Jeremiah Burnham Tainter Explained
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.[1] He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre-existing mill pond dams in Menomonie.[2] 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:
- Thomas Parker, Jeremiah B. Tainter, Andrew Tainter & James Downing, "Sluiceway-gate." Issued April 13, 1880.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Fifth wheel for vehicles." Issued May 10, 1881.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Automatic sluiceway gate." Issued May 10, 1881.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Coffer-dam." Issued July 6, 1886.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Sluiceway gate." Issued July 6, 1886.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, "Canal-lock." Issued July 6, 1886.
- Jeremiah Burnham Tainter & Nathan B. Noble, "Snap-hook." Issued April 2, 1889.
- Jeremiah B. Tainter, "Dam." Issued December 23, 1913.
Notes and References
- News: Menomonie Historical Society Dedicates Museum . Chippewa Herald-Telegram . May 24, 1998. 10. Newspapers.com. November 13, 2018 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015654/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=10393&search_term=tainter Tainter, Jeremiah Burnham 1836 - 1920