Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for improvements in churns that are made with an actuating motor, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 18, 1917
Creator: Waller, Charles Floyd
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Spring-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Spring-Wheel

Patent for improvement in vehicle spring-wheels.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Harris, Walter A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Actuated Locking Device  for Automobiles (open access)

Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles

Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Wherry, Robert D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swivel Joint (open access)

Swivel Joint

This patent is for a swivel joint, used to connect a pipe to a coupling sleeve and allow for water-tight, axial pipe movement.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: O'Brien, Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Apparatus. (open access)

Signaling Apparatus.

Patent for new, durable improvements requiring minimal installation cost in the signaling apparatus on automobiles and other vehicles to notify traffic of an intended turn and its direction. These improvements involve a lamp being illuminated and raised and then lowered by the movement of the steering wheel. Said improvements also provide manual operation for emergencies.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Wyrill, Arthur O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface Geologic Reconnaissance of Keechi Dome, Anderson County, Texas (open access)

Surface Geologic Reconnaissance of Keechi Dome, Anderson County, Texas

Abstract: "A geologic reconnaissance map was prepared of the supradomal area of Keechi Dome, Texas, at a scale of 1:24,000. To do this, available data were compiled, and field checking and new mapping were done where access was permitted."
Date: January 1983
Creator: Brandwein, Sidney S. & White, Robert M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catamenial Applicance (open access)

Catamenial Applicance

Patent for a catamenial appliance that can be worn like an apron. In conjunction with a "napkin the device can prevent outer garments from stains during or prior to menstruation" (p. 1, lines 10-15)
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Myers, Jennie C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for a hay press "that simultaneously compressing material to form two bales within a single hopper." (lines 12-14)
Date: October 8, 1915
Creator: Fields, Moses M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Joint Rail. (open access)

Lock-Joint Rail.

Patent for a lockable joint for connecting segments of a railway track. The joint is resistant to breakages due to the passage of trains but allows for the replacement of worn track.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Swindler, Edgar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Fire-Box for Boilers (open access)

Improvement to Fire-Box for Boilers

Patent for the improvement of fire-boxes for broilers by reducing the draft and “causing a more complete mixture of the fuel and air and consequently a more thorough combustion of the fuel” (lines 13-16). Instructions and illustration included.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Shaw, Carl C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid - Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid - Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for invention of liquid dispensing especially kerosene and gasoline. For this the air for feeding pressure is manually supplied.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Hamilton, Coy. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener or Expander (open access)

Tire Tightener or Expander

Patent for a device aimed to provide a pair of plates, one disposed adjacent each severed end of a felly of a wheel, and provided with a right and left threaded member having threaded connections with said plates, so that they may be separated, for expanding the felly tight against the tire.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Lawrenson, Judge Peck & Hastings, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Can (open access)

Garbage-Can

Patent for a garbage receptacle, water proof in nature, to be used in outside places. A removable container allows for the prevention of tampering and a foot operated mechanism allows it to be efficient to utilize.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Jones, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cigarette Paper Receptacle (open access)

Sanitary Cigarette Paper Receptacle

Patent for a box with a cutting membrane that will cut off desired lenghts of cigarette paper for the user.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Jones, John A.; Rowe, Claude O. & Johnson, Clause E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire stretcher (open access)

Wire stretcher

This patent is to help provide an improved wire stretcher.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Riley, Samuel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Bearing. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel Bearing.

Patent for vehicle wheel bearing that provide an economical, safe, durable, reliable and light running spindle, for use in connection with automobiles and other fast running or weight carrying vehicles, including illustrations.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Douthit, Albert G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Irrigating Implement (open access)

Subsoil Irrigating Implement

Patent for a farming irrigation cart which places the water beneath the soil using a plow.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: La Rue, Joseph A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes

Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Source, July 2015 (open access)

Texas Water Source, July 2015

Newsletter of the Texas A&M Forest Service describing forestry and water related issues, programs, and resources for forest owners in Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, and Leon Counties, Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Texas A & M Forest Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas

Report on the groundwater conditions in the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Guyton, William F.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas

Report on groundwater resources and conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas including current and potential groundwater sources, water quality reports, well digging statistics, and geological reports on the area.
Date: August 1972
Creator: William F. Guyton & Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History