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Temperature-Viscosity Relations in the Ternary System CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the relations of temperature-viscosity. The "observations on the temperature-viscosity relations of silicates" (p. 5) are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
April 1918
Creator:
Feild, Alexander L. & Royster, P. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comb-Cleaning Device
Patent for a comb-cleaning device which can be "secured to a wall, wires or cords being strung upon the bracket so that a comb may be stroked thereacross and cleaned &c., &c." lines 16-19
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Buchorn, Ben A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Drill.
Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Reed, Clarence Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys
Patent for an attachment for telegraph keys, so that the line circuit closes automatically upon the release of the key.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
White, James L
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.
Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Stripper.
Patent for cane stripper with v-shaped opposing spring jaws and double cutting edges on its blades. Its simple construction can be created at a low cost and then be sold for profit.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Haynes, Robert J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs
Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Beacham, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Attachment
Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camp Bedding-Roll
Patent for a bedding roll in which the main sheet is adapted to receive a mattress or be stuffed with straw, grass, or leaves to enable it to be used as a bed-sack.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Waugh, Julia Nott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combine Dimmer and Adjuster for Headlights
This patent is for the improvement of illumination and more particularly relates to a combined dimmer and adjuster for headlights. The primary aim is for the improvement of dimmers on the lamps of a motor vehicle so that the dimmers might be adjusted together with respect to the lamps so that various positions of vertical and horizontal adjustment are possible and if necessary, the removal of the cover of the lamps.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Averitt, Robert W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Clock Speed Regulator And Recorder
Patent for a combined clock-speed regulator and recorder. This object is used for recording and measuring speed in a vehicle.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Cook, Charles T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Knee-Pad.
Patent for Cotton-Picker's Knee-Pad. "This invention relates to pads and particularly to a new, useful, simple and practical knee pad especially designed fo use by cotton pickers." (line 2)
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Boynton, Willie A. & Terrell, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism
Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casket-Support.
Patent for Casket-Support. "An object of the invention is to provide a support of simple and durable structure adapted to be manipulated to support the casket at an elevated position with relation to a floor or which may be folded whereby the casket may rest flat upon the floor." (line 3)
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Kinnison, Martin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Support
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Barrel Supports (lines 5-6)."
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Taylor, Charles E. Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for an advertising device meant to sit on a desk as a ruler. This device is designed to make the images on its surface appear to be suspended in air when it is lifted. It can be manufactured cheaply and is intended to be distributed for free as both a ruler and advertisement.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Glisson, Amos Adolphus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clod-Crusher
This patent is for a clod crusher. The purpose of this patent is to make clod crushing more effective and efficient through the action of the cutting members and not by the weight of apparatus alone.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Weems, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamp for Spirit-Levels.
Patent for clamps for spirit levels that allow a spirit level to be attached directly to a straight edge so that one person could safely use both the straight edge and the spirit level simultaneously. Additionally, the clamp production is simple so it can be produced at a low cost.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Bridgman, Jesse Everet
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer.
Patent for an enlarged reamer for maintaining the gage of the hole comprising a head threaded at one end for attachment to the drill and disk-shaped reaming cutters housed in slots in the sides.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Shaft Oiler
Patent for improvements to line-shaft oilers to more easily oil bearings and prevent oil waste.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Collins, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Measure and Strainer
This patent relates to devices for measuring and straining liquids and discharging them into a receptacle or tank without exposing the liquids after being strained to the atmosphere or rendering the liquid liable to be deteriorated by dust or other foreign matter.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Doolin, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leaf for Books
Patent for certain improvements in leaves for books, specifically hotel registers and similar, that materially prolong the life of the leaf.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Moore, William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.
Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improvement wire-stretcher using a sliding, adjustable plate (non-rotating) that provides unique means for attaching, stretching, and adjusting the wire.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History