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Fence-Stay.
Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Extracting Cotton-Seed Oil.
Patent for the process of extracting cotton-seed oil from cotton-seed meal with a hydrocarbon such as kerosene and making the hydrocarbon reusable in the process by producing a cotton-seed oil soap through adding caustic soda to the mixture of cotton seed meal and hydrocarbon.
Date:
May 14, 1907
Creator:
Bird, Maurice
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner
Patent for a "simple and relatively inexpensive burner" (line 9) for use in the kitchen with kerosene or other oil fuel.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Catron, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener.
Patent for an improved window sash fastener that will "enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Crandell, Frederick N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process Of Delinting Cotton-Seed.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in processes of delinting cotton seed, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 14, 1899
Creator:
Cunningham, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Synthetic Adhesive Gum.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in the production of synthetic adhesive gums, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 14, 1899
Creator:
Cunningham, Edward B. & Thele, Felix C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "for automatically coupling cars of various heights, and also to provide devices for uncoupling the cars without the necessity of going between them. [The] invention consists in a spring-pressed hook attached to or formed upon a rock-shaft extending to the top of the car, and provided with a hand-wheel, by which it may be turned. It also consists in the combination, with the hook, of a rod connected thereto and extending to the side of the car, for uncoupling the car from the ground" (lines 16-27).
Date:
June 7, 1887
Creator:
De May, Eugene A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in a shaft journaled at its lower end in the ordinary draw-bar and at its upper end in a bracket . . . and in the combination therewith of a brace . . . adapted to support the lower end of said shaft, a hook placed between the brace and the draw-bar, and a spring surrounding the shaft and arranged to hold the shaft and hook normally . . . It also further consists in . . . the hook, . . . a spring-actuated uncoupling-rod extending through a bracket . . . and a retaining-latch. . . adapted to hold the said rod in a retracted position" (lines 22-37).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
De May, Eugene A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a new automatic car coupling design for train cars, including illustrations.
Date:
December 20, 1887
Creator:
De May, Eugene A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes.
Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 19, 1878
Creator:
Eggleston, Walter H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food.
Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Eldridge, T. William.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Molasses from Sugar.
Patent for " invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Molasses from Sugar" (lines 5-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1892
Creator:
Ellis, Emmett A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: The City of Missouri City, Texas, 2011, Water and Wastewater Planning Study
Water plan for Missouri City, Texas describing current conditions and recommendations for using water and wastewater in the city.
Date:
January 2012
Creator:
Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Running-Gears for Wagons.
Patent for an improvement to running-gears for wagons, including "improved means for connecting the front axle and reach of a wagon or other vehicle" (lines 6-8) and illustrations.
Date:
July 15, 1879
Creator:
Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Wagons
Patent for a new and improved wagon coupling. The invention is related to "king-bolts and coupling devices that connect the forward axle of wagons, carriages, and other vehicles." (lines 8-9)
Date:
July 13, 1880
Creator:
Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1998
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1961
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1998
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alief Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1973
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History