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Car-Truck.
Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annuciator
Patent for an annunciator. "This invention is designed for use in connection with a complete traction system" (lines 13-14). The design drives instruments via a train air system so that air pressure is constantly maintained. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Wheel
Patent for a car wheel made to ease turning on rounding corners and to prevent slipping due to differences in wheel sizes.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains
Patent for an electrical system which provides air brake, lighting, and signaling mechanisms for trains. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Door Stop
Patent for a door stop that is cheap to produce and holds doors firmly.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Hill, Ulysses H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Multiple Fuse Block
Patent for an automatic multiple fuse block. This invention is "provided a normally inactive shunt circuit through which, when a fuse is blown, the current is diverted to an electro-mechanical means which, when the rush of current causing the fuse to blow" (16-21). Illustration included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lock for Mines and Tunnels
Patent for an air lock to remove water, polluted air, and heat from mines and tunnels and force in fresh air. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 8, 1908
Creator:
Durack, Partick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Yielding Power-Coupling
Patent for a yielding power coupling to connect power units in cars to form a complete system. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Clamp or Grip
Patent for a wire clamp or grip. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Eubank, Josephus H. & Merchant, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for a coin operated drink machine, which dispenses a set amount of liquid into a cup when a coin is inserted.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for liquid dispensing apparatus. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for a transmission gearing for a traction system for trains, which can be used on all types of curves without ill effects.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket Vending Machine
Patent for a ticket vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket Selling Machine
Patent for a ticket selling machine.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.
Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Durack, Patrick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Changing Gear.
Patent for an automatic speed changing gear for trains.
Date:
October 27, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a wooden cube puzzle made up of many irregular shaped pieces, which can be manufactured to be hard or easy.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut-lock for car wheels, which holds the wheel securely together.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hook.
Patent for a hook that folds up for use in small spaces on garments.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Havens, Berthal Dale-Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Air Brake System
Patent for an electrically operated air brake system.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Track-Brake.
Patent for an electric train brake, which allows trains to not slow down on curves without derailing and allows faster emergency braking.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine
Patent for a machine intended to remove the pulp from the fiber of tropical plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Vaughan, Henry Latrobe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regulator for Dynamo-Electric Machines.
Patent for an electric dynamo machine regulator for use in traction systems on trains.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which can be used for wire or picket fences and has a sturdy anchor for the post.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History