Apparatus for Sizing Ores or for Other Uses (open access)

Apparatus for Sizing Ores or for Other Uses

Patent for an apparatus for sizing ores. This invention is to "accomplish and accurate or approximately accurate sizing or classification of ores or granular materials in a rapid and thorough manner and with as large a capacity as possible" (line 15-19) illustrations included.
Date: June 23, 1903
Creator: Swain, Seth Russell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Signal (open access)

Vehicle-Signal

Patent for vehicle signal with accompanying illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Edmond, George Woodbridge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Job Press Standardizer (open access)

Job Press Standardizer

Patent for job press.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: McMath, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester. (open access)

Spark-Arrester.

Patent for a steam train locomotive spark arrester consisting of curved pipe smoke stack that holds solid particles of exhaust on the edges of the pipe, which are expelled by the force of exhaust gases coming through, into the fire box thereby preventing their escape outside the engine reducing danger from stray sparks. This system also uses less fuel than previous systems.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Chalfant, Cotter Strawn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Welding (open access)

Method of Welding

Patent for an improved method of welding broken frames in portions of machinery that are difficult to access, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Brown, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foundation and Housing for Railway or Other Signal Apparatus (open access)

Foundation and Housing for Railway or Other Signal Apparatus

Patent for improved design of railway signaling devices by combining two housing units into one unit that can be buried in the ground. The buried box will then be the foundation for the signal apparatus.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Campbell, John Logan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch. (open access)

Railway-Switch.

Patent for a railway switch that can be activated from a moving train and has its moving parts in a casing.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: McCalib, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Fastening Device. (open access)

Rail Tie and Fastening Device.

Patent for improved railroad cross ties that can be used in reverse, prevent creeping rails, and be economically manufactured.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Bergen, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Watts, Simeon Jefferson; Jones, David Crockett & Barton, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Carrier Cabinet (open access)

Pie-Carrier Cabinet

Patent for an improved pie carrier cabinet. This cabinet is designed to be strong, light, and produced cheaply. It provides increased accessibility and convivence when it comes to viewing or removing pies from it.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Blalock, Clovis Coffey
System: The Portal to Texas History