Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes (open access)

Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes

Patent for providing emergency egress to pilots by way of quick release restraint straps, a parachute, and a trap door, including illustrations.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Carver, Ben D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a horse detacher for horse-drawn vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Lindsey, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for Rotary Engine with an illustration attached. Created to "[embody] a novel construction and assemblage of the component elements, and [embody] novel means for reversing the engine." (lines 10-15)
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Martin, Jerry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Device. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Device.

Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Montgomery, Edward F. & Burnham, Reuben B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders. (open access)

Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders.

Patent for a simple, durable, and cheap way of improving steam brakes, especially those for single trucks used for logging.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Perego, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic Device. (open access)

Photographic Device.

Patent for a photographic device, which allows multiple exposures to be made on a surface in a camera.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Smith, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines (open access)

Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines

Patent for improvements in fan attachments for sewing-machines, which can be applied to the fly wheel of a sewing machine and generate air draft during operation of the machine. This invention is also durable and inexpensive to manufacture, as well as simple in construction and operation.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Warrell, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Tie. (open access)

Rail-Tie.

Patent for improvements in metal rail ties to be placed in low areas to allow water to pass through to minimize the threat of washouts. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Warrell, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History