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Log-Loading Mechanism.
Patent for a machine that hauls and loads logs upon cars from either side of the track, or both sides at once. The machine can easily be transported on a car. The machine "consists, essentially, in a platform of about the length of an ordinary log-car and of a height and width to enable it to span the same, mounted upon which are a steam engine and a boiler and a rotating crane, said platform being provided with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with means for locking said legs in a vertical position" (lines 23-30).
Date:
April 14, 1896
Creator:
Fletcher, William Andrew
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Percussion-Shells.
This patent was created for individuals to be able to hit an object with the instrument and the oject immediately explodes on impact. It then produces an excessive amount of explosions. The invention is made out of shells with sections assembled together infused with different substances, and connected by a fuse.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Urquhart, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur.
Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mill-Carriage-Wheel Guard.
Patent for a new mill-carriage-wheel guard "to prevent obstruction falling on the wheels or on the [railroad] track, this guard also carries scrapers in front and in rear and on each side of the wheel, whereby the obstructions are scraped off the track." (Lines 23-28) This guard can be used with a wood-working machine carriages and/or rail.” Illustration is included.
Date:
April 28, 1891
Creator:
Zimmerman, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-30
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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to license a Grayson County resident to operate an employment agency in Jefferson County.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-70
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Constitution would have to be amended in order to provide retirement, disability and death benefits to officers and employees of the political subdivisions of Jefferson County.
Date:
April 30, 1963
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow and Roller
Patent for a combined harrow and roller for pulverizing and eliminating unwanted growth from the ground. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Younger, Walter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a water heater for use in creating steam for oil and gas boilers, which heats faster than previous models.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Hardie, Jeffie Watkins
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage
Patent for a tubular tank inspector and gage. This invention is designed for the measuring level of fluids in the tank. Illustration included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Gregson, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener
Patent for a trace fastener for whippletrees. This is a device that "provide[s] a simple, efficient, reliable fastener which will when in use, at all times and under all circumstances, hold the trace in connection with the end of the whiffletree [sic] and which will prevent undue wear on the cockeye or hole in the end of the trace." (Lines 9-16)
Date:
April 2, 1901
Creator:
Nichols, Charlie M. & Burnett, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Briquets
Patent for a process of producing briquets.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Davidson, John Milne
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Hauptmann, Alexis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Sharp, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing
Patent for a self-lubricating journal bearing that is protected from foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Lanaux, Alfred A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Firmament Machine.
Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Jones, Oliver Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint that locks securely and will not sag.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
White, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for a non-refillable bottle with a valve in the neck that opens to let the contents be poured out of the bottle but seals itself if liquid is poured back in the bottle.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Sargent, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an improvement on Oil Burners.
Date:
April 9, 1902
Creator:
Robertson, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Lock.
Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Tatum, Cicero James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger.
Patent for a door hanger which supports heavy doors, in particular "barn doors, freight car doors, and the like."
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Caneavri, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Drier
Patent for a clothes drier that is constructed to surround a stove or heater.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Gallsworthy, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Craft.
Patent for a "bathing float equipped with propelling means" (lines 10-11) and a "depressible platform combined with ... a diving rudder" to allow the front part of the craft to dive underneath the water (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Caldwell, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm
Patent for an improved firearm. This firearm that can transform from a rifle to a shotgun using separate barrels but the same stock mechanism.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Burnaman, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History