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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History