Bearing for Driving and Other Shafts. (open access)

Bearing for Driving and Other Shafts.

Patent for a bearing or other driving shafts which can be easily removed without harming the rest of the machine. Illustration is included.
Date: March 31, 1908
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for stoves, which stores and feeds the hydrocarbon to the stove.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Callihan. Willie H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Pavement (open access)

Street-Pavement

Patent for a street paving material made from limestone, limestone dust, and crude oil with layers of crushed rock in between which is waterproof and durable.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Walsh, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Well-Boring Machine. (open access)

Rotary Well-Boring Machine.

Patent for a rotary well boring machine, which has flexible joints to adjust to varying conditions.
Date: March 31, 1908
Creator: Wiggs, James Alexander, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heater. (open access)

Heater.

Patent for a heater powered by oil, which provides uniform heating of rooms, uses as little oil as possible to maintain heat, and does not get soot on objects in the room it is in.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Callihan, Willie H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fusible Plug. (open access)

Fusible Plug.

Patent for a fusible plug for steam boilers in trains that can be easily replaced without the boiler stopping its production.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Hacker, Louis Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History