Composite Roofing (open access)

Composite Roofing

Patent for a composite roofing, designed to be durable and resistant to extreme temperatures. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Hennion, Amzi G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle (open access)

Bottle

Patent for a glass bottle designed to "prevent the refilling of a bottle when the original contents have been poured therefrom" (lines 10-12).
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Tull, Francis S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door. (open access)

Car Door.

Patent for a new and improved door for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the car having the door-opening with its upper and lower edges parallel and inclined upward and inward, and the bolt-keeper secured to the sill of the car, of the door having correspondingly-inclined upper and lower edges, the guide-staple and fulcrum-bracket secured to the door at proper points, the operating-lever pivoted to said bracket, the link-rods and bolt, the [other] link-rod pivoted at its lower end to the operating-lever" (lines 4-14).
Date: May 28, 1889
Creator: Charlton, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Refrigerators and the Like (open access)

Closure for Refrigerators and the Like

Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2200, Chapter 133 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2200, Chapter 133

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.
Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2449, Chapter 277 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2449, Chapter 277

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 568; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: May 28, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Paper-Rolls. (open access)

Protector for Paper-Rolls.

Patent for adjustable paper roll protector that prevents rolls of paper (such as what is used for newspaper printing) from becoming damaged during shipping and/or handling to prevent waste. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Staley, William O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "relates to double-mold-board plows, such as lister or middle-breaking plows. Its principle features are the depressed center bar, the removable point upon the center bar, and the removable shares" (lines 8-12).
Date: May 28, 1889
Creator: Tebbetts, Lewis B.; Pope, Charles H. & Stewart, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump that can be "cleansed of sand and other foreign matter" which may cause an obstruction or interference "with the operation of the pump valve" (lines 13-15).
Date: May 28, 1920
Creator: Johnson, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner which burns more efficiently and is easier to clean, including illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Spence, Garfield A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Connection. (open access)

Pipe Connection.

Patent for the use and improvement of pipe connections.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Breaker, Lewis F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History