Cuff-Holder (open access)

Cuff-Holder

"This invention is an improvement in cuff-holders for detachably attaching cuffs to garments; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple device whereby the cuff can be readily attached to or detached from the garment without annoyance" (lines 10-15).
Date: July 2, 1901
Creator: Hughes, Russell M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Frame (open access)

Bicycle-Frame

Patent for "a bicycle-frame which shall be yielding and support the motor mechanism in such manner that it shall be upheld by the part of the frame which yields to the greatest extent without adding appreciably to the rigidity of the frame" (lines 11-17).
Date: July 2, 1901
Creator: White, Edward Young
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lift Pump (open access)

Air-Lift Pump

Patent for an air lift pump. Illustrations included.
Date: July 30, 1912
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H. & Underwood, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Slat Adjustor (open access)

Blind-Slat Adjustor

Patent for a blind slat adjuster which can hold the blinds in a variety of different positions.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Hermann, Ernst W. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sediment Transport Modeling of Channel Scale Geomorphic Processes (open access)

Sediment Transport Modeling of Channel Scale Geomorphic Processes

This report investigated the use of two-dimensional (2D) modeling strategy to predict channel adjustment in the lower San Antonio River in response to a range of flood magnitudes.
Date: July 31, 2012
Creator: Haschenburger, Judith K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an improved car coupling that can be operated without going between cars. The coupling facilitates "the coupling of cars having drawheads at the same and different heights by readily guiding the link of one of them into the other" (lines 14-17).
Date: July 18, 1893
Creator: Norcross, George A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Bench Hook. (open access)

Adjustable Bench Hook.

Patent for a new and improved bench hook. This design "consists in a bench-hook constructed with a plate carrying a sliding bar, to which is adjustably secured a hook. The sliding bar and hook are locked in place by a clamp and cam attached to the plate, and the plate and its attachments are locked to the bench-front by a stationary lug attached to the plate, and a moveable lug attached to a lever pivoted to the said plate and locked in place by a cam, so that the said hook can be readily adjusted upward, downward, forward, and backward" (lines 20-30).
Date: July 22, 1884
Creator: Cooper, Harry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
BOOK-RACK (open access)

BOOK-RACK

Patent for a book rack that can be used as book-rest.
Date: July 6, 1880
Creator: Murphy, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO96-078 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO96-078

Letter opinion 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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Whether a justice of peace may serve as a Bexar County Juvenile law master(ID# 31206)
Date: July 26, 1996
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-262 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-262

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 Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether an area of northeastern Bexar County may be disannexed from the Alamo Community College district (RQ-0202-JC).
Date: July 26, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-146 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-146

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District may limit public access to and change a search fee for locating birth and death records which are made public by the Open Records Act (RQ-355)
Date: July 29, 1992
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1219 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1219

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Bexar County may issue time warrants for purchase of right of way.
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biplane (open access)

Biplane

Patent for a biplane design that has improved lift, steering, stability, and landing, including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for movable automobile headlight which reflect downward on the road surface and utilizes the at-hand mounting hardware for static automobile headlights.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Core-Operating Device (open access)

Bale-Core-Operating Device

Patent for bale core operating device which improves the bale core quality around which the bale is formed, including illustrations.
Date: July 16, 1918
Creator: Taft, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Advertising Sign (open access)

Automatic Electric Advertising Sign

Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Extension Hat-Brims. (open access)

Improvement in Extension Hat-Brims.

Patent for a "new and Improved Extension Hat Brim" (lines 3-4) with folding arms to extend the brim, including illustrations.
Date: July 8, 1873
Creator: Cassiano, I. Ygnacio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interpretation of Well Logs in a Carbonate Aquifer (open access)

Interpretation of Well Logs in a Carbonate Aquifer

This report uses log analysis methods to analyze and compare "geologic and hydrologic data obtained from well tests and core studies," focusing specifically on the Edwards aquifer in Texas. It contains maps, tables, and figures.
Date: July 1978
Creator: MacCary, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bexar County Long Range Financial Forecast: FY 1999-2000 through FY 2003-2004 (open access)

Bexar County Long Range Financial Forecast: FY 1999-2000 through FY 2003-2004

Long range financial forecast provides information to help decision-makers plan for the future financial needs of Bexar County; takes current expenditure levels, known cost increases, one-time expenses and inflation, and forecasts the effects of these factors on the County's financial condition for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
Date: July 27, 1999
Creator: Bexar County (Tex.). Commissioners Court.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
FY 1996-98 Transportation Improvement Program: San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Area (open access)

FY 1996-98 Transportation Improvement Program: San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Area

The Transportation Improvement Program outlines a list of federally assisted transportation projects that will be implemented over a three year period in the San Antonio - Bexar County area.
Date: July 24, 1995
Creator: San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan Quarterly Report: April - June 1977 (open access)

Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan Quarterly Report: April - June 1977

Quarterly report of the Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan in/near San Antonio, Texas describing the program's activities, contract status, finances, relationships with other agencies, and additional information for the second quarter of 1976.
Date: July 1977
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan Quarterly Report: April - June 1976 (open access)

Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan Quarterly Report: April - June 1976

Quarterly report of the Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan in/near San Antonio, Texas describing the program's activities, contract status, finances, relationships with other agencies, and additional information for the second quarter of 1976.
Date: July 1976
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio-Bexar County Urban Transportation Study: Unified Planning Work Program, Fiscal Year 1996 (open access)

San Antonio-Bexar County Urban Transportation Study: Unified Planning Work Program, Fiscal Year 1996

This documents delineates the activities to be accomplished during the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, the funding requirements, and the agency responsible for accomplishing the tasks.
Date: July 24, 1995
Creator: San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History