Book with Removable Cover (open access)

Book with Removable Cover

Patent for a removable cover for a pass book (a book where a customer's bank deposit account is kept). When a customer's pass book is filled the cover can be removed and refilled with a new pass book.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Malsch, Herman C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal-Combustion-Engine Carbureters. (open access)

Attachment for Internal-Combustion-Engine Carbureters.

Patent for Improvements in Attachments for Internal-Combustion-Engine Carbureters. The "explosive mixture entering the cylinders of the engine may be improved and in this way increase the efficiency of the engine" (lines 12-15).
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Atkinson, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Device. (open access)

Well-Drilling Device.

Patent for adding a drilling stem to a well-drilling device, with illustration. This invention will improve operation of devices.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Church, Walter Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade (open access)

Window Shade

Patent for "Improvements in Window-Shades" (line 6) including illustrations.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Johnson, Charles G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit (open access)

Drill-Bit

Patent for Drill-Bit that is especially designed for purpose of drilling through rock, or other hard formations and is also adapted for use in drilling through softer formation, such as shell.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Culmore, March J. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Wheel.

Patent for an improved resilient wheel with "a pneumatic cushion interposed between the hub and floating rim" (lines 11-12). The cushion is designed to be easily removable, provide easier access for inflation, better lubrication, and rest on a seating member and bearing for reduced friction.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Kettler, Martin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator-Car (open access)

Refrigerator-Car

Patent for a refrigerated train car "containing ice receptacles and equipped with pipe coils through which the brine given off from the ice may be circulated around the walls of the car" (p. 1, lines 10-15) which also circulates the cooled air through the car.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Dietz, Maurice B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering Device and Brake for Tractors (open access)

Steering Device and Brake for Tractors

Patent for new and useful improvements for the steering and stopping of tractors, particularly for the machines that are extremely difficult and laborous to manually steer and apply brakes. The invention permits the controlling of the direction of movement of the behicle by disconnecting the source of power from the wheel(s) at one side while those at the other side contrinue to rotate under power. The invention allows for braking to be used to slow the motion of the tractor on downward grade or when it is desired to stop.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Lewis, Otto Leroy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Surfacing Machine. (open access)

Road-Surfacing Machine.

Patent for improvements to road surfacing machines, "specially designed for applying a surface of concrete or other similar material to roads and streets,... spreading the surfacing material over the foundation of the roadway," (lines 13-17) and "tamping said material, so as to give a true and even surface" (lines 18-19), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Reynolds, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor. (open access)

Tractor.

Patent for improvements to a previous patent application for a tractor (Serial No. 399599, filed 1920-07-28). The improvements include rearrangements of parts for the driving wheels from the front to the rear and the rearrangement of the transmission housing.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Lewis, Otto Leroy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Extracting Liquid from Pulpous Material Machine (open access)

Machine for Extracting Liquid from Pulpous Material Machine

Patent for Extracting Liquid from Pulpous Material Machine that extracts oils and liquids from the remaining pulpous material from the process of grinding and cooking cotton. The main goal of this machine is to extract oil from cotton seed meal.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Kinney, William L. & Cagle, Wiiliam E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Swing and Couch. (open access)

Combination Swing and Couch.

Patent for a piece of swinging furniture for infants and small children which can be converted between a seat and a couch. This device is designed to be collapsed and folded for easy storage, as well as to be cheap and easy to manufacture. Illustrations included.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: McDevitt, Leslie I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 778 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 778

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 380; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 635, Chapter 735 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 635, Chapter 735

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 59 in Harris County as the Commissioner El Franco Lee Memorial Highway.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4692, Chapter 939 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4692, Chapter 939

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 572; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4684, Chapter 937 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4684, Chapter 937

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 570; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2660, Chapter 537 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2660, Chapter 537

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Richfield Ranch Water Control and Improvement District of Harris County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1674, Chapter 776 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1674, Chapter 776

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 377; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1379, Chapter 531 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1379, Chapter 531

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 565; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2671, Chapter 838 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2671, Chapter 838

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 569; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1676, Chapter 777 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1676, Chapter 777

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 378; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4659, Chapter 554 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4659, Chapter 554

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 436; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History