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79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 321, Chapter 75
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the jurisdiction of the 396th District Court.
Date:
May 17, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Axle and Wheel
Patent for a new and improved wheel and axle for cars. This design calls for "providing each of the axle with a fixed ratchet-wheel and providing the car-wheels with spring-pawls adapted to engage with the ratchets" (lines 21-24). This overcomes the strain that the wheels place on the axles when making turns, which reduces the chance of the car leaving its tracks.
Date:
May 16, 1882
Creator:
Pendleton, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the inner shell or cream-receptacle having the pipe formed therewith, and with the ring near its upper end, the outer shell having its upper end contracted to engage the ring of the cream-receptacle and inclose the pipe, and provided with the side opening at its upper end, and a valve located in the pipe to open and close by the action of the dasher moving in the cream-cylinder" (lines 1-10).
Date:
May 8, 1888
Creator:
Richards, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chair and Sleeping Car.
Patent for railway passenger train combined chair and sleeping car. The combined chair and sleeping car were designed to utilized less space on the train.
Date:
May 31, 1887
Creator:
Goelet, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Break
Patent for improvements in wagon-breaks, with the object of providing simple, effective, and durable means by which the breaks may be applied by either foot or hand power (lines 8-12). Additionally, provides "improved means for altering the power of the breaks" (lines 18-19).
Date:
September 18, 1888
Creator:
Baker, Owen T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magneto-Telephonic Apparatus
Patent for an invention to improve transmitting vocals and other sounds. It is a magneto telephonic system based on an magnetic field of high intensity.
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Fred. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Wheel
Patent for an "iron water-wheel made in sections, which may be readily taken apart for convenience and transportation" (Lines 10-12).
Date:
May 12, 1885
Creator:
Dunn, William Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shucking and Shelling Corn
Patent for improvements in the design and construction of machines for shucking and shelling corn.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Whiting, Louis Rossell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Cleaning Attachments for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for a "new and useful Saw-Cleaning Attachment for Cotton-Gins" (lines 3-4) including illustrations.
Date:
May 20, 1879
Creator:
Mulkey, George H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Dentistry.
Patent for new and improved mechanical dentistry. This design consists in "[a] dental plate provided with a series of holes or perforations and a continuous groove upon the upper surface of the plate communicating with the holes or perforations therein" (lines 62-65).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Cross Tie for Railroads.
Patent for a new and improved cross-tie for railroads. This design consists, "with a plate-metal cross-tie body having inclined sides which are integrally joined at an apex and longitudinally-slotted, forming rail-seats, and integral lips on said apex, of a rod oppositely threaded at its ends, nuts which fit in the cross-tie body and are adapted to engage the right and left hand threads on the ends of the rod, integral lugs formed on the nuts, means to rotate the rod, and means to lock the rod from rotation" (lines 29-39).
Date:
May 27, 1890
Creator:
Taylor, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky plow. This design "obviate[s] certain minor defects of the sulky-carriage for plows" (lines 15-17). More specifically, it "provide[s] simple and effective means for properly balancing the plow-carriage or frame and taking the weight off the horses' necks, provision being also made for using plows with or without guide-handles and of varying heights" (lines 39-44).
Date:
May 2, 1882
Creator:
Ward, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street Car.
Patent for a new and improved street-car. This design "is an improvement in street-cars, and has for an object to provide a draft attachment by the use of which the necessity of turn-tables will be obviated, and the horses will not have to be unhitched from the car until they have finished their work" (lines 13-18).
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Vehicles.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive running gear for vehicles that allows the vehicles to turn in a small space. An ordinary running gear can be easily modified into this invention.
Date:
May 14, 1895
Creator:
Keith, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saddle-Pad.
Patent for inflatable saddle pads designed "to do away with the use of one or more blankets which have been placed between the saddle and the back of the animal, and substitute therefor inflatable pads, which not only prevent the back of the animal from being chafed, but to do away with the jar and concussion from the animal to the rider and from the rider to the animal." (Lines 18-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1895
Creator:
Wall, Frederic Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Valve Attachment for Lamps.
Patent for a new and improved safety attachment for oil lamps. This design is "to permit of the escape of any gas which may be formed in the upper part of the oil-reservoir by the evaporation of its contents; and the object thereof is to provide a simple form of valve stamped from a single piece of sheet metal, with a shank adapted to be inserted through a slot in the lamp-collar and the valve afterward bent down over the valve-opening, thus presenting a valve that will be sensitive to the pressure of gas within the reservoir, and consequently insure its successful operation at all times" (lines 18-29).
Date:
May 11, 1886
Creator:
Ingle, Ezra William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head-Rest.
Patent for "an improved head rest which can be easily attached to a car seat without injuring or marring the wood work or upholstering thereof, and which will be compact in structure, light in weight and cheap and durable in general construction, and readily adjustable in height, and angle of inclination" (lines 14-21).
Date:
May 16, 1893
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington.
Date:
May 21, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closer for Cans and the Like.
Patent for an efficient, easy-open-and-close top for various types of cans which are used frequently.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Perkins, William Hunter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Machine
Patent for a acetylene gas machine that automatically controls the flow of carbid or gas producing material into the generator "by means of a float and lever connection with the valve of the carbid hopper" (lines 19-21).
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Ricketts, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie
Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun
Patent for an automatic gun which automatically sends the next cartridge to the gun barrel after firing.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System
Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date:
May 25, 1909
Creator:
Giese, Leo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage.
Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Ray, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History