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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
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
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
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
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
Wire-Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine for well screens that allows for winding wire around a tube with notches for the wire to fit into.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine. This invention is designed to place wire to support pipes. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade and Roller
Patent for a Window-Shade and Roller that does not use springs or analogous devices to coil the curtain around the roller. This device rolls the curtain more evenly.
Date:
May 31, 1910
Creator:
Lowe, Purley E. & De Young, Blanche
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery
Patent for a well drilling machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Baled Hay
Patent for a machine for cutting baled hay. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery
Patent for a drill used to drill wells in alluvial deposits. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Mechanism.
Patent for an improved mechanism for drawing water from an artesian or a driven well and which can be assembled and adjusted from outside the well.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Mechanism
Patent for a mechanism for drawing water from wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 17, 1910
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubular and Drive Well Attachment
Patent for an attachment for tubular well strainers. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History