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Buggy-Wrench
Patent for improvements to the type of "buggy wrench" used for removing lug nuts.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Winckler, Henry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the combination, with a draw-bar having a socket and buffer-prongs on its ends, of a ball in the socket, coupling-hooks pivoted between jaws connected with the ball, a weighted stem projecting from the ball, and a sliding latch-rod for engaging with the stem and automatically releasing it when the cars come together" (lines 8-15).
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Hampl, Joseph & Jacobs, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Refrigerator
Patent for a refrigerator that can house lunches and bottles inside a compact, small space. Will safely store materials without fear of the items inside being damaged or jostled during the movement of the automobile.
Date:
September 19, 1916
Creator:
Rilling, Charles G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
East Central Independent School District Academic Excellence Indicators Report: 1992-1993
Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1992-1993 school year.
Date:
August 19, 1993
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.). East Central Independent School District.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bexar Metropolitan Criminal Justice Plan, 1980
Annual plan of the Bexar Metropolitan Criminal Justice Council for fiscal year 1980 outlining crime statistics, previous activities, and plans for the upcoming year.
Date:
February 19, 1979
Creator:
Bexar Metropolitan Criminal Justice Council
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
East Central Independent School District Academic Excellence Indicators District Report: 1995-1996
Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1995-1996 school year.
Date:
December 19, 1996
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.). East Central Independent School District.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Table
Patent for "improvements in rotatable tables, such as are employed for the display of goods and for general serving purposes in hotels, restaurants and other places" (lines 12-16) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design "has been specially devised for use in pumping gas, air, or vapor — as in ice-machines, for instance — and mainly with reference to attaining circulation with low pressure; but when operated at high speed considerable pressure may be attained therewith, whether operating upon vapors or liquids, as . . . [the] pump involves a novel mode of operation, in that it possesses characteristics partially common to pumps of the rotary system, as well as to those having a reciprocating piston" (lines 10-21).
Date:
July 19, 1881
Creator:
Rose, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Bicycle.
Patent for a motorized bicycle with pedal gears.
Date:
March 19, 1901
Creator:
White, Edward Y.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Upholstered Furniture
Patent for "new and useful improvements in upholstered furniture", (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
February 19, 1900
Creator:
Conrad, J. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor
Patent for "a device which may be used for pumping, sawing, drilling, and other analogous purposes, which will be effective in its operation, and which will not be liable to get out of order, and the parts of which will not be liable to get out of alignment with each other" (lines 24-31).
Date:
July 19, 1887
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for a new truss designed to hold ruptures without discomfort, suitable for single and double ruptures. The truss features a novel spring plate, soft rubber pads, and adjustable waterproof bands.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for a refrigerator that cools things "with the minimum expense for refrigerants; also, for affording ready access to the refrigerated substances" (lines 19-21). The cabinet has an outer layer, an inner layer, and a cooling layer. Ice is used to achieve lower temperatures.
Date:
January 19, 1897
Creator:
Cooley, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie.
Patent for a compact railway tie with the least possible parts.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Roberts, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self Measuring Scale
Patent for self measuring scale. Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1904
Creator:
Jordan, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signaling-Lantern.
Patent for a railway-signaling lantern designed with a U-shaped handle for easier handling, and safer signaling, with illustrations.
Date:
June 19, 1906
Creator:
Moore, Thomas Lindsay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Vehicle Wheel
Patent for a resilient vehicle-wheel. Illustrations are included.
Date:
March 19, 1912
Creator:
Mathiesen, Marius
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Tubes
Patent for the process of making tubes, especially tubes for producing, fitting, and/or refitting "eye-glasses, spectacles, &c." (lines 11-12).
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Rees, Herbert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Meter-Boxes.
Patent for fasteners (locks) for meter-boxes to prevent tampering by unauthorized users by attaching a cover with rotating bolts that can be locked or unlocked with an accompanying key.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet and Attachments Therefor.
Patent for "an improved faucet, and attachment, for use in drawing beer, or any other liquid with which it is desirable to prevent the contact of air within the keg." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 19, 1895
Creator:
Wright, Joseph Earl & Grover, Edwin A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic-Tire Protector
Patent for an improved pneumatic tire protector. This is a liner "interposed between the inner tube and tire casing to prevent puncture of the inner tube" (p.1 lines 6-8)
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Haas, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Switch
Patent for a railroad switch. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Fitzgerald, Milam M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pen or Pencil Holder.
Patent for a new and improved pen or pencil holder. This design obviates "many of the serious objections to the ordinary pen-holder . . . among which may be mentioned cramp and that which is known as 'writer's paralysis.' In addition to this the use of this device will save many tedious hours to the child who is learning to write, as by its use no time will be wasted in teaching the child how to hold his [or her] pen or pencil" (lines 69-77).
Date:
April 19, 1887
Creator:
Merrick, Sarah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planing-Machine
Patent for a machine for planing lumber with "a very smooth surface, avoiding the undulating marks upon the lumber and holes caused by the occasional lifting or breaking out of incurved portions of the lumber, as caused on surfaces planed by rotary cutters" (lines 22-27).
Date:
March 19, 1889
Creator:
Davis, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History