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Automatic Railway Switch.
Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Gullion, Robert, A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Separating Device.
Patent for an automatic separating device. This device operates with a link that connects the float level at the top of the tank with a valve handle at the bottom of the tank to control discharge from the tank.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Device.
Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Montgomery, Edward F. & Burnham, Reuben B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-guard.
Patent for an improved cattle-guard to keep livestock from crossing onto a railroad track or into railway property. This protects livestock and decreases railroad liability for loos of property. The invention includes a pivotal gate which runs parallel to the track that will go across the track to block animals if they try to cross the opening.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Gidcumb, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements to resilient wheels with shock-absorbing elements in the hub.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Robertson, Walter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History