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Silo
Patent for a silo composed of sections that can be arranged to modify the capacity as needed, including illustrations.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Ames, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a tool to stretch telephone wire, barb wire, and wire fencing. The tool connects to and holds in place a wire using a lock. While locked in place, the wire is stretched without the need of chains.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Armstrong, Henry H. & Armstrong, H. H.
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
Packing-Ring.
Patent for packing rings featuring inner and outer rings that are transversely divided, with respective rings functioning in a unified manner, preventing independent rotative movement.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Removing Tool.
Patent for a tool for removing nuts that have been "upset or beaded around the outer side of the nut" (lines 14-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Carnes, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air Brake Appliance
Patent for " a safety air brake appliance for steam, traction or other railways, for each car" (lines 10-11). Including illustrations.
Date:
April 17, 1914
Creator:
Carpenter, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter.
Patent for a meter measuring the flow of liquid with a dial indicating gallons per hour for use in vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Carroll, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Folding Machine.
Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Causey, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Copeland, Walter G.
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
Churning-Machine.
Patent for improvements in churning machines so that they "may be used in connection with containers of different sizes" (lines 14-15).
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Crume, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice
Patent for sterilizing and packaging rice by subjecting it to heat for twenty minutes or more. After this, the rice is sorted in a shaker and put into packaging while maintaining the air temperature. This prohibits the rice kernels from cracking.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Waters Smith, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Typographical Casting-Machines.
Patent for a mold for typographical casting machines which may be altered to produce slugs of different sizes.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Diaz, Pascual M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tub Holder
Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug-Clip.
Patent for a new form of tug clip which will not damage the collar to which it is attached.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Duncan, Walter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Harrow.
Patent for novel construction of a Disk Harrow consisting of a wheel-mounted frame which raises and lowers opposite sides independently and frame attached pivotally carrying a gang of harrow disks.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Emmert, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for the "improvements in rail joints, the object being to so construct and arrange the meeting ends of two railway rails as to provide interlocking members..." (lines 8-12). The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Evans, James B., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a new type of cotton chopper that has the ability to be adjusted in the vertical to make for faster cotton cutting. This is a simpler design making it cheaper to make and easier to repair.
Date:
April 23, 1914
Creator:
Fultz, Deck B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stay-Hinge.
Patent for a new stay-hinge to prevent breakage of an opened tool chest or trunk lid.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Gassaway, H. E. & Gassaway, Huey E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeder.
Patent for a new adjustable-height weeder that attaches to a cultivator or lister and cultivates, weeds, or cuts field vegetation quickly.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Geurin, Henry E. & Dean, Walter D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a new wheel that preserves the life of its parts using oil or other lubricant that flows into grooves etched into rims from compartments between the felly sections.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Hanna, Oscar Velandingham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle and Bit.
Patent for improvements to Bridles and Bits, specifically what are known as stranglers, used to easily gain control over an animal by exerting pressure on its nose, operated by a slight pull on the auxiliary reins. This patent also provides for a device which activates the strangler when the driver releases it and the animal steps on it.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermostat.
Patent for a thermostat that automatically regulates temperatures and is operated "in conjunction with an electric current or the like" (lines 12-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Hinson, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History