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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 |
| 8136397 | Receiving device for balancing double couplings In a device for receiving a multi-part constructional unit of a double coupling in a balancing machine there is provided a receiving mandrel which can be driven in rotation about its longitudinal axis and has a bearing face for centering a first coupling part and a ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8104751 | Device for holding a double clutch in a balancing machine A device for holding a constructional unit (40) of a double clutch in a balancing machine, wherein the constructional unit (40) comprises a clutch cage (41) to be balanced, with a pivot bearing (45) and driving disks (46, 47), and ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7971621 | Filling bell for filling a tubeless tire A filling bell can be used to fill a tubeless tire arranged on a wheel rim with a pressurized gas. The filling bell includes an annular sealing face which can be pressed onto a side wall of the tire. The filling bell also includes a central opening, into which the w... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946172 | Device for mounting rotors, in particular articulated shafts, in a balancing machine A device for mounting rotors, in particular articulated shafts, in a balancing machine has a bearing frame and a frame upper part, which is mounted on the bearing frame so as to be able to oscillate via spring bars and includes a spindle for rotatable mounting of a ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7756649 | Method for fault detection and diagnosis of a rotary machine Modem rotary machine production requires built-in fault detection and diagnoses. The occurrence of faults, e.g. increased friction or loose bonds has to be detected as early as possible. Theses faults generate a nonlinear behavior. Therefore, a method for fault dete... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7699087 | Method for mounting a pneumatic tire Method for mounting a pneumatic tire on a well base rim of a motor vehicle wheel, in which the pneumatic tire is grasped by means of a manipulator, brought up to a rim held in a clamping device and slipped with at least the one tire bead facing the rim over a rim fl... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7682085 | Rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine In a rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine having a bearing housing (1) which is supported in a radially resilient manner in a highly stiff bearing stand (2) by means of at least two identically configured and arranged spring elements, the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7654788 | Device for mounting a pneumatic tire onto a vehicle wheel rim A device for mounting a pneumatic tire onto a vehicle wheel rim comprises a handling robot, including a robot hand (7), which is movable about a plurality of axes and comprises a rotationally drivable flange (8) and a gripper (2) attached theret... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654138 | Method and device for dynamically measuring the unbalance of a rotor Dynamically measuring the unbalance of a rotor arranged in a device housing (1) and rotating at high angular velocity, wherein the rotor is supported in a separate bearing housing (14), involves the following steps: fastening the bearing housing (14... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7604035 | Apparatus for mounting a tire on a vehicle wheel rim A tire mounting apparatus includes a mounting head that is rotated by a drive shaft and slidably carries two adjusting plates. A push rod extends coaxially through the drive shaft, and a deflecting rod slopes laterally from the push rod through openings in the plate... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7506671 | Multi-size tire filling apparatus and method A tire filling apparatus preferably includes a support and seal arrangement on which a wheel-tire combination is supported in a horizontally lying orientation, a tire filling plate, and a plurality of differently-sized tire filling rings. Based on the diameter of th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505242 | Method for applying a magnetic mark to a rotatable article to be positioned and corresponding device The invention relates to a method for applying a magnetic mark to a rotatable article (1) to be positioned, to a corresponding device and to a system (2) consisting of a device for applying a magnetic mark and a device (25) for determining the a... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7412884 | Unbalance measuring device and method for unbalance measurement In the case of an imbalance measuring device with a bearing device for static fluid bearing of the rotor (1), to improve the balance quality and to shorten the required time for balancing, it is proposed that the bearing device has at least two open, fluid-su... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7377165 | Wheel-balancing station comprising a tiltable clamping device A balancing station for positioning and holding a vehicle wheel for the attachment of a balance weight has a clamping device which has at least two mutually opposing jaws designed for pressing against the wheel periphery, the jaws being rotatably mounted around a co... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360420 | Method and bearing for balancing rotors without journals In order to be able to determine the imbalance of rotors (2) with pocket hole bores with great precision in a bearing arrangement with a bearing mandrel (5) for holding a rotor (2), without journals but having a bore (6), in a balancing d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314313 | Balancing machine In a balancing machine for the measurement of, and compensation for, any unbalance of rotors, with a sliding bearing for rotatably mounting a rotor to be balanced and a supply device for supplying the sliding bearing with a fluid, the sliding bearing includes a bear... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311003 | Method and device for balancing journal-less rotors In the case of a bearing with a bearing mandrel for mounting a journal-less rotor with a bore hole in a balancing device, in which the bearing mandrel has openings for fluid to pass through, to be able to determine the imbalance of rotors with bearing possibilities ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264032 | Improper working position detection for tire mounting apparatus and method An apparatus for mounting a tire on a wheel rim includes a mounting head with a tire bead deflector and a tire press-in roller, and a drive that moves the mounting head toward, and rotates the bead deflector and the press-in roller around, the wheel rim. To avoid a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249508 | Device and method for fastening balancing weights to rotors, in particular to propeller shafts or cardan shafts In a device (3) for fastening balancing weights to rotors (2) with a plurality of compensation planes, in particular to propeller shafts or Cardan shafts, preferably in a balancing machine (1) that includes at least one gripper-like device which... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7201203 | Clamping device for rims, particularly for mounting tires In a device for clamping the rim of a vehicle wheel, in particular for mounting tires, comprising a shelf (35), onto which the rim may be deposited by one side, and comprising clamping jaws (12 to 15), which may be moved radially relative to the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6779400 | Method and apparatus for determining the unbalance of a rotating body An apparatus for determining the unbalance of a rotational body includes a central mounting plate with a mounting fixture on which the rotational body is received, an outer frame, and a plurality of supporting webs that connect the mounting plate to the frame. The w... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6482094 | Self-aligning splined male shaft head and engagement method A splined shaft head for engaging a splined hub includes first, second and third stages. The first stage has a conical taper on one side, and a cylindrical setback on the other side, which transitions through a tapered shoulder to the cylindrical body of ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467524 | Tire filing method and apparatus adaptable to different sizes of tires A pneumatic tire filling station includes a support and seal arrangement on which one side wall of the tire is supported and sealed, and a tire filling bell that presses and seals against the opposite side wall of the tire and then supplies pressurized ai... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6415661 | Ascertaining information for compensating an unbalance of elastic rotors Rotors, especially elastic rotors, are balanced by measuring unbalance values which provide information regarding the size, or rather the weight of balancing weights and the angular location where these balancing weights are to be secured to the rotor. Fo... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6360593 | Method and apparatus for reducing vibrations transmitted to a vehicle from a wheel unit Vibrations generated by the wheel units of a vehicle are reduced by a low pulsating operation that optimally simulates actual vehicle operating conditions. For this purpose the mass moment of inertia of the wheel unit and of rotating components such as th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6076586 | Apparatus for improving the running quality of air tire vehicle wheels The running characteristics of a vehicle wheel with a tire are improved by applying axial pressure with a pressure application ring (26) which temporarily compresses the flanks of a tire (10) to such an extent that a portion of the axially outwardly facin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6044553 | Method and apparatus for reducing the weight critical flexural amplitude of a rotor having anisotropic flexural stiffness A method and apparatus quickly and reliably reduce the weight critical flexural amplitude of a flexible rotor having an anisotropic flexural stiffness. Rotor data including the midpoint deflection of a vibration at twice the rotational frequency are measu... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6007252 | Support structure with a vibration damper for rotatably holding a rotatable body A support structure with a vibration damper permits rotatably holding a rotatable body to be balanced, without applying undesirable constraining forces to the rotor or wheel. The vibration damper is an elastomeric element, for example a metal rubber compo... | 12/28/1999 |
