Method of and Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Method of and Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Methods of an Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires," (lines 5-8) including illustrations.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Anthony, Daniel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle Heater. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle Heater.

Patent for improvements for a motor vehicle heater that "convey the exhaust gases from the muffler to a container capable of inflation and to inflate said container whereby a heating or warming element for the passengers of the car is provided" (lines 10-14).
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Barrett, Eli B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bogue, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lemon and Lime Squeezer (open access)

Lemon and Lime Squeezer

Patent for an improved lemon and lime squeezer that can divide the lemon and lime into two halves and squeeze the halves in succession, or one half be left un-squeezed.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Bolton, Jack R.; Williams, John D. & Struve, Felix L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (open access)

Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings

Patent for an improved apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (relates to molding devices for curing tire casings) which is easily and quickly set up and knocked down, holds casings safely in position while being cured, and highly efficient in curing tire casings.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson Elonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dubbing-Machine. (open access)

Dubbing-Machine.

Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game-Retaining Garment (open access)

Game-Retaining Garment

Patent for a garment with detachable areas that allows for the carrying and quick loading of ammunition when hunting game, and is more sanitary and durable than other options.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Cox, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery. (open access)

Battery.

Patent for an improvement to batteries, particularly pertaining to their electrochemical components, including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Crowley, Richard Joseph
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
Gin Compress (open access)

Gin Compress

Patent for improvements upon the cotton gin-compress which includes driven screws with gearing to make the compress "more effective than that heretofore employed"(lines 10-11) machinery.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Dunlap, Samuel H.
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
Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension. (open access)

Vehicle Body Suspension.

Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
Date: June 20, 1919
Creator: Harper, William David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cranking Device (open access)

Cranking Device

Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Harris, Irvin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Live-Bait Bucket (open access)

Live-Bait Bucket

Patent for the live-bait bucket. This bucket is created with a mesh-style wire to allow water in, but keep the bait from getting out when placed in water on the side of the boat.
Date: June 21, 1919
Creator: Haschke, Feodor G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head or Tail Light for Automobiles. (open access)

Head or Tail Light for Automobiles.

Patent for head or tail light for automobiles with adaptations of optical signaling and lighting devices used to make the vehicle and its intended change of drive direction and other traffic signals visible at night. This design also includes indicia, or specific distinguishing marks noting right and left turns.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Heartsill, Isaac Newton.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Trimmer (open access)

Shear-Trimmer

Patent for improving shear trimmers particular to those cutting wall paper. It "aims to provide a trimmer which is of simple and economical construction, and to further provide means for guarding the blade" (line 19-22) when it's not in use .
Date: June 11, 1919
Creator: Hilliard, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tatting-Shuttle. (open access)

Tatting-Shuttle.

Patent for an improvement in shuttles for making tatting which both winds the thread and uses spring tension to prevent it from unwinding, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Houseman, George Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Operated Make-and-Break Spark-Plug. (open access)

Vacuum-Operated Make-and-Break Spark-Plug.

Patent for simple and efficient improvements to vacuum-operated make-and-break spark plugs, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Herbert Glen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows through a, "disk-type," addition to paired longitudinally spaced ground engaging elements, "to throw the earth in opposite directions in order to effectively open a furrow" (lines 11-20). The improvements are simple, convenient, and cost reducing.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Jackson, Charley S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Dispensing Apparatus (open access)

Fluid Dispensing Apparatus

Patent for a fluid dispensing apparatus meant to improve the dispensation of oil and similar liquids from appropriate faucets.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Kincaid, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diving-Armor. (open access)

Diving-Armor.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Diving-Armor" (lines 5-6) relating to protection from high pressure, enabling arm and hand movements, an outside air supply, and an oxygen tank. Includes illustrations.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Long, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Secondary Batteries (open access)

Separator for Secondary Batteries

Patent for an improved secondary battery separator.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Luthy, J. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivation of Soil. (open access)

Cultivation of Soil.

Patent for improvements in soil cultivation, relating "to conserving and preserving moisture in the soil for growing vegetation" (lines 8-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Lyon, Leonidas N.
System: The Portal to Texas History