Extension Table (open access)

Extension Table

Patent for an extension table employed for dining that can be easily and quickly adjusted for different lengths. "When the table is closed or adjusted to its minimum length the leaves will be contained in the body of the table instead of having to be removed therefrom, as is usual" (lines 15-19) illustrations included.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Palladino, Gaetano
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filtering-Machine (open access)

Filtering-Machine

Patent for a filtering machine which operates centrifugally to filter out solid matter from liquids. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Wilder, Richardson Timothy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor cleaner. (open access)

Floor cleaner.

Patent for a floor cleaner that cleans better.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Crawford, Hezikiah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Hacksaw. (open access)

Foldable Hacksaw.

Patent for a foldable hacksaw, including illustrations. The foldable hacksaw is "of rigid construction, at the same time being foldable...so that it may be readily carried in the pocket" (lines 13-16).
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Barner, Lawrence Dunston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Jar And Can Opener. (open access)

Fruit-Jar And Can Opener.

Patent for a new and improved fruit jar and can opener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1898
Creator: Schairer, John Jacob
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer (open access)

Gas Producer

Patent for a gas producer from a continuous stream of combustibles with air.
Date: June 17, 1913
Creator: Hirt, Jules H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Development in the El Paso Region, Texas with Emphasis on the Lower El Paso Valley (open access)

Ground-Water Development in the El Paso Region, Texas with Emphasis on the Lower El Paso Valley

Investigation of ground water in the lower El Paso Valley, with the goals of updating previous studies of the area, identifying areas of potential fresh water development, and to publish the results into a guide.
Date: June 1980
Creator: Alvarez, Henry J. & Buckner, A. Wayne
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head-Rest Support. (open access)

Head-Rest Support.

Patent for a head rest support for placing a barbers chair head rest on while it is not in use.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Wilkins, Willis A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hook. (open access)

Hook.

Patent for a hook that folds up for use in small spaces on garments.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Havens, Berthal Dale-Owen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter-Tying Device (open access)

Letter-Tying Device

Patent for a package tie. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Greenwood, Bluford Preston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles. (open access)

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive locking mechanism that would prevent an automobile from being used in an unauthorized way, while still allowing the vehicle to be manually moved or towed if needed, including illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles. (open access)

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Patent for locking devices for Ford automobiles and trucks, which have a particular steering and control mechanism. The purpose is to provide a locking device, particularly well adapted to Ford automobiles and trucks, to limit the movement of the steering wheel and prevent the movement of the throttle lever from a closed position.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating-Packing. (open access)

Lubricating-Packing.

Patent for lubricating packing, which lasts a long time under high pressure.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Stewart, Martin L. & Carr, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Method of and Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Methods of an Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires," (lines 5-8) including illustrations.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Anthony, Daniel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pistol-Holster. (open access)

Pistol-Holster.

Patent for a pistol holster that allows the weapon to be more easily drawn, including illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Shelton, Walter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plane Attachment. (open access)

Plane Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to be affixed to a hand plane to guard the hand from splinters while in use.
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: Langford, Joseph O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for the improvement on plows so that the operator can "readily adjust the moldboard or shovel into any desired inclination" (lines 14-15). The clamp is also adjustable.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Baker, Jessie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polish-Bottle and a Combined Stopper and Dauber Therefor (open access)

Polish-Bottle and a Combined Stopper and Dauber Therefor

Patent for a bottle for shoe polish which can also be used as a stopper and dauber. Illustrations included.
Date: June 30, 1908
Creator: Moltane, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper Rio Grande, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper Rio Grande, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper Rio Grande area of Texas.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process For The Reduction Of Iron And Lead Ores. (open access)

Process For The Reduction Of Iron And Lead Ores.

Patent for a process that reduces iron and lead ores. This is done through two distinct combustion processes, the first of which converts the fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and the second process which produces carbon monoxide, that can produce iron or steel of different grades.
Date: June 14, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pumping-Engine. (open access)

Pumping-Engine.

Patent for a pumping engine that pumps air, water, oil, or other agents. It was designed to be used for air pumps on locomotives, inflating tires on automobiles, pumping water in steam operated machines, and other uses.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Allison, Jesse H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reciprocating Electric Engine (open access)

Reciprocating Electric Engine

Patent for "means for employing an ordinary continues current from a suitable source to produce an oscillating primary magnetic field of a solenoid-magazine and to use said magnetic field for setting a piston-like armature in a reciprocal axial motion to develop mechanical power in both directions" (lines 11-17).
Date: June 13, 1905
Creator: Wagner, Bruno Otto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reeling Device. (open access)

Reeling Device.

Patent for a reeling device that helps tie both mail matter and packages of articles in an efficient manner. It can be used on various sized mail and packages with minimum effort using tying cord and a clamping device.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Gillespie, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rock Paintings at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site (open access)

Rock Paintings at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site

This document provides information on rock paintings at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Kirkland, Forrest
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History