Garment-Hanger. (open access)

Garment-Hanger.

Patent for a new garment hanger with supported arms that can be folded for storage, including illustrations.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Morton, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surf-Toboggan (open access)

Surf-Toboggan

Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Silvernail, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winch Attachment (open access)

Winch Attachment

Patent for an improved automobile winch attachment.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Bush, E. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shell. (open access)

Shell.

Patent for improvements to explosive projectile shells. Provides a shell adapted to contain gas and high explosives with constructed multi-layered shells with the intent to inflict as much damage as possible.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Aoughsten, Richard G. & Aoughsten, Otto L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dredge-Pump (open access)

Dredge-Pump

Patent for new and useful improvements to Dredge-Pumps. The pump is used to draw up sand and gravel from the bottom of a river.
Date: April 12, 1921
Creator: Stenberg, Anders Gustaf
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Withdrawals and Changes in Water Levels in the Houston District, Texas 1975-79 (open access)

Ground-Water Withdrawals and Changes in Water Levels in the Houston District, Texas 1975-79

Report on the published data on ground-water development in the Houston, Texas district.
Date: April 1984
Creator: Gabrysch, R. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice (open access)

Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice

Patent for sterilizing and packaging rice by subjecting it to heat for twenty minutes or more. After this, the rice is sorted in a shaker and put into packaging while maintaining the air temperature. This prohibits the rice kernels from cracking.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Davis, Waters Smith, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.

Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Attachment (open access)

Wagon Attachment

Patent for a footrest attachment to a child's wagon allowing the operator to push the wagon like a scooter.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Hammond, Jay D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Sweeping Compound (open access)

Floor-Sweeping Compound

Patent for an improved floor-sweeping compound which changes the traditional woody filler with a less flammable and more absorbent mineral wool filler.
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: Boddeker, James A. & Stratford, John E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop (open access)

Blind-Stop

Patent for a blind stop for windows and doors. Illustrations included.
Date: April 30, 1912
Creator: Labit, Girard E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wax-Press (open access)

Wax-Press

Patent for a wax press for pressing oil out of wax that does not have to be opened to test the wax or remove it for use.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Hansen, Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paddle-Wheel. (open access)

Paddle-Wheel.

Patent for improvements in paddle-wheels by transferring the combined power of the outer paddle-wheel and the inner drum to the shaft thus increased the driving power of the wheel. Illustration is included.
Date: April 15, 1902
Creator: Glardon, Henri
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Salve. (open access)

Process of Making Salve.

Patent for a process for making salve from sheep sorrel leaves and stems in a copper pot that produces a medical paste.
Date: April 2, 1912
Creator: Herald, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing for Piston-Rods. (open access)

Packing for Piston-Rods.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in packing for piston rods and the like, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Post (open access)

Fence Post

Patent for a fence post. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Percival, Herbert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Retort. (open access)

Electrical Retort.

Patent for a new and useful electrical retort.
Date: April 6, 1898
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel designed to resist weight pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Hayden, Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Grading And Ditching Machine. (open access)

Road-Grading And Ditching Machine.

Patent for a new and improved road grading and ditching machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Cornett, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Furnace. (open access)

Electric Furnace.

Patent for a new and useful electric furnace.
Date: April 19, 1898
Creator: Clark, George Greenleaf
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drying and Stretching Frame (open access)

Drying and Stretching Frame

Patent for a frame used to stretch and dry fabrics such as curtains. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Hargrave, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment. (open access)

Garment.

Patent for a garment, which prevents chafing of the legs while working in hot environments .
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Prendergast, Richard P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-50 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-50

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: Whether the County of Galveston may expend flood control funds derived from the collection of taxes under the provisions of Article 7048a, V. C. S., for the maintenance of seawalls constructed and financed under the provisions of Article 6830, V. C. S.
Date: April 6, 1967
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Type-Writing Machine. (open access)

Automatic Type-Writing Machine.

Patent for improvements to the type writer which allow for automatic, proper spacing between letters and words; will automatically return the carriage to the beginning of the page; and will automatically feed the inking ribbon so that the entire surface is used. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Templeton, Allison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History