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Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for "improved construction and arrangement of parts of two cycle motors" (lines 15-17) of gas engines involving the compression and introduction of additional explosive material into the explosion chamber at the end of each cycle of movement. This invention intends to improve the efficiency of gas use, cool the motor's cylinder walls more easily, and delay the wearing of piston rings.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Brevard, Procter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire. (open access)

Tire.

Patent for an improved tire designed with "necessary resiliency without requiring inflation" (lines 14-15). The internal core is designed in such a way that if will not collapse when punctured.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Huffman, Orla L.
System: The Portal to Texas History