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Counting-Machine.
Patent for "a counting machine, and it more particularly relates to an attachment for typewriters (lines 12-14).
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Oscar C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin.
Patent for improvements to Cotton-Gins' brush cylinders that includes "a longitudinal tubular member having a brush cylinder cooperating therewith and which serves as a conduit for the passage of the lint cotton from the gin and also as a connecting means for the legs of the gin frame and as an end outlet for the gin, and leaving the rear of the latter unobstructed and freely accessible" (lines 13-21), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISTILLING CRUDE OIL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
Patent for promoting the distillation of crude oil and other substances, separating the different parts of oil and impurities based on their weight.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Forward, Chauncey B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Suction Fan
Patent for improvements made towards in suction fans that are found in cotton picking machines to improve efficiency. The primary improvements detailed in the patent describe and illustrate an improved design of the casing inside the fan to prevent damage to the cotton or the seed once they are sucked into the fan, among other design improvements.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Meier, John & Miller, T. S., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE
Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
De Witt, George, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bricklayer's Guide-Line Holder.
Patent for improvements in Bricklayers' Guide-Line Holders with spring controlled jaws for anchoring the holder to the brick, securing it in a stationary position on the wall.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Knott, Miller & Bible, Adam Calver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Clutch.
Patent for improvements to automobile clutches with the objectives of avoiding a jerky start, preserving integrity of friction surfaces, associating with anti-friction bearings to minimize load on motor, and producing an economical clutch.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Knee-pad
Patent for "knee pads especially adapted for cotton picker's use." (lines 10-11)
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Boynton, Willie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot-Tree Former.
Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
Date:
March 14, 1914
Creator:
Lucchese, Michele
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Manually Propelling a Body Through the Water.
Patent for a device that can be used by an individual while swimming to propel oneself through the water, or as an oar to propel a boat through the water.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Wyche, Cyril Hopkins
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BRIDLE-BIT
Patent for an improved bridle bit for veterinary services, including illustrations.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Mateer, Wilbur N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Brake.
Patent for automatic wagon brake which removes the strain on draft animals when the vehicle is descending down an incline.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Matthews, Dudley A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picket-Fence Machine.
Patent for a picket fence machine for a fence that can be built of wire where normal fence pickets are woven and spaced an equal distance apart, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Purdy, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DAM CONSTRUCTION
Patent for a movable dam wall shorter than the depth of the water behind it, including illustrations.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Hunt, Edward B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Device
Patent for removing cotton from the stem and placing into the machine. The machine will also remove further elements that are not part of the cotton, and then place the cotton into a basket.
Date:
March 20, 1914
Creator:
Beran, R.F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impeller-Pump.
Patent for an impeller pump with separate sections and parts that can be connected together. The line of pipe of can be withdrawn without removing the head, and there are measures to keep the liner in operative position. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler.
Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Stove.
Patent for an improved collapsible and portable cooking device.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Emma
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food.
Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Eldridge, T. William.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Heading Knife
Patent for improvements in the cutting blades of corn-heading knives that are worn on the hands. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Owen, Melville D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for a live animal trap that uses a trigger and allows for live bait. Wire fabric is used to prevent animals from digging and escaping.
Date:
March 3, 1914
Creator:
Herring, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm.
Patent for an improved automatic fire-alarm, which will sound an alarm, release water from pipes, and alert the fire station.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Singleton, Joseph J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Preparing and Baling Machinery
Patent for a machine that prepares cotton and bales cotton into bales
Date:
March 9, 1914
Creator:
Brown, George Raymond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Drier.
Patent for a fruit drier that includes "a series of hinged trays adapted to be folded into small compact form." (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 24, 1914
Creator:
Reid, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History