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Oil-Converting Apparatus.

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Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).

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7 sheets, 11 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Adams, Joseph H. October 28, 1919.

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  • Adams, Joseph H. Joseph H. Adams, of Brooklyn, New York, Assignor to the Texas Company, of Houston, Texas, a Corporation of Texas.

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  • Main Title: Oil-Converting Apparatus.
  • Added Title: Oil Converting Apparatus.

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Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).

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7 sheets, 11 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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  • October 28, 1919

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  • October 28, 1919

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  • December 1, 1909

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  • March 5, 2024, 6:48 p.m.

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Adams, Joseph H. Oil-Converting Apparatus., patent, October 28, 1919; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258006/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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