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- Account-Index.
- Patent for an account index card holder with “superposed parallel arms” (lines 111-112) that allow portions of the front and reverse side of each card to be visible. The holder and its supports may be used with a system for organizing, tracking, and indexing accounts.
- Agricultural Implement.
- Patent for an agricultural implement related to ground treating. The implement introduces a novel mounting for a colter that will keep it in line with the draft beam, as well as aids in holding the soil-turning elements in place.
- AIR-BREAK SIGNALING AND RELEASEING DEVICE.
- Patent for an improvement in air-brake release-valve in trains to signal train crews and release the breaks if they become set for any reason, or stuck, while the train is moving, including descriptions of the release valve and illustrations.
- Amusement Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements to the Amusement Apparatus that can be more easily constructed and supports swimmers by the use of horizontal and vertical bars on each side of the device with the horizontal bars rotate independently. Includes illustration.
- Analysis of Proposed Constitutional Amendment: November 4, 2014, Election
- This is a report on the proposed Amendment passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature. The report looks at the background information on the proposed amendment.
- Antifriction Decive for Sucker-rods and Couplings
- Patent for an improved method of connecting sucker-rods, couplings, or ropes so as to minimize wear and extend the life of the materials, with illustrations.
- Antifriction-Device-For-Sucker-Rods.
- Patent for an antifriction device designed to protect the rod (sucker rod), rope, or coupler from wear. A sucker rod joins the components of a piston pump in an oil well.
- Antifriction device for sucker rods.
- Patent for "an improved antifriction device for use in connection with inclosed traveling rods and the like to reduce the wear occasioned by the rubbing of the rod in its casing, and at the same time to so far reduce the area of said antifriction device which projects from the rod as to interpose the least possible obstruction to the free passage of material in the casing."
- Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils.
- Patent for an apparatus for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils. This invention is to use high heat to change the original oils and fluids into oils and fluids of better quality and value.
- Automobile-Lifting Grapple
- Patent for a device to hook to an automobile and lift either the front or the rear of the chassis off of the vehicle. To be used for ease of repair and maintenance to automobile motor.
- Automobile-Lock.
- Patent for an inexpensive automobile lock that is adapted to fit the front bumper of an automobile and designed to lock the two front wheels in place.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for baling-press which is to "provide a rotary sweep,..., which is connected in a novel manner to the compressing-plunger, whereby said plunger is operated twice to each revolution of the sweep" (lines 12-16). Illustrations included.
- Belt Fastener
- Patent for new and useful improvement in Belt-fastners by which the end of the belt may be quickly united and held without cutting holes in it.
- Circuit-Closing Device for Doors.
- Patent for a device mounted within a door jamb that closes or breaks a circuit when the door is opened or closed, respectively. The electrical connection can be used to turn on lights when the door is opened and off when closed.
- Condensed Analysis of Proposed Constitutional Amendment-- November 4, 2014, Election
- Summary of a proposed constitutional amendment providing for the use and dedication of certain money transferred to the state highway fund to assist in the completion of transportation projects.
- Cotton Chopper.
- Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design "consist[s] of the frame, raised axle, and arch, having at one end the bearing, the transverse shaft carrying the bevel-gear, and journaled in said bearing, and the vertical arm, the said shaft also carrying a sprocket-wheel, which is connected to a similar wheel upon the axle by means of the endless chain, the cutter-shaft, journaled at opposite ends in the arms . . . and the removable cutter" (lines 68-77).
- Cotton-Packer.
- Patent for an automatic cotton packer that provides a new method to packing cotton. This mechanism can be controlled automatically or by hand. As the cotton leaves the gin, it is packed automatically.
- Cross-Roller Bit.
- Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in cross-roller bits. Invention relates to "improvements in rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells for water, oil or gas and has particular reference to drills of the so called cross roller type for use in hard formation."
- A Cultural Resources Survey of Lakeview Pod A Adjacent to Timber Branch
- A report of an archaeological survey of the proposed Lakeview Pod A development.
- Device for Attaching Horseshoes.
- Patent for a new and improved device for attaching horseshoes. This design "relates to improvements in means for attaching shoes to the hoofs of horses or mules without the use of nails; and the invention consists in . . . a nailless shoe [that] can be firmly and securely attached to the foot and detached therefrom without requiring the services of a smith" (lines 9-18). To this end, it consists in "the combination, with the shoe-plate and the toe-plate, of the toe-bar having a flange to engage the toe-plate, the bits, half-bands, and clamping-bolts" (lines 61-65).
- Disk Plow.
- Patent for a disk plow modification, which allows the disk to be self-sharpening and automatically release accumulated garbage.
- Ditching Machine.
- Patent for a new and improved ditching-machine. This design "consist[s] of the standards, block, handles, braces and round ears, axle and wheel having cogs, scoop provided with points, chute and side plates, elevator shaft, its upper end resting on the round band, elongated cups, rollers, and cog-wheels, shaft, inclined chute, [another] cog-wheel, arms, band, and rollers" (lines 87-95).
- Dog Attachment for Logging-Cars, &c.
