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Antirefilling Bottle.

Description: Patent for a bottle that can be easily sealed but cannot be resealed after opened. There is a groove in the neck of the bottle, and the cork is placed below the groove. The cork is hollowed out and a plug is placed in the cork. The cork is hollowed out and a plug with a groove around it is placed in the cork.An elastic compressible locking-ring fits in the gap the groove in the bottle and the groove in the plug create.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Nevill, William B.
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Apparatus for Filling Bottles.

Description: Patent for an "apparatus for filling bottles with crude petroleum, turpentine, and other liquids; and its object is to provide an improved construction which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency in operation" (lines 14-19).
Date: May 5, 1896
Creator: McKay, Felix Early
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Impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on Freight Flows in the Texas-Louisiana Megaregion

Description: This report examines the benefits of maintaining the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). The GIWW is comprised of five states. The report contains a historical background, current conditions, barge safety, increase of funding, and summaries of findings and recommendations.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Harrison, Robert
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TxDOT Waterborne Freight Corridor Study: Phase 2

Description: This report, phase 2 of a two-part project, offers an overview of infrastructure, operational, and policy solutions that TxDOT could utilize to better manage waterborne freight transportation in Texas waterways,
Date: November 30, 2011
Creator: Cambridge Systematics
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Interim Report to the 84th Texas Legislature: House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs

Description: Report from the Texas House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 84th Texas Legislature.
Date: May 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: Port of Houston Authority

Description: Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Port of Houston Authority, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Martin, Ken; Spock, Karl; Tripp, Amy; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
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Texas Grain Transportation Study

Description: Report to the Legislature covering various aspects of grain transportation in Texas.
Date: January 2001
Creator: Fuller, Stephen; Yu, Tun-Hsiang; Collier, Dennis; Jamieson, Jerry & Harrison, Rob
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Wood-Preservative.

Description: Patent for a compound with preservative qualities for protecting submersed wood from the destructive forces of water, whether sea or fresh, and from shipworms.
Date: July 9, 1895
Creator: Gallinowsky, Hugo
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Load Lifter and Carrier.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, efficient, and inexpensive load lifter and carrier meant to be used in warehouses in order to load and unload barrels, bales, and other loads.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Butcher, Tilman H.
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Folding Coop

Description: Patent for folding coops for the shipment of meat products, such as poultry. This invention will ensure greater efficiency in shipment of products.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Randall, John G.
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Log-Carrier.

Description: Patent for a log-carrier that improves on a patent previously granted to Robert E. Terry (No. 481,314). The adjusting lever is made to be more powerful so the log chains can be moved with less friction and will not slip from their guides. Ratchets and pawls prevent the tongue from moving.
Date: May 14, 1895
Creator: Carroll, Joseph Alexander
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Weighing-Scale.

Description: Patent for a weighing-scale that is "of simple and improved construction which will instantly determine and indicate the weight of the article placed thereon" (lines 13-16). The scale uses revolving disks that have a chain around them which moves a lever to indicate the weight of the object being weighed. The object being weighed sits on a pan that is suspended by the same chains that hold the revolving disks in place.
Date: December 15, 1896
Creator: Stephens, John H.
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Wagon-Standard.

Description: Patent for an improvement on wagon-standards, to produce a durable, inexpensive, and simple wagon. When the wagon-body is removed, the wagon-standard can fold compactly. This allows the running-gear to carry timber or a platform for carrying other heavy materials.
Date: December 22, 1896
Creator: Foutrel, Emile
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Veneer Basket.

Description: Patent for stronger, lighter construction of baskets frequently used in shipping fruit, although the improvement "may be used for any and all purposes of which it is capable" (lines 13-15).
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Aber, Edgar
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Marine Vessels

Description: Patent for new and useful Improvements in Marine Vessels. Relates to marine vessels used for towing timber.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Collier, Hugh R.
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Paper Box.

Description: Patent for a paper box that can be easily and securely locked. The ends of the box are locked into place with inwardly-curved edges, and slits receive the end portions of the inwardly -curved edges.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Girard, Alexandre Ferdinand
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Sanding Device for Locomotives.

Description: Patent for a device that keeps sand from being lost during delivery and "whereby the emitting nozzle is kept clear and prevented from clogging up or freezing" (lines 15-17). It is an improvement on sanding devices.
Date: June 26, 1894
Creator: Chase, Floyd T.
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Folding Crate.

Description: Patent for an improved construction of traditional "knockdown crates for shipping fruit, eggs, vegetables, and other merchandise" (lines 25-27). A "combination of box, having transverse bottom cleats, cleats upon the inside of its ends, with hinged sides, having cleats, the knockdown partition having cleats, and the false bottom pieces as set forth" (lines 78-83).
Date: September 12, 1882
Creator: Van Hutton, William B.
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Shipping-Case.

Description: Patent for a shipping case that has an improved means for fastening the case. Air circulates freely and is especially designed to ship eggs, fruit, and other perishable things, although it can ship general things as well.
Date: March 26, 1895
Creator: Boatwright, William Thrift
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