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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.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aparejo
Patent for more efficient and durable pack-saddle (aparejo) used by United States Army. Casing involves hollow boot-sticks and rubber-encased steel, with better fitting to prevent fatigue of animal.
Date:
February 11, 1902
Creator:
Keller, John & Titsworth, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-187
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Conversion of the City of Socorro to home-rule status (RQ-0124-JC)
Date:
February 24, 2000
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
Date:
February 18, 1919
Creator:
Brooks, Howard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Parks Map]
Map of the Hueco Tanks State Park Historic Site showing the locations of the north, east and west mountain as well as bathrooms, hiking trails, showers, and campgrounds. The back of the map has advertisements for Toyota and Texas Parks.
Date:
February 2013
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Franklin Mountains: State Park - Tom Mays Unit
A map of the Franklin Mountains State Park, Tom Mays Unit showing trails, parking, and campsites.
Date:
February 2015
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso County Community College District Annual Financial Report: 2012
Annual financial report of the El Paso County Community College District for fiscal year 2012 providing statements of assets, revenues, expenses, taxes, and other relevant data.
Date:
February 25, 2013
Creator:
El Paso County Community College District. Financial and Information Services.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso County Community College District Annual Financial Report: 2011
Annual financial report of the El Paso County Community College District for fiscal year 2011 providing statements of assets, revenues, expenses, taxes, and other relevant data.
Date:
February 16, 2012
Creator:
El Paso County Community College District. Financial and Information Services.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks: State Park and Historic Site
Map of Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site depicting roads, hiking trails, natural features, and park amenities.
Date:
February 2015
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Map
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifter and Turner.
Patent for a lifter and turner tool to lift pots, pans, kettles and lids, and for turning and lifting food.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Milliorn, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut.
Patent for a lock-nut which prevents the nut from accidentally rotating on the bolt, including illustrations. The nut is locked in position when a locking key is introduced to grooves on the lower surface of the nut and the adjacent face of the washer.
Date:
February 13, 1906
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather Product and Process for Making the Same.
Patent for a process of treating leather that produces leather that is heavier and more durable for shoe soles by coating it in linseed oil and soaking it in a bath of Portland cement, borax, and water for at least 24 hours and then coating it with linseed oil a second time.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Mackay, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Elevator.
Patent for a water-elevator that elevates huge amounts of water for ranches and irrigating. The elevator "can be easily operated by the direct pull of a single animal, which passes and repasses the well during the operation of raising and lowering the well bucket, and by this means contemplates dispersing with the necessity of winding drums or windlasses and horse powers, which are usually employed in connection with water elevators" (lines 16-23).
Date:
February 13, 1894
Creator:
Campbell, George William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Vinegar.
Patent for the specifications for manufacturing a certain vinegar using melons.
Date:
February 8, 1916
Creator:
Page, James Benton
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Split Pulley.
Patent for split pulleys with interlocking parts that can be attached together without pulling the parts longitudinally.
Date:
February 5, 1907
Creator:
Frank, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for Making Cattle Food
Patent for providing "a process whereby cattle food may be economically produced from sotol which, when combined with certain other food products, will produce an equivalent to alfalfa and which can be produced at a cost far below that required to provide a feed of the same amount of alfalfa &c., &c." lines 17-23
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Thatcher, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electromagnetic Ore-Separator.
Patent for an electromagnetic ore separator, which reduces the risk of any valuable particles falling with the waste mineral material below the magnetic surface.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Charlton, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Reel.
Patent for a new and improved fishing reel that allows an angler to control the tension of the line when unwinding.
Date:
February 6, 1906
Creator:
Dickson, Frederick Lindsay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reciprocating Electric Engine
Patent for a reciprocating electric engine. Illustration included.
Date:
February 21, 1905
Creator:
Wagner, Bruno Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeping-Car
Patent for a railroad sleeping car with an improved mechanism for folding the seats into beds.
Date:
February 7, 1911
Creator:
Anson, Warren J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History