Resource Type

Internal-Combustion Motor. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Motor.

Patent for an internal combustion engine which "embodies an improved construction of cylinders and connections between the pistons and the crank shaft" (lines 23-25) and which "will be simple, light, composed of comparatively few parts and capable of generating great power" (lines 28-31).
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Brown, Jared V., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Load Lifting Device (open access)

Load Lifting Device

Patent for improved load-lifting devices.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Trigg, Van H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel that is made with a rigid frame and springier spokes.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Watts, Robert L. & Onstead, Augustus G.
System: The Portal to Texas History