Car Brake (open access)

Car Brake

Patent for a rail-car brake system. Illustration included.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Brown, Herbert E. & Brown, Marcus L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Bit. (open access)

Bridle Bit.

Patent for a new and improved bridle bit. This design "consist[s] of curb-plates provided with the mouth-bar and having the upper ends provided with slots and the lower ends formed with longitudinal slots, and the cheek-plates loosely fitted to the outer ends of the mouth-bar and having their opposite ends formed with openings for the attachment of the head-stall and reins" (lines 72-79).
Date: March 11, 1890
Creator: Allen, John Hudson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects. (open access)

Apparatus for Destroying Insects.

Patent for improvements to a device for exterminating insects, in particular corn weevils, including illustrations.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Geeslin, Robert Worn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Oiler. (open access)

Windmill-Oiler.

Patent for a windmill oiler to automatically pump oil of the proper amount to lubricate the windmill bearings which is placed on the windmill head.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Brown, Herbert Eddes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for the improvement of resilient wheels meant to be applied to any vehicle running gear. Resilient wheel will allow tire to move freely and absorb shocks.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Burgess, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for an improvement in cultivators. This invention is designed to vary the distance between the cultivator-beams. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Eddy, William Lafayette
System: The Portal to Texas History