Resource Type

Method for Extracting and Sequestering Carbon Dioxide (open access)

Method for Extracting and Sequestering Carbon Dioxide

A method and apparatus to extract and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from a stream or volume of gas wherein said method and apparatus hydrates CO2, and reacts the resulting carbonic acid with carbonate. Suitable carbonates include, but are not limited to, carbonates of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, preferably carbonates of calcium and magnesium. Waste products are metal cations and bicarbonate in solution or dehydrated metal salts, which when disposed of in a large body of water provide an effective way of sequestering CO2 from a gaseous environment.
Date: May 10, 2005
Creator: Rau, Gregory H. & Caldeira, Kenneth G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adjustable Flat Die. (open access)

Adjustable Flat Die.

Patent for improved adjustable flat dies which provide different sizes of cutting dies to the cutting device.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Wright, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Storage-Tank Liquid-Dispensing Device. (open access)

Air-Storage-Tank Liquid-Dispensing Device.

Patent for an air storage tank liquid dispending device which is convenient and economically better to pull liquid from wells, buried tanks, etc.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Posa, Emit M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book-Support and Writing-Table. (open access)

Book-Support and Writing-Table.

Patent for book support and writing table that adjusts to the item being used by the person. The tray is able to hold the item either a book or writing materials while adjusting to the user's needs. The book support and writing table can be folded to occupy little space.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Taylor, Henry S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener (open access)

Can Opener

Patent for a can opener specifically shoe polish boxes. It is used as an opener that will not require the use of rivets, openings in the material, or any other means whereby air may enter the can.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Searcy, Peter B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Clutch and Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a new and useful improvements in a clutch and transmission mechanism specially applicable to motor vehicles. It has been designed for the purpose of operating the clutch and transmission for effecting changes of speed in which the speed desired can be selected in advance and then obtained by an automatic shifting of the transmission gears, when the clutch is disengaged through the operation of the clutch controlling lever.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Mottier, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air-Feed Liquid-Container. (open access)

Compressed-Air-Feed Liquid-Container.

Patent for compressed air feed liquid container uses compressed air to move the liquid through tubes and out the pipe.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Posa, Emit M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Fender. (open access)

Cultivator-Fender.

Patent for an improvement to cultivator-fenders that prevents rocks and other debris from being throws about while plowing.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Calk, Alonzo E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flour-Milling Machinery. (open access)

Flour-Milling Machinery.

Patent for flour milling machinery with reduced costs of equipment and operation, less required space, and improved quality and quantity of flour.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Smith, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Bottle (open access)

Ink-Bottle

Patent for an ink bottle with screw threads allowing it to be screwed and unscrewed into a holder or desk; ink bottle can also be removed for cleaning or filling.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Kayser, Mary Louise
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack (open access)

Lifting-Jack

Patent for an improvement made to lifting jack machinery that raises automobiles for repairs. The patent prevents the axle from slipping in circumstances where the vehicle is on slippery grounds or parked on a hill. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Watson, Chester A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Stove (open access)

Oil-Stove

Patent for improvements in oil burner stoves.Pertains more to oil stoves with movable burners so that the flame intensity can be adjusted or extinguished.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Cook, Thomas Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump for Hydraulic Presses (open access)

Pump for Hydraulic Presses

Patent for a hydraulic pump that drives at a uniform speed as the pressure of the press increases, and connects the pistons with two pairs of cylinders moving in opposite cycles.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism (open access)

Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism

Patent for improvements for lamp operating pedals for automobiles.
Date: September 21, 1915
Creator: Kitching, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Claw and Pinch Bar (open access)

Combination Claw and Pinch Bar

Patent for a combination claw and pinch bar that is adapted for use with railway tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Neck Yoke (open access)

Detachable Neck Yoke

Patent for a detachable neck yoke. Illustrations included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Barry, John, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Net (open access)

Fish Net

Patent for fish net. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Gilstrap, David P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Clip (open access)

Paper Clip

Patent for a paper clip. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Galbraith, David G. & Galbraith, Nannie L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment (open access)

Pump Attachment

Patent for a pump attachment. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Nuernberger, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip Mechanism (open access)

Spring Trip Mechanism

Patent for a spring trip mechanism for plows. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark & Bell, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter (open access)

Stalk Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Michalka, Joseph & Michalka, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Line (open access)

Clothes Line

Patent for a clothes line. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Owens, Solon Arther
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool (open access)

Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool

Patent for a stool strapped to the user so as to facilitate an ease in picking cotton, berry, or vegetables. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Farley, John C. & Prince, Hyman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Valve Extractor For Wells (open access)

Foot Valve Extractor For Wells

Patent for foot valve extractor for wells. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Titsworth, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History