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Valve.
Patent for an improvement in the function and use of a valve which gets rid of the wire usually used to raise tank valves. Getting rid of this wire allows for easier drainage.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Axtell, Fred W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
Bat-Roost.
Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Campbell, Charles A. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Heated Instrument.
Patent for an electrically-heated instrument. This scissor-like instrument has an electrically-heated edge that can be used to simultaneously sever and cauterize.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Chapman, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine
Patent for a traction engine that has a unique assemblage of the frame and body making it most efficient.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Claitor, Lilburn S. & Mahagan, Ross C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a new and improved oil burner design to provide simultaneously regulation of the fuel, steam, and water supply to the coil, including illustration.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Clayton, Oscar B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knob-Fastening.
Patent for improved knob fastening where the door knob will be held in place without the use of screws for increased durability, including illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Collins, Horace B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that thins out rows of growing cotton plants by destroying the superfluous plants and leaving stands at the proper intervals, including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Copeland, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Insact Trap.
Patent for an electric insect trap that highly efficient trap for electrocuting house flies and similar insects, include illustrations.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Samuel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch
Patent for improvements in railway switches which are especially adapted for use on street railway tracks.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Samuel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moldboard.
Patent for a moldboard that is used for plows. Improvements on the moldboard include a simplified method of adding plaster of Paris coating.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Ferris, James S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Occluding Frame
Patent for Dental Occluding Frame
Date:
January 28, 1914
Creator:
Hall, Rupert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions.
Patent for using a cooling and heating process to assist with expressing fluids from paraffin compositions.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Hansen, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk.
Patent for "a combined desk and blackboard" (line 68) that includes illustrations.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Gas.
Patent for a new method of making gas. The process is a simple and efficient method of making gas continuously, including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
James, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for an improved wrench which utilizes two circular heads, individually situated at the ends of a single handle.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Johnson, Alva Putman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment.
Patent for an improved attachment for cultivators used in farming.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Jones, James W. & Tucker, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks
Patent for a cutting mechanism for cutting various fabrics such as oilcloth and the like.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Lanford, David L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavator and Conveyer.
Patent for an excavator machine designed "to continuously excavate the ground at different elevations, as in ditching or cutting away embankments" (lines 15-18) including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Lee, James Milton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
Date:
January 7, 1914
Creator:
Lomax, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Massage Device.
Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History