Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields (open access)

Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of waste in oil and gas fields in the mid-continent area. As stated in the introduction, this report "describes the general amounts and kinds of waste, and attempts to show the importance of conserving these natural resources" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1914
Creator: Blatchley, Raymond S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for the revolving hoe type of cotton chopper which allows steering to laterally adjust the hoe shaft, including instructions and illustrations. Addition features include breakable shanks to prevent the hoe from being damaged when hitting an obstruction, and for these parts to be durable and inexpensive to construct.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Noblett, Adoniram J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Running-Gear (open access)

Automobile Running-Gear

Patent for a new automobile running gear that uses the front and rear wheels to propel the vehicle through rough, uneven terrain.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Beaman, Fred.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Liquid-Fuel Regulator for Steam-Generators. (open access)

Automatic Liquid-Fuel Regulator for Steam-Generators.

Patent for improved automatic liquid fuel feed regulator for steam generators especially adapted for use in connection with steam generators in which liquid hydrocarbon or case is used as fuel.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Ford, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Axle for Plows, Planters, and the like. (open access)

Adjustable Axle for Plows, Planters, and the like.

Patent for an adjustable axle "for use in connection with wheel mounted or sulky plows, of the middle burster or lister type, or for use in connection with planters and other devices for tilling or working the soil" (lines 10-14) and which allows for the plow to run evenly despite the evenness or unevenness of the soil.
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Dalley, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fuse Plug (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Outlet-Valve for Tanks. (open access)

Antifreezing Outlet-Valve for Tanks.

Patent for a new and improved "valve-operating mechanism which cannot be rendered inoperative by ice forming in the tank, and also whereby the valve itself cannot become frozen" (lines 26-30) including illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Whipp, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beveled-Rule-Molding Device (open access)

Beveled-Rule-Molding Device

Patent for improvements in matrices and devices which are similar to matrices that are used in linotype and intertype or line casting machines. These devices consist of a rule molding mechanism with a bar having the general contour of a matrix. A channel exists in one side with under cut edges. These objects can be operated by matrix molding devices for forming rules for printing purposes.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Markwell, Andrew E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Parcher (open access)

Coffee Parcher

Patent for new and useful improvements in coffee parchers. Easily used on a range which is also simple and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: McCall, Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed (open access)

Bed

Patent for a bed attachment that is a removable back rest allowing for users to recline at an angle. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Hillyer, Mary Louise
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milking Pail and Stool. (open access)

Combined Milking Pail and Stool.

Patent for a new milk pail and stool combination that can be wall-mounted for support.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Rollins, George L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for a toy particularly adapted for the amusement of small children.
Date: May 29, 1914
Creator: Boyle, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card Holder (open access)

Card Holder

Patent for improvements made to card holders, mostly for handbags and other cases much like luggage tags today. The patent describes and illustrates improved design and construction so they can be manufactured at an economic price.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Grabendike, Clyde C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-burner. (open access)

Oil-burner.

Patent for new design of an improved oil burner.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Matthews, Cranmer L. & Matthews, Arthur B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a safety valve that closes a conduit when a change in pressure occurs that shuts off the supply of fluid (or gas) until the valve is manually reset.
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Ruffner, Earl S., of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a new cotton chopper that improves on previous models to build them better, give a cheap and good model that can be adjusted while moving it around, adjust how deep it wants to go and to the environment. Other goals are to create a cotton chopper that can be a good rotary harrow that can clean what it calls a row, deals with unwanted growth, and that can work after seeds have been sown.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Carroll, Oscar Bruce
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Load-lifter. (open access)

Load-lifter.

Patent for the improved design of a load lifter.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Meyer, Dietrich H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two-Cycle Internal-Combustion Engine and Method of Operating Engines of this Type. (open access)

Two-Cycle Internal-Combustion Engine and Method of Operating Engines of this Type.

Patent for a two-cycle type of internal combustion engine to make the engine more effective. This invention can be used on motor vehicles, motor boats, flying machines and the like.
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: McKiearnan, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Joint Rail. (open access)

Lock-Joint Rail.

Patent for a lockable joint for connecting segments of a railway track. The joint is resistant to breakages due to the passage of trains but allows for the replacement of worn track.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Swindler, Edgar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking System For Jail-Doors. (open access)

Locking System For Jail-Doors.

Patent for a new locking system for jail-doors with a unique arrangement of parts, including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor. (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combusion System (open access)

Internal Combusion System

Patent for new and useful Internal-Combustion Engine. Improves the provision of an engine which the cylinder is provided with a semi-spherical upper end, fr the rotatable reception of similar shaped power cylinder carrying shell. Specification of letter patent with illustration. Serial number 789.146
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Clough, George G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel "which embodies a flexible tread and radially arranged springs for absorbing shocks and cushioning the yielding action of the parts of said tread" (lines 9-13).
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Anderson, Lycurgus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for Reduction of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Esters (open access)

Process for Reduction of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Esters

Patent for saturated fatty acid reduction using hydrogen, a palladium group catalyzer, and a fat solvent.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Maryott, Carlton H
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History