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Corrosion of Steel Pilings in Soils
From Introduction: "In this paper are presented the results obtained to date from the inspections of steel pilings. The investigation will be continued by additional inspections of pilings in other parts if the country in order to cover a wider range of soil environments."
Date:
October 24, 1962
Creator:
Romanoff, Melvin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Exposure Site on Weather Resistance of Porcelain Enamels Exposed for Three Years
From Introduction: "The present report describes the condition of all of the porcelain enamels after exposure for 3 yr."
Date:
April 10, 1962
Creator:
Moore, Dwight G. & Potter, Alan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement
From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date:
1912
Creator:
Flagg, Samuel B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana, July 7, 2005]
Memorandum of meeting with community representatives regarding the recommendation for Naval Support Activity New Orleans.
Date:
July 7, 2005
Creator:
United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana, July 7, 2005]
Memorandum of meeting with Naval Support Activity New Orleans, LA representatives.
Date:
July 7, 2005
Creator:
United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress
This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuation of individuals from Hurricane Katrina. Several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy are also highlighted. This report will be updated as significant legislative or administrative changes occur.
Date:
March 30, 2009
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carbureter.
Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Methods of Baling and Packing Cotton
Patent for improvement in the methods of baling and packing cotton specifically optimizations in the packing and baling of cotton by avoiding all the mechanical appliances used in forming and securing bales of cotton, such as the press, canvas bagging, band, buckles, and bale-ties.
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Drake, James A. & Singer, Edgar C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in apparatus for packing and bale cotton.
Patent for improved process and apparatus for baling cotton. Improvement relates to a mechanical device by means of which raw cotton is thoroughly compressed into bales suitable for handling.
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Drake, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch.
Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.
Date:
November 5, 1895
Creator:
Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Belt
Patent for improvements in electric belts.
Date:
July 5, 1887
Creator:
Williams, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an invention for train cars which "relates to car couplings, and especially to that class of the same which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity-hook," (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1884
Creator:
Washburn, Andrew Lynch & Journeay, Abram L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress
This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuations of individuals in response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. Several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy are also highlighted.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener.
Patent for a combined pencil holder and sharpener, which uses the sharpener as a pencil cap.
Date:
November 30, 1909
Creator:
Haase, Conrad H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Asphaltic Mineral Oils.
Patent for process for refining asphaltic mineral oils such as might be found in wells in Texas and Louisiana. Designed to remove asphaltum.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Mims, John Carwile
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Crude Mineral Oils and their Distillates.
Patent for a process for the purification of crude oils using a variety of chemical processes.
Date:
September 24, 1901
Creator:
Thiele, Felix C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Ticket, &c.
Patent "to furnish for railway-companies a form of excursion-ticket whose return portion or stop-over portion, as the case may be, is not capable of successful use by scalpers" (lines 11-15).
Date:
July 9, 1901
Creator:
Smith, Lowndes G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor
Patent for an illuminated sign and how to operating means. Illustration included.
Date:
October 30, 1906
Creator:
Dunkle, George Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Artificial Fuel
Patent for process of creating artificial fuel and the resulting product.
Date:
March 11, 1902
Creator:
Steiner, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Domestic Boiler.
Patent for a boiler for boiling milk and other liquids prone to boiling over, which prevents the overflow of liquid from the boiler.
Date:
October 8, 1907
Creator:
Rahm, Phillip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress
This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuations of individuals in response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. It also highlights several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy.
Date:
April 29, 2010
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Liability for Hurricane Katrina-Related Flood Damage
This report examines selected issues of the federal government's liability depending on the theory of the levee failures in New Orleans, and analyzes legal defense available to the federal government.
Date:
January 14, 2008
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: Medicaid Issues
This report discusses the following: Medicaid’s rules on eligibility, benefits, and financing in the context of current questions and issues raised by Hurricane Katrina. Recent state actions in response to Medicaid issues raised by the hurricane. Federal Medicaid waiver authority, including information on current activity in this area and the New York Disaster Relief Medicaid waiver granted in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Current federal legislation related to Medicaid and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Date:
November 18, 2005
Creator:
Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Grady, April; Hearne, Jean P. & Herz, Elicia J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES; Volume II: Technical Report
This report is about the observations of deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date:
August 2003
Creator:
Hamilton, Peter; Singer James J.; Waddell, Evans & Donohue, Kathleen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library