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- Cultural Resources Survey Within the Green Acres South Campus Proposed Expansion Site
- Archaeological survey results of 34 acre area of land for proposed development in Smith County, Texas.
- Reproducing Device for Graphophones.
- Patent for a reproducing device for graphophones improving the objects that transmit sound to the horn or like element and provide a new means to mount the tone arm. It further improves the means for mounting the needle on the device.
- Tractor
- Patent for an improved tractor where the "propelling force is delivered through traction blocks...(lines 11-12)."
- Improvement in Car-Couplings.
- Patent for an improvement to car couplings which would "obviate the necessity and its attendant danger of going between the cars" (lines 17-18) including an illustration.
- Wire Stretcher.
- Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design consists in "a frame having two arms, one carrying a fixed clamp and the other a roller, a windlass mounted on said frame having a rope passing over said roller and adapted to be fixed to an end of wire, and a central clamp consisting of a rigid bar on the frame between its arms, a notched clamp pivoted thereon, and a ring for retaining the clamp" (lines 6-14).
- Automatic Density-Indicator for Slime-Pulp Separators.
- Patent for devices that thickens slimes for ore milling operations in which it will indicate the density and regulate it so it will not go below a predetermined value.
- Automatic Separating Device.
- Patent for an automatic separating device. This device operates with a link that connects the float level at the top of the tank with a valve handle at the bottom of the tank to control discharge from the tank.
- Cotton Press.
- Patent for a new and improved cotton press. This design "consists of a horizontal press with reciprocating follower, worked by power, the press being arranged to receive the cotton from a chute descending from the floor above the press, the said press and the driving mechanism being constructed and arranged . . . specifically" (lines 7-13).
- Transmitting-Gear for Windmills.
- Patent for an improved transmitting-gear for windmills "which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and arranged to impart a long stroke to the pump-rod or other device to be actuated" (lines 11-14), including one illustration.
- Book or Music Leaf Turner.
- Patent for a music page turner, which can be operated by a lever or foot pedal.
- Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers
- Patent for a head holder attachment for type writers. This invention is for the purpose to make a removable attachment that holds prearranged headings.
- Process for Converting Sodium Sulfate to Sodium Sulfid.
- Patent for converting sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid, it is a process conversion of chemical compounds sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid.
- Improvement in Bale-Ties.
- Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
- Improvement in ventilating cars, &c.
- Patent for a system which prevents ashes and cinders from railroad engines from entering the train cars and also allows for ventilation of the cars. Includes illustration.
- Submarine Telescope.
- Patent for submarine telescope using a pair of longitudinal tubes, mounted lens, rigid rods, electric light bulb, and chains for securing to the boat. Intended as useful improvements to submarine telescopes with the objection to assist in locating submerged objects. Accompanied with illustrations.
- Ant Trap.
- Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a tank of water to be buried in the ground and a collar of cheap material to be attached to the tank and placed over the mouth of an anthill. The concave nature of the collar prevents ants from climbing out of it, so they are forced into the water tank, where they drown; the design is cheaper and less toxic than previous designs.
- Double-Acting Cylinder-Pump.
- Patent for improvements in double-acting cylinder-pumps by making “the cages and check-valves detachable from the piston-cylinder without removing or disturbing either the casing or piston-cylinder and can be replaced in the same manner.” (Lines 18-22) Illustration in included.
- Clamp
- Patent for a clamp. This device is employed to use a hoisting line attached to well casing or tubing. Illustration included.
- Ventilating and Adjustable Rain Proof.
- Patent for a new and improved rain-proof cap for chimneys. This design "is to provide a . . . rain-proof or chimney tube for receiving that part of a stove-pipe that projects above the roof, which rain-proof is so constructed that pipes can be held in the same at different inclinations. The invention consists in a rain-proof formed of a conical tube held on the roof, in the upper end of which conical tube the upper end of the stove-pipe is held. A hood is held on the upper end of the stove-pipe" (lines 8-18).
- Baling-Press
- Patent for an improved bailing-press.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for baling-presses to prevent the inward-drawing or centripetal movement of the fiber in a press of the roller type (lines 96-97) by “disposed intermediate of the rollers and within the plane of the baling-cylinder for opposing resistance to the inward movement of the fiber and overcoming to a greater or less extent the tendency of the upper layer of cotton to form waves or billows in advance of the rollers.” (Page 1, lines 101-102, page 2, lines 1-6.) Illustration is included.
- Fur-Stretcher.
- Patent for an improved fur stretcher capable of properly stretching the ends of the skin. Construction is simple which allows for easy application.
