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Bicycle-Gear.
Patent for a Bicycle-Gear meant to rotate the sprocket or other gear wheel on a bicycle, Including Illustrations.
Date:
July 3, 1900
Creator:
Brady, Alford
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Torpedo
Patent for a submarine torpedo which explodes in the hull of a vessels it hits.
Date:
July 18, 1911
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter
Patent for a ruler that can also be used as a blotter. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 25, 1911
Creator:
Muller, Frederick William, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Towards development of a nutrient budget for the Trinity-San Jacinto Estuary
"The Galveston Bay Program identified an "examination of the impacts of freshwater inflow and Bay circulation" as priority areas in its comprehensive conservation management action plan for 2001-2005. Specifically to ensure beneficial freshwater inflow necessary for a salinity, nutrient and sediment loading regime adequate to maintain the productivity of economically important and ecologically characteristic species in Trinity-San Jacinto Estuary." (p. 6).
Date:
July 2010
Creator:
Quigg, Antonietta Salvatrice
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Producing Ammoniacal Gas.
Patent for a new and improved refrigerator and ice machine. This design "consists in an improved construction, whereby the gas is relieved of its moisture before entering the condenser, a better apparatus is obtained, and repairs are facilitated and cheapened" (lines 12-16).
Date:
July 21, 1885
Creator:
Lee, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Ejector for Presses.
Patent for the improvement in cotton-bale presses or compressors; and it has for its object to provide a means whereby the bale, after being properly compressed, will be automatically ejected from the press, as more fully hereinafter specified.
Date:
December 7, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-291
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: Authority of the Texas Highway Commission to enter into an agreement with Galveston County for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a toll tunnel.
Date:
July 2, 1947
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter.
Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring and Mortising Machine.
Patent for a machine to bore square holes in substitute for a chisel and reduce labor, including illustration. The inventor calls it a "Mortise and Tenon Machine."
Date:
July 11, 1848
Creator:
Swingle, Alfred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book-Sewing Machine.
Patent for improvements in book sewing machines, the descriptions are included by figures.
Date:
July 16, 1867
Creator:
Sims, Ferdinand
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Gulf Coast Region
Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Gulf Coast 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
Wood-Preservative.
Patent for a compound with preservative qualities for protecting submersed wood from the destructive forces of water, whether sea or fresh, and from shipworms.
Date:
July 9, 1895
Creator:
Gallinowsky, Hugo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Car-Carried Mechanism of Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for an invention which provides an improved train stopping apparatus, whereby the propelling power of the motor car will be cut off when conditions warrant.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Latch.
Patent for a new and improved latch. This design consists "[i]n a latch, the combination, with the sliding-bolt, tumblers having their forward ends provided with hooks or right-angled projections adapted to engage studs upon the bolt, and the lever operated by the bolt and having its forward end adapted to engage with the tumbler of the supplementary lock having its operating mechanism connected to the lever" (lines 68-76).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Rand, Anders
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Destroying Compostion
Patent for a weed-destroying composition consisting of sulfur, caustic soda, and water.
Date:
July 8, 1910
Creator:
Orton, Ingomar F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Engine-Cut-Out Valve.
Patent for valves on locomotives that allow the locomotive to continue to operate under specified conditions until it can be repaired or the locomotive has reached its destination, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Dugan, Samuel Austin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in the construction of wheels for vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1898
Creator:
Labatt, Joseph Augustus & Lewis, George Harris
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Swinging Berths.
Patent for the improvement of ships' berths, by neutralizing the effect of the roll and pitch of the seas to prevent sea sickness, as well as providing space for baggage and ballast.
Date:
July 16, 1875
Creator:
Brown, Bartlett W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tube-Expanders.
Patent for improvements to tube expanders with springs rigidly secured at one end, detachable rolls, and the ability to fit tubes of different sizes.
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Rooney, Hugh L
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seats for Water-Closets.
Patent for an improved seat for water closets, including illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1875
Creator:
Fabj, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for "to provide a track instrument for automatic train stopping apparatus which will be useful in conjunction with block signaling system." (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Spades and Forks.
Patent for a new improved and combined spade and fork to be used as a spade. It "consists in a sheet-metal sheath or pocket adapted to receive a fork and be secured" (lines 16-18 ) including illustrations.
Date:
July 15, 1873
Creator:
Stone, Heber
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties
Patent for Improvement in the fastening of the metal bands used to tie cotton bales. Includes detailed description and three labled figures
Date:
July 31, 1873
Creator:
Cromer, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History