Ties and Fasteners for Railway-Rails (open access)

Ties and Fasteners for Railway-Rails

Patent for improved ties and fastenings for securing and binding together railway rails.
Date: December 7, 1920
Creator: Caudle, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Building Machine (open access)

Road Building Machine

Patent for a road building machine comprised of multiple mechanisms including a blast furnace, mixing chambers, and chemical tanks.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles. (open access)

Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles.

Patent for multiple innovations to automobile air-brakes and starters, including improvements such as ease of use, reliability, and versatility amongst vehicle models.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Green, Herbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overhead Radial Conveyer System. (open access)

Overhead Radial Conveyer System.

Patent for a freight and merchandise handling system utilizing overhead conveyor belts to move items going to/from either a warehouse facility or an applicable mode of supply chain transportation.
Date: December 6, 1920
Creator: Wohn, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History