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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172655 | Air conditioner An air conditioner includes an air conditioning module and a wireless access module. The air conditioning module has at least one blade for controlling the wind direction of the air conditioning module. The wireless access module has at least one antenna. The antenn... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8093851 | Fan module and system A fan module, especially a fan module which may reduce a rotating speed of a fan automatically when an object with static electricity gets into the fan is provided. The fan module includes a frame, a fan, an electrostatic induction unit and a controller. The fan is ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7991429 | Communication system equipped with shared antenna and circuit board thereof A communication system equipped with a shared antenna includes an antenna, a first communication module, a second communication module, and a switch module. The first communication module processes a first communication signal and transmits the first communication s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984532 | Hinge with variable torque A hinge with variable torque is disclosed to include a first part, which has a shaft at one side thereof and recessed portions on the peripheral wall of the shaft, and a second part, which has a sleeve disposed at one side thereof and grooves on the inside wall of t... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7973862 | Television capable of performing reminder function A television capable of performing a reminder function is disclosed. The television includes a reminder sound displaying unit and a processor. The processor is electrically connected to the reminder sound displaying unit. The processor is responsible for determining... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969721 | Portable computer A portable computer includes a host, a display portion and a plurality of functional modules. The display portion is pivotally connected with the host and has an accommodation concave space. Each of the functional modules has the same connecting structure to be enga... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7952880 | Graphics card and heat dissipation method thereof A graphics card includes a graphics processing unit (GPU), a heat dissipation fin, an electric cooling module and a thermoelectric generator. The electric cooling module has a cold side and a hot side. The cold side contacts the GPU, and the hot side contacts the he... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7945794 | Portable computer with a power control function A portable computer with a power control function is disclosed to include a first body, a hinge, a second body coupled to the first body through the hinge, an optical sensor having a transmitter and a receiver and mounted on the first body, an optical grating connec... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7912495 | Fixed bit rate wireless communications apparatus and method A wireless communication system transmits and receives electronic voice signals between a wireless communication device and a wireless networking device at a call bitrate stored in the wireless communication device. By using the call bitrate when transmitting and re... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903420 | Fixing structure of fixing a thermal module A fixing structure for fixing a thermal module on a chip of a printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board has a plurality of studs and a positioning post. The fixing structure includes a fixing board. The fixing board has a plurality of elastic stri... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7880094 | Differential signal layout printed circuit board A positive differential signal trace and a negative differential signal trace are formed on different layers of a printed circuit board. A first ground trace is formed on the layer on which the positive differential signal trace is formed, and a second ground trace ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874627 | Assembly for connecting plates An assembly for connecting plates is provided. A first plate has a first opening and a second opening; a metal wire is movably connected to one surface of the first plate, and the metal wire includes a bending portion corresponding to the position of the first openi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856109 | Audio signal switching apparatus An audio signal switching apparatus at least comprises an audio jack, a speaker jack, a detection circuit and a control circuit. The audio jack and the speaker jack are separately configured in a computer system. The detection circuit detects whether the computer sy... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853815 | Method and apparatus for controlling power supply in a computer system under low power consumption mode A method for controlling power supply in a computer system includes receiving a control command, and providing power through an interface of the computer system when the computer system is operating in a low power consumption mode. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7813130 | Electronic device and heat dissipation unit thereof A heat dissipation unit is provided. The heat dissipation unit includes a heat sink, a first fixing station, a first heat pipe, a second fixing station and a second heat pipe. The first fixing station is located on a first plane. The first heat pipe is connected to ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803012 | Cable collector of power supply apparatus A cable collector of a power supply apparatus is provided. The power supply apparatus includes a power adaptor, a cable, and a cable collector. One side of the cable is connected with the power adaptor. The cable collector includes a first board, a first power conne... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7791867 | Portable electronic device having sliding keyboard A portable electronic device having a sliding keyboard includes a first body, a second body and a sliding positioning device. The first body includes a keyboard area and a plurality of hot keys. The second body is slidingly disposed on the first body. The sliding po... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7755598 | Image processing method for display device The present invention provides an image processing method for a display device. The method includes: calculating an average brightness of an image; adjusting the average brightness to generate an adjusted average brightness; utilizing Brightness Preserving Bi-Histog... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747289 | Mobile communication device with a transition effect function A mobile communication device includes a memory for storing a first frame image corresponding to a first menu and a second frame image corresponding to a second menu, a display unit coupled to the memory for displaying frame images, and a control unit coupled to the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7715199 | Interface card installation apparatus An interface card installation apparatus for fixing an interface card includes a base and a rotating pressing means. The base may be assembled on a case. The case has an interface card flange. The interface card has a bracket. The bracket is contacted with the inter... