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Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-39
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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Harris County may participate in the design and construction of a toll bridge from Galveston Island to Point Bolivar.
Date:
March 13, 2003
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-247
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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether responsibility for the Harris County Child Support Division may be transferred from the Juvenile Board to the Domestic Relations Office
Date:
December 13, 1984
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Bearings
Patent for the process of making bearings, for improvement of bearings and the process of bearing formation on the interior of rotary members (or rotary cutters used on earth boring drills).
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Cleaner.
Patent for a valve cleaner to remove carbon from the internal combustion motors in automobiles. It can be used without removing the valve or motor.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Henderson, Daniel D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal for Vehicles.
Patent for a signal designed to be carried on the rear end of a motor vehicle for the purpose of indicating whether the vehicle intends to turn to the right or to the left, operated by the driver in advance.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Mckesky, Walter W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in pneumatic tire that gives a novel means to repairing a worn casing, a blow out, or a rim cut.
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Church, Shelby L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in a power transmitting mechanism that is "designed for the purpose of connecting a driving or power shaft with a driven shaft, whereby the driven shaft is continuously rotated from the driving shaft." (lines 11-14)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Robert W. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinder.
Patent for "a tool adapted to rotate valves of an internal combustion engine for grinding the same on their seats." (lines 9-11) It is adapted to connect to the cylinder "of the engine in such a manner as to permit accurate and quick operation of the valve for grinding it, and whereby the handle of the tool may be set at a convenient angle for manipulation, and may be lengthened or shortened according to requirements." (lines 15-21)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Ralston, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Carden, David A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testing Device.
Patent for a testing device that can be used to test the condition of the pistons in an internal combustion motor. The device can also be used as an "air pump, or grease or oil gun." (lines 30-31).
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Harpst, Frederick E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Packer.
Patent for an improved well drilling device called a "packer", in which this version has a reduced likelihood of the seals between separate parts being damaged and needing replacement.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.
Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Shires, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display and Vending Device.
Patent for a new improvement to display and vending devices to display products for purchase without a clerk. The device is automated so that it delivers the product directly to the consumer without the need for the consumer to move or change positions. The device cuts costs due to the dismissal of clerks.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Carlton N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin
Patent for a gin that will strip fiber from the seed, "motes", and other "foreign bodies" (lines 27-28) without damaging the fiber.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Tischer, Edward R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston.
Patent for improvements in pistons (also called follower heads) for pump cylinders that are more designed for oil wells. The principal object of this invention is to provide a means for renewing parts of the head to restore the same to its original diameter after it has become worn and loose.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Miller, William James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Piston
Patent for an "Improvement in Pump-Pistons" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill
Patent for improved rotary boring-drill with more efficiently mounted rollers.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crib.
Patent for a folding crib which folds compactly for easy storage while keeping the mattress and covers in place, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Vidrine, Homer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock
Patent for a window sash lock which allows window sashes to "be adjusted to any desired position in the window-frame and locked in the said position" (lines 12-14) as well as to "be readily released from its locked position when it is desired to adjust the window sash" (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Keller, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Shoe.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Casing-Shoes whose object is to "clamp around the tread of a tire casing for the purpose of reinforcing weak places in the casing, for repairing 'blow-outs' and for the purpose of preventing the 'skidding' of the vehicle" (lines 13-17), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Tuttle, Frank & Hall, Lewis T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Vending Machine
Patent for machine that dispenses liquid drinks, and has a mechanism that can recieve a coin as payment for the drink.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
Ogden, Carlton N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shower Bath Attachment
Patent for attachment for shower and bath.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gage-Cock.
Patent for gage cock used in combination with the boiler of an engine to determine amount of water in engine.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Lang, Victor A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History