Did You Know...
...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 |
| 5640218 | Foldable spectacles with temple members having deformable earpieces for fitting into compact case Spectacles accommodated in a flat case comprise an auxiliary temple member pivoted to the outer end of upper side of a lens frame and a main temple member pivoted to a free end of the temple member, the temple members being folded generally in the same pl... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5300963 | Structure for attaching member for protecting eyes from wind and dust An eye protecting hood member made of a soft material is joined to lens rims and auxiliary temples of a spectacle frame made of a rigid material, without using any adhesive. The hood member is provided in the form of a fin between an upper side of each ri... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5231429 | Foldable spectacle frame A foldable spectacle frame having temples which are foldable to a thin form in the same plane as its lens frames without lapping over the lens frames. Each of the temples comprises an auxiliary temple member having a length corresponding to the vertical w... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4886340 | Optical device for precision work An optical device comprising a wearing member to be attached to the body of the user, a first lens holder provided on the wearing member and having attached thereto a pair of eyepiece concave lenses as spaced apart by an adjustable distance, and a second ... | 12/12/1989 |
