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Auto Steering-Lock
Patent for a lock designed to attach to the spokes of a steering wheel with the intention of guarding it from "unauthorized persons" (line 20), including illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1920
Creator:
Cosby, Luther F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.
Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Martha R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap
Patent for an ant trap designed as a ring-shaped trough and which allows for the drainage of rainwater through a pipe fitted with a porous plug. Both walls of the trough are capped with inward and downward curved flanges.
Date:
August 1, 1922
Creator:
Scrivner, Jefferson Davis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Citrus Fruit Law
This report discusses the Citrus Fruit Law and the prohibition sale of unripe or unwholesome citrus fruit.
Date:
1929-01-01/1929-01-31
Creator:
Del Curto, J. M. & Powell, J. C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Full Text of the Game, Fish, and Oyster Laws of Texas, September 1929
Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 133.
Date:
September 1, 1929
Creator:
Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Turntable
Patent for “a turn table of simple and durable structure adapted to be placed in the floor of a small garage or at other points, and which will automatically operate when an automobile is run upon the same to effect the complete turning of the automobile machine in order that the machine may enter the garage while traveling a forward direction and leave the garage in a similar manner” (lines 17-25). Includes illustrations.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Sanders, Edwin J. & Morrison, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic-Cut-Off
Patent for an automatic cut-off part for a steam inlet pipe.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
La Bauve, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Sack.
Patent for improvements to Cotton-Picker's Sacks "to permit the bag or sack to be opened longitudinally to permit quick and convenient emptying of the contents thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
White, Benjoman Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for improvements in burners to allow them to use liquid fuel such as oil.
Date:
June 1, 1920
Creator:
Placette, Joeseph G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kettle-Furnace.
Patent for a kettle furnace of simple construction; a kettle furnace comprising a sheet metal member having bolt openings disposed in pairs near the vertical edge.
Date:
June 1, 1920
Creator:
Sanders, Oscar Perdue
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Car and Locomotive Replacing Frogs
Patent for improving railway car frog replacement and holding. The improvements include greater strength and durability and low cost manufacture.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Keith, Darwin E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chiropractic Table
Patent for use by chiropractors in their manipulations of the human body, and has for its object the provision of a table or attachment to a table including simultaneously movable head and abdomen supports. The invention has been designed which embodies a head rest, chest support, and abdomen support all mounted upon a single hinged member which will automatically adjust itself to the patient laying upon the table, spring means being provided for opposing the movement.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Lege, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gueydan, a New Middle Trtiary Formation From the Southwestern Coastal Plain of Texas
"The object of the present paper is to describe the general lithology and petrography of the Gueydan formation" (p. 7).
Date:
December 1, 1926
Creator:
Bailey, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
This bulletin is presented for the primary purpose of aiding the citrus industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and by a statement of authentic facts to appraise the public of the magnitude and possibilities of this rapidly developing industry.
Date:
1925-01-01/1925-02-28
Creator:
Del Curto, J. M.; Halstead, E. W. & Halstead, Hal F.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Full Text of the Game, Fish, and Oyster Laws of Texas, September 1927
Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 121.
Date:
September 1, 1927
Creator:
Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lists of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed To Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations
This bulletin has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, florists and all other people interested in the development of the many phases of horticulture.
Date:
1924-08-01/1924-08-31
Creator:
Scholl, G. J.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
This bulletin is presented for the primary purpose of aiding the citrus industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and by a statement of authentic facts to apprise the public of the magnitude and possibilities of this rapidly developing industry.
Date:
1923-03-01/1923-04-30
Creator:
Del Cutro, J. M.; Halstead, E. W. & Halstead, H. F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
List of State Registered Cotton Seed Breeders and State Certified Cotton Seed Growers
Agriculture bulletin discussing the registration and certified laws for cotton seeds.
Date:
1928-10-01/1928-10-30
Creator:
Humbert, E. P.; McDonald, R. E.; Farris, W. D. & Del Curto, J. M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Boll Weevil: A Review of the Methods of Control
In presenting this bulletin to the public it is the desire of the Department of Agriculture to furnish cotton growers of the state such information as to the best methods of fighting the boll weevil, as scientific investigation have discovered.
Date:
1923-01-01/1923-02-28
Creator:
McDonald, R. E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Cotton Seed Registration and Certification Act; Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Its Enforcement.
One of the fundamental requirements for requirements for registered or certified cotton seed is that they possess a pedigree of merit which has been passed upon by the State Board of Plant Breeder Examiners.
Date:
1927-04-01/1927-04-30
Creator:
Humbert, E. P.; McDonald, R. E. & Farris, W. D.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ship-Protector.
Patent for a ship protector that uses a system of mats that can be individually lowered to temporarily repair a hole blown in the hull by a torpedo or floating mine, thereby keeping the ship from sinking until it can reach port. The mats can also be used to prevent floating mines from contacting the hull. Designed to be easily applied without requiring any material changes in the ship's construction.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Geroianne, Francesco
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a planter, in particular, a planter in which the hopper is provided with an agitator in the bottom, which will prevent the seed from clogging the feed opening and this produce a continuous and positive flow of seed.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Catlett, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Boot.
Patent for a horse boot that covers and protects the hoof and pastern joint of a horse. It also protects the fetlock joint and practically the entire foreleg below the knee. This device allows for the horse to move without being hindered in any way, or without causing chafing. Both protecting the horse and providing additional comfort and safety.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
McKenzie, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Gearing and Lock
Patent for a window sash mechanism that allows the upper and lower portions of a window to be adjusted and locked independently of each other.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Peaden, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History