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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows used for agricultural purposes with an illustration. This improvement in design is specific to "provid[ing] a plow capable of being adjusted to cause engagement thereof with the earth at varying depths" (lines 10-12).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Marshall, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projectile. (open access)

Projectile.

Patent for projectiles, more particularly to an explosive projectile. "One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a shell of the character stated which may be produced at relatively small cost..."
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Wilkins, Willie A.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Forms of Instruments for Showing the Presence and Amount of Combustible Gas in the Air (open access)

New Forms of Instruments for Showing the Presence and Amount of Combustible Gas in the Air

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over the detection of combustible gases in the air. The design and development of new detection equipment is discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1919
Creator: Weaver, E. R. & Weibel, E. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Band Clencher (open access)

Brake-Band Clencher

Patent for improvements in brake-band clenchers. It is intended to "provide an improved Ford brake band clencher adapted for holding the brake bands in place while the transmission case is being replaced" (lines 14-18).
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: McCaffrey, Harry J. & Roberge, Edgar, J.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for improvements in engines including governors which have "inertia bars or governing weights" (lines 12-13) including illustrations. In this improvement, the "inertia bars constitute parts of the counterweight" which "counterbalance engine cranks" (lines 14-16).
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Pratt, Clarence E.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Clutch and Traction Equalizer. (open access)

Hydraulic Clutch and Traction Equalizer.

Patent for hydraulic clutches and traction equalizers. A "device for automobiles or other mother driven vehicles designed to be used in the place of the mechanism commonly known as the differential."
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Weston, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for improvements for internal combustion engines. Improvements include a more compact design, easier to access for repairs, and increased durability and efficiency.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Ward, John Price
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Expander (open access)

Tube-Expander

Patent for a tube expander for setting boiler tubes in the holes in the tube-sheet, which provides simplicity and improvement of its construction.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Walsh, Emmet
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cash-Registers. (open access)

Attachment for Cash-Registers.

Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: White, Robert N., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History