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711111 | Assembling structure of back cover for mobile phone A mobile phone at least includes a first back cover, a second back cover and a main body. The first back cover has a first fastening part on its inner wall. The second back cover has a first interfering part on its inner wall. The first back cover and the second bac... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7702360 | Communication system equipped with a shared antenna and expansion card thereof A communication system equipped with a shared antenna includes an antenna, a first communication module, a second communication module, and a switch unit. The first communication module processes a first communication signal and transmits the first communication sig... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7646350 | Antenna structure The present invention provides an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a main board, at least having a signal feeding portion; a bearing component, connected to the main board and at least having a protrusive portion; and an antenna, connected to the be... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646168 | Electrical device with adjustable voltage An electrical device is provided. The electrical device of this invention includes a voltage control circuit that couples with an AC-DC adapter and a charger. The voltage control circuit uses the charger to determine the condition of the battery and controls the AC-... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7633558 | Display device capable of compensating for luminance of environments A display device capable of compensating for luminance of an environment is disclosed. The display device includes: a sensor, for sensing the luminance of the environment to generate a sensing signal corresponding to the luminance; a scaler, coupled to the sensor, f... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7612995 | Shockproof locking assembly device A shockproof locking assembly device includes a locking hole member, a cavity member, a locking element and a vibration-absorbing element. The cavity member has a bottom portion with a through hole with a recess. The locking element includes a head portion, a shaft ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7594772 | Keyboard with distance-adjustable keys A keyboard with intervals-adjustable keys has a baseboard, plural pairs of key modules, at least one piezoelectric device and a differential mechanism. The plural pairs of key modules are symmetrically arranged on the baseboard between the vertical axis of the baseb... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594061 | Motherboard with multiple graphics interfaces A mother-board includes a chipset, a switch, and first and second PCI Express X16 graphics interfaces. The switch has first and second switch circuits. The switch selectively turns on one of the first and second switch circuits according to a control signal. The fir... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7589503 | Recharging apparatus capable of selectively enabling or interrupting recharging procedure for rechargeable battery in portable electronic device and recharging method thereof A recharging apparatus applied to a portable electronic device. The recharging apparatus is capable of selectively enabling or interrupting the recharging procedure for a rechargeable battery in the portable electronic device. The recharging apparatus includes an in... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7576982 | Portable electronic apparatus capable of reversing a screen A portable electronic apparatus includes a host module including a first housing, a first fixing device installed on the first housing, and a host installed inside the first housing for controlling operation of the portable electronic apparatus. The portable electro... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7557765 | Smart antenna with adjustable radiation pattern A smart antenna with an adjustable radiation pattern is described. A plurality of slot antennas are formed at a metal layer which is grounded, wherein openings of the slot antennas point to different directions. One surface of an insulated layer is covered by the me... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556512 | Memory disk A memory disk structure includes a storage device, a hollow casing, an elastic member and a base. The storage device has a connector and a main body. The connector is installed in one end of the main body. The hollow casing has an opening and a recess with a protrus... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7539220 | Data discard signalling procedure in a wireless communication system The invention provides a data discard signalling procedure in a wireless communication system. If data is discarded by the transmitter, the transmitter needs to notify the receiver of the discard. A shortened move receiving window super-field is used to request the ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7538530 | Buck converter The invention relates to a buck converter including a first high-side switch circuit having an input terminal electrically connected to a first power input terminal, a control terminal electrically connected to a first control signal source, and an output terminal; ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7416423 | Portable storage device A portable storage device is provided. A housing has a first opening and a second opening. A storage body has a connector and a pair of positional restriction structures. The storage body slides in the housing to make the connector extend outside the housing or hide... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411791 | Extendable heat dissipation apparatus An extendable heat dissipation apparatus includes a base, an extendable heat dissipation member and a connecting element. A normal fin is formed on the base, and the connecting element integrates the extendable heat dissipation member in the apparatus with the base.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399011 | Hook device A hook device includes a hook base, an attractive member, a slider and a hook. The hook base includes a containing chamber, in which the containing chamber has an opening. The attractive member is set in a sidewall of the containing chamber and is opposite to the op... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382314 | Handheld GPS device A handheld GPS device has a device body. A base band processor is installed in the device body. Three antennas with high directivity are respectively installed perpendicular to three surfaces of the device body for receiving GPS signals. A control device is coupled ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361034 | Portable storage device A portable storage device structure is described. A memory device has a connector and a first concave portion. An opening defined on a hollow housing to form two sections of the hollow housing with different lengths. The longer section has a second concave portion. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359189 | Electronic device with removable module An electronic device has a removable module installed inside. The removable module includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is adjacent to the second surface. At least one first fastener is disposed on the first surface. At least one second f... | 04/15/2008 |
