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Method of producing amorphous thin films
This invention dicloses a method for sintering particulate material (such as silica) with a laser beam to produce amorphous optical thin films on substrates.
Date:
December 31, 1991
Creator:
Brusasco, R. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selectable fragmentation warhead
This report discusses a selectable fragmentation warhead which is capable of producing a predetermined number of fragments from a metal plate, and accelerating the fragments toward a target. A first explosive located adjacent to the plate is detonated at selected number of points by laser-driven slapper detonators. In one embodiment, a smoother-disk and a second explosive, located adjacent to the first explosive, serve to increase acceleration of the fragments toward a target. The ability to produce a selected number of fragments allows for effective destruction of a chosen target.
Date:
December 31, 1992
Creator:
Bryan, C. S.; Paisley, D. L.; Montoya, N. I. & Stahl, D. B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Baling-Machine
Patent for a baling machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Bryan, William Silous
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Clutch.
Patent for improvements to automobile clutches with the objectives of avoiding a jerky start, preserving integrity of friction surfaces, associating with anti-friction bearings to minimize load on motor, and producing an economical clutch.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.
Patent for improved piston rings used in steam or internal combustion engines that prevent steam or combustion force from leaking by having packing rings automatically expand.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Chute for Dipping-Vats.
Patent for new improvements that allow for easier transition of animals from a stock-chute into a dipping vat because the "animal will overcome the effect of the counterbalancing weight and will cause the discharge end of the chute to move downwardly precipitating the animal into the vat or trough" (lines 20-26) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 31, 1921
Creator:
Burt, Clement P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Covering and Protecting Contents of Drawers.
Patent for an improved device designed to cover and protect the contents of drawers, this result being attained through a flexible cover wound upon a suitable roller, the latter being operated to wind or unwind the cover by opening or closing the drawer." (Lines 9-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Burt, Horace Roscoe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse carrier.
Patent for a fuse "holder which carries a number of fuses, capable of being brought into proper position to provide a fresh fuse in the event of the burning or blowing out of one of the fuses" (lines 9-13). The carrier inside the holder is removable (line 15); as carried in this holder, the fuses are "held under strong tension," with a mechanism allowing easy retrieval of a "fresh fuse" if necessary (line 18).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Burton, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minefield reconnaissance and detector system
This invention is comprised of a multi-sensor system for detecting the presence of objects on the surface of the ground or buried just under the surface, such as anti-personnel or anti-tank mines or the like, is disclosed. A remote sensor platform has a plurality of metal detector sensors and a plurality of short pulse radar sensors. The remote sensor platform is remotely controlled from a processing and control unit and signals from the remote sensor platform are sent to the processing and control unit where they are individually evaluated in separate data analysis subprocess steps to obtain a probability ``score`` for each of the pluralities of sensors. These probability scores are combined in a fusion subprocess step by comparing score sets to a probability table which is derived based upon the historical incidence of object present conditions given that score set. A decision making rule is applied to provide an output which is optionally provided to a marker subprocess for controlling a marker device to mark the location of found objects.
Date:
December 31, 1991
Creator:
Butler, M. T.; Cave, S. P.; Creager, J. D.; Johnson, C. M.; Mathes, J. B. & Smith, K. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Photographic-Printing Frame.
Patent for a new Photographic-printing frame. The "invention relates to certain improvements in photographic-printing frames, and has for its object to construct a frame of such character as to readily permit of the raising of the glass negative from its printing position for the inspection of the sensitized paper and to return the same accurately to printing position." (Lines 8-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
December 31, 1901
Creator:
Callaway, Alonzo N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger for Baling Presses
Patent for a plunger for baling presses. This baling press is used for the baling of cotton, hay, and similar products through the "means for mounting and actuating the ram or plunger which reciprocates in the baling chamber" (14-16) Illustration included.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Cameron, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Cameron, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermovoltaic in-situ mirror cell
A photovoltaic cell used in a direct energy conversion generator for converting heat to electricity includes a reflective layer disposed within the cell between the active layers of the cell and the cell substrate. The reflective layer reflects photons of low energy back to a photon producing emitter for reabsorption by the emitter, or reflects photons with energy greater than the cell bandgap back to the cell active layers for conversion into electricity. The reflective layer can comprise a reflective metal such as gold while the substrate can comprise a heavily doped silicon or a metal.
