Change-Speed Mechanism for Tractor-Truck Motor-Vehicles (open access)

Change-Speed Mechanism for Tractor-Truck Motor-Vehicles

Patent for a machine that can be used either as a truck for traveling over highways or as a tractor for farm work.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Miller, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction. (open access)

Building Construction.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in building construction" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Laughlin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Pipe Coupling. (open access)

Train-Pipe Coupling.

Patent for a train pipe coupling that holds tightly together.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Moss, Dexter W. & Olschner, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mill-Carriage-Wheel Guard. (open access)

Mill-Carriage-Wheel Guard.

Patent for a new mill-carriage-wheel guard "to prevent obstruction falling on the wheels or on the [railroad] track, this guard also carries scrapers in front and in rear and on each side of the wheel, whereby the obstructions are scraped off the track." (Lines 23-28) This guard can be used with a wood-working machine carriages and/or rail.” Illustration is included.
Date: April 28, 1891
Creator: Zimmerman, Joseph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid. (open access)

Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid.

Patent for the process of making aluminum chlorid (chloride) wherein solid materials are preheated to alleviate heating supply issues during the process.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: King, George H. & Roberts, Gerald I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Match Box (open access)

Match Box

Patent for form of single delivery match box. Illustrations included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Pevoto, Calvit F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Motor (open access)

Rotary Motor

Patent for a Rotary Motor. Illustrations included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Pattinson, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator (open access)

Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator. This design is for use with blocks of ice. Illustrations included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Mitchel, Elias Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History