Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a new and useful improvements in Car couples. This invention "relates to automatic car couples, and more particularly to that class known as " swing-pin" couples" (line 11 - 13).
Date: November 16, 1897
Creator: Gillespie, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices

Appendices of the water plan for Region F including cost estimates, water management strategies, comments and answers related to the plan, survey results, drought triggers, and related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region F describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angelo State University Annual Financial Report: 2011 (open access)

Angelo State University Annual Financial Report: 2011

Annual financial report of Angelo State University for fiscal year 2012 providing statements of assets, revenues, expenses, bond information, and other relevant data.
Date: November 18, 2011
Creator: Angelo State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifeboat (open access)

Lifeboat

Patent for a lifeboat that "prevents the boat from capsizing" (lines 19-20) or sinking.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Rusk, Raymond
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a windmill. It turns creating rotary motion, caused by the wind, which is used as a pumping power source.
Date: November 2, 1905
Creator: Doty, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel with spring spokes that will not easily break on rough roads.
Date: November 12, 1912
Creator: Hayden, Jefferson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun. (open access)

Trap-Gun.

Patent for a trap gun, which is protected from the weather.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Filter. (open access)

Pump-Filter.

Patent for a pump filter, designed for double acting air pumps, that prevents the passage of foreign matter (oil, dust, dirt) from the pump outlet.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Miles, Ross E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Inflating Pump. (open access)

Tire-Inflating Pump.

Patent for tire inflating pump. Its purpose is meant to be used to inflate automobile tires.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freezing-Plug. (open access)

Freezing-Plug.

Patent for freezing plug. This device prevents pipes from bursting when frozen.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Howell, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Family Record Keeper (open access)

Family Record Keeper

Patent for a family record keeper that could preserve certificates of birth, marriage, and death, in a manner that would protect them from the elements.
Date: November 3, 1903
Creator: Flanagan, Roland A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Device (open access)

Draft Device

Patent for a draft device for agricultural machines. Illustrations included.
Date: November 29, 1910
Creator: Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: November 29, 1910
Creator: Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History