Calculator (open access)

Calculator

Patent for a calculator which consists of semicircular device with movable pointers and number indexes printed on it that allows the pointers to be moved to different numbers to produce the answer to a math problem such as calculating the cost of goods sold by the pound in a store.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Goss, George Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel. (open access)

Water-Wheel.

Patent for a water wheel for creating power, which has a greater power producing capacity with less water required than usual through the use of a special type of bucket on the wheel.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: Dennis, Decatur D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Connection. (open access)

Rail Connection.

Patent for a rail connection, which is smooth when the train passes over it and durable.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Hendricks, Willis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger (open access)

Pump-Plunger

Patent for a pump-plunger.
Date: April 7, 1903
Creator: Scott, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dentistry (open access)

Dentistry

Patent for a device to tighten and hold loose teeth to the jaw.
Date: November 11, 1902
Creator: Martin, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Piston. (open access)

Pump-Piston.

Patent for an improvement on Pump-Pistons."This invention has for its object to provide a pump-piston constructed entirely of metal in order to avoid the use of packings constructed of leather or other rapidly-wearing material; and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction herinafter fully described." (Lines 15-21) Illustration is included.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Kincaid, Walter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History