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Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Judson, Fred I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beauty-Pillow.
Patent for improvement in beauty pillow which is slanted to draw the skin back toward the scalp to prevent wrinkling. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Fitze, Eloise
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch
Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Bell, Harry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing and Advertising Desk.
Patent for a desk that "combines writing and advertising desks or cabinets." (Lines 9-10) Illustrations included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Moore, George T. & Shoop, Edward S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Claw and Pinch Bar
Patent for a combination claw and pinch bar that is adapted for use with railway tracks. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 10, 1910
Creator:
Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composite Roofing
Patent for a composite roofing, designed to be durable and resistant to extreme temperatures. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Hennion, Amzi G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Patent for Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Date:
May 19, 1903
Creator:
Hogg, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle
Patent for a glass bottle designed to "prevent the refilling of a bottle when the original contents have been poured therefrom" (lines 10-12).
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Tull, Francis S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Shelf
Patent for barrel shelves which attach to barrels to hold up sacks during filling and fold up when out of use.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Hughes, Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed-Meal Heater
Patent for improvements to cotton-meal heaters "to provide means to communicate as much heat as possible to the meal contained in the heater in as short a time as possible, and to retain the heat in the meal until it has all been used in forming the cakes" (lines 18-22).
Date:
May 20, 1890
Creator:
Price, James Sterling
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator.
Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design "consist[s] of a box provided with bearings in which the axle works, and with a cellar below the said bearings for the reception of the waste for containing the lubricant; [and] . . . of a frame in which the box fits, . . . being provided with screws for elevating or depressing the box, whereby it may be kept always in contact with the axle . . . The object is to produce an axle or journal lubricator . . . [that] will keep the bearings of an axle or journal shaft thoroughly lubricated at all times, thereby preventing the same becoming heated and swelling" (lines 14-35).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Good, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Door.
Patent for a new and improved door for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the car having the door-opening with its upper and lower edges parallel and inclined upward and inward, and the bolt-keeper secured to the sill of the car, of the door having correspondingly-inclined upper and lower edges, the guide-staple and fulcrum-bracket secured to the door at proper points, the operating-lever pivoted to said bracket, the link-rods and bolt, the [other] link-rod pivoted at its lower end to the operating-lever" (lines 4-14).
Date:
May 28, 1889
Creator:
Charlton, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton or Hay Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "the combination, with the follower-screw, the worm and worm-shaft, the combined worm-gear and nut, and the base-plate having a peripheral ledge . . . of the plate having bearings for said worm shaft and an annular portion which encircles said base-plate, and the bolts which pass through both such annular portion and base-plate for securing them together and to the base-timbers of the press" (lines 73-82).
Date:
May 3, 1887
Creator:
McGowen, Allexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Clothes Clamp.
Patent for a new and improved clamp. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a suitable clasp for holding the bed-clothes and its link, of the means for adjustably securing it to the bed-rail, consisting of a rod, having its lower end screw-threaded and provided with a nut and washer, and having on its upper end a hook-shaped projection that is adapted to pass over and around the upper edge of the bed-rail, and is provided with an eye . . . for connection with the clamp" (lines 65-74).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Kiam, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an invention for train cars which "relates to car couplings, and especially to that class of the same which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity-hook," (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1884
Creator:
Washburn, Andrew Lynch & Journeay, Abram L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a new press for baling cotton and hay that is "simple, durable, and convenient," including illustrations.
Date:
May 1, 1883
Creator:
McIver, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Stone Block.
Patent for a new and improved artificial-stone block. This design "consists in the particular formation of the protuberances by which interlocking joints or seams of the building-blocks are attained, the object of which is to so form the prolific protuberances of said blocks as to permit joining them in close proximity on all the sides or faces of the seam, to reduce the binding material for the same and increase the strength of the same" (lines 14-22).
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Graham, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2549, Chapter 225
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to validation of certain acts taken by the Westchase District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1537, Chapter 238
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3555, Chapter 1297
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
2003-05/2003-06
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 929, Chapter 234
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District.
Date:
May 27, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1074
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Validity of lease contract entered into by and between the County of Harris and Houston Sports Association, Inc.
Date:
May 30, 1961
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-290
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 L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of legislation creating Harris County Youth Village Independent School District.
Date:
May 1, 1974
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-310
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 L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May Harris County Commissioners court constitutionally issue revenue bonds under Clean Air Financing Act?
Date:
May 20, 1974
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History