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80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4047, Chapter 792
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Electra Hospital District.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Squier, William Ernest
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Under-Drilling Bit.
Patent for improvements in the design of under drilling bits in order to "reduce labor, time and expense of drilling" and "to permit the drilling of a more perfect hole" (lines 25-27), including illustrations and a description of the design.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
English, Harry White
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Aeroplane.
Patent for a new and improved toy airplane to be propelled by the feet and steered by the child seated inside, including illustrations. It "is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, while also being able to withstand considerable rough handling" (lines 26-28).
Date:
March 15, 1921
Creator:
Paul, Leon R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove.
Patent for a heating stove that will ensure the combustion of artificial or natural gas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Ziegler, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gripping Device for Well-Boring Apparatus
Patent for a gripping device for well-boring apparatus that allows the rotary gripping rings to be reversed and used as new when one side has been worn down completely including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Myers, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for a pipe-wrench that can "be adjusted to fit accurately pipes and rods from the smallest to the largest of those in more common use, that will grip each with almost any desired degree of force and yet will not materially mar or injure it, and that may also be used for ends not usually possible with pipe-wrenches" (lines 12-18).
Date:
October 15, 1895
Creator:
McCauley, John H. & Winfrey, Edgar M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History