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Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 19, September 1995
Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.
Date:
September 25, 1995
Creator:
Lee College (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile
Patent for an aerial projectile for use as an anti-infantry bomb, dropped by planes. Specifically, it is a fragmentation bomb hand dropped from planes that will not only deliver an explosive blast and the subsequent shrapnel, but deliver such a blast as to destroy itself so it cannot be reverse engineered.
Date:
September 25, 1918
Creator:
Bury, Thomas J. & Bury, Oney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulkhead.
Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Load-Indicator.
Patent for a Load-Indicator for tools being used in drilling a well. The indicator gives an accurate measure of the weight upon the drill, allowing operators to adjust the weight accordingly.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen Washer and Perforator.
Patent for a device that is used to wash a screen set in an oil well and perforate the pipe the screen is attached to.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Wilkirson, Aaron L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Shooting Torpedo.
Patent for "torpedoes of the type used in "shooting" wells, the object being to provide a torpedo which will be especially useful in the removal of casings from wells" (lines 9-13), such as easier removal from dry wells. Also, modifications to the hammer are noted to ensure explosion.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Franklin, Henry L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a drilling apparatus for wells. This drill is designed to be applied to a rotary and used with a pipe tong to screw and unscrew pipe joints.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Reeves, George G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device
Patent for an oil sample-taking device.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Dodds, Redus D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill.
Patent for "rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells or mines in earth or rock" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Footboard-Brace for Vehicles.
Patent for footboard-brace for vehicles that are adapted to be supported from the vehicle frame and is also adjustable.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Beyer, Daniel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rudder-Bar for Aeroplanes.
Patent for improvement in aeroplanes, especially to the steering mechanism which allows for the rudder to be locked in position so the aviator can remove their feet from the steering bar.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
McMullen, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner.
Patent for a new oil burner which is designed to burn oil for fuel has a flared nozzle and can be cheaply made and repaired.
Date:
July 25, 1922
Creator:
Decuir, Joseph O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench
Patent for a pipe-wrench that features new and useful improvements and also extends the purposes to which the pipe-wrench may be applicable.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Steen, Buford J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire.
Patent for a detachable automobile leaf spring tire. This invention would provide a tire of simple construction with leaf springs and will have a secure connection of the inner and outer tire parts.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
La Bauve, Lillie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Operating Budget: 2017
Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date:
August 25, 2016
Creator:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Operating Budget: 2017
Proposed budget for University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date:
August 25, 2016
Creator:
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Buffer
Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date:
February 25, 1915
Creator:
Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Martin F. Kettler
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for making Water and Oil Screens.
Patent for a new way of making forming "a wire screening surface about a perforated pipe" (lines 67-68) with illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.; Post, Ernest S.; Roco, Albert L. & Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a device for mounting for rotary cutting disks. It will be a safer way to work with well drilling operations
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate.
Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winding Drum
Patent for an improved winding drum. This uses a different type of adjustable cam that allows for less oscillation and better control of winding and unwinding the cable.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Voight, Phillip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an improved rotary airplane engine patterned after the Gnome type with extra blades attached to the engine cylinders.
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History