Composition Fuel (open access)

Composition Fuel

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for "improvements in windmills." (lines 8-9) specifically a vertical windmill and includes five figures and an explanation of the device.
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Harris, Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ligthtning-Arrester. (open access)

Ligthtning-Arrester.

Patent for improving lightning arresters, an invention used to distribute electrical current over a large area and ground it at a different points should a building be struck by lightning.
Date: June 15, 1901
Creator: Wood, William D.; Roach, Henry B. & Pots, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Bath Apparatus (open access)

Vapor Bath Apparatus

Patent for a vapor-bath which improves upon the breathing apparatus.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Garrett, Palmyra O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Attaching Device. (open access)

Hub-Attaching Device.

Patent for device to attach vehicle wheel hubs to axles and spindles without screw-threads, including description and illustrations.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Anderson, Nathan S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinge. (open access)

Hinge.

Patent for gate-hinge that will attach to gate and supporting-post and will "retain the gate normally in closed position." (lines 11-12), including description and illustrations.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Roots, Preston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Operating Device (open access)

Switch Operating Device

Patent for a simple, inexpensive and efficient design for an operating switch for use on street-railway cars to enable a motorman to quickly throw a switch or set switch without leaving the platform of the car.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Tanner, Calvin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-compressor. (open access)

Fuel-compressor.

Patent for crushing fuel and introducing a combustible liquid, the combination of which is compressed by a vibrating plunger to create fuel blocks suitable for easy handling.
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Check (open access)

Door Check

Patent for a door-check, which will hold the door in any position it is placed.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Neher, John F. & Neher, Noah N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double Acting Cylinder Pump (open access)

Double Acting Cylinder Pump

Patent for double acting cylinder pumps capable of continuous operation and a continuous stream of water, including illustration.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Arnold, Henry B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Spring. (open access)

Door-Spring.

Patent for new parts and improved features in door springs.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Bromley, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History