...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 |
| 5453533 | Inhibitors of influenza virus neuraminidase and methods of making and using the same An influenza virus neuraminidase inhibitor, its analogs, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives, and mixtures thereof having the following formula: ##STR1## where A is CO2 H, CO2 H3, NO2, SO | 09/26/1995 |
| 5081289 | Synthesis and isolation of nopaline and its analogues A method of separating nonpaline derivatives from their diastereoisomers is disclosed along with a method of selectively growing strains of the bacterium A. tumefaciens. Also disclosed are novel general methods of synthesizing the nopaline and isonopaline... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4605413 | Stimulation of chemotaxis by chemotactic peptides A method of stimulating chemotaxis toward a prosthetic device is disclosed, which method comprises incorporating a chemotactic peptide of the formula wherein A is a peptide-forming residue of L-alanine; P is a peptide-forming residue of L-proline; G is a peptide-fo... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4474851 | Elastomeric composite material comprising a polypeptide An elastomeric composite material formed from an artificial core fiber and an elastomeric polypeptide chemically bonded to the surface of the core fiber, where the polypeptide comprises tetrapeptide or pentapeptide repeating units or mixtures thereof, the... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4315157 | Multiple beam computed tomography (CT) scanner A multiple beam computed tomography (CT) scanner formed of plural interspaced groups of small, densely packed radiation detectors provided in a stationary ring around a body. The ring defines the cross-sectional slice of the body which is scanned by movin... | 02/09/1982 |