Bridle Attachment (open access)

Bridle Attachment

Patent for a new and improved way to connect the blind brace of a bridle.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Steele, Tom L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner. (open access)

Burner.

Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bur Breaker and Suction Fan. (open access)

Cotton Bur Breaker and Suction Fan.

Patent for "a new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Bur Breakers and Suction-Fans" (lines 6-8) and is designed for loading and unloading cotton from a wagon while separating the cotton lint from the hulls, including illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cultivators for the ground working elements.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Kendall, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for an improved gate design.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Jenson, J. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heater. (open access)

Heater.

Patent for a heater, "designed for use in orchards for raising the temperature of the atmosphere at times when frosts or freezing temperature is threatened" (lines 11-14). Illustration included.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Briscoe, Williard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Supporter. (open access)

Hose-Supporter.

Patent for improvements in Hose-Supporters or garter that "grips the entire sock, around the leg, prevents the possibility of sagging, insures a perfect fit on the leg of the wearer and serves to equalize the stress on the sock" (lines 11-14) which adds durability and "avoids straining the sock out of shape" (lines 16-17). Includes illustration.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Tonahill, William J., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lid and Label Holder. (open access)

Lid and Label Holder.

Patent for an improvement to lid and label holders (boxes) that allows for the lid to be held against the side of the box so that the box sits at an inclination and displays the contents of the box.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Watts, Albert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Actuated Locking Device  for Automobiles (open access)

Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles

Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Wherry, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie (open access)

Railroad Tie

Patent for an improved railroad tie. The improved railroad tie will be more resilient, with a housing made of pressed metal.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Autrey, Benjamin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight for Guns (open access)

Rear Sight for Guns

Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cultivator. (open access)

Rotary Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved rotary cultivator designed to pulverize hard, dry soil without damaging the plants. The device utilizes cylindrical tooth holder with teeth that can be manipulated at various angles to pry the soil from around the plants.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D. & Irwin, Herbert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Apparatus. (open access)

Signaling Apparatus.

Patent for new, durable improvements requiring minimal installation cost in the signaling apparatus on automobiles and other vehicles to notify traffic of an intended turn and its direction. These improvements involve a lamp being illuminated and raised and then lowered by the movement of the steering wheel. Said improvements also provide manual operation for emergencies.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Wyrill, Arthur O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dipping-Vat. (open access)

Dipping-Vat.

Patent for dipping vat used on live animals to remove insect infestation with a reduced risk of injury to the animal.
Date: October 18, 1919
Creator: Mullins, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cleaner. (open access)

Well-Cleaner.

This invention relates to an improved well cleaner, and has for its principal object to provide a device of this kind adapted to be positioned in a well casing to direct a volume of air into the casing for cleaning the valves and straining elements thereof. A further object of the invention is to provide an automatic means for sealing the cleaner for holding the fluid within the well casing, against back pressure, during the cleaning operation. (Lines 8-19)
Date: October 18, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment Supporter (open access)

Garment Supporter

Patent for a garment supporter. Intent of garment supporter is to provide a cost effective and simple to use devise to hold up trousers.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Smiley, John F
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tool (open access)

Tire Tool

Patent for a tool designed to remove the tire casings from vehicle rims and also to replace the casing back on to the rims.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Rylander, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems. (open access)

Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems.

Patent for a new and improved cable gripping mechanism for overhead conveyor systems. This improved conveyor system can take a load from one point and conveyed to any other point along the conveyor.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Measuring and Transfer Tank Pump (open access)

Combination Measuring and Transfer Tank Pump

Patent for a combination measure and transfer tank pump to be used for the transferring of oil from one container to another.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Kirkwood, A. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer System. (open access)

Conveyer System.

Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove (open access)

Cooking-Stove

Patent for a stove "with an oven, and a combustion chamber, so arranged . . . that the heat will completely surround said oven, said stove being equipped with a novel form of oil burner which is contained in the combustion chamber and adapted to utilize oil as a fuel" (lines 14-19).
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Cook, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for a vehicle-mounted cotton picker.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: McEachern, S. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for improvements in Railroad-crossings. Noiseless and a more durable crossing, allowing for a more maintainable foundation and less repairing compared to other crossings that vibrate and cause severe shock and damage to the foundation.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: O'Connor, Thomas J. & Culbertson, Warren W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for an improved type of saw filing machine.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Creasy, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History