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Centrifugal Suction Fan
Patent for improvements made towards in suction fans that are found in cotton picking machines to improve efficiency. The primary improvements detailed in the patent describe and illustrate an improved design of the casing inside the fan to prevent damage to the cotton or the seed once they are sucked into the fan, among other design improvements.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Meier, John & Miller, T. S., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Impeller-Pump.
Patent for an impeller pump with separate sections and parts that can be connected together. The line of pipe of can be withdrawn without removing the head, and there are measures to keep the liner in operative position. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler.
Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food.
Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Eldridge, T. William.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash Construction.
Patent for a new type of window sash construction. Older sashes use putty to hold the window glass in to the frame. This sash uses metal and wood to hold the glass in making for a better seal and greater insulation.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Harris, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle for Cotton-Pickers.
Patent for an improved cotton picking vehicle which incorporates seating and an adjustable awning.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Thomas, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Planter.
Patent for a planter which distributes seeds from the top of the seed hopper rather than from the bottom, allowing the operator to see that it is distributing seeds properly.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Maddux, Jesse D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Manually Propelling a Body Through the Water.
Patent for a device that can be used by an individual while swimming to propel oneself through the water, or as an oar to propel a boat through the water.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Wyche, Cyril Hopkins
System:
The Portal to Texas History