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Railway-Crossing Signal
Patent for improvements in Railway-Crossing Signals that provide both a visual and audible signal to be given at the crossing when a train is approaching.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Adleta, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse-Block.
Patent for the Fuse Block. Patent is an improvement to the existing Fuse Block. It allows safer working conditions for those who have to replace or install new fuse blocks at night and/or the rain.
Date:
October 13, 1914
Creator:
Anderson, Ulin S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing-Machine.
Patent for dual drive hoeing machine. Machine utilizes a "carriage, support brackets, journaled drive shaft, crank arm and gyrating arm" (p. 3, lines 31-34). The machine produces straight rows and eliminates side draft (p.1, 15-19)
Date:
December 1, 1914
Creator:
Ashely, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for stalk cutter that breaks the stalks close to the ground, featuring a lever that enables cutter height adjustments to facilitate the breaking of stalks. This stalk cutter has no cutting edges and will not dull over time.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Blakely, Phylander.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells
Patent for a method of using compressed air to retrieve contents of bored wells.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE.
Patent for an improved automatic scale that can weigh large measurements of crops, including illustrations.
Date:
June 14, 1914
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute
Patent for an apparatus to produce a lard substitute from cotton seed oil. "An important object of this invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and continuous in operation."
Date:
October 6, 1914
Creator:
Chisholm, Jesse C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Lard Substitute
Patent for process of making lard substitute. "This invention relates to processes of producing culinary fats and has particular reference to a new and useful process of producing a lard substitute from cotton seed oil." (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Chisholm, Jesse C.
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
Plow
Patent for a plow that is convertible into different types (turning plow). The plow is distinct for its moldboards, carrying handle and runner.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Cowan, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for resilient, non-pneumatic vehicle wheels that absorb road vibrations and shocks.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Crowe, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counting-Machine.
Patent for "a counting machine, and it more particularly relates to an attachment for typewriters (lines 12-14).
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Oscar C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Equalizers
Patent for a draft equalizer that permits either three horses to travel at one side of the beam and two at the other, or three horses at one side of the beam and one at the other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bank Pass-Book.
Patent for an improved Bank Pass-Book that shows the identification of the individual written on the inside and outside of the book.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Catcher.
Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Faulkner, Isaac H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disappearing Coffin Panel
Patent for improvements to disappearing coffin panels. This invention allows coffin interiors to be inspected without taking the coffin lid off. These disappearing coffin lids will not change the ornamental appearance of the coffin lid.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Fisher, Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoke Stack Protector
Patent for adjustable smoke stack protector that stays open when in use and covers the opening when not in order to protect from rain, wind, dirt to protect the stack from deteriorating.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
French, Elmer C. & Craig, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Supplemental Gas Reservoir and Burner
Patent for an improved gas burner and reservoir meant to be used with gas blow torches. It was meant to be used with natrual gas and to help equalize its pressure in order to produce a steady flame.
Date:
October 13, 1914
Creator:
Gilbert, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Lifter
Patent for an appliance which is for jacking up the valve spring of an internal combustion engine when it is needed to remove the valve for any purpose.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Glasscock, Oscar T. & Phillips, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BOTTLE-CAP
Patent for a bottle cap with a removable strainer.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Headlight For Vehicles.
Patent for a vertically moving headlight so that the driver can aim light toward the direction in which they are traveling. The headlight is meant to be durable and easy to build.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Gray, Charles B. & Teter, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a boll breaker and cleaner with a casing with a pair of revolving cylinders with boll-breaking arms adapted to work with additional boll-breaking arms projected from rocking shafts in the lower portion of the casing. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hale, John W. & Galey, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combustion Device
Patent for a combustion device that allows for the control of fuel to one or two burners of the same fire box. This device is also built in an upright position to assist in supporting the burner members of the box. This device is built stronger and simpler than other devices of its kind.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Halliburton, Orville G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Equipment.
Patent for telephone equipment. The invention provides an easy to use attachment for automatic phones that illuminates the dial and only turns on while it is in use to facilitate the use of telephones in the dark.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Haralson, William Major & Pilkington, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History