Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for an airship that is equipped with gas bags to control the ascent and descent of the airship and make it float in case of landing in the water.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Bradshaw, John F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Ventilated Crate (open access)

Collapsible Ventilated Crate

Patent for a collapsible vented crate for that does not require special machinery to build.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Williams, Lewie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn and Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn and cotton planter that can plant two rows at a time.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Hooper, Martin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Acting Pump-Jack (open access)

Double-Acting Pump-Jack

Patent for a double acting pump jack for artesian wells.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Pittman, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plowshare Attachment. (open access)

Plowshare Attachment.

Patent for a plowshare attachment, which will allow a new replacement part when this part is no longer in working condition.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Hickle, Pryor H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump. This invention is designed to improvement pumps, by addition of a dish-like deflector within the water box that forces water down into the well preventing leakage around the pump head.
Date: November 11, 1912
Creator: Dubuque, Arthur A. & Voight, Phillip H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for a resilient wheel for automobiles, motorcycles, and bicycles that absorbs shocks and is durable.
Date: May 11, 1912
Creator: Moore, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber. (open access)

Shock Absorber.

Patent for shock absorbers the permit bodily movement on one of the parts to which these devices are usually connected in a vehicle.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Rife, Stanford Walton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems (open access)

Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems

Patent for a valve controlling mechanism for train air brake systems that can be used when a car derails.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Strader, Perry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History