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Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a plowshare, of cutting-knives secured to the rear end thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom in an upward direction, and a bar connecting the mold-board and landside and arranged below the cutting knives" (lines 68-73).
Date:
June 23, 1885
Creator:
Adair, Richard Harding
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils
Patent for a process for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils that converts these fluids into more buoyant products with lower specific gravities and boiling points. This process seeks to meet demand for engine fuels, gasoline, and oils, and augment the diminishing supply of these natural products.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Flour and Meal Bin and Sifter.
Patent for a combined flour and meal bin sifter meant for the kitchen. The amount of flour or meal put into the machine does not matter, and the sifter may be removed when desired. The sifted material is directed into a container, and the end of the chute can be closed when not in use.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Alexander, Charles P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer
Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. This invention is designed for the retrieval and delivery of mailbags by passing trains. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Anderson, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine.
Patent for a sack laborers drag around the fields with them to store cotton in. It has a shoulder-strap that fits around the sack's mouth. There are two wheels, and a platform is attached to the axle. The sack is strapped to the platform.
Date:
November 3, 1896
Creator:
Armstrong, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in railroad-ties.
Date:
May 17, 1898
Creator:
Armstrong, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thread-Cabinet.
Patent "...relates to cabinets for spooladapted to contain spools of thread of different sizes and from which the spools may be easily extracted one at a time" (lines 7-11) including illustrations and descriptions.
Date:
January 12, 1897
Creator:
Armstrong, John, S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Place Blower.
Patent for a new and improved fire-place blower. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the jambs of a fireplace, of a frame consisting of front-pieces detachably fastened to the jambs, back pieces fastened to the respective front pieces and formed with steps, and a top board connecting the sides of the frame, together with sections resting on the steps and forming a fire-screen and blower" (lines 10-17).
Date:
December 14, 1886
Creator:
Baker, Henry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror-Holder
Patent for a mirror holder containing a bracket that allows for easy fixing to various items of furniture.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Barnard, Elmer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap.
Patent for a cheap and simple electric fly trap that operates automatically, including illustrations.
Date:
November 2, 1915
Creator:
Bass, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap.
Patent for improvement to fly traps. The improved fly trap electrocutes flies and other flying insects as they enter the trap. In the trap, there is a lamp that attracts flying insects.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Bass, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Mechanism.
Patent for a new sliding door mechanism that allows for doors to be opened and shut by a foot-operated pedal without the use of one's hands, including illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Beardon, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "relates to an improvement in plows; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the mold-board" (lines 6-8).
Date:
January 6, 1885
Creator:
Bedinger, George Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to hoeing and chopping apparatus by a supporting frame that operates transversely and vertically at the same time.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Blankenstein, Richard J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Frame.
Patent for a new and improved quilting frame. This design "consists of an improved arrangement of apparatus for suspending the quilting-frame from overhead rods, on which it is made to traverse for passing the quilt along the sewing-machine to be quilted, the essential object being to contrive a simple means of shifting the frame with relation to the machine and for placing it diagonally and for turning it around from side to side, so that when the quilt is very heavy one half can be quilted, and then the quilt turned and the other half quilted on the other side" (lines 7-18).
Date:
July 17, 1883
Creator:
Bledsoe, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Frame.
Patent for a new and improved quilting frame. This design "is to improve the means for suspending a quilting-frame, so that a sewing-machine may be more conveniently used in the quilting operation" (lines 7-10).
Date:
July 24, 1883
Creator:
Bledsoe, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan
Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies
Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for cultivator attachment that is useful in breaking up the soil at opposite side of the plants and leveling the ground between the rows. It can be adjusted to any desired angle (vertical, horizontal) or level (up and down).
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Brewer, John Meed
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vestibule Stock Car
Patent for vestibule stock rail car. Illustration included.
Date:
August 30, 1904
Creator:
Buckner, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved combination wrench. This design "is to provide a wrench whose moveable jaw is adjustable without a screw, and with whose handle are combined several useful tools or instruments" (lines 8-11).
Date:
March 1, 1881
Creator:
Butler, Edward Martin & Campbell, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
APPARATUS FOR PUMPING WATER, SAND, &c.
Patent for "an apparatus for emptying sandboxes of locomotives" (lines 13-14) "operated by compressed air to elevate and discharge sand, water, &c." (lines 10-11).
Date:
October 30, 1900
Creator:
Butler, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pulverizer and cultivator.
Patent for improvement of pulverizer and cultivator, which according to the inventors, "pulverizes the soil in an improved manner, and with less expenditure in power in draft, and so that the land can be plowed close up to plants growing in rows, but which are not regularly in line with one another".
Date:
July 21, 1885
Creator:
Chambers, John R.; Chambers, Silas; Chambers, Asa & Davis, William Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid for Exterminating Grass or Similar Growths.
Patent for a new and useful liquid for exterminating grass or similar growths, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 5, 1898
Creator:
Chapman, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History