Automatic Railway Switch (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch

Patent for a automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
Date: December 20, 1904
Creator: Lee, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Sand and Gravel Washer (open access)

Combined Sand and Gravel Washer

Patent for "a combined gravel and sand washing box which shall effectually serve as a means for practically removing all sand and dirt from gravel and stones and all mud and fine dirt from sand" (lines 30-34).
Date: November 20, 1888
Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Service Cock. (open access)

Automatic Service Cock.

Patent for a new and improved automatic service cock. This design "furnish[es] an improved automatic valve to form the connection between the water-main or distributing pipe and the service-pipe of a building for regulating the flow and pressure of water in such service-pipe and preventing overpressure" (lines 7-12).
Date: December 20, 1881
Creator: Freeman, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Constructing Béton or Artificial Stone Curbing. (open access)

Constructing Béton or Artificial Stone Curbing.

Patent for a new and improved curbing. This design "consists in a method for constructing [artificial-stone curbing] in the trench in which it is required to be laid; and it further consists in molds for accomplishing such result with accuracy and dispatch" (lines 9-14).
Date: June 20, 1882
Creator: Burns, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box for Washing Material for Concrete. (open access)

Box for Washing Material for Concrete.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in boxes for washing aggregate or rough material for making concrete" (lines 5-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1886
Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 102 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 102

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of G. W. Worth, Jr., of San Antonio.
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-94 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-94

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The matter of jurisdiction over felony cases of the District Courts of Bexar County.
Date: March 20, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Independent School District: Human Resources and Substitute Teacher Program Review, January 2011 (open access)

San Antonio Independent School District: Human Resources and Substitute Teacher Program Review, January 2011

This report reviews the management and performance of the San Antonio Independent School District's (San Antonio ISD) student behavior management system.
Date: January 20, 2011
Creator: MGT of America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Central Independent School District Academic Excellence Indicators District Report: 1991-1992 (open access)

East Central Independent School District Academic Excellence Indicators District Report: 1991-1992

Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1991-1992 school year.
Date: August 20, 1992
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.). East Central Independent School District.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Sign (open access)

Advertising-Sign

Patent for large outdoor advertising sign that is inexpensive to illuminate but still catches attention by providing the illusion of movement.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Appliance for Water-Pipes. (open access)

Antifreezing Appliance for Water-Pipes.

Patent for anti-freezing appliance for water supply and drain pipes of residences and buildings. The object is provide a device connected with the main and service lines of a hours supply water system for the purpose of avoiding interfering with the operation of the service.
Date: January 20, 1920
Creator: Davis, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Building Construction (open access)

Fireproof Building Construction

Patent for improvements to the construction of fireproof buildings, using steel or concreate to create a "skeleton" frame.
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Ward, Alfred P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension. (open access)

Vehicle Body Suspension.

Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
Date: June 20, 1919
Creator: Harper, William David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Motor. (open access)

Weight-Motor.

Patent for a fan, which includes improvements in the arrangement of gears and the addition of a casing with a weighted motor.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: McQueen, Charley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor. (open access)

Water-Motor.

Patent for a water motor "concentrating the force of the water against the wheel near the outer periphery...to maximize the purpose of the water as a driving agent for the motor and to also insure a uniform operation of the motor" (lines 14-20), including illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Stukes, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Protector. (open access)

Trousers-Protector.

Patent for trousers protectors "designed to uphold the bottom edge of the trousers, either at the side or at the rear, for preventing the same from becoming wet or soiled with mud, slush, &c." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1897
Creator: Neuendorff, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Needle-Threaders for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Needle-Threaders for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for improvement in needle-threaders for sewing machines by using an “eyelet-frame that formed by two equal parallelopipeds. These parallelopipeds are being kept together by two springs and may be separated by pressing the pins toward each other.” (Lines 32-35) “The axis of a conical eyelet will be laid in the joint planes of the parallelopipeds, its apex in the front side, its basis in the opposite side of the eyelet-frame, through which eyelet the thread has to pass when the instrument is used and applied to the machine-needle.” (Lines 37-42) This instrument can be used with curved or straight needles. Illustration is included.
Date: April 20, 1869
Creator: Thielepape, Wilhelm C. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Adjustable Hats (open access)

Improvement in Adjustable Hats

Patent for an improvement to adjustable hatband which includes directions and illustrations.
Date: March 20, 1877
Creator: Cassiano, I. Ygnacio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling Press. (open access)

Improvement in Baling Press.

Patent for improvement in baling press "for compressing cotton, hay, and other substances for baling" (lines 10-11).
Date: November 20, 1866
Creator: Gillis, C. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Support (open access)

Hose-Support

Patent for hose support with pivoted standard having a part which is adapted to support the nozzle of the hose, with illustrations.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Praeger, Ewald
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator. (open access)

Speed-Indicator.

Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History