Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for new steam engine design with illustrations
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Burrow, Edgar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor (open access)

Governor

Patent for Governor that improves upon a speed controlling mechanism, specifically for controlling a reciprocating element like an engine piston, including illustration and instructions. This application is a division of an earlier application (Serial Number: 843, 812 submitted June 08, 1914).
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Burrow, Edgar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Axle (open access)

Spring Axle

Patent for an axle to provide assistance to the wheel to adapt to the irregularities of the surface.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Coggin, Charley J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun. (open access)

Trap-Gun.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive gun with a hook and rod mechanism that can be baited such that if an animal tries to remove the bait the gun discharges killing the animal.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear. (open access)

Valve-Gear.

Patent for a horizontally arranged cylinder that when used would bear no wear indefinitely. The cylinder was made specifically for steam engines.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Burrow, Edgar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for Windmill Improvements that includes a mounted rotor for horizontal rotation, including illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1913
Creator: Henning, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History