Automatic Railroad-Switch (open access)

Automatic Railroad-Switch

Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Toullerton, George Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Lock or Joint (open access)

Bedstead Lock or Joint

Patent for a bedstead lock or joint. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1901
Creator: Martin, Mack D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve. (open access)

Float-Valve.

Patent for a float valve not using slots and links, including illustrations.
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: Garrott, John Collier
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Metallic Hose (open access)

Flexible Metallic Hose

Patent for a flexible metallic hose. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Schulz, Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Handpiece. (open access)

Dental Handpiece.

Patent for an improvement on a dental handpiece that is made of fewer parts and is cheaper to make. It makes insertion and removal of the drill easier, and keeps the drill in place more securely.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Graves, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History