Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jeremiah Burnham Tainter

American inventor

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1836

Place of Birth: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1920

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jeremiah Burnham Tainter

  • Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (January 6, 1836 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin – February 5, 1920) was an inventor and engineer known for having designed the Tainter gate in 1886.
  • He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre-existing mill pond dams in Menomonie.
  • Tainter was employed by Knapp, Stout & Co., the largest lumber manufacturer in the United States in the last quarter of the 19th century.
  • His brother Andrew Tainter was a principal in Knapp, Stout. Tainter's inventions include: U.S.
  • Patent 226,455 Thomas Parker, Jeremiah B.
  • Tainter, Andrew Tainter & James Downing, "Sluiceway-gate." Issued April 13, 1880. U.S.
  • Patent 241,443 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Fifth wheel for vehicles." Issued May 10, 1881. U.S.
  • Patent 241,444 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Automatic sluiceway gate." Issued May 10, 1881. U.S.
  • Patent 344,877 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Coffer-dam." Issued July 6, 1886. U.S.
  • Patent 344,878 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Sluiceway gate." Issued July 6, 1886. U.S.
  • Patent 344,879 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Canal-lock." Issued July 6, 1886. U.S.
  • Patent 400,511 Jeremiah Burnham Tainter & Nathan B.
  • Noble, "Snap-hook." Issued April 2, 1889. U.S.
  • Patent 1,082,291 Jeremiah B.
  • Tainter, "Dam." Issued December 23, 1913.

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