Bed. (open access)

Bed.

Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Hellweg, Rudolph F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coating Apparatus and Mathod. (open access)

Coating Apparatus and Mathod.

Patent for a new apparatus into which long objects such as pipes can be placed, dipped into coating material, and spun so that objects are coated evenly.
Date: August 24, 1920
Creator: Watrous, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator. (open access)

Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator.

Patent for improvements in speed, cheapness, and more efficiency in continuous-vacuum dehydration and filtering for the purpose of extracting valuable ores with water including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Biesel, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores (open access)

Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores

Patent for improvements in apparatus for separating or concentrating ores through a flotation method.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Cole, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Working Device. (open access)

Metal-Working Device.

Patent for a hand-operated device that bends and shears metal at any desired angle and length.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Bussel, H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for improving headlights for automobiles and other vehicles. Improvements include simpler, yet effective, connectivity between the head lamps and the steering mechanism.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Davis, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Plant for Storing and Averaging Materials. (open access)

Method and Plant for Storing and Averaging Materials.

Patent for improved storing and retrieval of mining materials through the use of new mechanisms, procedures, and building structures.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Cole, David & Bergman, Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trailer. (open access)

Trailer.

Patent for improved construction and arrangement of trailers. This improvement will allow an easy turning movement where a number of trailers are connected while admitting of strain between the various trailers when they are turning a corner or going around a curve.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Watkins, Leigh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extracting Metals from Ores (open access)

Extracting Metals from Ores

Patent for the extraction of metals from ores by developing an improvement to the cynid process.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Biesel, C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film for Cameras. (open access)

Film for Cameras.

Patent for photographic film that contains alternating sensitized and non-sensitized sections for the purpose of creating an initial exposure view as a guide to use when taking a subsequent actual photograph.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Sartorius, Oton; Gándara, José F. & Colonna, Benito
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator (open access)

Temperature-Regulator

Patent for a temperature-regulator that regulates the temperature of fluids (either in liquid, gas, or air) passing through. It is important when regulating the temperature of hydro-carbon fuels in either an internal combustion engine or a furnace.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener (open access)

Slime-Pulp Thickener

Patent for a device for thickening slime or pulp in the treating of ores wet milling. The device controls the disbursement of slim pulp in the thickener, producing a better solid to liquid ratios.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallurgical Process (open access)

Metallurgical Process

Patent for improvements to metallurgical process that involves "seperating metals from their ores" (lines 13-14) under the right conditions and seeks to lower the costs of the process.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Dawson, Oliver B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Derrick. (open access)

Derrick.

Patent for improvements to derricks, specifically those used on the decks of ships and other vessels, to prevent the structure from becoming entangled with fall ropes or cables during operation.
Date: August 19, 1919
Creator: Scanlan, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Hydrologic Information in the El Paso, Texas, Area, With Emphasis on Ground-Water Studies, 1903-80 (open access)

Summary of Hydrologic Information in the El Paso, Texas, Area, With Emphasis on Ground-Water Studies, 1903-80

This report summarizes the development of the water resources of the El Paso area, centering on the use of ground water for municipal, military, and industrial supply within the city of El Paso-Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Ciudad Juarez metropolitan complex.
Date: August 1987
Creator: White, Donald Edward, 1914-2002
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park [Rack Card] (open access)

Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park [Rack Card]

Card advertising Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas El Paso Operating Budget: 2017 (open access)

University of Texas El Paso Operating Budget: 2017

Proposed budget for University of Texas at El Paso outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Elevator and Conveyer. (open access)

Belt Elevator and Conveyer.

Patent for bucket conveyers to maximize the frictional engagement between the transverse curvature of the inner surface of the belt and the periphery of the pulley.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Marston, Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink Feeder for Pens. (open access)

Ink Feeder for Pens.

Patent for a wire attachment to be added to the hollow of a writing pen. This attachment would enable more ink to be drawn into the interior of the pen, therefore allowing more words to be written from a single dip into an ink well.
Date: August 3, 1915
Creator: Hine, Frank B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels. (open access)

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a new and improved locking device for steering wheels that secures the front axle of an automobile at an angle to prevent unauthorized movement beyond a small circle or curve, including illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Coleman, Oscar F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine (open access)

Type Writing Machine

Patent for type-writing machine used to center heading on a document in typewriting machines. With the success of the invention, the carriage-spacing key is depressed once for each letter in the word being centered.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Barker, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for a table that is resistant and adaptable to sudden movements and maintains its tabletop balance, meant for use on ships.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Davila, Luis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Box. (open access)

Packing-Box.

Patent for packing-boxes to improve and simplify devices such as plunger pumps, piston rods, and valve stems.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Snell, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
String-Fastener. (open access)

String-Fastener.

Patent for string fastener of a simple construction to fasten a string after it has been arranged around a box, including illustrations.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Hine, Frank B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History