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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for a cultivator attachment. "The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple harrowing attachment for the cultivator shovels, so that the soil can be pulverized immediately succeeding the lifting thereof by the cultivator shovel."
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Hafer, Albert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Spreader.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Cultivator-Spreaders" (lines 5-7) which enables the operator of the cultivator to adjust the lateral spread of the plow beams without checking his team or withdrawing the plows from the soil, including illustrations.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Nevins, Robinson C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Automobile-Lamp
Patent for a new automobile lamp that turns in conjunction with the steering wheel and an apparatus that attaches to automobiles to cradle the head lamp and stop it from vibrating.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Freeborn, Sidney Mills
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Cultivator
Patent for improvements to a disk cultivators which allows for the disks to hit the ground at various angles, thus improving cultivation,
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Atkinson, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door.
Patent for a door "that can be secured in either open or closed position either from the exterior or interior of the building on which the door is mounted" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Niemann, Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drag-Harrow.
Patent for an improved drag harrow for plowing soil. "The primary objective of the invention is to provide a soil pulverizer in which a rotary grinding action is produced by the drawing of the apparatus across the soil" (lines 10-13).
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Kramer, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators.
Patent for an emergency brake setting apparatus for elevators. This invention is an improved emergency brake, especially for the type of elevators used in mines.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Separating Machine.
Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Parks, Michael Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improved fly-catching device.
Date:
May 4, 1914
Creator:
King, Wylie D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop.
Patent for a folding poultry coop "which may be quickly and readily knocked down and folded after the poultry have been removed therefrom" (lines 13-15).
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Caldwell, Robert Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Food-Mixer.
Patent for a food-mixer for stock feed composed of various chutes and parts for the mixing of large quantities of food stuffs, including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Egan, Mathew M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer
Patent for a new invention of a "reverse draft gas producer in which a clean and pure dry gas can be obtained from lignite or low grade fuel, and especially adapted for use in connection with explosive engines" (lines 11-14).
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Guggolz, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History