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- Focus, March-May 2003
- 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.
- Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, March/April 1993
- 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.
- Lee College Senior Citizens' Focus, March/April 1992
- 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.
- Conveyer System.
- Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
- Casket.
- Patent for a casket with that is a "reinforced plastic burial casket which shall be of a light construction but having great strength in proportion to its weight" (lines 13 - 16), hermetically sealing the interior and keeping water out, including illustrations.
- Bulkhead.
- Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
- Cooking-Stove
- Patent for a stove "with an oven, and a combustion chamber, so arranged . . . that the heat will completely surround said oven, said stove being equipped with a novel form of oil burner which is contained in the combustion chamber and adapted to utilize oil as a fuel" (lines 14-19).
- Attachment for Vehicle-Headlights.
- Patent for attachment for vehicle headlights. The invention has a deflecting hood for the head light that deflects the light downward, below the line of sight, particularly for oncoming vehicles
- Trowel.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in Trowels." (lines 8-9) including instructions and illustrations.
- Well-Screen Washer and Perforator.
- Patent for a device that is used to wash a screen set in an oil well and perforate the pipe the screen is attached to.
- Boat.
- Patent for boat with improvements towards easy movements by using a propeller and rudder. The boat is designed with the user to use their feet to manually move the boat. The boat is designed for hunting or fishing while keeping the hands free.
- Tractor.
- Patent for improvements to the tractor with adjustable framework for the wheels (narrower or wider).
- Steam-Generating Plant
- Patent for improvements in steam-generating plants. The most notable change is that the boiler proper is separate from the furnace proper but still contains the water, steam, and fire tubes.
- Pump
- Patent for an improvement to pumps. This pump is designed to facilitate pumping of materials from deep oil and water wells.
- Method of Operation for the Separation of Liquids.
- Patent for method to separate liquid through a separation device connected with an electric circuit.
- Tool Joint.
- Patent for a new tool joint used in rotary drilling to connect the parts of a drill stem. The tool joint is not exclusive to drill stems and may be used in other applications.
- Unscrewing Device for Pipe-Joints.
- Patent for an unscrewing device for pipe-joints, in the event that the drill stem gets stuck while drilling wells. This invention allows the user to unscrew "the joints of the drill stem" and withdraw "the same without the use of the left hand threaded string of pipe" (lines 35-38).
- Stove.
- Patent for a stove in which kerosene and other similar oils may be used as fuel. The stove is also designed to give the maximum amount of heat radiating surface by retaining the current of heated air in the flute chamber.
- Swing
- Patent for swing that accommodates both seated and reclining positions.
- Float-Valve.
- Patent for a float valve that is easy and inexpensive to manufactured. It may be used in all tanks.
- Footboard-Brace for Vehicles.
- Patent for footboard-brace for vehicles that are adapted to be supported from the vehicle frame and is also adjustable.
- Oil Well Torpedo.
- Patent for "detonating explosives in oil wells" (nitroglycerin) (lines 10 - 13).
- Roller for Cotten-Gins.
- Patent for an improved cotton gin roller, to separate cotton fibers from cotton seeds. Made with a hollow design to prevent the device from becoming too hot during use.
- Furnace.
- Patent for a furnace capable of burning rice hulls, sawdust, chaff, and more "in connection with the boiler for generating steam and which will entirely consume such products without contaminating the surrounding air with the ashes given off" (lines 31-34).
- Signal-Light.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in Signal-Lights." (lines 5-6) and "relates to improvements in signaling means." (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
- Wire-Forming Machine.
- Patent for a wire forming machine that takes wire from an intake and automatically forms the wire into clothes pins. This machine also improves the wire feeding mechanism in older models of this type of machine, and it forms a ring that the pins can attach to for the purpose of suspending the pin from a clothes line.
- Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire.
- Patent for a detachable automobile leaf spring tire. This invention would provide a tire of simple construction with leaf springs and will have a secure connection of the inner and outer tire parts.
- Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems.
- Patent for a new and improved cable gripping mechanism for overhead conveyor systems. This improved conveyor system can take a load from one point and conveyed to any other point along the conveyor.
- Cable-Clamp.
- Patent for improved cable-clamps for oil drilling and water wells, such that the gripping member will accommodate a variety of cable sizes.
- Culvert.
- Patent for a culvert which is to be used for sewers or other underground conveyers. Its is to be composed of varying materials that can be easily shipped and jointed together to form the sewer or other underground conveyer.
- Attachment For Internal-Combustion Motors
- Patent for improvements in attachments for internal- combustion motors. The invention is about new and useful improvements to a specific attachment. The two stated objectives are to provide a device adapted for application to the intake pipe on an internal combustion motor and to provide a device which may be locked in a closed position, thereby preventing theft.
- Clothespin
- Patent for an improved version of the clothespin, which is simple to use, durable, and cheap to manufacture.
- Lubricator.
- Patent for new and improved lubricator. The invention is connected to lubricators used in earth boring drills for deep well drilling.
- Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1975-79
- Report on new water wells in Harris and Galveston Counties, with hydrologic data, location, completion, logs, levels, and chemical quality.
- Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analysis of Ground Water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1970-74
- Report documenting data collected regarding wells in Harris and Galveston Counties, including results of chemical analyses.
- Perspectives, Volume 7, Number 3, March,1985
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- Perspectives, Volume 8, Number 3, March 1986
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- Perspectives, Volume 5, Number 6, March 1983
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- Perspectives, Volume 3, Number 6, March 1981
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- Perspectives, Volume 4, Number 7, March 1982
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- Perspectives, Volume 2, Number 4, March 1990
- Publication of the University of Houston System describing campus events, academic programs and research, student and alumni activities, and other informatin of interest to the community.
- AUTOMOBILE
- Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
- Belt Tightener for Pumps.
- Patent for belt tighteners for well pumps which decreases the amount of force necessary to tighten a pump. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Combined Hose-Reel and Valve.
- Patent for a hose reel and valve in which the act of unwinding the reel automatically opens the valve; includes instructions and illustrations.
- Picket-Fence Machine.
- Patent for a picket fence machine for a fence that can be built of wire where normal fence pickets are woven and spaced an equal distance apart, including illustrations and instructions.
- Automatic Fire-Alarm System.
- Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
- Cheese-Hoop.
- Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
- Internal Combustion Engine.
- Patent for improvements to the class of explosive engine for a motor vehicle and internal gas combustion engine, including illustrations.
- Line support
- Patent for an adjustable support for clothes lines.
- Package Tie
- Patent for improvements made to package ties that are utilized by letter carriers to bind multiple letters or newspapers. This patent details improvements in efficiency of use, and construction for mass production to be sold at a small price.