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Calculating Device
Patent for an improved calculating device including a calendar.
Date:
September 30, 1914
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an airplane with improved steering capabilities and adjustments for atmospheric conditions.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Rail-Creeper Tie-Plate
Patent for an improvement in Anti-Rail-Creeper Tie-Plates. This device was designed to prevent rails from wearing into the ties, "creeping longitudinally or moving laterally; also to prevent a rail from canting outwardly."
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
McCombs, Oliver A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a burner that can use kerosene for fuel and avoid clogging with carbon and to provide heat better in every way (including being hotter) while being easier to clean.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Stone, Melvin T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine
Patent for an internal-combustion engine with a novel form of rotary valve and other meaningful improvements to a combustion engine.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Clough, George Golden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for a cloth device that protects plants from wind, while admitting sufficient light to the plant, including illustrations.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Campbell, Singleton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Mouthpiece
Patent for a telephone mouthpiece that distributes disinfectant when used.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Jenkins, Ed Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a transmission mechanism that converts motion into power to increase the efficiency of the device.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Martinez, Norberto & Wahrenberger, Theophilus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Vehicle-Headlight
Patent for a headlight for a vehicle that is able to direct the light towards both sides of the road rather than only straight ahead.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Kitching, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that can either be used independently or as an attachment to cultivators.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Jones, Charles F. & Jones, Erastus T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Window Screens.
Patent for a rolling window screen that coils into a protective box and in which the sash is locked in the frame against the tension of the spring roller. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Olson, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generating System.
Patent for a gas generating system that can actuate any ordinary gasoline engine and will allow the gas to be compressed before entering the engine cylinders. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Deering, Uriah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose Collar and Sweat Pad.
Patent for a horse collar with a sweat pad that will not ball up and will help strengthen and reinforce the collar.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Costello, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Hydrocarbon Burner
Patent for a liquid hydrocarbon burner used to vaporize liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., kerosene, crude oil) for use in heating and cooking.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
von Hohenstein, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine.
Patent for an improved moving picture machine, or film projector, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Momyer, Harry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Pianos.
Patent for a piano pedal attachment that will attach easily and keep mice and vermin from entering the piano opening. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Klappenbach, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow with three wheels designed for cotton and corn fields.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Pearce, James Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Privy Seat.
Patent for a privy or toilet seat that is cheaper to manufacture and can be applied without extra tools.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Smith, Bertram C. & Stevenson, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Hopper.
Patent for a seed hopper adapted to receive seed or cotton and control their distribution. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Coursey, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winding Drum.
Patent for a winding drum that will prevent the overlap of the coils during winding, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Voigt, Philip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device.
Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Priester, Joel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a boll breaker and cleaner with a casing with a pair of revolving cylinders with boll-breaking arms adapted to work with additional boll-breaking arms projected from rocking shafts in the lower portion of the casing. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hale, John W. & Galey, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair for Sewing Machines and the Like.
Patent for a folding chair for a sewing machine or a similar machine, which can fit into a space between the supporting legs. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hagner, Frederick Hayes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter.
Patent for a cotton stalk puller and cutter machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hubert, John E. & Hubert, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History