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San Antonio Monthly Reports: December 1995
Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date:
January 16, 1996
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-936
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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Authority of Commissioners court of Bexar County to make payments to the industrial development Commission of Metropolitan of Bexar County.
Date:
August 16, 1971
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Steering Wheel.
Patent for a foldable steering wheel with the capability of swinging downwardly to an out of the way position to enable the driver to easily occupy or leave his seat.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Hanes, Dorris A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulating Device.
Patent for speed-regulating devices that gradually increase or decrease the speed of a driven member automatically. This invention is applicable to motion picture film devices to increase or decrease the speed of the reel.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pressure-Screw.
Patent for a pressure screw where the screw can freely rotate, and the shoe may pivot slightly. It is also designed for easy maintenance and lubrication of the bearing and to be cheap to manufacture, efficient and durable.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Menger, Edward W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair and Counter.
Patent for improvements in chairs and counters. This patent has to do with "mounting a chair with relation to a counter, table or the like, so that the chair can be slid to a position beneath the counter when not in use" (lines 9-13). This patent also has to do with moveable back and seat of the chair so that it can be folded when not in use.
Date:
November 16, 1920
Creator:
Wright, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cushion Tire.
Patent for improvement to the air-cushion tire in terms of resilience, and an improved structure.
Date:
March 16, 1920
Creator:
Williams, Harry S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Tire
Patent for Cushion Tires. Each tire will have multiple chambers within it, so if one is punctured the remainder of the tire will continue to function and not deflate.
Date:
March 16, 1920
Creator:
Williams, Henry S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Making Cylindrical Cotton Bales.
Patent for a machine for packaging and baling a cylindrical cotton bale of uniform density without injuring the cotton fibers.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Taft, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner
Patent for improvements in oil super heating burners used in locomotives and other large engines that require the creation of steam to propel them. The invention describes many improvements involving the fuel ejection and atomizing processes.
Date:
May 16, 1919
Creator:
Henry, Murray
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Direction-Signal.
Patent for an invention of a simple signal that allows drivers to indicate they are turning left or right to the vehicle behind them, illustrations included.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Vaca, Pedro
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Core-Operating Device
Patent for bale core operating device which improves the bale core quality around which the bale is formed, including illustrations.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Taft, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Block
Patent for improvements in building blocks, so they would be stronger, but lighter in weight, and cheaper to transport.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Boehm, Edward.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Joint
Patent for a flexible joint provides "an improved and simplified device that is simple, durable and reliable in construction and effective and efficient in operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Mooney, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Compressing Apparatus.
Patent for a new air compressing apparatus which employs two kinds of tanks called high pressure containers and low pressure containers charged by means of an air compressing engine.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Gebhardt, William Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Double Stroke Pumping Jack
Patent for a double-stroke pumping jack with two pistons in the same cylinder "to discharge a steady stream of water therefrom" (line 12-13). This invention allows the pipe cylinder and pistons to be easily removed for repairs or cleaning.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Winterborne, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adding-Machine
Patent for adding machine that has improvements such as a controllable disk to avoid over or under rotation and simpler means of adding and removing adding disks.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Sweet, William F. & Tideman, S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Cleaning Machine.
Patent for a dry cleaning machine that cleans using gasoline. The invention reduces the amount of gasoline used; keeps the gasoline clean while in use; provides easy placement and access of garments in the drum while in motion; improves the construction of the drum and its rubbing action on the garments; and supplies moisture to the machine to prevent the gasoline from igniting.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
White, Edward Young
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket or Washer
Patent for "a gasket or washer adapted to be used upon garden hose, steam pipes, air brake hose, automobile hose, fire hose" (lines 9-11).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Toepperwein, Ferdinand L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for pneumatic tire that is not susceptible to puncture, rim cut or blow out, including illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Luck, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for improvements on the piston sleeve valves of internal combustion engines which will supply power to the crank shaft. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Morris, Otho A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener.
Patent for a device to securely fasten a hat to the head of a person. The device is hidden from sight when worn, may easily be removed, and engages both the use of the hair and the shape of the head in it's operation.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Emma T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Escutcheon.
Patent for a lock escutcheon, which can be attached to the door on either side and which does not require carpentry expertise to install.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Magruder, Paul K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rafter-Marking Instrument.
Patent for a rafter marking instrument for quickly measuring common rafter cuts.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richter, John Ludwig
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History