Resource Type

Cash-Fare-Slip Holder (open access)

Cash-Fare-Slip Holder

Patent for a cash fare slip holder for use on train or trolley lines.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Thomsen, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Engaging Slip for Rotaries (open access)

Pipe-Engaging Slip for Rotaries

Patent for improving pipe engaging rotaries, with illustrations.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Livergood, Gerald R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Pumps. (open access)

Valve for Pumps.

Patent of a valve used on deep well pumps; that my contain sand, shale or sediment
Date: June 10, 1920
Creator: Shevlin, Miles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen Cleaner. (open access)

Well-Screen Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Bashara, Samuel F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Frame Screen (open access)

Metal-Frame Screen

Patent for a window screen frame made of metal.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Williams, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signal. (open access)

Railway Signal.

Patent for a new and improved railroad signal. This design consists in "[a] continuous electric conductor extending beside a railroad, a contact-maker borne by a train, an electric galvanic battery, a stationary transmitter, and a train provided with transmitting and receiving instruments on two or more members of the train and connected with the electric circuit in multiple arc . . . whereby a message can be sent to each member simultaneously" (lines 8-17).
Date: June 7, 1887
Creator: Armstrong, James Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Crude Petroleum for Purification. (open access)

Treatment of Crude Petroleum for Purification.

Patent for the purification of crude petroleum by separating impurities such as sand and clay using a heat treatment.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Bostick, Joseph Wallace & Homer, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump plunger for oil or water that is durable and will not require replacement.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notching Attachment for Wire-Winding Machines (open access)

Notching Attachment for Wire-Winding Machines

Patent for a notching attachment for wire winding machines used for well screens. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History