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Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a type of vehicle wheel made of a unique hub, rim, and resilient spokes. The design allows for the hub and spokes to rotate independently of the rim, reducing the need for compensating gearing. This is done by having the spokes frictionally engaged with the rim rather than a rigid, static design.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Bartle, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Turbine for Locomotives.
Patent for a compact mechanism related to steam turbines, which has positive geared connections with the driving access of the locomotive, resulting in reduced friction. This increases efficiency of the driving action while reduced the expenditure of elastic fluid in order to run smoothly.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Dumas, Joel Benjaman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch.
Patent for a switch for trolley lines that can be triggered from inside the trolley car.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Torrence, Otis M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie.
Patent for a railway tie that has a stronger attachment to the rails than other models.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Wade, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket-Knife.
Patent for a pocket knife that includes a wet stone built into its detachable handle. The handle may be taken off in order for the user to sharpen retractable blades attached to the pocket knife. This improvement upon the pocket knife design may be employed to the handle portion of any knife such as butcher knives or hunting knives.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Irick, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree-Trimmer.
Patent for a tree trimmer for use in pruning.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Strong, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soda-Tank for Dipping Lumber
Patent for an apparatus which contains a tank of soda in which yellow pine lumber is dipped to prevent blue stain. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Trout, Walter Charles & Trout, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for a railway switch that has an oscillatory rail.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Hensley, Thomas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Washer for Piano-Flanges.
Patent for a spring washer for piano flanges that prevents the flanges from becoming loose over time.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Mayor, Enoch Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for "a flying machine of the heavier-than-air or aeroplane type" (lines 10-11) that has a central opening. Around the central opening, the front and wings form obtuse dihedral angles, which keep the plane stable.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Waist Adjuster.
Patent for a garment waist adjuster that will hold clothes at the waist and produce a better fit.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Hurst, Albert K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump that does not leak air when the piston is passed.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Jasper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Drafting Appliance
Patent for the invention of improvements of drafting appliances.
Date:
December 13, 1911
Creator:
Blair, Oliver C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons.
Patent for a device that can be secured to a swingle-tree or vehicle axle to allow shafts to be secured or instantly released.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Darden, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawer or Unit for Filing-Cabinets.
Patent for a drawer or unit for filing cabinets that is designed for filing cards to fit in.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Chedester, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Bottom for Ash-Pans of Locomotives
Patent for a dumping bottom for ash pans of locomotives that allows the ashes to be quickly dumped through panels that open in the floor.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Golden, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a cotton stalk cutter that cuts two rows at a time.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Leatherwood, Roy A. & Leatherwood, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History