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- I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040
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- Cotton Blocker
- Patent for cotton blockers that prevent crops from becoming covered in soil during the harvesting process.
- Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
- Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
- Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
- Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
- Boring-Tool.
- Patent for "a boring tool for boring scarred and worn engine cylinders" (lines 14-15) that allows for more customization when cutting.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for oil burner that simultaneously ignites and vaporizes liquid fuel.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for "an improved apparatus for and method of consuming liquid fuel", particularly low-cost heavy oils that are more difficult to burn.
- Measuring, Weighing, and Registering Machine.
- Patent for machine that automatically weighs cotton seed while in transit from the cotton gin or grain from the grain elevator to the mill.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for an oil-burner used to provide a structure of low cost material that allows thorough heating of the oil to accommodate the conversion to gas and combustion for flame at the orifice.
- Shovel-Fastening for Cultivators
- Patent for new and useful improvements in shovel-fastenings for cultivators. Improvements include incorporating a spring latch in the cultivator foot so that no time is lost and no tools would be needed in replacing cultivator shovels.
- Power Transmission
- Patent for improvements in power transmission by inventor Gordon R. Sturgis.
- Folding Luggage-Carrier
- Patent for improvements on rear folding luggage-carriers for motor cars.
- Oil Burner
- Patent for an oil burner. This oil burner is designed to consume fuel in a cheaper and more economical manner.
- Method of Making Ballast.
- Patent for "improvements in methods of making ballast adapted for railway and other uses" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
- Draft Attatchment For Tractors.
- Patent for Draft Attachment For Tractors for the improvement of farming tractors. This invention includes adding machinery to allow interchangeable farming tools for a wide variety of uses.
- Demountable Tire-Rim.
- Patent for a demountable tire-rim for automobiles that tires can be "readily mounted or removed". "The principal object of (this) invention is to provide an automobile wheel rim which is demountable and which is so constructed that when removed from the wheel a segment of the rim can be swung inwardly thereby attaining an easy and quick removal of the tire from the rim, and vice versa.". The object of this invention was to create a rim that was easily detachable and was also sturdy and not as expensive as manufactures.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
- Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas
- Report studying the central Texas region's water resources, with notes that there has been rapid decline and contamination in the area. The aquifer is also being used faster than it can naturally replenish.
- Water Quality of Lake Whitney North-Central Texas
- "The purpose of this report is to summarize the water-quality records and to explain the variations of selected chemical constituents and characteristics of the water in Lake Whitney during the 1970-80 water years. Other reports containing results of water-quality surveys for Lake Whitney are cited in the section 'Selected References'" (p. 1).
- Lake Whitney State Park [Rack Card]
- Card advertising Lake Whitney State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
- Adjustable Window-Shade
- Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
- Cotton-Chopper.
- Patent for improvements in cotton choppers that are reliable, cost-effective, and move transversely through the rows of cotton "separately producing a vertical adjustment of each earth turning member." (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
- Collar-Support.
- Patent for improvements to collar supports "...to provide a supporter which may be readily pinned to the collar and which is therefore easily detached therefrom when desired" (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
- Well-Drill
- Patent for well drill that enables its upper end to be struck without disengaging the cable with an objective to provide simple, inexpensive, and convenient use.
- Lever-Latch.
- Patent for a lever latch that features improved locking mechanisms for hand levers, including illustrations.
- Type-Writer Cover
- Patent for a collapsible typewriter cover that is more cheaply constructed, has a base for the typewriter, a supporting frame for the hood that limits the swinging movements, and a felt strip for protecting the furniture the typewriter is on.
- Lamp-Turning Mechanism
- Patent for head lamps that the drivers can turn while driving to light the road.
- Improvement for Cotton Chopper
- Patent for improvement for cotton choppers “so that the operator may regulate the depth of cut, and may shift the cutting member forward or back” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustration included.
- Motor Car Wheel
- Patent for a more durable and reliable wheel for automobiles, including instructions and illustrations.
- Tag Holding Device.
- Patent for a device for attaching price tickets or tags to fabric or other goods, including instructions and illustrations.
- Hame Fastener
- Patent for a new type of Hame Fastener that has adjustable hooks attached to it. These adjustable hooks allow for the use on hames that have the lower ends closer together. There are springs on this hame that allows for the hame to be held in any position when places on the collar.
- Thermostat.
- Patent for a thermostat that automatically regulates temperatures and is operated "in conjunction with an electric current or the like" (lines 12-13) including instructions and illustrations.
- Swing.
- Patent for a swing, particularly for children, that provides a foot rest that rises from the floor when a person sits down and includes a back that can be reclined. The particular design is also cheaper and easier to build.
- Remedial Appliance.
- Patent for a remedial appliance, intended to be worn as a bracelet or an "anklet," through which a person receives medication that he/she needs. Such an appliance is intended to improve treatment through facilitating the application of medication throughout the body.
- Money-Changing Machine.
- Patent for a machine that provides change in coins automatically.
- Protractor
- Patent for a new protractor design that is “particularly to a protractor or gage for use by carpenters in cutting the rafters for a building roof” (lines 9-11) including illustrations.
- Pin-Fastener.
- Patent for pin fastener that safely allows for buttons, jewelry and other items to attached to clothes and not pierce the wearer.
- Drop-Pilot or Cow-Catcher.
- Patent for an improvement in drop-pilots or cow-catchers for street or steam-railways to allow the cow-catcher to stay higher above the track and be dropped in an emergency to catch large objects and prevent them from being trapped under the wheels. The improvement also contains a device for raising and lowering the cow-catcher, a mechanism for operating the brakes and whistle interdependently, and a single lever for the operator to use to control the various mechanisms.
- Guano Distributor
- Patent for the distribution of guano for fertilization over a given area of territory.
- Lamp-Burner.
- Patent for improved lamp burners, which reduces explosion risk, improves wick trimming, and maintains chimney positioning.
- Hobble.
- Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
- Insect-Trap.
- Patent for an insect trap that entraps and kills insects that infest live plants or trees. This trap has a lantern to attract insects; the lantern is mounded in a pan that can be filled with liquid that injures and kills the insects.
- Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism
- Patent for improvements for lamp-adjusting mechanism for one of the lamps of an automobile for operation from driver's seat. The driver is enabled from seat to partially rotate one of the forward lamps, causing the light to follow curve of road.
- Safety Car Net
- Patent for safety car-net to be attached to train freight-cars closing the space between adjacent cars and protecting train workers from falling.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for rail joints that will remove the need for bolts to secure the chairs. The joints will also allow the chair to be removed from the rail without using tools.
- Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan
- Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
- Regional Water Plan: Falls, Hill, Limestone, and McLennan Counties (FHLM) Region, 2015, Regional Water Facility Planning Study
- Falls, Hill, Limestone, and McLennan County water facility study describing water resources in the area, water demand, water systems in the area, alternative water sources, and cost estimates and funding sources for the project.
- Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies
- Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
- 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182
- Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government, the composition of certain juvenile boards, and the increase of certain filing fees.
- Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region
- Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.