Baking-Pan (open access)

Baking-Pan

Patent for a Baking Pan for bread and similar foods, noted for its unique construction, such "that the heat given off from the fuel burner will be confined so as to completely surround the pan, in which the articles to be cooked, are located" (lines 13-17).
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Boger, Daniel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burial-Casket. (open access)

Burial-Casket.

Patent for a burial casket made of plastic and woven wire fabric "of great strength and minimum weight" (lines 20-21) and an air- and water-tight lid, including illustrations.
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Hartman, Emanuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caster Attachment. (open access)

Caster Attachment.

Patent for casters. An attachment to prevent insects from passing up bed posts or other furniture. Fits to any form of caster.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: McCombs, John E. & McCombs, J.E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Device for Wells (open access)

Cleaning Device for Wells

Patent for a device that removes loose debris in wells
Date: July 21, 1917
Creator: Carden, David A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth (open access)

Artificial Tooth

Patent for an artificial tooth that is better able to anchor to the mouth plate.
Date: July 5, 1918
Creator: Dee, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Volume 2, Number 6, July 1980 (open access)

Perspectives, Volume 2, Number 6, July 1980

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
Date: July 1980
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination . . . of the laterally and vertically movable draw-head having the hook at its outer end, the keeper depending from the lower side of the car, and in which the draw-head is confined, the spring connected to one side of the draw-head and bearing thereon, and the arm pivoted in a slot in the draw-head, and having the head projecting in rear of the lip or shoulder of the hook, and the lever fulcrumed to the end of the car and connected to the car" (lines 87-97).
Date: July 20, 1886
Creator: Gorny, Jacob
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Special Edition, July 1981 (open access)

Perspectives, Special Edition, July 1981

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
Date: July 1981
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Volume 4, Number 10, July 1982 (open access)

Perspectives, Volume 4, Number 10, July 1982

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
Date: July 1982
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Volume 3, Number 9, July 1981 (open access)

Perspectives, Volume 3, Number 9, July 1981

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
Date: July 1981
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Volume 5, Number 10, July 1983 (open access)

Perspectives, Volume 5, Number 10, July 1983

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
Date: July 1983
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perspectives, Volume 6, Number 10, July 1984 (open access)

Perspectives, Volume 6, Number 10, July 1984

Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other information of interest to the community.
Date: July 1983
Creator: University of Houston System
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Gulf Coast Region (open access)

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
Combination Pool and Billiard Table. (open access)

Combination Pool and Billiard Table.

Patent for a combination pool and billiard table. The table has plugs for the pockets, which can be used to convert the table from a pool to a billiard table. There is also a circular removable covering, which converts the table from a game table to an ordinary household table.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Lee, Hoard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Signal-Actuating Mechanism for Railways (open access)

Automatic Signal-Actuating Mechanism for Railways

Patent for an improved signal actuating mechanisms for railways. When the train cars reach an operating mechanism, a flag will be raised where pedestrians or cars cross, and cause a signal to be repeated until the train passes.
Date: July 20, 1920
Creator: Bashara, Samuel Farris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center

This pamphlet describes what the Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning staff do to restore and protect both wetlands and habitats found within the park.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 7, July 2016 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 7, July 2016

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: July 2016
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July/August 1992 (open access)

Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July/August 1992

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: July 1992
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July/August 1993 (open access)

Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July/August 1993

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July-August 1994 (open access)

Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, July-August 1994

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: July 1994
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench with a head having a pair of rigid jaws to engage the object. One unique use of this wrench is that it can tighten any threaded joint beyond the degree of tightness that can be obtained by pulling the handle of an ordinary wrench in the usual manner.
Date: July 19, 1921
Creator: Duda, Oswald
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear for Engines. (open access)

Valve-Gear for Engines.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Steam-Engine Valve-Gears." The invention consists in "combining with a crank-shaft and a valve-shaft a lever, shaft, and two friction-wheels" (lines 4-9)
Date: July 6, 1880
Creator: Josserand, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle (open access)

Vehicle

Patent for a vehicle that can carry heavy loads and can turn around in a small space and can turn easily on a crooked road.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Menning, Otto H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jack. (open access)

Jack.

Patent for improvements in jacks used for shipbuilding. The device described is designed to aid in the processes of fastening siding to the ribs of a ship hull by first forcing the boards that form the siding close together so that they can then be secured to the hull's ribs. The improvements this jack provides is the necessary force required to closely align the boards easily and quickly before they are nailed in place. This mechanical device is lightweight, efficient and easy to repair. It can adapt to various similar tasks such as bending iron beams.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Singleton, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History