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Lee College Focus, June/July [1995]
Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date:
June 1995
Creator:
Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Preserving Compound
Patent for a new wood preserving compound to protect wood from bugs and prevent decay.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Percival, Herbert Elmer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine
Patent for improvements to typewriting machines with the aim of providing "a machine of simple and durable construction, capable of use for the ordinary purposes to which type-writers are applied, but especially adapted and designed for typewriting upon blank books, thereby facilitating the making of official records and producing records that are more legible and compact than it is possible to obtain by handwriting" (lines 11-18).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Borden, William J. & Johnson, Jahu W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vaporizing Attachment.
Patent for improvements in the vaporizing attachment on a printing press that will allow vapor to be applied to the paper as it goes through the printing press.
Date:
June 1, 1920
Creator:
Pope, Turner T.
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
Well-Screen Cleaner.
Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for a well-screen formed of perforated pipes for oil production to filter sand and detritus, including illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Mack, James O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well-drill swivel designed to improve the function of a well-drilling apparatus. The improved swivel is meant to create a better connection between rod and rope and prevent twisting of water-supply.
Date:
June 5, 1906
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Motor
Patent for windmill motor. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
La Bauve, Valcoure J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer.
Patent for a well strainer, which is cheaper to make than previous ones without reducing efficiency.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
Brown, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Compressing and Rolling Bats
Patent for a machine used to compress bats from cotton before the bailing or packing process. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 10, 1910
Creator:
Ball, Samuel M.; McNiel, Benjamin N. & Pennington, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a well screen to prevent the entrance of sand or gravel into the wall of a deep well.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Alarm
Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Kelley, Clyde W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack-Block.
Patent for improvement in jack boxes used for holding the wheel of a car.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Guild, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Automobiles
Patent for automobiles to lock the steering shaft so that it is un-driveable and cannot be stolen and driven away without the key.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Kavanaugh, Nelson J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener.
Patent for improvements in wire-tighteners with an illustration. Specifically, the patented improvement is for a "device" that can "be used for the purpose of tightening strands of wire of a wire fence" (lines 11-14).
Date:
June 24, 1919
Creator:
Wilson, James G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Forming Cotton-Seed Meal Into Cakes.
Patent for "an organized machine adapted to compress charges of cotton-seed meal into cakes of sufficient solidity to bear handling and removing to the press which expresses the oil from the meal, and to carry said cakes from the point where they are compressed to a point or points in convenient proximity to the press or presses which express the meal" (lines 8-16).
Date:
June 3, 1890
Creator:
Price, James S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Machine
Patent for an ironing machine that has an adjustable ironing board.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Green, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. This lock is designed for a coin fed lock that releases the key for the customer. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Johnson, Randall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vapor-Burners.
Patent for an improvement in vapor burners used in self-generating gas burners.
Date:
June 23, 1874
Creator:
Sawyer, Frederick A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a small animal trap that prevents injury to the animal. When the animals step on the pedal inside the enclosure, a door is automatically dropped. The animal is trapped inside the enclosure.
Date:
June 27, 1922
Creator:
Dinkins, Earl T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History