Patent for a new and useful improvement in burners, including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for an automobile pump. This invention is designed for quick mounting and dismounting in order to lift an automobile to remove its tires. Illustrations included.

Patent for a device which locks blinds in place at the desired angle.

Patent for a new and improved bench hook. This design "consists in a bench-hook constructed with a plate carrying a sliding bar, to which is adjustably secured a hook. The sliding bar and hook are locked in place by a clamp and cam attached to the plate, and the plate and its attachments are locked to the bench-front by a stationary lug attached to the plate, and a moveable lug attached to a lever pivoted to the said plate and locked in place by a cam, so that the said hook can be readily adjusted upward, downward, forward, and backward" (lines 20-30).

Patent for a new and improved car-truck. This design "consists in providing the lateral guide-wheels with long axles which are inclined at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the ordinary truck-wheels, and in providing the bolsters of the truck with a central opening, and otherwise constructing the same with a view to attachment of such inclined axles" (lines 17-24).

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Liability of City of San Antonio and San Antonio Independent School District for State and county taxes on lands bought in by City at tax sale.

Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).

Patent for a new and useful roller-distributer of the sort used on a light and relatively inexpensive automobile of widely known construction.

A report on the comprehensive and continuing study initiated to develop from the existing street pattern a workable transportation system to serve the anticipated needs of the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

Report on on sediment transport modeling of reach scale geomorphic processes: "[The] study investigated the use of a modeling strategy to predict channel adjustment and floodplain accretion in the lower San Antonio River. The modeling strategy was employed in three subbranches with different channel characteristics to capture a range of possible geomorphic responses in the river and validated with empirical observations where possible. Using the modeling strategy, flow simulations of prescribed in-stream flows can provided initial insights into the response of the river" (p. 2).

The Transportation Improvement Program outlines a plan of federally assisted transportation projects that will be implemented over a three year period in the San Antonio - Bexar County area.

Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1990-1991 school year.

Budget adopted by the City Council for San Antonio, Texas describing revenue estimates, appropriations, and other financial information for the fiscal year 1976-77.

Patent for the creation of signals to be used in conjunction with automobiles during traffic.

Patent for a combined stool and table that can be folded and is portable for use in cars or at picnics; includes "knife, fork and spoon compartments" (line 25).

Patent for a device that is meant to thoroughly clean the inside and outside of glasses, mugs, and similar articles. The operator need not get their hands wet, and the brushes that clean the glasses are adjustable for different sized glasses.

Patent for a liquid hydrocarbon burner used to vaporize liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., kerosene, crude oil) for use in heating and cooking.

Patent for easy to clean water heater that is meant to deal with issues of hard water residue collecting on parts. Includes Illustrations.

Patent for an improvement on wagon-standards, to produce a durable, inexpensive, and simple wagon. When the wagon-body is removed, the wagon-standard can fold compactly. This allows the running-gear to carry timber or a platform for carrying other heavy materials.

Patent for a lock for toy banks. Illustrations included.

Patent for an improved transmitting-gear for windmills "which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and arranged to impart a long stroke to the pump-rod or other device to be actuated" (lines 11-14), including one illustration.

Patent for a way to mechanically fan oneself. The machine is "held in the hand and driven by pressure of the thumb applied intermittently to a vibrating lever" (lines 15-17).

Patent for a well pump. Illustrations included.

Patent for the improvement of the process of forming individual foot forms or replicas of a person's specific foot. This alleviates a person having to go through the painful process of breaking in new shoes. The foot forms can then either be kept by the individual or by the shoe dealer for making future foot wear.