20-kW Solar Photovoltaic Flat-Panel Power System for an Uninterruptible Power-System Load in El Paso, Texas. Phase Ii. System Fabrication. Final Report October 1, 1979-May 31, 1981 (open access)

20-kW Solar Photovoltaic Flat-Panel Power System for an Uninterruptible Power-System Load in El Paso, Texas. Phase Ii. System Fabrication. Final Report October 1, 1979-May 31, 1981

The system plans, construction, integration and test, and performance evaluation are discussed for the photovoltaic power supply at the Newman Power Station in El Paso, Texas. The system consists of 64 parallel-connected panels, each panel containing nine series-connected photovoltaic modules. The system is connected, through power monitoring equipment, to an existing DC bus that supplies uninterruptible power to a computer that controls the power generating equipment. The site is described and possible environmental hazards are assessed. Site preparation and the installation of the photovoltaic panels, electrical cabling, and instrumentation subsystems are described. System testing includes initial system checkout, module performance test, control system test. A training program for operators and maintenance personnel is briefly described, including visual aids. Performance data collection and analysis are described, and actual data are compared with a computer simulation. System drawings are included. (LEW)
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Risser, V.V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements in automatic air-brake couplers to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, the invention also relates to improvements in automatic air-brake couplings in cars". (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 17, 1900
Creator: Cary, Lewis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper used for popping corn and general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, G. B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cleaning System (open access)

Air-Cleaning System

Patent for an air cleaning system to be used in homes. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annuciator (open access)

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
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper that can also be used for roasting nuts or for general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains (open access)

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
Auto-Door Stop (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Desulfurizing Matte Or Other Furnace Products (open access)

Apparatus For Desulfurizing Matte Or Other Furnace Products

Patent for a new and improved apparatus for desulfuring matte or other furnace products.
Date: November 9, 1897
Creator: Wells, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning Apparatus.

Patent for a cleaning apparatus, which cleans objects by blasting air across them and has an air cleaning system for use after the cleaning is done.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Utilizing Hot Slag for Heating Purposes (open access)

Apparatus for Utilizing Hot Slag for Heating Purposes

Patent for an apparatus which holds molten slag in the exterior chambers of the receptacle such that the interior chambers can receive water to be heated, producing steam and hot air.
Date: September 11, 1900
Creator: Wells, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lock for Mines and Tunnels (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Catching Waste Products From Lead, Silver, or Other Smelters. (open access)

Apparatus for Catching Waste Products From Lead, Silver, or Other Smelters.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in apparatus for "catching the waste products from lead, silver , or other smelters" (line 5 - 7).
Date: June 6, 1899
Creator: Sergeant, Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aparejo (open access)

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
Combined Pen and Pencil Rack (open access)

Combined Pen and Pencil Rack

Patent for a pen and pencil rack. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Twaddell, Janie S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined System of Electric Signaling and Switch Setting for Railroads (open access)

Combined System of Electric Signaling and Switch Setting for Railroads

Patent for improved system of electric signaling and opening and closing rail systems.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Wagner, Bruno Otto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks.

Patent for improvements in mechanism for “applying oil to curves and switches of street railway tracks” (lines 6-7) by using an “oil-tank [that] is arranged in the upper position of the hood or shield over the car-wheel. The valve is in the bottom of the oil-space and may be controlled by a lever arranged to turn or lift in the valve, and under the valve is arranged the oiling-wheel, which runs lightly on the track or face of the car-wheel and applied the oil." (Page 2, lines 69-76) Includes illustration.
Date: August 4, 1891
Creator: Ennis, Thomas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Condensing Flue-Dust. (open access)

Apparatus for Condensing Flue-Dust.

Patent for an apparatus for "condensing and saving the flue-dust passing with the waste gases through the chimney of lead-smelting furnaces." (Lines 9-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1889
Creator: Hizon, Hiram W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3475, Chapter 662 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3475, Chapter 662

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the statutory probate courts of El Paso County.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4008, Chapter 1122 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4008, Chapter 1122

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of additional county criminal courts at law in El Paso County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 868, Chapter 639 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 868, Chapter 639

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the recreational facility fee at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-80 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-80

Letter opinion 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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions about the validity of certain provisions in a contract between El Paso County and the El Paso Sheriff's Deputies Association.
Date: October 24, 1990
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-269 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-269

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Term of office of directors of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District (Westway), and related questions (RQ-479)
Date: October 27, 1993
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History