Resource Type
States
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.
Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Blanchard, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Action
Patent for a new piano-action that will get rid of unwanted sounds and reduce the amount of cushioning needed. Other goals are to ensure that strings cannot not be prevented from vibrating, and that a certain sound can be made.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Blessing, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine.
Patent for a grading machine, this particular patent is designed for the use in building roads.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Blevins, Samuel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines
Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date:
November 12, 1914
Creator:
Blumberg, Humble G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baking-Pan
Patent for a Baking Pan for bread and similar foods, noted for its unique construction, such "that the heat given off from the fuel burner will be confined so as to completely surround the pan, in which the articles to be cooked, are located" (lines 13-17).
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Boger, Daniel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pumping-Head.
Patent for a pumping head involving two piston rods that are rigid and, if broken, can be replaced without harming the rest of the machine. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 17, 1914
Creator:
Boicourt, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for cultivating ground around certain crops so the crops can flourish.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Boldin, Jonathan B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Closet.
Patent for a sanitary closet or a dry closet with the aim of providing the locals without sewage and plumbing an odorless and sanitary restroom facility, including illustrations.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Boothe, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that provides new and improved mechanisms that allow the blade to move at various angles.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Bost, Arthur E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fuse Plug
Patent for "improvements in automatic fuse plugs" (lines 12-12). These are "adapted to be successively engaged by a swinging contact arm" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straightening-Machine
Patent for an improved straightening machine to "straighten pipes, rails, and allied structures in an expeditious manner."
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy
Patent for a toy particularly adapted for the amusement of small children.
Date:
May 29, 1914
Creator:
Boyle, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Knee-pad
Patent for "knee pads especially adapted for cotton picker's use." (lines 10-11)
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Boynton, Willie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Lighting System.
Patent for an invention as specified relates to new and useful improvements in telephone lighting systems for the purpose of providing lamps on subscribers' telephones arranged.
Date:
October 13, 1914
Creator:
Boze, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Guiding Mechanism
Patent for "an improved and simplified construction" for vehicle steering axles (line 15), including illustrations.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Brandt, Friedrich Wilhelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for an automobile signal which can be attatched to an automobile to signal the automobiles driving intent, stopping, turning etc.
Date:
December 22, 1914
Creator:
Brewster, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Soil-Pulverizer.
Patent for a soil-pulverizer with an efficient, revolving drum. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Briles, James Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo.
Patent for a new, water-tight silo that can be easily assembled without skilled labor and can be set up anywhere, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Brookshire, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ballot-Voting Machine
Patent for a ballot box that counts the number of votes in the box.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Flora & Senez, Arthur
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
Improvement in Collapsible Wagon-Bodies.
Patent for improvements in collapsible wagon-bodies that will require less labor to use.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Brown, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor.
Patent for an internal combustion engine which "embodies an improved construction of cylinders and connections between the pistons and the crank shaft" (lines 23-25) and which "will be simple, light, composed of comparatively few parts and capable of generating great power" (lines 28-31).
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Jared V., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improvement to fly traps in which the flies are attracted by a sweet smelling substance down a funnel into the substance from which they are unable to escape. The flies either drown in the substance or are poisoned.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History