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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 |
| 5535499 | Methods for making light-weight drainage line units A method for manufacturing preassembled drainage line units comprises feeding a length of perforated vent pipe along a direction of manufacture longitudinally through a tubular mandrel, feeding a continuous sleeve of netting concentrically over the vent p... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5529807 | Composition and method for treating heat exchange surfaces A composition containing an antimicrobial and a silicone-based emulsion is disclosed for treating heat exchange surfaces. The liquid formulation retards microbial growth and prevents debris from adhering to the surfaces, thus minimizing fouling. The compo... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5527456 | Apparatus for water purification by culturing and harvesting attached algal communities A floway for cleansing the water of a waterway containing nutrients and other pollutants, utilizing growing attached algal turf, the floway utilizing at least two elongate curbs spaced apart in a parallel relationship. A growing surface for algae is dispo... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5527310 | Modular pelvic fixation system and method An apparatus and method are provided for reducing, stabilizing, and fixating a pelvic ring fracture. The apparatus is a modular device that includes a plurality of clamps mountable to an exposed fractured pelvis with bone screws, at least one clamp on eit... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5525896 | Fuel gauge power system for use with alternating current vehicle electrical system An electrical system for supplying power from a source of alternating current to a gauge system functions as a half wave rectifier below a selected current level. The system prevents the rise of current above the selected current level and once that selec... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521603 | Incipient lightning detection and device protection An apparatus and method are provided for continuously and automatically protecting an electrical device (22) from a potential threat of damaging voltage levels. The apparatus includes a detector (24) for the threat and a protection switching circuit (30) ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520481 | Drain field system A drain field and a drain field assembly for use with a sewage disposal system are provided that do not require the use of aggregate in the form of rock, gravel, shale, or the like. The assembly contains a distribution pipe having a plurality of holes dis... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5517083 | Method for forming magnetic fields Magnetic point pole placements in a generally spherical arrangement of electromagnets forms a magnetic field. The magnetic arrangements use five regular geometric structures and geodesic triacon breakdowns of these geometric structures. Magnets are placed... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5516229 | Drain field system A drain field and a drain field assembly for use with a sewage disposal system are provided that do not require the use of aggregate in the form of rock, gravel, shale, or the like. The assembly contains a distribution pipe having a plurality of holes dis... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5514389 | System and method for pasteurizing citrus juice using microwave energy A system and method for pasteurizing citrus juice with the use of microwave energy provide a plurality of microwave chambers through which juice is continuously flowed, the sequential flowing permitting a gradual increase in juice temperature that is suff... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511775 | Low rebound sports target A low rebound sports target useful in baseball pitching and fielding drills freely suspends horizontal and vertical elements for defining target zones wherein the elements are able to absorb the energy delivered by a high speed baseball tossed at the targ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511563 | Apparatus and method for treating rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis An apparatus and method for irradiating an inflamed joint of a patient having rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis are presented. A noncoherent source of radiation having a predetermined wavelength range is utilized to transilluminate affected tissues of the... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5505733 | Intramedullary skeletal distractor and method A device for effecting progressive elongation of a sectioned bone having no extracutaneous elements, and a method for using the device, are presented. The device, which includes a pair of telescopically engaged cylindrical members, is inserted into the me... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5505450 | Golf club heads with means for imparting corrective action Golf clubs are fitted with either plural grooves extending along the face in at least two non-parallel directions or with pads, or both, for purposes of achieving a variety of different corrective actions to a golf ball struck by the face.... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5499817 | Training method for achieving a repeatable putting stroke A training method for achieving a repeatable putting stroke incorporates an elongated rod affixed to a shaft of a putter. The putter head displaced from the ball while keeping a separation distance between the elongated rod and a plane passing through the... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497785 | Catheter advancing guidewire and method for making same A guidewire includes an elongate flexible unitary body with a plurality of spaced apart grooves in its outer surface and defining a tip support section. In one embodiment, the plurality of grooves take the form of a series of equally axially spaced apart ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5486150 | Exercise system, apparatus and method An exercise frame includes an upstanding back rest and an intersecting seat, with a pair of exercise arm assemblies supported along corresponding sides of the back rest and exercise leg assemblies supported along corresponding sides of the seat. Each arm ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485956 | Agricultural sprayer An agricultural sprayer for injecting pesticide into an airstream being directed at foliage to protect the foliage from insects, vermin or the like. The air is generated using fans that pulls in air axially and directs the air outward in a radial directio... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482175 | Pressurized container top A pressurized container end has a frangible member covering an opening in the end. The frangible member is cut away from the end by the action of increased pressure from within the container against the member. A protrusion in a portion of the end is depr... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476061 | Power boat hull A power boat hull has an inner running surface with a central running surface and an outer running surface that flanks the inner running surface. The outer running surface forms a channel with concave curvature which extends from the bow to the stern. An ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473325 | Ergonomic human-computer interface apparatus and method An ergonomically developed, dome-shaped, alphanumeric interface apparatus for use with a electronic system, such as a computer or electric typewriter is described. The apparatus is configured in accordance with ergonomic principles and uses chording of bo... