Heel-Support (open access)

Heel-Support

Patent for a heel support which keeps "shoes from sagging over the heel" (lines 11-12) and is durable.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Moorefield, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doll. (open access)

Doll.

Patent for a doll that will be durable and attractive by constructing a rigid form of the human bust and shoulders which serves to make these parts more durable, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Baker, Marie K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imitation Diamond (open access)

Imitation Diamond

Patent for imitation diamond. This is an invention that relates to the creation of imitation gems from glass. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: McDearmon, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Hatchet or Ax Head. (open access)

Design for a Hatchet or Ax Head.

Design patent for a hatchet or ax head that is marked by a substantially wedge-shaped claw configured to the head.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Charpiot, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Stripping Wheels from Shafts (open access)

Device for Stripping Wheels from Shafts

Patent for a device for stripping wheels from shafts. Illustrations included.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Allien, Leon F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part C] (open access)

Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part C]

This publication summarizes the TCEQ's record-keeping and reporting requirements under rules covering minor sources of nitrogen oxides (NOx).
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part B] (open access)

Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part B]

This publication will help you determine the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion devices.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part A] (open access)

Minor Source Rule: An Air Quality Rule for Equipment at Your Business [Part A]

This publication summarizes the TCEQ's air quality rules for controlling emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from certain combustion sources- equipment such as boilers, process heaters, stationary engines, and turbines.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exploring Sustainable Transportation For Texas Southern University (open access)

Exploring Sustainable Transportation For Texas Southern University

A report on sustainable transportation options for Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas to make the campus "greener" and reduce the carbon footprint of commuters.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Goodwin, Gwen; Sabaroche, Sascha & Council, Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2200, Chapter 133 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2200, Chapter 133

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.
Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 5, May 2016 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 5, May 2016

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: May 2016
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen. (open access)

Well-Screen.

Patent for improvements in the construction of well-screens in order to increase efficiency and prevent clogs using a "cheap and durable construction" (lines 11-12) that includes illustrations and a description.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Layne, Mahlon, E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track-Laying Machine (open access)

Track-Laying Machine

Patent for Tracking Laying machine.The combination of train of cars, sectional tramway, and extending along the sides of the car gives means for disconnecting the connection. The fore-mentioned applications improves tack laying machines.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Simpson, Charles, M. & Smith, Howard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like. (open access)

Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.

Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoothing-Drag (open access)

Smoothing-Drag

Patent for improvements to a smoothing drag, a tool that smoothes the ground between rows of crops to prevent moisture loss from the soil.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Davison, Morgan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Mixer (open access)

Feed Mixer

Patent for refinements in feed mixer technology.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Dixon, Elbert S. & Werner, Henry E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a reinforced concrete silo, including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Abbett, Edgar J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Receptacle (open access)

Garbage-Receptacle

Patent for garbage receptacle that exhibits a hinged lid (attached to pail), enabling one to securely open and close the receptacle at will.
Date: May 3, 1913
Creator: Lubbock, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Running-Gear (open access)

Automobile Running-Gear

Patent for a new automobile running gear that uses the front and rear wheels to propel the vehicle through rough, uneven terrain.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Beaman, Fred.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Brush (open access)

Air Brush

Patent for new and useful air brushes that are "intended for spraying paints, or colors, where it is desired to frequently change the color employed or to spray a combination of colors at the same time" (lines 16-20). Illustrations are included.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Philibert, Joseph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Wheel.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Martin F. Kettler
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a crate for eggs which allows the eggs to be suspended in individual compartments for shipping. The crate will be lined with flexible material that will cushion the egg absorbing shock, including illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Smith, Nora S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cameras. (open access)

Attachment for Cameras.

Patent for an improved camera attachment for adding titles to film that prevents the film from being exposed to light except when the title is photographed, with illustrations.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Bretz, George W.; Lowry, Claud A.; Wood, Oscar O.; Wade, J. H.; Pirtle, P. R.; Jones, F. E. et al.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring (open access)

Vehicle-Spring

Patent for a vehicle spring that is elliptical, "whereby the upper section... may move longitudinally independent of the lower section of the spring" (lines 18-21).
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Plank, Samuel K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History