Hydraulic Motor. (open access)

Hydraulic Motor.

Patent for a hydraulic motor designed for water intake through top ring.
Date: May 11, 1886
Creator: Cooper, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for special operating mechanism for opening and closing a gate by use of a lever that will cause the gate to swing open and closed.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Fears, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand Band (open access)

Sand Band

Patent for sand band. This invention is for carriages and wagons to prevent dust and other materials from fouling the axle. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Nelson, George A.; Hamil, Frank H. & Duke, Fred H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicating and Testing Apparatus. (open access)

Indicating and Testing Apparatus.

Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Pittman, Mordaunt E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002:  Southeast Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Southeast Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Southeast Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History