Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like. (open access)

Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like.

Patent for an apparatus of simple structure that allows for the easy adjustment and manipulation of parts. It is "used for molding silos and similar structures from concrete cement material" (lines 10-12).
Date: July 16, 1918
Creator: Atkins, Thomas B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Form (open access)

Collar-Form

Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: White, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crown Setter (open access)

Crown Setter

Patent for a crown setter that can make impressions of varying sizes with the same tool.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: Lewis, Samuel Riley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coil-Box Guard (open access)

Coil-Box Guard

Patent for improvements in coil-box guards for automobiles. The design is simpler and less expensive than previous coil-box guards.
Date: July 12, 1919
Creator: Yonge, Roy C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priming Device. (open access)

Priming Device.

Patent for a priming device, used on internal combustion engines, that can be used to assist an engine heat up. Through this device, users can accelerate this process and benefit from a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Attachment (open access)

Lamp Attachment

Patent for a new and improved Lamp Attachment which instantaneously extinguish lamp mechanically, without necessitating the employment a person's breath or the elevation of the lamps chimney.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Rodriguez, Gavino
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upward-Current Separating Process and Device. (open access)

Upward-Current Separating Process and Device.

Patent for upward-current separation processes and devices to allow for working with changes in conditions and proportions with ease.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Automatic Train Stops. (open access)

Safety Attachment for Automatic Train Stops.

Patent for an attachment to an automatic train stop device (Patent of The United States Number 1,267,179) which aims "to correct certain defects or deficiencies in the previous structure and so make the device more practical and reliable" (lines 15-17).
Date: July 2, 1919
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bennie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Coating Pipes, Bars, Angles, and the Like. (open access)

Method and Apparatus for Coating Pipes, Bars, Angles, and the Like.

Patent for improved method of coating pipes, bars, angles, etc., by applying centrifugal force to the item after being immersed in a coating bath.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Watrous, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter (open access)

Combined Ruler and Blotter

Patent for a combined ruler and blotter (used for writing with ink). Proposed improvement of basic design by being more compact, cheaper to make, and includes a way to tear paper along the ruler's edge.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Schmidt, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support. (open access)

Support.

Patent for improvements in supports for cots or mosquito nettings with an objective to present a novel and convenient device that is applied in operative positions.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Pewther, Judson C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slime Separator and Classifier. (open access)

Slime Separator and Classifier.

Patent for settler, separator, and classifier of different solid and liquid particles, includes illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide. (open access)

Paper-Guide.

Patent for a Paper-Guide that can be folded, when it is not in service position, to allow it to be covered by the typewriting machine it is attached to. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Davis, Alice Urilla
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screening Device. (open access)

Screening Device.

Patent for a screening device that offers "an improved means for imparting motion to and controlling or varying the motion of the screen to affect a separation of the materials undergoing treatment." (lines 10-13).
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Cole, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston (open access)

Piston

The Patent for an improved piston to be used in connection with the cylinders of air brakes. The improvement involves making the removal and replacement of worn out packing material easier.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: King, Herbert G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper Rio Grande Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper Rio Grande Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper Rio Grande Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card] (open access)

Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card]

Card advertising Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements in automatic air-brake couplers to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, the invention also relates to improvements in automatic air-brake couplings in cars". (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 17, 1900
Creator: Cary, Lewis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circulating-Fan (open access)

Circulating-Fan

Patent for a circulating fan for cooling rooms. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Jalonick, Hartwell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injection Apparatus (open access)

Injection Apparatus

Patent for an injection apparatus for use in adding chemicals to water supplies in sinks.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Rodgers, Walter S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for the invention of certain improvements in mechanical movements.
Date: July 29, 1910
Creator: Campbell, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for a washboard designed to hold the soap in a manner in which the clothes will automatically be soaped while being rubbed on the board. Illustrations included.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Wilkins, Willis A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley (open access)

Trolley

Patent for a trolley that has a secure connection to the trolley line.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines. (open access)

Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.

Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Durack, Patrick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History