Date:
December 31, 1995
Creator:
Campbell, Brian C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Method of and system for producing electrical power
A method and system for converting the chemical energy of methane to electrical energy. Methane is thermally decomposed to hydrogen and carbon in a decomposing unit at a temperature not less than about 1200{degree}K and at a pressure at least slightly above atmospheric pressure. Carbon and substantially pure oxygen and a cesium or potassium seed material is transmitted to a combustor which is maintained at a pressure of at least about 50 atmospheres to combust the carbon and oxygen and provide an ionized plasma having a temperature not less than about 2900{degree}K. The ionized plasma is accelerated to a velocity not less than about 1000 m/sec and transported through an MHD generator having a magnetic field in the range of from about 4 to about 6 Tesla to generate dc power. The ionized plasma is deaccelerated and passed from the MHD generator in heat exchange relationship with the methane to heat same for decomposition, and thereafter any cesium or potassium seed material is recovered and transported to the combustor, and the dc power from the MHD generator is converted to ac power.
Date:
December 31, 1992
Creator:
Carabetta, Ralph A.; Staats, Gary E. & Cutting, John C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High-gradient compact linear accelerator
A high-gradient linear accelerator comprises a solid-state stack in a vacuum of five sets of disc-shaped Blumlein modules each having a center hole through which particles are sequentially accelerated. Each Blumlein module is a sandwich of two outer conductive plates that bracket an inner conductive plate positioned between two dielectric plates with different thicknesses and dielectric constants. A third dielectric core in the shape of a hollow cylinder forms a casing down the series of center holes, and it has a dielectric constant different that the two dielectric plates that sandwich the inner conductive plate. In operation, all the inner conductive plates are charged to the same DC potential relative to the outer conductive plates. Next, all the inner conductive plates are simultaneously shorted to the outer conductive plates at the outer diameters. The signal short will propagate to the inner diameters at two different rates in each Blumlein module. A faster wave propagates quicker to the third dielectric core across the dielectric plates with the closer spacing and lower dielectric constant. When the faster wave reaches the inner extents of the outer and inner conductive plates, it reflects back outward and reverses the field in that segment of the …
Date:
December 31, 1995
Creator:
Carder, B. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle-Tire.
Patent for a vehicle tire composed of laminate fiber board and wooden spokes covered in a oil based mixture, which hardens on the outside of the tires to waterproof them.
Date:
May 31, 1910
Creator:
Carhart, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for a door-mounted automobile turn signal that swings out on an arm to appear at a right angle to the vehicle and is operated by the driver's knee or elbow. The signal is illuminated by an electric lamp and sounds the car horn when deployed.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Carnes, Sam D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non Refillable Bottle
Patent for a non refillable bottle. Illustration included.
Date:
May 31, 1904
Creator:
Carriker, Samuel M. & Miller, Lawrence M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine that launders articles of clothing. The machine has a plunger that causes rotary movement allowing cleaning fluid to reach all articles, including illustrations.
Date:
May 31, 1921
Creator:
Carroll, Houston M., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool
Patent for a boring tool that allows for easy interchanging of the drill.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Carroll, Monroe W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Integrated optical tamper sensor
This invention consists of an monolithic optical tamper sensor, comprising an optical emitter and detector, connected by an optical waveguide and placed into the critical entry plane of an enclosed sensitive region, the tamper sensor having a myriad of scraps of a material optically absorbent at the wavelength of interest, such that when the absorbent material is in place on the waveguide, an unique optical signature can be recorded, but when entry is attempted into the enclosed sensitive region, the scraps of absorbent material will be displaced and the optical/electrical signature of the tamper sensor will change and that change can be recorded.
Date:
December 31, 1991
Creator:
Carson, R. F. & Casalnuovo, S. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attachment for Pianos or Organs.
Patent for an attachment for pianos or organs that allows for the convenient movement of the instruments that does not damage the instrument or the building.
Date:
October 31, 1893
Creator:
Carter, James William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Return-Envelop.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in return envelops, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 31, 1898
Creator:
Carter, Jessee M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw.
Patent for a saw with a blade that can efficiently cut through wood and metal materials. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Caruthers, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History