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471499 | Minimum shift keyed saw device and method A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device is described that comprises a piezoelectric medium using input and output transducers for launching and detecting a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric medium. In particular, a device is described that uses a sp... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5460672 | Apparatus and method for joining a plurality of textile webs together in side-by-side relation An apparatus for joining a plurality of textile webs together in side-by-side relation includes a feeder for positioning a first textile web overlying a second textile web and advancing the textile webs along a predetermined path of travel, an ultrasonic ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5459826 | System and method for preparing text and pictorial materials for printing using predetermined coding and merging regimen A method and system for locally organizing and laying out text and pictorial material for a page to be printed at a remote facility provides a layout template having a fixed grid pattern, and plural layout elements which are organized across the grid patt... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5459357 | Engine operated switch for controlling operation of electrical load responsive to alternator voltage and/or battery voltage An apparatus for switching on and off vehicular electrical loads. The switching of these loads is controlled automatically by sensing alternator output voltage either alone or in combination with alternator frequency and or vehicle battery voltage.... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5458922 | Tank coating method A method is provided for safely rotating and applying flammable tank coating materials in a spark free environment. The tank is continuously rotated for drying while being relocated to a drying position permitting another tank to be brought to a position ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456783 | Apparatus and method for enhancing heating uniformity for setting adhesive in corrugated paperboard manufacturing An apparatus and method is disclosed for slidably contacting and pressing upon the back side of a conveyor to urge an advancing corrugated paperboard sheet into substantially uniform contact with adjacent laterally extending heating surfaces irrespective ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5455552 | Ferrite common mode choke adapted for circuit board mounting A common mode choke has a generally rectangular ferrite body for surface mounting on a printed circuit board. First and second spaced apart slotted openings extend vertically between the top face and the bottom face of the ferrite body. At least one pair ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454384 | Skin-tightening method A noninvasive skin-tightening method is provided wherein a target line or wrinkle is selected that the patient wishes to minimize or eradicate. A pair of lines is scratched in the skin parallel to and one on each side of the target line. Preferably two se... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5449858 | Guitar feedback device and method A sound effects device is used with a guitar having an electromagnetic pickup for inducing feedback into an original signal source for creating a unique musical sound. The device comprises a coil winding which is placed on a hand or wrist of a player for ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5449327 | Bowling ball return systems and methods Bowling balls are returned from the pit area of a bowling alley to a return shroud through a vacuum tube into a lift tube. A transporter assembly is contained within the shroud for decelerating the bowling balls. The shroud includes continuous rails for p... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5445396 | Nestable dolly construction A construction for nestable dollies particularly suited for plant containers includes a platform having opposing first and second surfaces and plural wheel assemblies rotatably affixed to the second surface. The platform has plural wheel wells spaced acro... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5445174 | Rising brace and method for an invalid walker A brace for assisting a disabled person in rising from a sitting position to a standing position has a handle extending from a vertical support such as a leg of a walker. The handle is moveable affixed to the vertical support by a coupling for positioning... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5428947 | Fruit picker A compact fruit picker is mounted on the three-point lift of an agricultural tractor and utilizes the power take-off of the tractor to operate a reciprocating series of probe arms having spring-loaded picking fingers mounted on each arm to penetrate the t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427563 | Breast wrap A breast wrap (10) has two rectangular non-stretching panels (11, 12) of cotton flannel material joined over a user's back by short elastic strips (16, 17), and joined in overlapping relationship across the breasts by upper and lower complementary hook-an... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5427478 | Bowling ball drilling apparatus An apparatus for positioning a bowling ball during a drilling process and method that provides reproducible orientations of the ball for accurately modifying and repeating the drilling process is described. The apparatus affixed a bowling ball while expos... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421146 | Restricted-dimension apparatus and method for mechanically harvesting fruit A mechanical fruit harvester employs a fruit-picking unit having plural, flexible probes which are extended into the foliage of the tree. Each probe has retractable fingers for separating the fruit from the stem. Each probe is significantly flexible, in o... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5420580 | Roadway hazard warning system and method A motor vehicle warning system for use on a roadway having an established safe speed comprises a sensing and processing circuit located on the motor vehicle. Signaling elements are strategically placed on the roadway in advance of a hazardous area for the... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413328 | Body supported sports target and method To entertain fans at sporting events, such as baseball, basketball backboards, palm trees, hockey and soccer goals are provided as targets for fans to participate by tossing objects at the target. Targets are strapped to a person moving through the stands... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413061 | Masthead spinnaker halyard turret and method A spinnaker halyard turret is affixed to a sail boat's masthead permitting a spinnaker halyard to be lead from within the mast through an exit tube at the top of the mast; then over a pair of sheaves aligned one forward of the other to a point on an arc b... | 05/09/1995 |
