Radioactive Drug Research, Final Summary Report, July 1949 to October 1959 (open access)

Radioactive Drug Research, Final Summary Report, July 1949 to October 1959

Applications of radioisotopes in the preparation of labeled drugs are reviewed. Among the applications described are the preparation of carbon-14- labeled cardiac glycosides, and the biosyinthesis of carbon-14-labeled digitoxin, morphine, colchicine, atropine, podophyllotoxin, and nicotine. The fate and metabolism of many of these drugs were traced. Radiochemical procedures were developed for the synthesis of pure compounds of pharmacological interest labeled with carbon-14, sulfur-35, and tritium. Investigations were made on the phenomena of drug penetration into the central nervous system. Publications during the period are listed. (C.H.)
Date: January 15, 1960
Creator: Geiling, E. M. K. (Eugene Maximilian Karl), 1891-1971 & Roth, Lloyd J. (Lloyd Joseph), 1911-
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Time Switch (open access)

Electric Time Switch

Patent for an electric time switch. This invention allows for an automatic opening of an electric line at a predetermined time. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Chappel, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape (open access)

Fire-Escape

Patent for "a fire-escape and observation-tower, which may be raised or extended at any point, or be lowered and compactly folded for transportation" (lines 7-10).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Rüllmann, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Extinguisher. (open access)

Fire Extinguisher.

Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the expansible rod, the sweep arm or lever pivotally connected thereto, the horizontal rod, the doors, the cord connected to said doors and to the rod and adapted to be disengaged from said rod by the sweep-arm, the steam-pipe provided with a cut-off valve, and the weight supported normally in an elevated position by the sweep-arm and adapted to be released thereby to open the valve" (lines 72-81).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Lutcher, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape. (open access)

Fire Escape.

Patent for a new and improved fire escape. This design "is to provide a fire-escape consisting, essentially, of a cushion adapted to receive and break the fall of persons jumping from a burning building, the said cushion being so constructed as to enable it to be folded to a convenient and portable size" (lines 8-14).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Simon, Jacob Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signaling Mechanism (open access)

Railway Signaling Mechanism

Patent for a railway signaling mechanism. This invention "relates to certain new and useful improvements in electric railway and block signaling in which means are provided for indicating in the engine cab to the engineer the condition of the road ahead" (lines 9-13). Illustrations included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Adams, Edwin Johnson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator (open access)

Temperature-Regulator

Patent for "improvements in thermostatic devices for automatically regulating the temperature of lumber-driers" (lines 8-10).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Lutcher, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay (open access)

Fence Stay

Patent for a fence stay. "This invention relates to means for maintaining strands or line-wires of fences in relatively fixed relation to prevent their sagging or being forced apart by the attempted passage of animals between them" (lines 7-11). Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Price Thomas Mortin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-compressor. (open access)

Fuel-compressor.

Patent for crushing fuel and introducing a combustible liquid, the combination of which is compressed by a vibrating plunger to create fuel blocks suitable for easy handling.
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Wheel.

Patent for improvements in resilient wheels. "This invention relates to a new and useful resilient vehicle wheel embodying flat arcuate springs by means of which the tread or shoe of the wheel is resiliently mounted with relation to the hub."(lines 8-12)
Date: January 15, 1918
Creator: Roberts, Samuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Examination of 6" Diameter "O" Ring from HRT Mockup. Metallography Report (Y-12) No. 39 (open access)

Examination of 6" Diameter "O" Ring from HRT Mockup. Metallography Report (Y-12) No. 39

A six-inch diameter "O" ring from the HRT Mockup was examined metallographically after 2452 hours exposure to uranyl sulfate solution at 300C. surface defects, except for cold work defects were found only in areas exposed to uranyl sulfates. Defects found were pits, transgranular cracks, surface cracks, and grain attacks.
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Kegley, T. M., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Portable Dental Chair. (open access)

Portable Dental Chair.

Patent for a simple portable dental chair meant for traveling dentists. It adjusts easily and folds compactly.
Date: January 15, 1895
Creator: Lovejoy, Edward Harrison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Switch. (open access)

Railroad Switch.

Patent for a new and improved railroad switch. This design "consists in securing the short switch-rail to a long guard-rail, instead of pivoting it to the end of the sliding-rail or supporting-plate, the said guard-rail having the end remote from the short switch-rail spiked securely to the track, and the end carrying the switch-rail provided with lever or other moving devices whereby the switch-rails are thrown" (lines 21-29).
Date: January 15, 1884
Creator: Crowley, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Studies of Reactor Containment : Monthly Technical Progress Report No. 32 (open access)

Studies of Reactor Containment : Monthly Technical Progress Report No. 32

The report covers work performed during the period December 1, 1959 through December 31, 1959. The general objectives of the program of "Studies of Reactor Containment" are to accomplish theoretical and experimental investigations of the loads to which external containment structures for nuclear reactors are subjected in the vent of a violent incident at the reactor core, the evaluation of methods of reducing that loading, and the study of the response of and design criteria for external containment structures as a result of such loading. Progress of technical effort during the report period is summarized for each of the eight tasks of the program..
Date: January 15, 1960
Creator: Zaker, T. A. (Thomas Allen)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Upper Atmosphere Monitoring Program : Progress Report No. 8 for May 1, 1959 through July 31, 1959 (open access)

Upper Atmosphere Monitoring Program : Progress Report No. 8 for May 1, 1959 through July 31, 1959

The overall scope of the program encompasses both research into the physical parameters involved in the collection of airborne radioactive particles and the development, fabrication and calibration of balloon-borne sampling equipment to enable the precise determination of stratospheric particle concentration and particle size distribution.
Date: January 15, 1960
Creator: Baumstark, J.; Jones, S.; Stern, S.; Torgeson, L. & Zeller, W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The SNAP II Power Conversion System. Topical Report No. 3. Dynamic Analysis (open access)

The SNAP II Power Conversion System. Topical Report No. 3. Dynamic Analysis

SNAP II is the designation for a nuclear auxiliary power unit, designed primarily for utilization in the WS117L satellite vehicle. The SNAP II system consists of a reactor heat source, a mercury Rankine engine, and an alternator. Dynamic analysis of the power conversion system was conducted utilizing a comprehensive analog computer simulation. Feasibility of a parasitic load control for numerous system disturbances was demonstrated. This analysis was performed under a subcontract to to Atomics International as part of the Atomic Energy Commission Contract No. AT(11-1)-GEN-8.
Date: January 15, 1960
Creator: Deibel, David L.; Mrava, Gene L. & Seldner, Kurt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pole Splicing Device (open access)

Pole Splicing Device

Patent for a pole splicing device. This invention is designed to splice two poles together, such as telephone poles. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Drane, Frank Neal
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elastic Bulletin Board (open access)

Elastic Bulletin Board

Patent for a general utility bulletin-board. This device applies to various function whereby exists a need for posting bulletins and announcements. The bulletin board is made of elastic material to increase efficiency and serviceability. Illustrations included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Weeks, Frank W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Nicholson, Matthew Harris & Rosenbaum, Eugene
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History