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Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides historical, political, and economic background on Sri Lanka and examines U.S.-Sri Lankan relations and policy concerns. Congressional interest in Sri Lanka has focused on renewed and serious violent ethnic conflict in a quarter-century-old civil war, an attendant humanitarian emergency, and efforts to revive a moribund peace process.
Date:
July 4, 2009
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
This report discusses Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act, which was enacted by the 108th Congress as Section 1057 of the FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108-136). It includes background of the SAFER Act, appropriations from FY2010-FY2011, reauthorization of the program in the House and Senate, and information about program implementation.
Date:
July 4, 2010
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coffee-Pot
Patent for a simplified coffee pot that extracts coffee by using boiling water and the receptacle without changing the structure of the device.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Haley, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a new improvement in cattle guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Type-Writer.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in book type writers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Johnson, Jahu W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can
Patent for a can. Illustration included.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Hanna, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin
Patent for clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Grubbs, Marion F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Cabinet.
Patent for a type cabinet for storing dating type.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Chapman, Mercer E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hotel-Register.
Patent for a hotel register cabinet for holding registry sheets with a revolving top.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Duncan, Selden
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley
Patent for a trolley that has a secure connection to the trolley line.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Irwin, Walter W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Fastener for Envelops, &c.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in metal fasteners for envelops, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Holcombe, Henry Cannon; Maddox, John Wilson & Maddox, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Switch.
Patent for a timer for turning on and off electric lights.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Chappel, James Mack
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System.
Patent for "a novel arrangement of circuits in connection with a pair of telephone-receivers at each subscriber's station, whereby the subscriber can cut out the station, so that the conversation is being carried on between two subscribers cannot be heard by the other subscribers on the same line" (lines 9-17).
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Bennett, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nailless Horseshoe.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in nailless horseshoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Broers, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Slayton, Charles E. & Zellner, Daniel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Indicator.
Patent for a music indicator that shows the names of the notes on the piano and how to form various chords and scales to assist the user in learning music.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
MacMaster, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Govering-Machine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rag joiners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1899
Creator:
Vining, Lucinda
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ever-Level Table.
Patent for tables designed for trains or ships where it is important for maintaining the table top constantly level. It allows for the top to be held constantly level and for maintaining its position without sudden movement or causing overbalancing.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Etheridge, Thomas H., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sign.
Patent for an illuminated sign that uses prism to reflect the light thus reducing the amount of lights needed to illuminate the sign.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Hoag, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet.
Patent for a rotary shelf and display cabinet that has a large amount of display space available in it.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Hawkins, Millard F. & Berry, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Embroidering Attachment For Sewing Machines
Patent for an emboidering attachment for sewing machines. Illustration included.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Johnson, Billie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad.
Patent for a railroad track with guard rails for keeping the trains wheels on the tracks.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Jobe, Seabrome
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a mechanical pump operating mechanism that increases capacity.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Linnartz, Hugo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History