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Sleeping-Car (open access)

Sleeping-Car

Patent for a railroad sleeping car with an improved mechanism for folding the seats into beds.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Anson, Warren J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Controlling System for Motor Traction-Cars (open access)

Controlling System for Motor Traction-Cars

Patent for a controlling system for motor traction cars which is automatic.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning Apparatus.

Patent for a cleaning apparatus, which cleans objects by blasting air across them and has an air cleaning system for use after the cleaning is done.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Governor for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for a governor for explosive engines for use in trains, which will increase the fuel efficiency of the engines.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Changing Gear. (open access)

Speed-Changing Gear.

Patent for an automatic speed changing gear for trains.
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck. (open access)

Car-Truck.

Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Track-Brake. (open access)

Electric Track-Brake.

Patent for an electric train brake, which allows trains to not slow down on curves without derailing and allows faster emergency braking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Air Brake System (open access)

Electrically Operated Air Brake System

Patent for an electrically operated air brake system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for a coin operated drink machine, which dispenses a set amount of liquid into a cup when a coin is inserted.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regulator for Dynamo-Electric Machines. (open access)

Regulator for Dynamo-Electric Machines.

Patent for an electric dynamo machine regulator for use in traction systems on trains.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ticket Selling Machine (open access)

Ticket Selling Machine

Patent for a ticket selling machine.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for a transmission gearing for a traction system for trains, which can be used on all types of curves without ill effects.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut-lock for car wheels, which holds the wheel securely together.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lap Link (open access)

Lap Link

Patent for a lap link. Illustration included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Long, Abijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gun-Trap. (open access)

Gun-Trap.

Patent for an animal trap, which has a pistol mounted inside it which fires when the bait is disturbed.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Klespies, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for new and useful improvements in windmills with a novel construction. This specific construction will help create much more efficiency than the existing windmills.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Ham, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint. (open access)

Rail Joint.

Patent for a new and improved rail-joint. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a railroad-rail having notches in its flanges, of a fish-plate composed of a single piece of metal adapted to embrace the flange and web of the rail, said fish-plate being plain on one side and provided on the other side with ribs, perforated lugs projecting from the ribs at the ends of the fish-plate, said fish-plate being provided with perforations on one side to align with notches in the rail-flange, and notches in the other side out of alignment with the rail-flange" (lines 3-14).
Date: July 2, 1889
Creator: Davis, Benjamin Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History