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79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2549, Chapter 225
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to validation of certain acts taken by the Westchase District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1537, Chapter 238
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 929, Chapter 234
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spark-Conductors for Railroad-Trains.
Patent for improvement in spark-conductors for railroad trains by using a “horizontal flue in sections and use “other devices to engage and disengage the sections, where by to arrest and extinguish sparks and conduct the smoke, ashes, and cinders to the rear.” (Lines 16-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 27, 1869
Creator:
Wright, Reuben
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vapor-Burners.
Patent for, "an improved construction and arrangement of vapor-burner, by which the same is readily lighted, adjusted to a larger or smaller flame, or extinguished" (lines 13-17). Illustration included.
Date:
February 27, 1877
Creator:
Sawyer, Frederick A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cooking Cotton-Seed Meal.
Patent for an apparatus for cooking cotton-seed meal meant to get the maximum amount of oil for the meal used and puts moisture into dry meal and evaporates excess moisture in meal. Meal is continuously supplied through the machine and water-bath. The steam does not burn or harm the meal.
Date:
August 27, 1895
Creator:
Dabney, Benjamin & Yopp, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funnel Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved funnel attachment for pouring. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the supporting frame, a shaft journaled in the frame, a crank for rotating the shaft and carried by the frame, and a screw-conveyer carried by the shaft and having the smaller blades and the larger blade arranged above the [smaller] blades, and bearing against the funnel above the conducting tube thereof when the device is adjusted in the funnel" (lines 52-60).
Date:
July 27, 1886
Creator:
Charlton, James & Lynch, Hubbard Calhoon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Box
Patent for "improvements in journal boxes, the object of my improvement being to provide simple and effective means for applying the lubricant, retaining it always within reach of the wearing surfaces, and conveying it over all of the surface which is subject to frictional content" (lines 8-14).
Date:
December 27, 1892
Creator:
Sneddon, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press
Patent for a press that is related to "letter or book presses" and it has "a simple and comparatively inexpensive construction, and which shall at the same time be effective and strong and convenient for use" (p. 2).
Date:
August 27, 1889
Creator:
Kay, William V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refilling Bottle.
Patent for a non-refilling bottle that has a groove in its neck, a spring that fits in the groove, and a keeper that fits in the bottle opening and keeps the spring in place. The cork fits inside the keeper, thus sealing the bottle. A wire goes through the cork and the keeper, and is twisted together above the cork; when pulled, the bottle can be opened.
Date:
October 27, 1896
Creator:
Taylor, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-458A
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not an interest owned by the Federal Land Bank of Houston, in production of oil, is subject to the production tax provided for the Article 7057a, V.C.S. and the regulation pipe line tax provided for by Article 6032, V.C.S.
Date:
June 27, 1958
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Screen
Patent for a well screen that is durable.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer.
Patent for a well straining plug that fits inside of a pipe.
Date:
August 27, 1907
Creator:
McEvoy, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer
Patent for a well strainer with a plurality of little strainers over each intake pipe in a well.
Date:
July 27, 1909
Creator:
Brown, Arthur Melville & Hunter, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Machine
Patent for an ironing machine that has an adjustable ironing board.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Green, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Cement or Concrete Ties
Patent for a mold for cement or concrete railroad ties. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Percival, Herbert Elmer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for a spark plug that has a cooling method for keeping the porcelain section from cracking and a better way of keeping it clean.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Harpst, Fred E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holster
Patent for a holster. This invention is designed for attachment to a belt or clothing. Illustration included.
Date:
November 27, 1906
Creator:
Townsend, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill
Patent for a roller boring drill with a large load bearing area.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Surfacing Machine.
Patent for a new floor-surfacing machine that is "pivotally mounted upon supporting carriers and carrying an abrading roller which may be forced into contact with the floor to be smoothed, or withdrawn from said contact by operating the machine upon its pivoted support" (lines 11-18), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Warner, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. This is an invention designed for use in baling cotton. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Washington, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for improvements in the construction of well-screens in order to increase efficiency and prevent clogs using a "cheap and durable construction" (lines 11-12) that includes illustrations and a description.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon, E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track-Laying Machine
Patent for Tracking Laying machine.The combination of train of cars, sectional tramway, and extending along the sides of the car gives means for disconnecting the connection. The fore-mentioned applications improves tack laying machines.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Simpson, Charles, M. & Smith, Howard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.
Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History