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Improved Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release (open access)

Improved Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release

Patent relating to an improved process and apparatus for energy storage and release.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Imholt, Timothy; Allara, David L., 1937-; Gnade, Bruce & Roberts, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor. (open access)

Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.

Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Alexander, Clive M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Steam Engine (open access)

Portable Steam Engine

Patent for a Portable Seam Engine
Date: August 24, 1880
Creator: Kriebel, Hosea K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant for Generating Electricity. (open access)

Plant for Generating Electricity.

Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Bowen, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History