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Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Hauptmann, Alexis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill
Patent for a drill and reamer for the use of drilling deep wells. "This invention consists of a tool combining a drill-point and a reamer, the point penetrating the formation and the reamer following and rendering the sides of the bore smooth and in conjunction with the body directing the drill in a straight or true course" (lines 5-10). Illustrations included.
Date:
September 8, 1903
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Actuated Sawmill Set-Works
Patent for an electrically-actuated sawmill set-works that regulates movement of the clutch-stop and set-shaft, which determines the extent of knee-movement including illustrations.
Date:
October 16, 1900
Creator:
Carroll, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drilling-Machine
Patent for a rotary drilling machine for drilling oil wells that has a stronger grip than previous drills.
Date:
August 6, 1912
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Hook
Patent for an ice hook.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Ball, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Rod Packing.
Patent for a piston packing device to decrease the wear on pistons in oil pumps.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Martin, Robert Edward Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus
Patent for an ice-making apparatus that both cools the brine and makes the ice.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Bell, Samuel Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Railway-Switch
Patent for a railway switch. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 9, 1907
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine
Patent for a saw filing machine. This invention is designed to allow the teeth of saws to be sharpened with a reciprocatory file. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Tatum, Cicero J. & Dunn, Lemuel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reclining Rocking-Chair.
Patent for a reclining rocking chair, which can be rocked while upright or reclined.
Date:
October 4, 1910
Creator:
Swindler, Edgar L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street-Cleaner.
Patent for a connection with the suction-head portion of pneumatic street sweepers that provides a dust or dirt disturbing element in the form of a brush or broom.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Duke, Holmes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal
Patent for a signal that allows trainmasters to move trains in sections. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Cairncross, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Truck.
Patent for a roller truck that is comprised of "plurality of rollers, a suitable framework upon which said rollers operate, and an improved means of retaining them in position in said framework." (lines 14-17); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 8, 1900
Creator:
Sotey, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Sharp, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roundabout Swing
Patent for a roundabout swing. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 12, 1912
Creator:
Jones, Oliver P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary for Oil-Wells.
Patent for a pipe rotary for use "in sinking oil-wells" (line 10). The patent allows for the power to be applied to the "pipe-sections which constitute the casing of the well" (line 14-15).
Date:
February 6, 1906
Creator:
Bernard, Horace D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence Post Mold
Patent for fence post mold. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastening and Releasing Device for Logging-Car Chains.
Patent for a fastening and releasing device for logging car chains that is strong and easy to use.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Proctor, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Rotating Steam-Feed for Saw-Mill Carriages.
Patent for a steam feed for sawmill carriages, which reduces wear on the piston cylinder powering the sawmill carriage.
Date:
August 31, 1909
Creator:
Shoptaw, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roundabout
Patent for a roundabout ride with an improved method of turning the seats and the seat holder.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Mayhew, Nathaniel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine
Patent for a rotary drilling machine for drilling oil wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History