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Advertising-Sign.
Patent for an advertisement sign with a translucent display band that illuminates different sections of letters, numbers, or figures, in various colors, giving the appearance of animation.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Conveyor
Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Moore, Richard S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Hydrocarbons.
Patent for an improved apparatus for treating hydrocarbons. This apparatus is for treating comparatively heavy petroleum and other hydrocarbon oils and their distillates and derivatives, in order to produce from such heavy oils a large yield of gasoline or other light, easily volatile liquids. This apparatus will be a safe and efficient way to produce large yield of gasoline and light hydrocarbon liquids from heavy oils and will be free from trouble arising from the accumulation of carbon.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Motor-Vehicles
Patent for an attachment for motor vehicles, specifically for Ford cars but compatible with any car, where the attachment prevents the reverse movement of the car's crank.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Daniel, Ulysses S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cargo-Sling.
Patent for a cargo sling used for loading and unloading cargo of a ship with improvements due to the flexibility of the base for different shaped objects. The construction of the cargo sling allows for adding slings together for longer lengths, including illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Heffron, Isaac
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carpenter's Implement.
Patent for a carpenter's implement designed to be easily carried within one's pocket, with illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Smith, Evander A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Roost and Nest
Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Gilmore, Calvin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Converter and Smelter.
Patent for an improved converter and smelter mechanism that processes crushed ore, including illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Miller, Theodore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deep-Well Pump.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Deep-Well Pumps," (lines 5-6), including illustrations. An improvement on the inventor's previous patent (1013579), with the intention of preventing and removing sand accumulation while pumping oil.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks, specifically those used on the decks of ships and other vessels, to prevent the structure from becoming entangled with fall ropes or cables during operation.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Scanlan, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Destroy the Common Barberry
Discusses the importance of eradicating the common barberry bush in order to prevent the spread of the disease black stem rust to wheat, oats, barley, rye, and wild grasses. Farmers are advised to dig up all common barberry bushes; however, Japanese barberry bushes are harmless and can remain, or farmers may even replace common barberry bushes with Japanese barberry bushes.
Date:
August 1919
Creator:
E. C. (Elvin Charles) Stakman, 1885-1979
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elevating Truck.
Patent for elevating truck equipped with a conveyor belt powered by an electric motor. The device is "easily moved about and placed in position by one or two men" (lines 29–30), but powerful enough to lift bales of cotton (or other objects) weighing up to 600 pounds, includes illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Stations of the Bureau of Mines
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the eleven experiment stations established near important mining fields. The work done by the stations are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
August 1919
Creator:
Manning, Van. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Explosives and Miscellaneous Investigations
Report discussing explosives research requested by the U.S. Army and Navy and conducted by the Bureau of Mines.
Date:
August 1919
Creator:
Manning, Van. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm Implement
Patent for an improved planter for farm equipment by the inclusion of a wheel.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Rauch, Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet.
Patent for improvements to faucets, such as those for showers, bathtubs, and sinks, to provide water of a desired or specified temperature.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Moran, Frank B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film for Cameras.
Patent for photographic film that contains alternating sensitized and non-sensitized sections for the purpose of creating an initial exposure view as a guide to use when taking a subsequent actual photograph.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Sartorius, Oton; Gándara, José F. & Colonna, Benito
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lint Separator and Cleaner.
Patent for machine that separates lint cotton and removes dirt and dust from the machine while it pulls cotton in, including illustrations.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Meyers, Frank Wynne
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize-Header.
Patent for a device that cuts stalks of corn to a standardized uniform length for ease of handling and consistent presentation.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Melton, Pink J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.
Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Compere, Dolphus E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber from Seeds
Patent for an adaptation to machines that will "remove fibers from their attachments, such as gins, cotton seed linters, wool-burring machines, and the like" (lines 10-12).
Date:
August 9, 1919
Creator:
Vardell, Arthur A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle
Patent for a new Motor-Vehicle (relate to motor vehicle) that provide cushioning means for the steering wheel of a tractor.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History