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Combined Ruler and Blotter
Patent for a combined ruler and blotter (used for writing with ink). Proposed improvement of basic design by being more compact, cheaper to make, and includes a way to tear paper along the ruler's edge.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Schmidt, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Automatically Photographing Persons Moving Along a Confined Way.
Patent for a device to automatically take photographs of persons as they walk over a pressure sensor. The inventor suggests the device be used for ticket fare enforcement.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cannon, Burrell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Andiron.
Patent for an andiron that combines with a gated screen including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Baker, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Clothes-Pin.
Patent for a device which utilizes a spring to assist with the clamping of textiles.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Buckley, John L. & Coin, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon Squeezer
Patent for a lemon squeezing mechanism, designed to be more convenient for convenience store clerks.
Date:
September 7, 1915
Creator:
Cooper, James A. & Cooper, Joel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier.
Patent for a luggage-carrier "particularly adapted for use in conjunction with motor cycles or similar wheeled vehicles" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Howell, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing Attachment for Plows
Patent for plow attachment to deflecting soil from the shovel of the plow; does not require special tools to apply attachment to plow.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Hogan, Peter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutter for Plows.
Patent for new improvements in weed-cutters or middle breaker plows, including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Underwood, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel.
Patent for a water-wheel that rotates around a vertical axis and that has blade-like arms that enable the wheel to convert flowing water into rotational energy.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Crisp, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle.
Patent for a shock absorbing axle for vehicles including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Hartmann, Arthur R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Bird, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a new washboard with "simple durability, and cheap construction, . . . [which is] serviceable and efficient in its use" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Bush, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Frame
Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for new improvements in Spark-Plugs which decreases the possibility of imperfect sparking and provides a visible indication if the spark plug is not working properly.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Stand and Lock
Patent for an improvement in switch-stand and locks, being that they cannot be picked or tampered with.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Maupin, John D.; Allen, Harry E. & Baldwin, Springfield
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Tricycle.
Patent for a specification to improve a motor-tricycle's ability to ride over obstructions and uneven surfaces to reduce shock to the front of the frame and the rider (lines 14-20). The patent includes the detailed specifications and illustrations.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Benton, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire
Patent for an automobile tire that has a "puncture-proof armor" made from links and strips of sheet metal. The armor is placed throughout the inner tube portion of the tire.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Yantis, Guy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for improvements to tourists' glasses, "intended for use to tourists, hunters, ranchmen, botanists, minerologists, and analogous purposes" (lines 25-27) including illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in tourists' glasses" (lines 5-6)
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packer for Silos.
Patent for a new packer for silos, "...which may be assembled with any silo of standard construction, to carry out the packing operation" (lines 13-15) including illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Westbrook, John Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener
Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Walshe, Denny Edmund
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Multicylinder Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for an internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Hart, Sydney H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scrip Holder.
Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Cleveland, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History