An Archaeological Survey of Proposed Water Pipeline Route Improvements and Deep Well Location for the Cross Country Water Supply Corporation (open access)

An Archaeological Survey of Proposed Water Pipeline Route Improvements and Deep Well Location for the Cross Country Water Supply Corporation

Archaeological survey results of proposed water pipeline improvements for the Cross County Water Supply Corporation in McLennen and Bosque County, Texas.
Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: AR Consultants
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool. (open access)

Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.

Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Abrams, Frederic
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag Holder and Filler. (open access)

Bag Holder and Filler.

Patent for a new and improved bag holder and filler. This design "consists of an expansible bag holding and filling funnel composed of a metallic strip having overlapping edges and provided with attached spring-wires, such funnel being capable of contraction to enter a bag, and of expanding therein for the purpose of holding and filling the bag" (lines 13-19).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Adkisson, Duncan Rudolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Operating Mechanism for Window Sash and Screens (open access)

Operating Mechanism for Window Sash and Screens

Patent for improvements for window sash and screens, specifically improving opening, adjusting and closing mechanisms.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Agee, Howard L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mercosur: Formation, Status, Trade Effects, Policy Challenges, and U.S. Interests (open access)

Mercosur: Formation, Status, Trade Effects, Policy Challenges, and U.S. Interests

This report examines Mercosur, the third largest preferential trading group in the world. Since its inception in 1991, Mercosur has made considerable progress in integrating the economies of its members. The integration --- an almost complete free trade area and a partial customs union --- has been accompanied by a significant increase in U.S. exports and investment to the region. In the future, Mercosur face challenges affecting the size of its membership, the depth of its integration, and the strength of its institutions.
Date: May 6, 1998
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baby Net Frame. (open access)

Baby Net Frame.

Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Date: June 6, 1922
Creator: Akers, Blessie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade Reorganization: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Trade Reorganization: Overview and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses: President Obama's trade reorganization proposal; the context of the trade reorganization debate; key issues that Congress may face related to the debate; potential policy options for Congress; and the outlook for trade reorganization.
Date: June 6, 2013
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guano-Distributer. (open access)

Guano-Distributer.

Patent for a guano fertilizer distributor, which prevents spillage of the guano from the device.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Akins, Lee J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in "combined cotton planters, choppers, and cultivators" (line 9-11).
Date: December 6, 1898
Creator: Albreekt, Niklaus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Carriage (open access)

Cotton-Sack Carriage

Patent for a simply structured carriage that will provide support to cotton sacks varying in different lengths.
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Alexander, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effect of Radiation on the Corrosion of Metals by Water (open access)

The Effect of Radiation on the Corrosion of Metals by Water

Technical report. Long-time tests have been made on the effect of various types of radiation on the corrosion of 2S aluminum in simulated W water. In no case was any acceleration of corrosion by the radiation observed; the effect of radiation, if any, appeared to be a protective one. Deuteron irradiation did accelerate the corrosion of mild steel at low flow rates in hot water of pH 6 to 7, but no appreciable effect was observed with copper, stainless steel, or tuballoy. The general theory of the effect of radiation on corrosion is discussed, with the conclusion that no acceleration of corrosion by radiation is to be expected in most cases of practical interest.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: Allen, A. O. (Augustine O.); Bowman, M. C.; Goldowski, Nathalie; Larson, R. G. & Treiman, L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clarification of Redox Dissolver Solution by Centrifugation with Scavenger (open access)

Clarification of Redox Dissolver Solution by Centrifugation with Scavenger

From statement of objectives: The purposes of the work described in this report are to provide data useful for designing and operating the dissolver solution clarification equipment to be installed in the Redox production plant.
Date: June 6, 1950
Creator: Allen, A. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for improvements in cotton-chopper by using a combination of revolving disk, fender disks, a rotary shaft and cultivator-blades to construct a machine that is able to thin and cultivate cotton. Illustration is included.
Date: October 6, 1891
Creator: Allen, George Washington
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Spoons. (open access)

Attachment for Spoons.

Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Allen, Harry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Gasket (open access)

Packing-Gasket

Patent for a packing gasket comprising a soft metal sleeve formed to a non-leaking joint between connected pipes.
Date: November 6, 1920
Creator: Allison, Jesse H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972; and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (open access)

Comparison of Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972; and Rehabilitation Act of 1973

None
Date: August 6, 1997
Creator: Allman, Alane; Mander, Andre; Schmerling, Michael; Skolnik, Cary & Greely, Kevin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary petrographic study of rock from Nevada Test Site - Basalt Mesa (open access)

Preliminary petrographic study of rock from Nevada Test Site - Basalt Mesa

Discussing photographs of rocks from Basalt Mesa
Date: May 6, 1960
Creator: Anderson, E. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elevated Railway. (open access)

Elevated Railway.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in elevated railways, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1900
Creator: Anderson, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Cover (open access)

Barrel-Cover

Patent for a barrel cover. Illustrations included.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Andrews, James R. & Waldrum, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design utilizes a plunger to create a partial vacuum in the corresponding tub, whereupon water, when rushing to fill the partial vacuum, saturates the clothes, cleaning them.
Date: December 6, 1881
Creator: Appelt, August E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Shelving and Cloth-Measurer Combined. (open access)

Roller-Shelving and Cloth-Measurer Combined.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in roller shelving and cloth measurer combined, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 6, 1898
Creator: Apperson, Thomas F. & Dorsey, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles. (open access)

Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles.

Patent for improvements in parcel carriers for bicycles in which the parcel carriers can attach/detach easily and is adaptable to different types of bicycle handlebars; includes illustration.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Apple, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
NATO and the European Union (open access)

NATO and the European Union

Report which discusses issues related to the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) including the level of involvement of the entities in using political and military actions to defend against terrorism and proliferation, the types of military forces necessary, the role of the EU in crisis management, the appropriateness of decision-making procedures to respond to emerging threats, and the role of other international institutions.
Date: April 6, 2004
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library