Bale-Forming Apparatus (open access)

Bale-Forming Apparatus

Patent for an automatic bale forming apparatus that can be set to make a certain size cotton bale and will stop when it reaches that size and send the finished bale out on a conveyer belt and begin the next one.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters (open access)

Barrel Swing for Store Counters

Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Gimbal, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit. (open access)

Bit.

Patent for a bridle bit that helps a handler to hold or guide an animal without harming its mouth. Illustration included.
Date: August 21, 1900
Creator: Castro, Alberto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-403 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-403

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 advertisement and competitive bidding on all purchases in required of Bexar County.
Date: May 21, 1969
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7539 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7539

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May the Commissioners' Court of Bexar County establish a county law library under the provisions of Articles 1697-1702, inclusive, without taking into account the provisions of Article 1702a-1? And related questions.
Date: December 21, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bandage (open access)

Bandage

Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Lupton, Minnie May
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch. (open access)

Automatic Railway-Switch.

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Automatic Railway-Switches, "particularly to automatic railway switches for use in street railways or steam railways" (lines 13-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Eisenberg, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels. (open access)

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Grimm, Max F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Achieve World Class Excellence In Medical Services (open access)

Achieve World Class Excellence In Medical Services

Report outlining the plans for San Antonio to position itself as an international bioscience center. Includes plans to support the emergence of first-rank clinical centers, long-term recovery-recuperation facilities, and continued expansion of current bioscience facilities.
Date: June 21, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
FY 2000-2003 Transportation Improvement Program: San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Area (open access)

FY 2000-2003 Transportation Improvement Program: San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Area

Report from the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization outlining projects funded by the federal and state governments for fiscal years 2000-2003 that would affect San Antonio and the immediate region. It includes background on transportation in San Antonio, various issues, and a breakdown of the projects and funding.
Date: June 21, 1999
Creator: San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box Car Door Fastener (open access)

Box Car Door Fastener

Patent for a box door fastener used for railway box car doors. For use in sliding door style entrances, and does not require the alteration of doors once installed. Doors may also be fastened in place while also allowing to be in a slightly open position for ventilation of the interior.
Date: January 21, 1921
Creator: Wood, James Gillam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2014

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

University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2015

Proposed budget for University of Texas at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2015.
Date: August 21, 2014
Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2014

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2014.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2015 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2015

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 21, 2014
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire. (open access)

Vehicle-Tire.

Patent for "tires such as are used for automobiles and other like vehicles in which it is desirable to absorb the shocks incident to rapid travel over road by means of an inherent resiliency in the tire" (lines 12-16) including illustration.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Pepple, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a tire with strong durability and efficient manufacturing.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal. (open access)

Traffic-Signal.

Patent for a traffic signal apparatus for installation in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Valdes, Salvador M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for catching rats. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Clark, William Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Folding Machine. (open access)

Paper-Folding Machine.

Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Causey, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing Compound for Eggs, &c. (open access)

Packing Compound for Eggs, &c.

Patent for a food packing compound made out of clay, chalk, and lime.
Date: January 21, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inside Pipe-Clamp (open access)

Inside Pipe-Clamp

Patent for an inside pipe-clamp.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Masterson, Bernard W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger. (open access)

Door-Hanger.

Patent for a new and useful door hanger. This invention is to "provide a simple and inexpensive device so constructed as to avoid dismounting and at the same time enable a door, window, or an equivalent device to be operated with the minimum friction" (line 9-13).
Date: December 21, 1897
Creator: Masterson, Bernard W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus. (open access)

Hoisting Apparatus.

Patent for a hoisting apparatus for use in cranes.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Fischer, Fritz, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History