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Adjustable Device for Dressing Down Bearings
Patent for a tool that dresses down bearings. Railroad engine journals and their corresponding bearings show wear over time. When replacing bearings into such a journal, without adaptation of the bearing there will be an improper fit, resulting in "hot journals" or "hot boxes". This tool adapts a bearing to a proper fit for the journal into which it will be installed.
Air Cycle.
Patent for a pedal power "aeroplane" (line 9) with improvements to driving pedals and controlling the flight path.
Animated Sign
Patent for a display apparatus to be implemented as animated advertising signs which successively display different images by controlling the timing of changes in the colors of light used to flood the front and to backlight the display surfaces. The images are created in such a way that certain elements created in certain colors become absorbed or are made invisible when illuminated by certain colors of light. An apparatus controls the cyclical changes of the colored lights used by the sign.
Ant Trap
Patent for an ant trap designed as a ring-shaped trough and which allows for the drainage of rainwater through a pipe fitted with a porous plug. Both walls of the trough are capped with inward and downward curved flanges.
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.
Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Article Holder or Stand.
Patent for a device that conveniently and readily supports books, photographs, picture cards, and other similar articles. The new design is formed from a single strand of wire, and is specifically adapted for holding books in an open position and allowing the pages to be turned as needed.
Atlanta Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Automatic Gas-Release Packer.
Patent for automatic gas release packer that uses constant pressure regulated by spring-controlled valves for better control when lifting oil out of wells.
Automobile Block.
Patent for improvements to automobile blocks, specifically employed for pulling automobiles from muddy or other places where the power of the car cannot be utilized. The patent is for a small, portable device that can be conveniently carried in the vehicle.
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Automobile Wheel Rim.
Patent for an automobile rim to make the mounting or demounting of a tire easier without any tools.
Baby Net Frame.
Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Barnhart Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 22, March 1922
Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922
Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Big Lake Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Billboard
Patent for billboards built for wind resistance.
Brake.
Patent for a brake (as it pertains to vehicles), that is operated by hand and that employs the use of brake bands and a drum to alter the momentum of a vehicle.
Breckenridge Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Broom.
Patent for a broom designed to allow the straw to be easily changed as often as needed and to hold the straw firmly in place even when considerable pressure is used, including illustrations and instructions.
Building Construction
Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Calipers.
Patent for calipers that make it easier to read measurements, by having a strip of measuring tape at the ends that allows users to determine the distance between the arms easier. The measuring tape component is also retractable.
Can Opener
Patent for a can opener which cuts cleanly and rapidly around the outside wall of the can, so as to avoid jagged edges.
Centrifugal Separator.
Patent for a centrifuge that can effectively and efficiently separate heavy oils from acids "with which the oil has been mixed or emulsified as a clarifying or decolorizing agent" (lines 14-16), with illustrations.
Cigarette Package.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Packages" (lines 5-6) including "the method of dispensing or extracting cigarettes from the package and as well to the method of making a cigarette package" (lines 9-12), including one illustration.
Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like
Patent for a clip for eyeglass cases and the like. Meant to provide an inexpensive and simple clip to hold eyeglass cases in the pocket to prevent displacement.
Clothes Hanger.
Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Clothespin
Patent for an improved version of the clothespin, which is simple to use, durable, and cheap to manufacture.
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for improved combined cotton choppers and cultivators where the operation of the chopper blades can be instantly controlled from the seat. This is combined with the cultivator shovels carried on the machine to the rear of the revolving chopper blades that are used to cultivate the soil.
Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator
Patent for improvements in bee-hives by providing means in which the hive can be ventilated during warm weather. The invention provides means in which the ventilating means can be removed or rendered inoperative whenever desired or during cold weather.
Concrete Form.
Patent for a circular concrete form. The form is adjustable and allows nesting for storage and transport.
Constant-Volume Valve.
Patent for an improved constant-volume valve that helps regulate the flow of liquid through a passage with an automatic valve.
Core-Taking Device
Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Cosmetic Lotion.
Patent for a cosmetic lotion to be used as a treatment for imperfections of the skin by inducing sloughing of the epidermis.
Cotton Cleaner and Separator.
Patent for cotton cleaner and separator. This will allow cotton to be cleaned without twisting or tangling, while removing dust, dirt and leaves.
Cotton Stalk Cutter and Insect Killer
Patent for improvements to mechanical cotton stalk cutting and insect destroying apparatus. The machine's object is "cutting the stalks into small pieces, and the crushing the stalks so as to crush and destroy insects which may be upon the withered stalks." (lines 26-29).
Counter.
Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Counterbalancing and Adjustable Sash for Windows.
Patent for window sashes made of two separate sections, one for the upper portion and the other for the lower portion of a window. Each sash section can be operated independently from the other by mechanisms on the right and left side of the window.
Crate.
Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Cultivator.
Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Cultivator Foot
Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Dental-Broach Holder.
Patent for a dental broach holder that can be easily cleaned, and that includes certain structural elements that keep a dental broach more secure during use. The broach fastens on the outside of the holder, the mechanism of which "[prevents] loss of the broach in the patient's mouth during operation" (lines 92-94).
Detachable Washer
Patent for a detachable Washer which can be applied or removed from a bolt, without having to remove the bolt itself.
Device for Washing Oil Wells.
Patent for "a device for washing, cleaning, and sterilizing oil wells" (lines 10-11), including illustrations.
Direction Signal for Automobiles.
Patent for lit directional signal for automobiles that indicates driver's intention to stop or to turn left or right, including illustrations.
Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles.
Patent for improvements in dirigible headlight constructions for automobiles. Two major useful improments are mentioned: a) a headlight that is constructed so that when a car turns, the headlight on the turning side of the car will alone be turned in the same direction and b) a headlight that is constructed so that the driver can manually turn either headlight, allowing the headlights to act as search lights if necessary.
Drafting Implement
Patent for drafting implement, for laying out or plotting curves of different degrees and combining the functions of a plurality of implements into a single implement.
Drill Bit
Patent for improvements in drill bits, particularly in the application used in drilling in soft formations, such as clay, gumbo, or similar material. The purpose of the invention is to provide a way to prevent the sticking of material to the drill and drill collar while the drilling operation is being performed.
Drill Bit
Patent for drill bit, adapted for use in boring (or drilling) of oil wells with bit shank and enlarged head of angularly mounted rotary cutters (for outward cutting of well walls).
Drill Bit and Sample Taking Device
Patent for
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