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United States Bureau of Mines Reports
6
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4
Petroleum technology (United States. Bureau of Mines)
2
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1
Mineral technology (United States. Bureau of Mines)
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National Bureau of Standards Reports
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Cleaning Device for Wells
Patent for a device that removes loose debris in wells
Date:
July 21, 1917
Creator:
Carden, David A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like.
Patent for an apparatus of simple structure that allows for the easy adjustment and manipulation of parts. It is "used for molding silos and similar structures from concrete cement material" (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Atkins, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship.
Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Advertising Sign
Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet.
Patent for a convertible writing desk that doubles as a cabinet for storing and displaying maps. Intended to allow multiple scrolled maps to be stored inside and easily displayed and retracted in classroom settings.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Wrapping Machine.
Patent for a candy and small object wrapping machine that automatically cuts, feeds, and positions paper, making use of a folding arm. Intended to significantly decrease time taken to wrap small objects by hand.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Greer, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Hanger.
Patent for a hanger designed to easily attach and detach from a cotton sack without damaging the sack or the hands of a cotton picker. It is designed to be made of a single piece of material and may be used to hang the sack on a scale for weighing the contents.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Hamrick, Walter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth
Patent for an artificial tooth that is better able to anchor to the mouth plate.
Date:
July 5, 1918
Creator:
Dee, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Form
Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
White, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter.
Patent for a carbureter that vaporizes liquid fuel, specifically kerosene, for use as an explosive charge in an internal combustion engine.
Date:
July 10, 1912
Creator:
Mack, John Rodney.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Brazos County, Texas
Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Brazos County, Texas.
Date:
July 10, 1916
Creator:
Veatch, J. O. (Jethro Otto) & Waldrop, C. S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Titus County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Titus County, Texas.
Date:
July 27, 1910
Creator:
Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Watson, E. B. (Ebenezer Bliss)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Map, Texas, Titus County Sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, churches, schools, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
July 27, 1910
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Brazos County sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, lakes, rivers, farms, towns, churches, schools, colleges, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Gives soil profiles (3 feet deep).
Date:
July 10, 1916
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rain-Skirt
Patent for a garment to protect dress skirts and under skirts from all inclement weather conditions. The garment is comprised of two skirts; the outer skirt is made of a water-resistant material and connects at the bottom with the inner skirt which is made of a lighter material.
Date:
July 25, 1911
Creator:
Suddick, Louise F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Support and Coupling.
Patent for improved combined railway rail supports and joints that increases the efficiency and utility of such devices. Eliminates the need of employing additional bolts or other fastening means.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Acker, Charles C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life Boat
Patent for life boats to use for large passenger ships, cruise and other boats that can be installed at the sides of the ships for easy access during evacuation.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine-Brake.
Patent for a machine brake for motorized fans that allows the speed to be regulated.
Date:
July 25, 1911
Creator:
Mallory, John W. & Peters, Walter C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade-Support
Patent for an adjustable window shade support.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Dixon, Raymond E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Plow-Foot.
Patent for an improved plow foot that allows for the easy installation or removal of the plow foot, secured connection of the plow foot, and improved regulation of the angle of the plow foot.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Dugger, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that assists in cleaning deep wells that have caked material in the pumping apparatus by using hot steam.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Approved Electric Lamps for Miners
From introduction: "The Bureau of Mines calls attention to the dangers of open-flame lamps in any coal mine."
Date:
July 1917
Creator:
Clark, H. H. & Ilsley, L. C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Approved Electric Lamps for Miners
Report describing the development of a number of types of lamps for miners that meet the requirements of the Bureau of Mines. Discusses the features and qualities of these lamps in detail.
Date:
July 1917
Creator:
Clark, H. H. & Ilsley, L. C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Rate of Temperature Change on the Transformations in an Alloy Steel
Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the effects of temperature change on alloy steel. The experimental methods used and the results are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
July 10, 1919
Creator:
Scott, Howard
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library