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- Aparejo
- Patent for more efficient and durable pack-saddle (aparejo) used by United States Army. Casing involves hollow boot-sticks and rubber-encased steel, with better fitting to prevent fatigue of animal.
- Apparatus for Utilizing Hot Slag for Heating Purposes
- Patent for an apparatus which holds molten slag in the exterior chambers of the receptacle such that the interior chambers can receive water to be heated, producing steam and hot air.
- Blast Device for Shoe-Polishing Machines.
- Patent for blast device for shoe-polishing machine which is so constructed as to apply polish to a shoe and then dry the same and afterward polish the shoe, thus dispensing with the necessity of the employment of the ordinary brushes and other paraphernalia now in the use for the purpose.
- Circulating-Fan
- Patent for a circulating fan for cooling rooms. Illustrations included.
- Combined Shade and Curtain-Pole Bracket.
- Patent for combined shade and curtain pole brackets to "be attached to the upper sash of the window" (lines 14), removable, and adjustable, with illustrations.
- Cover for Culinary Utensils.
- Patent for improvements in covers for culinary vessels in which “the cover will confine the odors arise from the vessel and at the same time the steam may be allowed to escape at any time without removing the cover from the vessel.” (Lines 16-20) Illustration is included.
- Crate for Shipping Bananas.
- Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
- Device for Closing Spouts of Cans.
- Patent for spout closing device that is made of parts that are simple and economical to manufacture.
- Differential
- Patent for improvements in motor vehicle differentials by connecting axle sections to a worm gear.
- Dust and Cinder Fender.
- Patent for a fender for railroad car windows that prevents the intrusion of dust and cinders into an open window while allowing window to remain open for light and ventilation. The device can be attached to either side of the car.
- Gate.
- Patent for a gate "in which the one hinge point is adapted to be shifted to cause the gate to swing in one direction or the other... [by] providing means for shifting the hinge point of the gate from a carriage or a wagon on the roadway without leaving the latter" (lines 11-13, 15-17); including instructions and illustrations.
- Implement for Cutting and Handling Prickly-Pear
- Patent for an implement for cutting and handling prickly pear for use in clearing land.
- Lifting-Jack.
- Patent for a simple, strong, and inexpensive lifting-jack used in railroads, mills, and similar things that is "capable of manipulation by a single operator and adapted to elevate loads to various heights according to the size of the structure and support the same at the desired elevation" (lines 12-16).
- Pump Working Barrel.
- Patent for a pump working barrel, construction of glass pump cylinder
- Sanitary Cover-Pad for Mattresses.
- Patent for an improvement in sanitary pad covers for mattresses that is washable and contains pocket flaps underneath that can hold a sheet of waterproof material to protect the mattress beneath.
- Scale.
- Patent for a new and useful scale, including instructions and illustrations.
- Setting-Basin Separating Device
- Patent for Settling Basin-Separating Devices. This device improves the issue of unwanted discharge shown in prior devices
- Skirt-Marker
- Patent for a skirt marker. Illustrations included.
- Starter for Electric Motors
- Patent for an electric motor starter. Illustrations included.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-881
- 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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County, under Articles 6078 and 6081e, V.C.S., to enter into a contract with the City of El Paso for the building, operation, maintenance and management of a golf course and clubhouse in Ascarate Park, theretofore solely acquired, managed and controlled by the county, the validity of said contract and liability of the county to the city under said contract, and authority of the county to expend county funds for improvements paid for by the city under said contract.
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso Annual Financial Report: 2014
- Annual financial report of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014.
- Thickener (Sewage Type).
- Patent for sewage thickener that relies on sewage solids to sink to the bottom of the sewer and fall into the thickener, in which the thickener will press the solid sewage into a pulp. The pulp will be pressed at a predetermined density, and then the pressed pulp will float to the top of the sewage to be removed. The separation of liquid and solid sewage was predicted to prevent overflow.
- Threshold
- Patent for an improved threshold to fit the bottom of a door more properly to "prevent the entrance of dust, wind, and rain" (lines 16-17).
- Threshold.
- Patent for an improvement for thresholds to consist of a single metal plate with an arched central portion and laterally-projected flanges that is cheaper and easier to make. The threshold will create a tight joint with the bottom of a door to prevent water and dust from entering through the bottom of the door.
- Windmill
- Patent for a windmill that rotates on a vertical and horizontal axis. The blades are mounted to stop in order to prevent damage to the windmill should pressure occur.
- Window Screen or Awning Holder
- Patent for a window screen or awning holder. Illustrations included.