- Improvement in Combined Wrench and Saw-Set.
- Patent for improvements in the "combination of a wrench with a saw-setting device attached to the sliding jaw thereof" (lines 17-19). Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Pump.
- Patent for rotary pump designed to counterbalance thrust at each step by a "series of lifting-wheels mounted upon a common shaft" (lines 10-11) in order to minimize wheel thrust.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for a modification of a conventional rail joint, adding a solid abutment that allows for the use of conventional splice bars that "does not involve any appreciable increase in cost over the conventional rail joint" (lines 29-30). Includes Illustration.
- Penholder.
- Patent for a simplified construction of a pen holder which is inexpensive to manufacture. It detachably engages the pen point, prevents rusting and sticking. Releases pen point without user needing to grip, therefore avoiding sullying fingers.
- Corn-Sheller.
- Patent for improvement in corn-shellers; in which “it consists in a perforated casting provided with radial teeth or projections which extend toward its center and which is to be secured to a support having an opening through it, combined with a double-ended handle which has an opening through its center and teeth projecting from the opening.” (Lines 13-20) Illustration is included.
- Cotton-Press.
- Patent for a cotton-press that makes "tightly wound bales from the cotton bats formed upon the condenser, and fed into the press" (lines 13-15).
- Cotton-Press.
- Patent for a cotton-press that does not allow the cotton to rebound after the plunger compresses it because of teeth in the box. When the operator wishes to remove the cotton, the teeth automatically disengage in order for the cotton to be removed easily.
- Gate Valve
- Patent for gate valves for oil and other types of reservoirs.
- Cotton Gin.
- Patent for a new and improved cotton gin. This design calls for the circular saw blades of the gin to pass through two metal ribs, one of which aligns with the tip of the saw teeth, while the other aligns with the root of the saw teeth.
- Attachment for Vehicle Running - Gear
- Patent for
- Whiffletree Attachment
- Patent for device which attaches swingle trees to double trees and decreases shocks and jerks experienced by the tree of a vehicle.
- Car Truck.
- Patent for a new and improved car-truck. This design "consists in providing the lateral guide-wheels with long axles which are inclined at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the ordinary truck-wheels, and in providing the bolsters of the truck with a central opening, and otherwise constructing the same with a view to attachment of such inclined axles" (lines 17-24).
- Combination Tool.
- Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "consists in a combination-tool embodying in a single implement a nail and staple-puller, pinchers, nail-straightener, and wire-cutters, the device being more particularly designed for use in constructing, taking down, and resetting wire fencing" (lines 7-12).
- Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 22, 2013
- Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT).
- Extension for Bedsteads
- Patent for "an adjustable, folding, and removable attachment that can be adjusted to various heights, one that can be easily attached to and detached from the bedstead, and one that when so detached can be neatly folded into a compact mass,which will occupy very little space" with an adjustable guard (lines 11-19).
- Animal Shears.
- Patent for new and improved animal shears. This design calls for a spring with eyes at the ends so that the handles of individual blades may be inserted through them. Then, nuts fasten the individual blades to the spring, which makes sharpening easier and breakage less likely.
- Windmill.
- Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
- Cotton-Picking Shade.
- Patent for a cotton-picking shade that will furnish a portable shade or shield for the use of cotton-pickers to protect them from the direct rays of the sun while at work.
- Non-refillable bottle
- This is a patent for non-refillable bottle and it is made to provide a simple efficient device which can be cheaply constructed and which can effectually prevent from the refilling of the bottle after the original contents have been dispersed.
- Show-Globe.
- Patent for "a globe adapted to serve simply for the purpose of illumination and furnishing a pure white bright light for general purposes, or to serve as an illuminated show-globe for druggists," (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
- Wire-Stretcher
- Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
- Fan Attachment for Umbrellas or Parasols.
- Patent for a fan attachment for umbrellas or parasols, including illustrations.
- Gate.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gates, including instructions and illustrations.
- Egg-Tester
- Patent for an egg tester. Illustrations included.
- Hoisting Hook.
- Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting-Hooks" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
- Hydraulic Swivel.
- Patent for a hydraulic swivel valve, to allow water to flow to the drill stem for purposes of cooling and lubrication.
- Rotary Drilling Apparatus
- Patent for well drilling apparatus (commonly known as rotaries) with eliminated screws and nuts, and reduced minimum number of parts, and which provides a quickly and easily operable gripping device.
- Wrench.
- Patent for a wrench that allows adjustment to two locked positions with a slot and stud mechanism.