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- 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2296, Chapter 99
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 130 in Williamson, Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe Counties in honor of former United States Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle as the Pickle Parkway.
- 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 942, Chapter 1261
- Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation and financing of the Lakeway Regional Medical Center Defined Area in Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
- Adjustable Mosquito-Canopy.
- Patent for an adjustable, simple, and easily used mosquito-canopy for beds that fits over any style and size of bed, and is easily removed.
- Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns
- Patent for improvements to apparatus to train troops in pointing and aiming various firearms. An electric lamp shines light through a tube to point at the target, with a shutter that can operate simultaneously with the trigger or remain open.
- Armadillo Hill: Nature Trail Guide
- Pamphlet listing common flora that can be seen along the nature trail. Common and scientific names are given and illustrations of the plants are included next to each entry.
- Attachment for Mowers
- Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
- Axle Box.
- Patent for a new and improved self-oiling axle box. This design utilizes a sleeve with several small, oil-filled holes to be placed between the spindle and the axle box, which lubricates the machine and reduces friction. A nut keeps the spindle and axle box together.
- Buggy-Spindle
- Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
- Calendar
- Patent for a circular perpetual calendar.
- CAPCOG Connections, April 2013
- Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news, upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
- CAPCOG Connections, April/May 2011
- Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
- Car Brake.
- Patent for a new and improved car-brake. This design consists in "brake-shoes [which] are jointed by pivots to brake-blocks of the usual form, which are suspended from the truck-timbers by suitable suspending links or clevises, so that they may have a free longitudinal movement when acted upon by the actuating mechanism, and said blocks and brake-shoes are separated by transverse brake-bars, in order that they may be kept truly in-line with the car-wheels at all times" (lines 16-25).
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for an improved device used to connect rail cars, including illustrations and descriptions of how the new coupling works.
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for a car-coupling that provides "a link of this character which will remain set in a coupling position at all times, so that the coupling of the cars can be effected in an automatic manner" (lines 10-14). It can be easily adjusted to different heights and its construction prevents jerky movements.
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design utilizes "a draw-head, formed with the usual flaring mouth, and interior cavity. . . . the interior of the draw-head is narrowing from the mouth to the center of the pin, and widening from the latter backward. The object of this construction is, that it directs the entering link to the pin, and increases the power of resistance of the latter to the strain" (lines 23-33).
- Case for Rural-Mail Carriers.
- Patent for a device to enable rural mail carriers to efficiently carry and store postal items for sale. The storage unit (device) is water-resistant to protect the items inside from inclement weather while delivering mail.
- Churn.
- Patent for a churn for separating butter. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Clutch.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive clutch used for transmitting power. The clutch has "independent rotable disks that act on peripheral eccentric proportions, which are so arranged that the said disk will be held free from contact with the drive-shaft and the entire bearing of the clutch mechanism thrown on the grip members, whereby the shaft-apertures in the disks can be made sufficiently large to overcome any irregularity of the bearing-faces of the internal cam portions and obviating the necessity of providing outside collars" (lines 17-27).
- Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator
- Patent for a combined cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.
- Composition for Preserving Food
- Patent for "combustible compositions which, when ignited, produce a gas or gasses which have preservative and purifying effects upon various substances and surfaces or places exposed to the fumes. It is more especially designed, however, for preserving fruits, vegetables, meats, and other perishable articles." (lines 12-19).
- Cotton-Condenser and Lint-Flue.
- Patent for a cotton condenser and lint flue for use in cotton gins.
- Dental Chair.
- Patent for a dental chair improvement.
- Electric-Lamp Socket.
- Patent for an improved electric lamp socket "having a pair of switches which are alternately closed and opened, and having means for the attachment thereto of three conductors, whereby it is possible to light the lamp by means of a main switch" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
- Elevating Brick Car
- Patent for an elevating brick car. This invention "is to improve construction of elevating brick cars or trucks and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient car or truck designed for use in a brick yard for carrying bricks from a machine to a yard, kiln, or drier" (line 11-17). Illustrations included.
- Flushing Tank
- Patent for a flushing tank. Illustration included.
- Garden-Hose Reel.
- Patent for a garden hose reel that allows the hose to be used, while still on the reel and can be easily cleaned.
- Hat-Fastener.
- Patent for an adjustable hat holder using a band and fasteners, with illustrations.
- Hat-Pin Point Protector
- This patent is for the device that is to be used for protecting the point of the hat pin, and the invention aims to improve the operative connection between the compartmental members which shield and grip the point of the pin.
- Hunting or Shooting Garment.
- Patent for a coat for use while using firearms that has pads built into the shoulders to absorb the impact of the recoil of the gun and protect the shoulders from rubbing while carrying the gun.
- Improvement in Apparatus for Boring Artesian Wells.
- Patent for improvement in pump-drills for boring artesian wells by “combining pump-valves and pistons with a drill for boring artesian or other wells” (lines 21-23), including illustration.
- Improvement in Bungs.
- Patent for improvement in bungs for beer and other barrels.
- Improvement in Churns.
- Patent for improvements to the design of the butter churn, to ease labor and improve efficiency, including illustrations.
- Improvement in Combined Gang-Plows and Cultivators.
- Patent for an improved gang-plow and cultivator, including illustrations.
- Improvement in Ironing-Tables.
- Patent for ironing tables in use with ironing machines. Consist of adjustable frame for stretching and holding garments for ironing.
- Improvement in Saws.
- Patent for improvement in saws by way of the construction of beveled edged teeth with concave sides.
- Incinerator
- Patent for improvement in incinerators by unique arrangement of receiving passage and receiving post closing the lower end with a second passage inclining.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 2, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 33rd day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 3, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the thirty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 43rd day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013 [Continued]
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-second day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 22, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 45th day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-sixth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013 [Continued]
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-sixth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 29, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-eighth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 30, 2013
- Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-ninth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
- Lining for Pneumatic Tires and Other Pneumatic Articles
- Patent for a lining for pneumatic tires and other pneumatic articles. The invention is designed to immediately close ruptures. It applies to bicycles, automobiles, and the like. Illustration included.
- Metallic Cross-Tie.
- Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive metallic crosstie that has elasticity and the same vibration as a wooden cross-tie and does not require bolts or nuts. It can easily be placed or removed from rails.
- Metallic Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for an improvement of metallic railroad ties in which clamp-plates are not needed to hold the longitudinal tension-rods, “instead the heads of the rods bear against the solid outer ends of the rail-seats which are constructed integral with the body of the tie.” (Lines 14-17) Illustration is included.