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Achieve World Class Excellence In Medical Services
Report outlining the plans for San Antonio to position itself as an international bioscience center. Includes plans to support the emergence of first-rank clinical centers, long-term recovery-recuperation facilities, and continued expansion of current bioscience facilities.
Date:
June 21, 1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Automatic Railway-Switches, "particularly to automatic railway switches for use in street railways or steam railways" (lines 13-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Eisenberg, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Apparatus
Patent for an automatic bale forming apparatus that can be set to make a certain size cotton bale and will stop when it reaches that size and send the finished bale out on a conveyer belt and begin the next one.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandage
Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Lupton, Minnie May
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters
Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date:
December 21, 1909
Creator:
Gimbal, Charles C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit.
Patent for a bridle bit that helps a handler to hold or guide an animal without harming its mouth. Illustration included.
Date:
August 21, 1900
Creator:
Castro, Alberto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Car Door Fastener
Patent for a box door fastener used for railway box car doors. For use in sliding door style entrances, and does not require the alteration of doors once installed. Doors may also be fastened in place while also allowing to be in a slightly open position for ventilation of the interior.
Date:
January 21, 1921
Creator:
Wood, James Gillam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confection Dipping Machine
Patent for a confection dipping machine. "This inventions relates to machines for coating bonbons, drop-cores, caramels, nuts, and the like with a superficial coating of confection material" (line 8-11_ illustrations included.
Date:
July 21, 1903
Creator:
Jenner, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detector for Wireless Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for wireless signaling apparatus which provides a detector which shall be universal in its application, by means of which any of the well known minerals or materials may be employed and removably held in proper position.
Date:
November 21, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Construction
Patent for "a new and Improved Differential Construction" (lines 5-6). "The object of the present invention is to provide a differential particularly suitable for motor vehicles... whereby the spinning of the wheels... is effectually prevented while the relative movement thereof necessary in passing around curves is freely allowed" (lines 22-31).
Date:
May 21, 1919
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar U. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger.
Patent for a new and useful door hanger. This invention is to "provide a simple and inexpensive device so constructed as to avoid dismounting and at the same time enable a door, window, or an equivalent device to be operated with the minimum friction" (line 9-13).
Date:
December 21, 1897
Creator:
Masterson, Bernard W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
FY 2000-2003 Transportation Improvement Program: San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Area
Report from the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization outlining projects funded by the federal and state governments for fiscal years 2000-2003 that would affect San Antonio and the immediate region. It includes background on transportation in San Antonio, various issues, and a breakdown of the projects and funding.
Date:
June 21, 1999
Creator:
San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Groove-Rail Cleaner.
Patent for a grooved rail cleaner, which can get the dirt out of small grooves.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Frick, Claus Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus.
Patent for a hoisting apparatus for use in cranes.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Fischer, Fritz, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Check.
Patent for an automatic that prevents horses from starting off when left unattended. It detects when the vehicle begins moving and pulls back on the reins.
Date:
July 21, 1896
Creator:
Lee, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Bateman, Talbot O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inside Pipe-Clamp
Patent for an inside pipe-clamp.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Masterson, Bernard W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.
Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Grimm, Max F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for hydro-carbon burner that has new and improved construction. It is a burner that is simple, durable, and compact in its construction, and it is also efficient and economical to use.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Strow, L. B. & McMillan, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Operating Mechanism for Flushing Devices
Patent for an operating mechanism for flushing toilets automatically.
Date:
January 21, 1913
Creator:
Kreter, Otto & Kreter, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Compound for Eggs, &c.
Patent for a food packing compound made out of clay, chalk, and lime.
Date:
January 21, 1902
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Folding Machine.
Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Causey, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Setting Plants
Patent for setting plants. This invention is and improvement of a machine that sets young plants as an efficient method to promote rapid and uniform growth. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Sinclair, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Structural Unit.
Patent for a structural unit for use in construction. It repurposes crushed metal containers to create a core covered by an outer shell made of cement or similar material.
Date:
June 21, 1921
Creator:
Lambert, John Raymond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History