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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 |
| 7541783 | Flywheel electric generator Torque auxiliary units 30 are disposed at opposed positions outside rotary traces of the rotating permanent magnets 18 provided for the flywheel 11, in which permanent magnets 31 are arranged so as to be the same polarities as those of ro... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7538906 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a reading mechanism having an original placement portion on which an original document is placed for reading an image; a recording mechanism having a medium supply tray on which a recording medium is set, the recording mechanism ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537983 | MOSFET In various aspects, a MOSFET may include an active region of a first conductivity type provided on an insulating layer, the active region having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being thicker than the second portion; a base region of the first... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537322 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a recording apparatus body, a carriage having joint portions, a recording head mounted on the carriage, an ink storage disposed in the recording apparatus body in a stationary state, an intermediate fixing portion provided in th... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536808 | Breathable sole structures and products containing such sole structures Sole structures for footwear are constructed to provide excellent air exchange, ventilation, and breathability. Sole plates used in these sole structures may include plural rib elements extending across the sole to define plural slat openings in the sole plate. By p... | 05/26/2009 |
| D593129 | Icon for a display screen | 05/26/2009 |
| D593128 | User interface for a display screen | 05/26/2009 |
| D593126 | Icon for a display screen | 05/26/2009 |
| D593125 | Icon for a display screen | 05/26/2009 |
| D593124 | Icon for a display screen | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532840 | Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A brush holder for use in a process cartridge is integrally formed with a brush attachment portion, an extended end portion, a central extended portion, a downward extended portion, an electrode connection portion, and an electrode portion. The brush holder is forme... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529541 | Server apparatus, mobile terminal, contents distribution method, contents reception method, and program product A multiple-contents distribution in a client and server system is disclosed. The multiple-contents contain contents-pieces, which are to be distributed to a set of clients including mobile phone terminals. The set of clients are registered with the server in respons... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529496 | Image forming apparatus with job identification feature An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on both surfaces of a recording medium; and a control unit that controls the image forming unit to form an image so that the image expresses information of a user who uses the image formi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529492 | Developing cartridge and image forming apparatus A developing cartridge is detachably attached to an electrophotograpy-type image forming apparatus which forms an image on a recording sheet by transferring toner onto the recording sheet. The developing cartridge includes a casing that provides a toner accommodatin... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528449 | Semiconductor device including ESD protective element A semiconductor device includes a plurality of gate electrodes, source and drain regions, a plurality of source contacts, a plurality of drain contacts, substrate contacts, and a salicide block. The gate electrodes are arrayed in parallel on a semiconductor region o... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527358 | Liquid transfer device and liquid transfer head A liquid transfer device includes therein a liquid flow passage in which an insulating region and a neighboring region lower in liquid-repellent than the insulating region and neighboring the insulating region in the direction of flow of liquid, are formed on a flow... | 05/05/2009 |
| D591736 | Front cover for a handset | 05/05/2009 |
| D591708 | Handset | 05/05/2009 |
| D591707 | Handset | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525683 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a reading mechanism having an original placement portion, a recording mechanism having a medium supply tray and a reversing mechanism, a casing that houses the recording mechanism, and an operating section through which the image ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524868 | Substituted pyrazoline compounds, their preparation and use as medicaments The present invention relates to substituted pyrazoline compounds, methods for their preparation, medicaments comprising these compounds as well as their use for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of humans and animals. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| D591280 | Rear cover for a handset | 04/28/2009 |
| D591273 | Front cover for a headset | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523407 | Information processing apparatus, computer-readable computer program, and device setup system An information processing apparatus for being connected to an external electronic device to communicate with the electronic device, the apparatus including a display device including a screen; a display controller which selectively controls, in each one of a plurali... | 04/21/2009 |
| D590813 | Headset | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517906 | Dimeric IAP inhibitors Molecular mimics of Smac are capable of modulating apoptosis through their interaction with cellular IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins). The mimetics are based on a monomer or dimer of the N-terminal tetrapeptide of IAP-binding proteins, such as Smac/DIABLO, Hid... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517378 | Integral rigid edging for synthetic air filters The invention provides an air filter with an integral rigid edge. The filter uses a pre-cut sheet of non-woven synthetic filter material. The sheet has a generally rectangular central portion and four outwardly extending side portions. Each side portion is compresse... | 04/14/2009 |
| D590386 | Movable support element for a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590385 | Front cover for a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590384 | Camera for a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590383 | Rear cover for a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590382 | Rear cover of a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590381 | Keypad for a handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590378 | Headset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590377 | Headset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590376 | Front cover for a headset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590373 | Speaker | 04/14/2009 |
| D590371 | Headset | 04/14/2009 |
| D590367 | Handset | 04/14/2009 |
| D589952 | Rear cover for a handset | 04/07/2009 |
