Focus, January 2001 (open access)

Focus, January 2001

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 2001
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus, January 2004 (open access)

Focus, January 2004

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 2004
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus, January 2005 (open access)

Focus, January 2005

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 2005
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, January-March 1994 (open access)

Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, January-March 1994

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 1994
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, January/February 1993 (open access)

Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, January/February 1993

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 1993
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Newsletter, January/February 1999 (open access)

Focus Newsletter, January/February 1999

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: January 1999
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bay Line, Number 19, Winter 1995 (open access)

Bay Line, Number 19, Winter 1995

Quarterly newsletter discussing news, events, and other information related to the management of Galveston Bay and the surrounding watershed.
Date: 1995-01~
Creator: Galveston Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charge Firing Pin (open access)

Charge Firing Pin

Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date: January 14, 1918
Creator: Swanson, John N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions. (open access)

Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.

Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
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
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores. (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.

Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Shires, George M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Vaporization and Distillation of Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbon Oils. (open access)

Apparatus for Vaporization and Distillation of Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbon Oils.

Patent for a device that helps in the distilling process of gasoline.
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Center-Gage and Micrometer (open access)

Center-Gage and Micrometer

Patent for improvements to a center gage and inside micrometer to "provide central support for dividers" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1921
Creator: Snell, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for an acetylene gas generator that automatically feeds carbide into the water tank and cleans the feed valve.
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Furr, Oscar M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold. (open access)

Mold.

Patent for a new, improved Mold "specially designed for the formation of the rings of packing such as is used in stuffing boxes for packing metallic rods" (lines 11-14), illustrations included.
Date: January 24, 1922
Creator: Miller, Ose Z.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor. (open access)

Tractor.

Patent for improvements to a previous patent application for a tractor (Serial No. 399599, filed 1920-07-28). The improvements include rearrangements of parts for the driving wheels from the front to the rear and the rearrangement of the transmission housing.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Lewis, Otto Leroy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device for Oil Wells. (open access)

Fishing Device for Oil Wells.

Patent for "fishing devices for use in oil wells or in like situations for recovering parts of the drilling appliances which may have become detached or lost in the well" (lines 9-13).
Date: January 31, 1922
Creator: Sorensen, Sam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Measuring Device. (open access)

Gasolene-Measuring Device.

Patent for gasoline measuring device for improving service stations for patrons to see the amount of gasoline. Air pressure will transfer gasoline from tank into measuring device. Gasoline measuring device will be quickly delivered to patrons.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: McKallip, Jonathan C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indexing Device. (open access)

Indexing Device.

Patent for an indexer of paper documents in book form. It is made to open along the center with visible subject headings.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Moran, Stanley C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Tool. (open access)

Well-Drilling Tool.

Patent for a well-drilling tool adapted for use in a sticky shale or similar formations.
Date: January 31, 1922
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Drifting-Valve. (open access)

Locomotive Drifting-Valve.

Patent for locomotive drifting valves to admit saturated steam from the boiler to the steam chamber of the valve chest and cylinders while the locomotive is running with the main steam throttle closed.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Meister, Alfred A.; Surles, John W. & Boyle, Edmund F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine. (open access)

Vending-Machine.

Patent for improvements in the construction of coin-operated vending machines which automatically lock when coins are not inserted. This device is designed to dispense objects of many shapes and sizes. Illustrations included.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Ogden, Carlton N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Piston (open access)

Pump Piston

Patent for an "Improvement in Pump-Pistons" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Buckle. (open access)

Tie-Buckle.

Patent for the improvement of tie buckles, specifically for bales of cotton at cotton gins. The paten includes an illustration of the tie buckle, explanations on how to easily use it, and why it is useful for cotton farming.
Date: January 11, 1921
Creator: Wallace, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History