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Windmill Wheel
Patent for improvements made to windmill wheels. Improvements include windmill wheel blades that can easily be taken off or fixed onto the wheel hub, improvements in construction for easy assembly and disassembly, and construction from economic materials.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Mason, Charles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
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 The line of pipe of can be withdrawn without removing the head, and there are measures to keep the liner in operative position.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Boot-Tree Former.
Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
Date:
March 14, 1914
Creator:
Lucchese, Michele
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm.
Patent for an improved automatic fire-alarm, which will sound an alarm, release water from pipes, and alert the fire station.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Singleton, Joseph J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbon Holder for Electric Arc Lamps
Patent for improvements made to the carbon holder for electric arc lamps to improve efficiency in replacing the lamps. To improve upon the current design, the patent illustrates and describes a new level clutch system to allow movement, as opposed to the gravity-based design previously implemented.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Lacy, Benjamin Burton & Elrod, Henry E.
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
Knee Rest
Patent for "a knee rest particularly designed for use by cotton pickers and others whose occupations require that they assume a kneeling position" (lines 8-11) Illustrations included.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Peoples, William F.
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
Screen-Door Brace.
Patent for a screen door supportive brace intended to maintain original rectangular form and designed to be installed without the use of tools. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Morrison, W. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sink
Patent for a sink with adequate drainage and connection with a water supply. Can be used with soda fountains etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Gardner, Jesse
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
Spring-Wheel
Patent for spring wheels for use on motor vehicles, such as automobiles and motorcycles. Producing a wheel that will absorb the shock or jar incident to its passage over rough or uneven roadways.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Short, Jefferson D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Plows.
Patent for "stalk cutting attachment for plows" (line 10), particularly for chopping cotton stalks.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Lancaster, Eanester W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Device
Patent for removing cotton from the stem and placing into the machine. The machine will also remove further elements that are not part of the cotton, and then place the cotton into a basket.
Date:
March 20, 1914
Creator:
Beran, Rudolph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Drier.
Patent for a fruit drier that includes "a series of hinged trays adapted to be folded into small compact form." (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 24, 1914
Creator:
Reid, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History