Car-Truck. (open access)

Car-Truck.

Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue (open access)

Billiard Cue

Patent for an improved billiard cue with a tip that can be quickly and easily removed and replaced by another and that will be adapted to hold a quantity of powdered chalk for use when needed.
Date: August 30, 1898
Creator: Farrand, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks.

Patent for improvements in mechanism for “applying oil to curves and switches of street railway tracks” (lines 6-7) by using an “oil-tank [that] is arranged in the upper position of the hood or shield over the car-wheel. The valve is in the bottom of the oil-space and may be controlled by a lever arranged to turn or lift in the valve, and under the valve is arranged the oiling-wheel, which runs lightly on the track or face of the car-wheel and applied the oil." (Page 2, lines 69-76) Includes illustration.
Date: August 4, 1891
Creator: Ennis, Thomas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate for Shipping Bananas. (open access)

Crate for Shipping Bananas.

Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Andrews, Otis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cigar-Clipper and Match-Box. (open access)

Combined Cigar-Clipper and Match-Box.

Patent for a combined cigar-clipper and match-box "in which the matches will be delivered with a regular feed, so that it will be highly inconvenient for persons to carry away more than one or two matches" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 18, 1896
Creator: Campo, Ysidro Del
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Elevator and Conveyer. (open access)

Belt Elevator and Conveyer.

Patent for bucket conveyers to maximize the frictional engagement between the transverse curvature of the inner surface of the belt and the periphery of the pulley.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Marston, Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device. (open access)

Advertising Device.

Patent for an advertising machine that is motor-operated and will display a succession of slides that can be shown during the day or at night. It includes a light to help show slides to the public, a shutter that automatically and intermittently displays slides, a lens for projecting slides on a distant screen, and a master slide to be shown with each slide. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Bernard, Oscar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp for Molds. (open access)

Clamp for Molds.

Patent for improved clamp, which releases quickly when facilitating mold removal.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Watson, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park [Rack Card] (open access)

Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park [Rack Card]

Card advertising Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design and application of accessible land-use modeling tools for Texas regions (open access)

Design and application of accessible land-use modeling tools for Texas regions

"This report consists of two parts. The first summarizes key details of the Suitability Analysis (SA) model, while the second illustrates the implementation details of the Gravity Land-Use Model (G-LUM). Both modeling approaches have been applied to the Austin region of Texas, but for different case study examples."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Kockelman, Kara; Anjomani, Ardeshir; Paul, Binny M.; Nostikasai, Dian; Tayyebi, Ali & Kharel, Gehandra
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed. (open access)

Bed.

Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Hellweg, Rudolph F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coating Apparatus and Mathod. (open access)

Coating Apparatus and Mathod.

Patent for a new apparatus into which long objects such as pipes can be placed, dipped into coating material, and spun so that objects are coated evenly.
Date: August 24, 1920
Creator: Watrous, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator. (open access)

Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator.

Patent for improvements in speed, cheapness, and more efficiency in continuous-vacuum dehydration and filtering for the purpose of extracting valuable ores with water including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Biesel, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores (open access)

Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores

Patent for improvements in apparatus for separating or concentrating ores through a flotation method.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Cole, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Hydrologic Information in the El Paso, Texas, Area, With Emphasis on Ground-Water Studies, 1903-80 (open access)

Summary of Hydrologic Information in the El Paso, Texas, Area, With Emphasis on Ground-Water Studies, 1903-80

This report summarizes the development of the water resources of the El Paso area, centering on the use of ground water for municipal, military, and industrial supply within the city of El Paso-Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Ciudad Juarez metropolitan complex.
Date: August 1987
Creator: White, Donald Edward, 1914-2002
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Working Device. (open access)

Metal-Working Device.

Patent for a hand-operated device that bends and shears metal at any desired angle and length.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Bussel, H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for improving headlights for automobiles and other vehicles. Improvements include simpler, yet effective, connectivity between the head lamps and the steering mechanism.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Davis, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2012

This document contains the appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas at El Paso for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2013 (open access)

University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2013

This document provides information about the appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas at El Paso for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013.
Date: August 23, 2012
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2014

Proposed budget for University of Texas at El Paso outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2015 (open access)

University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2015

Operating budget for the University of Texas at El Paso for fiscal year ending August 31, 2014.Includes budget summary, funds, operating expenses, and alphabetical index by department.
Date: August 21, 2014
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas at El Paso outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas El Paso Operating Budget: 2017 (open access)

University of Texas El Paso Operating Budget: 2017

Proposed budget for University of Texas at El Paso outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of Ground Water in the El Paso District, Texas, 1963-1970 (open access)

Development of Ground Water in the El Paso District, Texas, 1963-1970

Report on groundwater development and use in the El Paso District of Texas for 1963-1970.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Meyer, Walter R. & Gordon, John D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History