Railway-Crossing (open access)

Railway-Crossing

Patent for crossings for railway tracks and particularly to means for closing the cut in the rails made for the flanges of the wheels, and the object is to provide sliding members which can be easily operated to close the slot or cut in the crossing rails for the flanges of the wheels so that a continuous tread will be formed for every wheel that passes over the crossing and to provide a mechanism for the tracks.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Adams, Powell O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Rail-Brake. (open access)

Pneumatic Rail-Brake.

Patent for a pneumatic rail brake, which operates automatically to prevent derailment.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Adams, Powell Orgain
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet Seat Catch (open access)

Closet Seat Catch

Patent for a closet seat catch.
Date: March 31, 1903
Creator: Alexander, Francis Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Ore and Pulp Sampler (open access)

Automatic Ore and Pulp Sampler

Patent for a automatic ore and pulp sampler. This invention represents a settling tank to accumulate particles. Illustration included.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Ore And Slime Separator (open access)

Automatic Ore And Slime Separator

Patent for a automatic ore and slime separator. This invention is designed to separate the sand and other solid particles from water. Illustration included.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Silt And Sand Separator. (open access)

Automatic Silt And Sand Separator.

Patent for an automatic silt and sand separator that settles and discharges sand, slimes and any foreign matters.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toboggan-Slide. (open access)

Toboggan-Slide.

Patent for a toboggan slide for use in amusement parks that is easily taken up and down and includes guard rails and ant-friction devices to help guide the toboggan down the slide. It also provides a method of easily moving toboggans from one slide to another.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Allen, Orcenith F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener. (open access)

Fastener.

Patent for improvement in fasteners that "can be attached to a collar-button for the purpose of holding any articles such as bow-ties, scarfs and neckties of wearing-apparel in position to make the articles easily attached or detached from the garment." (Lines 10-19) Illustration is included.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Applebom, Ralph & Sidenbitel, Joe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post driver (open access)

Post driver

Patent for a portable post driver.
Date: March 16, 1900
Creator: Armstrong, Joseph Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Device (open access)

Sewing Device

Patent for a sewing device relating to the sewing of bags. This invention consists of a helical needle for drawing stitches without having to twist or turn the sewing device. Illustration included.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Ascue, Elbert & Crank, R. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insertible Saw-Tooth. (open access)

Insertible Saw-Tooth.

Patent for an insertible saw tooth, which does not require the use of a separate holder.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: Askins, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound Gas-Engine (open access)

Compound Gas-Engine

Patent for a compound gas-engine.
Date: March 31, 1903
Creator: Babled, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Slitting Sweet Corn. (open access)

Device for Slitting Sweet Corn.

Patent for a corn slitting device for cutting the corn kernels away from the husks on the cob.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Bahn, Gustavus A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a rail joint, which will be brought closer together when more weight is put on it.
Date: March 31, 1908
Creator: Bailey, John P. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Baker, Alonzo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chainless Bicycle. (open access)

Chainless Bicycle.

Patent for a new and useful chainless bicycle, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 20, 1900
Creator: Baker, Erle K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governing Mechanism (open access)

Governing Mechanism

Patent for a governing mechanism. This invention relates to governing a plurality of engines in unison. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Ball, Philip De C. & Wakefield, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie And Brace (open access)

Rail Tie And Brace

Patent for rail tie and braces. This invention is designed to couple opposite rails of the road-beds of railways allowing them to be adjusted as occasion requires. Illustration included.
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gang-Plow (open access)

Gang-Plow

Patent for Plowing
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Barnett, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Clock (open access)

Advertising Clock

Patent for an advertising clock. This invention is designed to display advertisement at regular intervals. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Barnett, John Beverly & Turner, W. N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wire Finder (open access)

Trolley Wire Finder

Patent for a trolley wire finder. This invention to improvements in trolley-wire finders, and more particularly to its attachment to trolley-poles and trolley-harps as a means of assistance in guiding the trolley wheel has been shifted from or slipped off said trolley-wire and is of advantage as a means of saving time." (8-16). Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Barnhusrt, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears. (open access)

Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.

Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Pole. (open access)

Trolley-Pole.

Patent for a trolley pole, which attaches easily to the wire and can be placed on it by the operator without him leaving his station on the trolley.
Date: March 16, 1909
Creator: Barr, George T., Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment (open access)

Harness Attachment

Patent for a harness attachment. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Bass, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History