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Gate
Patent for gates "suspended on rollers and mounted on a track."
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Butler, Joseph F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grave-Marker.
Patent for a new and useful Grave-Marker. The body of the improved grave marker or cradle is elongated or somewhat elliptical in contour, and its central portion is open, in order that the grave marker or cradle may surround a grave.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Kimball, Herbert E
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
D-Handle Machine.
Patent for a new machine for automating the production of D-handles, which will operate continuously, set the workflow pace, and form a smooth inner rounded part of the grip.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Johnson, Raymond F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher.
Patent for an improved and less complicated horse-detacher featuring a new type of double tree, swingle tree, and breast yoke.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Cummons, Clarence B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
Lamp-Chimney Holder.
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Lamp-Chimney Holders" (lines 5-7) which produces an efficient means for adjusting the chimney engaging arms to accommodate different sizes of lamp chimneys.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Burgin, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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.
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
Nut and Bolt Lock
Patent for a new nut and bolt lock design that is reliable and can lock permanently if needed, including illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Ames, Ernest R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a new and improved oil-burner which is capable of using any hydrocarbon in combination with pressurized air and steam and properly adjusting the ratios of each to provide optimal results.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Matthews, Robert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove
Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Seale, Jefferson W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs.
Patent for improvement upon the use of chain tongs. The invention "permits the application of a very strong rotative force" (lines 11-12), "produce rotation of a pipe in either direction" (lines 17-18), and "provides a chain tong which will not crush the pipe..." (lines 22-23).
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
McLeod, Rueben A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for an economical pipe wrench that is easily adjustable using a pivoting, movable jaw to fit pipes of varying sizes.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Adams, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for an attachment for planters, where seeds are dropped into hills rather than thin rows, which allows for sprouts to break through the soil more easily.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Gutzeit, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a riding plow that can be operated by a person rather than a horse or motor. The plow includes means to form straight furrows and stops vines and bushes from getting stuck between the wheels and frame.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Edwards, Jessie V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Facing
Patent for an improvement on the coating and plastic facing of the mold boards and shovels on a plow.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Martin, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Appliance.
Patent for a new poultry device meant to dispense and apply oil or liquids that kill unwanted creatures while the poultry are drinking.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Sheldon, Clarence O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Process of Making Alcohol
Patent for improvements in processes for making alcohol. The process relates to making alcohol from sotol and other species of cacti. This involves subjecting the cacti with water and steam in a digester. The resulting fermented liquid can be distilled.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Thatcher, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller.
Patent for improvements for a propeller that can be attached to a boat, and do everything it can to work the way a fish's tail does.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Stribling, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Filler for Elastic Rubber Vehicle Tires
Patent for filler material to support the exterior casing of rubber tires for vehicles. The patent illustrates and describes filler material to enhance an improved rubber tire of efficient and superior quality to previous vehicle tires.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Staten, Claude S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History