Automatic Filling-Machine (open access)

Automatic Filling-Machine

Patent for a filling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vestibule Stock-Car (open access)

Vestibule Stock-Car

Patent for a vestibule stock car designed to securely hold the doors of a vestibuled train in a manner that ensures safety. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Buckner, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dielectric Separator (open access)

Dielectric Separator

Patent for an apparatus that "separates substances of different dielectric capacities" (lines 12-13). Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism

Patent for a mechanism designed to cleanse cotton of dust or other foreign particles or objects before being fed. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin (open access)

Cotton Gin

Patent for a cotton gin. This is an improvement over previous gins. The invention uses air blasting methods and dispenses with brush drums. Illustration included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Railway-Gate (open access)

Electric Railway-Gate

Patent for an electric railway gate. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: McGee, Richmond M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lathe-Chuck (open access)

Lathe-Chuck

Patent for a lathe chuck to be used with cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Jipperson, John Marsen
System: The Portal to Texas History