- Patent for a new dog attachment "for logging cars, sleds, and wagons, &c., [...] which will securely retain logs on a car, sled, or wagon and also readily release the same for unloading when required" (lines 9-13), which includes illustrations and instructions.
- Doll Novelty.
- Patent for a new device, which is a rounded, weighted base placed in a doll that allows the doll to raise itself when turned over on any side without external assistance by lowering the doll's center of gravity. Descriptions of materials used and illustrations are included..
- Drill.
- Patent for a drill especially adapted for use in rock and earth formations. The drill has a number of separate cutters that are secured onto a head and detachable, which gives the tool many advantages.
- Drill-Cutter.
- Patent for new and improved drill cutter for rotary boring drills including exact description and illustrations.
- Educational Device.
- Patent for "improvements in combined desk and blackboard devices arranged in convenient shape for opening and closing and reversing in position" (lines 8-11); including instructions and illustrations.
- Explosive Projectile.
- Patent for an improved, non-ricocheting explosive projectile.
- Folding Table.
- Patent for a new and improved folding table. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a table having a triangular top plate, of the hinged triangular leaf, the sliding strip, the leg, and the brace-rod, secured on the inner end of the strip and on the leg" (lines 60-64).
- Hame Fastener.
- Patent for a new and improved hame-fastener. This design consists in "the combination, with the eccentric-lever formed with the two slots . . . one of which forms the cam, of the hook secured and movable within the slot by the pivot-pin, and the [other] hook, secured and movable within the [other] slot by the [other] pivot-pin" (lines 87-93).
- Hand-Operated Baling-Press.
- Patent for improvements in Hand-Operated Baling-Presses that has a durable structure and is convenient and easy to use for baling hay and straw. Consists of "a box or body provided with a hopper of usual pattern" and "clamping rods located at the delivery end thereof" (lines 19-20) with a sliding plunger, lever, pivots, and a spring. Includes illustrations.
- Horseshoeing-Rack.
- Patent for improvements to a frame in which a horse can be held into a convenient position for elevating the hoof to apply a horse shoe. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Honey-Boxes for Bee-Hives
- Patent for the new and improved construction of bee-hives. Provides instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Sheet-Metal Hames
- Patent for improvement in hames by constructing them of sheet metal in order to prevent flatenning and wear on the hame. Explains how sheet metal hames are also flexibile in many attributes and because of this they are beneficial in many ways. Illustrations provided.
- Improvement in Toilet-Cabinets
- Patent for improved toilet cabinets in order to better arrange "cabinets for containing sewing, writing, and shaving materials and various other articles" (lines 8-10). Provides instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Vises
- Patent for new construction for vises that will "enable the vise to be set and secutured in any desired position and thus hold the work in a position convenient to the operator" (lines 8-10).
- Line Type Casting Machine.
- Patent for a linotype machine with improvements to the float, the ejector, and slugs magazine.
- Matrix Molding Device.
- Patent for improvements on matrix molding devices, "to provide simple devices or improvements in matrices of standard size and adaptation for use in linotype and other line casting machines for preparing the operating edges of printers' slugs for holding cross-rules" (lines 10-15), including illustrations.
- Oil-Burning Attachment For Stoves or Furnaces
- Patent for "an attachment for wood and coal stoves and furnaces by which hydrocarbon oils can be burned in connection with a wood or coal fire in a very effective and economical manner, the attachment being also capable of being used alone for heating and cooking..."
- Pencil-Sharpener.
- Patent for a pencil sharpener that sharpens pencils quickly and efficiently. This invention catches the resulting shavings and dust, and has a compact design to fit in a pocket.
- Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils
- Patent for a process for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils that converts these fluids into more buoyant products with lower specific gravities and boiling points. This process seeks to meet demand for engine fuels, gasoline, and oils, and augment the diminishing supply of these natural products.
- Railroad Tie
- Patent for a new design of railroad-ties meant "for clamping together the two members of the tie and for adjusting them relatively to each other so as to adapt them to clamp rails of different widths" (lines 13-16), with illustrations.
- Rotary Engine.
- Patent for a rotary engine. The engine is devised for driving a motor vehicle. Illustration included.
- Rotary Fan
- Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Rotary Fans" (lines 5-6) with description and illustration.
- Saddle.
- Patent for a new and improved saddle. This design "consists in a rubber or other elastic seat having a thick central portion with tapering thin edges and a leather covering for the same" (lines 9-11).
- San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1985
- Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
- San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1986
- Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
- Sash Balance.
- Patent for a new and improved sash balance. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a window-frame provided with the pulleys . . . sash provided with the grooves, and [the other] pulleys working in said grooves, and cord having one end attached to the upper part of the frame . . . passing thence under [the latter] pulleys in the upper sash, thence over [the second] pulley" (lines lines 81-87).
- Stamp and Coin Envelop.
- Patent for stamp and coin envelope that has "a separate pocket for receiving coin, postage stamps or sundry articles to be transmitted through the mail in such a manner as to be kept separate from the contents of the envelop and also to insure safe delivery" (lines 9-14), including illustrations.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-170
- 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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Use that may be of student deposit fund earnings as outlined in Article 2654d-1, Vernon's Civil Statues.