for Roller Drills (open access)

Rotary Cutter for Roller Drills

Patent for an improvement in rotary cutters for roller-drills. Improvement includes a secure locking mechanism upon bushing as it is related to author's prior patent for drill cutters.
Date: June 16, 1919
Creator: Godbold, Louis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Surfacing Machine. (open access)

Road-Surfacing Machine.

Patent for improvements to road surfacing machines, "specially designed for applying a surface of concrete or other similar material to roads and streets,... spreading the surfacing material over the foundation of the roadway," (lines 13-17) and "tamping said material, so as to give a true and even surface" (lines 18-19), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Reynolds, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History