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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, Jeremiah Burnham 1836 - 1920 )〕 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. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeremiah Burnham Tainter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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