Sheet-Placing Machine. (open access)

Sheet-Placing Machine.

Patent for improvements in sheet-placing machines for pushing and pulling devices to their correct orientation of oil tanks (lines 10-13) roof construction without the possibility of injury to mechanics.
Date: March 13, 1923
Creator: Brock, Verita Belle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clod-Crusher (open access)

Clod-Crusher

This patent is for a clod crusher. The purpose of this patent is to make clod crushing more effective and efficient through the action of the cutting members and not by the weight of apparatus alone.
Date: April 9, 1918
Creator: Weems, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Header and Loader (open access)

Grain Header and Loader

Patent for grain header and loader with improved structure and adjustable height, designed to be fitted onto and powered by a moving wagon for the efficient harvesting of crops, including illustrations.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Sullins, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins (open access)

Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins

Patent for mote boards for cotton gins that throw off bolls, leaf, trash, dust, along with other foreign material
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Wooldridge, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Planting Attachment. (open access)

Peanut-Planting Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to a seed planter for the purpose of planting peanuts. The device allows for efficient and inexpensive peanut planting by simply connecting to existing equipment.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Wright, Melvin T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Planter (open access)

Peanut-Planter

Patent for an improved peanut planting machine with illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Harnsberger, Joseph Adam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument. (open access)

Dental Instrument.

Patent for an improved dental instrument with a pointer and plunger combination to precisely locate the opening of the root canal and fill it effectively. The simple construction with few parts efficiently produces a compact tool with low production costs.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Payne, David H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 2 (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 2

The second volume of a two part report on the Creataceous aquifers in Texas. This volume contains information on water wells, water levels, and chemical analyses.
Date: July 1982
Creator: Nordstrom, Philip L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas (open access)

Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas

This Report presents quantitative and qualitative information concerning ground water of Texas, from observations in wells of 20 county areas in Northeast Texas by Texas Water Development Board and U.S Geological Survey.
Date: February 1976
Creator: Taylor, Howard D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Occurrence, Availability and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 1

Report on the quality and availability of ground water in the cretaceous aquifers of north-central Texas. Includes maps, hydrographs, rainfall data, pumpage, and more.
Date: April 1982
Creator: Nordstrom, Phillip L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4642, Chapter 932 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4642, Chapter 932

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Rolling V Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Wise County.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing a fee.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4325, Chapter 638 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4325, Chapter 638

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Wise County Municipal Utility District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Outlet-Valve for Tanks. (open access)

Antifreezing Outlet-Valve for Tanks.

Patent for a new and improved "valve-operating mechanism which cannot be rendered inoperative by ice forming in the tank, and also whereby the valve itself cannot become frozen" (lines 26-30) including illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Whipp, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Kiln. (open access)

Brick-Kiln.

Patent for an improvement for continuous and semi-continuous kilns, to decrease resulting moisture "without materially lessening their fuel economy" (page 1, lines 50-51), including illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Montrief, James V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keyless Padlock (open access)

Keyless Padlock

Patent for combination padlock.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Moses, Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drive for Motor-Vehicles (open access)

Drive for Motor-Vehicles

Patent for the drives of motor vehicles, which provides the means to the front wheels can be driven by a motor without the interfering with the action of the steering wheel.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Woods, Arthur M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
End-Gate Fastener (open access)

End-Gate Fastener

Patent for improvements in wagons' and similar vehicles' end gate fasteners, of which provide a firm lock and are readily and quickly disengaged as needed, with illustration.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Harvey, Thomas David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Valve for Steam-Engines or the Like (open access)

Sliding Valve for Steam-Engines or the Like

Patent for a sliding valve for steam-engines or the like that is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use" (lines 21-24) including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Williamson, Jason & Williamson, Elmer
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras (open access)

Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras

Patent for an improved roll-film plate that lets different parts of the film be exposed in the focal plane.
Date: December 8, 1913
Creator: Whatley, Riley V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Bending Machine. (open access)

Pipe-Bending Machine.

Patent for a machine used to bend or shape metal pipes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins. (open access)

Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins.

Patent for an invention that improves mote boards for cotton gins by causing the "impurities and dust thrown off by the centrifugal action of the brush to be conducted away by a dust passage" (lines 19-22).
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Wooldridge, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe System for Discharging Waste Water from Refrigerator-Cars. (open access)

Pipe System for Discharging Waste Water from Refrigerator-Cars.

Patent for a pressurized pipe system designed to discharge waste water from melted ice used to reduce car temperature including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Applewhite, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History