The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Webworms Injurious to Cereal and Forage Crops and Their Control. (open access)

Webworms Injurious to Cereal and Forage Crops and Their Control.

Discusses the life cycle of the webworm, the damage it can cause to cereal and forage crops, and methods to control it.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Ainslie, George G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Cooling: An Experimental Method of Evaluating the Cooling Effect of Air Streams on Air-Cooled Cylinders (open access)

Air Cooling: An Experimental Method of Evaluating the Cooling Effect of Air Streams on Air-Cooled Cylinders

In this report is described an experimental method which the writer has evolved for dealing with air-cooled engines, and some of the data obtained by its means. Methods of temperature measurement and cooling are provided.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Alcock, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for improvements in tires, specifically a system that assists with weight distribution and adjustments to road surface conditions.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a Vehicle-Wheel. This patent is an improvement over the other patents that this inventor submitted before. It will improve and strengthen the wheel by replacing rivets and bots, and instead use clips and springs.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allen, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism (open access)

Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism

Patent for a wheel operated lift mechanism designed for agricultural implements with wheels which can raise the frame of the agricultural implement for easy access to the wheel. This tool is adjustable to raise or lower the frame for easy access to the wheel to disconnect it.
Date: May 17, 1921
Creator: Altgelt, Herman E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuse Block (open access)

Fuse Block

Patent for improvements to Patent No. 1113528. Invention provides a fuse block where the fuses can be replaced by a lineman without being in close proximity to the primary circuit wires. Invention also allows various types of fuses to be used.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Lou Belle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo-Door. (open access)

Silo-Door.

Patent for a door for silos that is inexpensive and "comprises part of a ladder includes in a chute held in a position upon the silo by the door." (lines 16-18)
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Atkins, Thomas, B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel. (open access)

Spring Wheel.

Patent for new and useful improvements in spring wheels sufficient to enable it to successfully stand up under the shocks and jars to which such wheels are ordinarily subjected, while at the same time having all the wearing qualities and resiliency of the pneumatic tire.
Date: May 20, 1920
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Factors of Safety and Indexes of Static Tests (open access)

Factors of Safety and Indexes of Static Tests

The physical resistance of passengers in establishing an upper limit to the strength of airplane cells is examined and arguments and experiments are discussed.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Bailly, Le
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wire Fabric (open access)

Wire Fabric

Patent for an improvement on wire fabrics for multiple usages. Designed to be used without external fasteners, which in turn increase the durability of the wire.
Date: May 24, 1920
Creator: Baker, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Influence of Ribs on Strength of Spars (open access)

Influence of Ribs on Strength of Spars

Note presenting an investigation to determine what effect joints connected with brackets, nails, and glue has on the strength of aircraft wing spars. Equations used to determine the results of loading tests are provided.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Ballenstedt, L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton-Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton-Cultivator.

Patent for an improved cultivator used for tillage when the plows are not in the ground. The cultivator can also lighten the heaviness felt by the operator while the plow is being used.
Date: May 17, 1921
Creator: Barnett, James Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The N.A.C.A. photographic apparatus for studying fuel sprays from oil engine injection valves and test results from several researches (open access)

The N.A.C.A. photographic apparatus for studying fuel sprays from oil engine injection valves and test results from several researches

"Apparatus for recording photographically the start, growth, and cut-off of oil sprays from injection valves has been developed at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. The apparatus consists of a high-tension transformer by means of which a bank of condensers is charged to a high voltage. The controlled discharge of these condensers in sequence, at a rate of several thousand per second, produces electric sparks of sufficient intensity to illuminate the moving spray for photographing. The sprays are injected from various types of valves into a chamber containing gases at pressures up to 600 pounds per square inch" (p. 361).
Date: May 25, 1927
Creator: Beardsley, Edward G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Power-Transmitting Means (open access)

Power-Transmitting Means

Patent for improving power-transmitting means. The patent reduces the ratio of rotary to reciprocatory movement, with illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Benson, Madison H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Small Concrete Construction on the Farm. (open access)

Small Concrete Construction on the Farm.

Describes how to plan and build small concrete structures on the farm.
Date: May 1926
Creator: Betts, M. C. (Morris Cotgrave), 1875-1936 & Miller, T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington), 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date: May 23, 1922
Creator: Bevel, Jack H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Liner Clamp. (open access)

Well-Liner Clamp.

Patent for a well-liner clamp for oil, gas, and other similar wells that prevents the well from caving in. The well-liner clamp is made of resilient material to hold in place, contracts while being placed into the well, and can be released after being placed into the well to expand to fit the walls of the well.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Bigelow, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine (open access)

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America: 1923 (open access)

Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America: 1923

Annual report submitted by the Boy Scouts of America to Congress describing highlights from 1923, activities, finance, foreign relations, organizational leadership, and other information about scouting programs.
Date: May 2, 1924
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America: 1927 (open access)

Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America: 1927

Annual report submitted by the Boy Scouts of America to Congress describing highlights from 1927, activities, ideals, organizational leadership, and other information about scouting programs.
Date: May 22, 1928
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine Fan Belt Guard. (open access)

Engine Fan Belt Guard.

Patent for Engine Fan Belt Guards. This device helps the fan shift from slipping off mother vehicle engines.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Brackett, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock For Radiator Caps. (open access)

Lock For Radiator Caps.

Patent for a device to reliably and effectively secure the radiator cap in position on the filling neck of a radiator in order to avoid displacement. Device is of simple and durable construction and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Brown, Francis Nathaniel, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
A method of determining the dimensions and horsepower of an airship for any given performance (open access)

A method of determining the dimensions and horsepower of an airship for any given performance

A simple and easily applied method of calculating the dimensions and horsepower necessary for an airship to have any given performance is described and illustrated by examples. The method includes means for estimating the changes in performance or in size when modifications or new features are introduced into a design, involving increase or saving in weights, or changes in resistance or propulsive efficiency.
Date: May 1924
Creator: Burgess, C. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library