Adjustable Cultivator-Plow Standard. (open access)

Adjustable Cultivator-Plow Standard.

Patent for an adjustable cultivator plow that is designed to be strong and durable as well as efficient and simple.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Wright, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Collar. (open access)

Drill-Collar.

Patent for improved drill collar for "connecting a drill shank to the pipe" (lines 11-12).
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Means, Able C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine (open access)

Engine

Patent for "new and useful improvements in engines" (lines 5&6). "This invention relates to engines and more particularly to twin engines of the hydrocarbon or internal combustion type" (lines 8-10).
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Moore, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for "improvements in the fuel supply system for explosive engines." (Lines 9-10). Improvements include, utilization of the heat of exhaust gases to vaporize liquid fuel, so that the carburetor and other devices are not necessary.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Lowry, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment. (open access)

Garment.

Patent for improvements for garments similar to trousers and overalls. Improvements include provision of fastenings that allow for the adjustment of the waistband.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Mathias, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harrows. (open access)

Improvement in Harrows.

Patent for a new and improved harrow for more flexible use and easier cleaning.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Buckley, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator (open access)

Lubricator

Patent for "lubricators adapted to be used in journal boxes of card, in shaft bearings, and at any other point...to provide a lubricator which will adjust itself automatically to the member to be lubricated and which includes wiping means for removing surplus" (lines 7-10 & 15-18).
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Maness, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle.

Patent for a motorcycle with a rigid and cushioned frame.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: White, Edward Young
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single Well Cylinder (open access)

Single Well Cylinder

Patent for a single well cylinder pump intended to provide more efficient use in a deep well. This cylinder is distinct for its incorporation of a "inwardly opening valve controlling the passage of fluid into an inner cylinder" (p.2, lines 34-37)
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History