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Antileak Composition.
Patent for improvements in antileak composition in order to prevent leaks in liquid holding containers like radiators, boilers, etc.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Shrum, Will N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Spring.
Patent for improvements in automobile-springs, specifically a means of suspending the front and rear springs of an automobile and cushioning and absorbing shocks.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Jones, George Chester & Jones, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bailer.
Patent for improved bailer for deep wells (e.g., oil wells), cheaper to use and manufacture, with a better delivery gate and improved method for triggering gate closure upon bailer withdrawal.
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Swartz, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Catcher
The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Ploch, Alex
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Bull and Calf Wheel Gudgeon.
Patent for protection and strengthening of box bull and calf wheel gudgeons. The purpose is to prevent various troubles with well drilling (oil, etc.).
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner
Patent for an oil burner, in combination with a gas generating portion of a burner pipe below and provided by a upwardly directed discharge opening, a drip pan secured in place and extending horizontally below said burning pipe.
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener and Supporter
Patent for an object that provides the collar support and is hidden.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Hudson, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drier.
Patent for a drier, specifically to dry saturated grounded food items. This device is best used for flour from corn to dry before processing it to a powder form, but can also be used for other types of cereal.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Garza, Pablo Gonzalez
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Current Relay
Patent for Electric-Current Relay to allow capability of use with either a direct or alternating current. This is adapted for economical use in constant temperature apparatus. Further, this technology avoids the possibility of "sticking of relay movable contacts".
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass Mounting
Patent for the creation of new and useful improvements in eyeglass mounting.
Date:
July 1, 1921
Creator:
Henderson, W. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Soft Candy.
Patent for bee feeder device that allows bees to have access to food during transport. The feeder also is designed to prevent any running and clogging, while minimizing bee death due to starvation.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Ault, Eugene B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguisher for Aeroplanes and the Like.
Patent for a fire extinguisher apparatus to be used in air crafts, boats, and other vehicles designed to be lightweight and to quickly extinguish fires.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Clark, Walter C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Board.
Patent for a game board that includes barriers, inclines, and depressions in the board which is meant to simulate a game similar to baseball (as well as other games) using a cue ball. The game board also comes with auxiliary barriers to adjust gameplay.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Sterling, Don L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for an ironing board that has no legs or braces, but is securely held and provided with a cabinet that can be attached to the side of a wall or built into a wall to not take up space in the room by being placed out. Makes for easier ironing of garments, such as dresses and skirts, by allowing them to be inserted on the board.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Trammell, Earl, M. & Carothers, Willam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Repairing Scored Cylinders.
Patent for repairing scored cylinders in internal combustion engines by making the cylinders as smooth and hard as before they were scored and by filling the scores with metal to maintain the firmness.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Eury, Zebulon J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motorcycle-Stand.
Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date:
July 21, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Carl J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mower.
Patent for a new mower designed for use with a single horse and provide a device where the sickle bar may be adjusted at various heights.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
John Bryon Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paving Apparatus.
Patent for "a device or apparatus for transmitting the vibrations of a vibrating machine...for the purpose of solidifying the paving by driving out air and water and surplus moisture" (lines 12-18), including illustration.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Stubbs, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger.
Patent for improvements to peanut-diggers, specifically a curved frame attached to a plow beam.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Stevens, Shed P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Locomotive-Valve-Seating Machine.
Patent for improvements to valve-seating machines that allows for them to be constructed simply.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Mooney, James J. & Bennet, Richard E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie
Patent for a metallic tie and fastener designed to replace the wooden tie that was in general use. The purpose of this railroad tie is to secure the rail (preventing spreading) and and to prevent lateral moment (creeping) of the rail when the train is passing over.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Jones, Charles James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubber Razor.
Patent for a rubber razor. The rubber razor provides a flexible support for multiple blade and will allow the blades to contour to one's face.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Billingsley, Rennie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Oil-Can.
Patent for "an improvement in safety oil cans...to provide in an oil can, [a] mechanism for securely closing the spout, to prevent waste and evaporation..." (lines 9-13).
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Richey, James David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor
Patent for a razor held in place by a guard that protects the user against injury and the razor against dulling. The safety razor is easy to clean and is designed to be "cheaply and easily manufactured" (lines 21-22).
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Benton, Columbus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History