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Car Brake.
Patent for a new and improved car-brake. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the transverse beam of the truck, of the levers pivoted to the under side of the same, the brake-shoes, the pitmen connecting the brake-shoes with the levers, the straps secured to the beam, the retaining-rods having their ends pivoted to the pitmen and the straps, and devices for operating the levers" (lines 94-101).
Date:
March 19, 1889
Creator:
Mayer, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Punch.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact check-punch that can be operated by one hand and doesn't take much power to operate. The machine consists of two movable members, "one of which carries all of the male and the other all of the female dies, said members being so related that when moved relatively to each other in one direction all the male dies move as a single member...and enter the female dies, and when moved in the opposite direction all of said male dies are withdrawn" (lines 12-20).
Date:
March 17, 1896
Creator:
Woodworth, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Pipe Connection.
Patent for a new and improved pipe connection. This design has for its object "to provide a new and improved pipe connection which permits of swinging the several connected pipe-sections at angles to each other. The invention consists of two pipe-heads fastened together and turning on a spring-bolt, and of a packing placed between the said pipe-heads to prevent leakage" (lines 8-15).
Date:
March 15, 1887
Creator:
Jones, William E. & Winniatt, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1274
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the State Commission for the Blind is permitted to provide eye surgery to a child living in El Paso who is an alien.
Date:
March 9, 1962
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-35
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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: What tax may the County and City of El Paso each levy on each coin-operated billiard table in its area, and related question.
Date:
March 9, 1967
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 28
Joint resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the provision of parks and recreational facilities by conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County.
Date:
2011-03/2011-05
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 832, Chapter 19
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
Date:
2011-03/2011-04
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Ore And Slime Separator
Patent for a automatic ore and slime separator. This invention is designed to separate the sand and other solid particles from water. Illustration included.
Date:
March 15, 1904
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Urn
Patent for a coffee urn. This invention is designed to percolate liquid repeatedly through the grounds to increase the strength of the coffee. Illustration included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Nenninger, Oscar A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Ore and Pulp Sampler
Patent for a automatic ore and pulp sampler. This invention represents a settling tank to accumulate particles. Illustration included.
Date:
March 15, 1904
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Silt And Sand Separator.
Patent for an automatic silt and sand separator that settles and discharges sand, slimes and any foreign matters.
Date:
March 15, 1904
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carrier for Game
Patent for new and improved carrier for game. "The purpose of the invention is to provide a very light, simple, durable, economic, and effective device for carrying game adapted to be worn across the shoulder and which is held in place simply by the weight of the load". (lines 8-13). Includes description, instructions, and illustrations.
Date:
March 7, 1906
Creator:
Paul, James Mount
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a brake operating mechanism for street cars that is easy to operate and behind a guard rail or cover.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Irwin, Walter W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Clamp or Grip
Patent for a wire clamp or grip. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Eubank, Josephus H. & Merchant, W. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer.
Patent for a new lemon squeezer design for "table purposes" (line 15) and "to provide a sanitary lemon squeezer" (lines 19-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Carroll, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner.
Patent for "...an improvement in music-leaf turners...by which the leaves may be readily turned from side to side as desired..." (lines 9-12) including illustrations.
Date:
March 4, 1902
Creator:
Dascomb, Charles Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop.
Patent for a new envelop that allows for "greater privacy and safety" (line 17) and "to be readily opened by the recipient" (line 19).
Date:
March 26, 1901
Creator:
Keller, John & Titsworth, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which can be used for wire or picket fences and has a sturdy anchor for the post.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine.
Patent for a rotary engine, which can be powered with a variety of different power sources and is more efficient and durable than previous ones.
Date:
March 31, 1908
Creator:
Schaefer, Herbert Clyde
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device
Patent for a rail fastening device that can be used on various materials and does not require the use of bolts or screws.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Bergen, James V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Circuit -Closing Device.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in electric circuit closing devices.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Newman, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distilling Device
Patent for a water distilling device which connects to a hot water boiler in a house.
Date:
March 15, 1910
Creator:
Nenninger, Oscar A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Stand.
Patent for a display stand for dresses in stores that allows them to drape in a natural manner. The display stand is made up of a rod that can be moved up and down through a opening in the store counter, which allows for easy use and storage of the stand.
Date:
March 26, 1907
Creator:
Glenn, William Holt
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History