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.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device (open access)

Lubricating Device

Patent for Lubricating Device and it uses.
Date: August 12, 1914
Creator: Clayton, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines (open access)

Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines

Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date: November 12, 1914
Creator: Blumberg, Humble G.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Chimney Holder. (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table Attachment for Beds (open access)

Table Attachment for Beds

Patent for a table attachment for beds. This table serves as a place for medicines, food, writing, or a book rest.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Thorniley, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straightening-Machine (open access)

Straightening-Machine

Patent for an improved straightening machine to "straighten pipes, rails, and allied structures in an expeditious manner."
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shield for Cooking Utensils. (open access)

Shield for Cooking Utensils.

Patent for a shield for cooking utensils that is transferable between a multitude of cooking utensils (the ability to be attached and detached) while also protecting the arm and hand of the cook.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Taggart, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop. (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
D-Handle Machine. (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs. (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Facing (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Cultivator (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Differential Mechanism for Automobiles (open access)

Differential Mechanism for Automobiles

Patent for improvements for differential mechanisms for automobiles, including a "means for transmitting power from the motor to the traction wheels of the machine".
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Maniscalco, Anthony S.
System: The Portal to Texas History