Roller Boring-Drill. (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill.

Patent for a boring-drill that can be manufactured cheaply. It provides sufficient space for the casing to follow it in order to prevent the walls from caving in. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard Robard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill. (open access)

Drill.

Patent for
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Weathersby, Fred Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picket-Fence Machine. (open access)

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.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Purdy, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for an airship of improved construction, which allows for the operator to change their positions to propel, raise, lower and steer the ship.
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: John William Oman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device. (open access)

Alarm Device.

Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Priester, Joel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Butler, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a chain wrench "in which both of the jaws are similar and interchangeable and provided with additional sets of teeth whereby the life of the jaws is increased" (lines 12-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Hall, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Well-Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for drilling well apparatuses that approximate the weight imposed so that the weight can be regulated to improve efficiency, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winding Drum. (open access)

Winding Drum.

Patent for a winding drum that will prevent the overlap of the coils during winding, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Voigt, Philip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen (open access)

Well-Screen

Patent for a modification to Mr. Layne's previous Patent No. 1,062,717, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle. (open access)

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
Vaporizer for Use with Electric Fans (open access)

Vaporizer for Use with Electric Fans

Patent for an improvement on diffusers used for purifying, cooling and humidifying air.
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Stratford, John R. & Ackley, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Package Tie (open access)

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.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Patrick, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Tricycle. (open access)

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
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a device for mounting for rotary cutting disks. It will be a safer way to work with well drilling operations
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass. (open access)

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
Telegraph Repeating System (open access)

Telegraph Repeating System

Patent for an improved telegraph repeater which uses electromagnetic elements to repeat both ways.
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: Jester, Alfred T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multicylinder Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

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
Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops (open access)

Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops

Patent for "improvements in folding bows for vehicle-tops...for removably mounting the top upon the body of the vehicle" (lines 5-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Bright, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shield for Cooking Utensils. (open access)

Shield for Cooking Utensils.

Patent for a shield for cooking utensils that is transferable between a multitude of cooking utensils (the ability to be attached and detached) while also protecting the arm and hand of the cook.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Taggart, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill. (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill.

Patent for an improved Roller Boring-Drills to provide a strong drill that reach the bottom of hole and can be manufactured for low cost.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment (open access)

Pencil Attachment

Patent for a pencil attachment that serves the purpose of protecting the pencil point when not in use. The attachment also protects and cleans the rubber or eraser of the pencil.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Swindowsky, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Occluding Frame (open access)

Dental Occluding Frame

Patent for Dental Occluding Frame
Date: January 28, 1914
Creator: Hall, Rupert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picket Pointer. (open access)

Picket Pointer.

Patent for a picket pointer that sharpens and bevels pickets uniformly, including instructions and illustrations
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Purdy, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History