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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 |
| 4865065 | Height-adjustable crutch An improved height-adjustable crutch is provided in which the central carrier member, in which is telescopingly received an extensible leg member, is provided with laterally extending ribbed members, defining exterior concave surface, which matingly recei... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4789245 | Disc-type apparatus for mixing paint cans An apparatus for providing gyratory motion to a paint can for mixing the contents of the paint can. The paint can is clamped between an upper and lower clamping plate of a clamping mechanism, which clamping mechanism is fixed to a rotatable disc rotatable... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4775997 | System for interfacing a standard telephone set with a radio transceiver An interface system for interfacing a standard telephone set with a radio transceiver as part of a telephone network is provided. The radio transceiver may be a conventional cellular-type transceiver or other transceiver having typical control inputs and ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4775948 | Baseball having inherent speed-measuring capabilities A baseball with a self-contained speed-measuring module positioned within a hollowed-out portion of the solid core of the ball, with the upper portion of the module being a display unit that indicates the speed at which the baseball was thrown over a fixe... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773684 | Door fitting with door operating unit and cover plate The invention relates to a door fitting with at least one door operating unit, such as a doorknob, a door handle or the like, and at least one cover plate to cover the opening provided in a door, a window sash or the like for the door operating unit, in w... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4766819 | Saddle frame for passive steering single-axle truck for a railway freight car An improved saddle frame for a passive steering single-axle truck for a railway freight car that allows for unobstructed passage of infrared rays from the wheel bearings, so that they may be sensed by a hot-box detector mounted on a rail bed. The saddle f... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4757533 | Security system for microcomputers A security system for a personal computer, in which hardware and software are combined to provide a tamper-proof manner of protecting user-access and file-access. The hardware component of the system is an expansion board for insertion into an expansion s... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4737975 | Programmable system for interfacing a standard telephone set with a radio transceiver A programmable interface system for interfacing a standard telephone set with a radio transceiver as part of a telephone network is provided. The radio transceiver may be a conventional cellular-type transceiver or other transceiver having typical control... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4734928 | Cellular mobile phone with a plurality of accessing telephone numbers for allowing access to the mobile phones by any one of the telephones numbers An adapter for a cellular mobile phone unit which converts the unit to permit simultaneous insertion of a plurality of telephone numbers. A main circuit board is coupled to a microprocessor of the unit, which board includes a plurality of number assignmen... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732273 | Protective container for caramel apples A container for storing, transporting and displaying a caramel apple, or the like. The container is a single molded piece of plastic, with a pair of pivotal sections and a base section pivotally mounting the pair of pivotal sections. Each pivotal section ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731258 | Method for applying plaster and cement to wallboard and the like A tool for spreading plaster, or the like, on wallboard surfaces which, in a first embodiment, includes a contoured surface having two end tip portions and a mid-portion contained in a plane spaced from the end tip portions. The tool includes a backing la... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4725094 | Expandable terry cloth sand or lawn chair cover having integrally formed pockets A towel or cover for covering a lawn chair or sand chair, which cover has a kangaroo-type pocket provided in the head or upper portion of the cover. The kangaroo-type pocket is positionable in one of two positions, one being in front of the chair for form... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4722506 | Printer stand A printer stand is provided with a rear, chute-like paper guide. A pair of slidable trays are provided, with the upper tray serving as a store for blank input paper for a printer supported on the stand, while the lower tray serves as a store for the print... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4697401 | Apparatus with integral cutting mechanism for forming wrapped packages An L-sealer apparatus in which the transverse arm portion of the pivotal pressure frame is provided with an adjustably-retractable cutting blade for alternatively forming bags having only three sealed sides thereof, with one side edge being left unsealed ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4688038 | Remote meter-reader device for gas meters, and the like A device for allowing the remote-reading of a utility meter having circular dials. The device includes an array of phototransistors for each circular dial of the utility meter. The face of the dial is illuminated selectively, when the reading of the dial ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4682776 | User worn arm bend control device An arm-straightening device for selectively locking an arm in a straight position, so that a bowler, or the like, is prevented from bending the arm during delivery, but which automatically allows the arm to bend during follow-through. A pair of semicircul... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4678589 | Removable in-line self-cleaning strainer for piping systems An in-line, inclined strainer device in which the strainer proper is removably mounted within a casing, which casing is mounted in-line in a piping system, such that the strainer may be removed in an easy manner for subsequent replacement and/or cleaning.... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677653 | Cellular mobile phone with a plurality of accessing telephone numbers for allowing access to the mobile phone by any one of the telephone numbers An adapter for a cellular mobile phone unit which converts the unit to include a plurality of telephone numbers. A main circuit board is coupled to a microprocessor of the unit, which board includes a plurality of number assignment modules, or NAM's (ROM'... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4669521 | Children's expandable gate with safety features to prevent head and neck entrapment A children'expandable, accordian-type gate is disclosed which includes safety features for closing off the open, upper V-shaped openings of the latticework of the gate, which latticework is comprised of a first series of slats parallel to each, and a seco... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4666004 | Pallet truck with weighing scale A pallet truck with a fork member movable in an up-and-down manner is provided with a plurality of load cells on the tines of the fork member for weighing loads carried by the pallet truck. Each load cell is mounted by a tine of the fork member, over whic... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4658857 | Control valve with split disc A control valve utilizing the conventional dual wafer check valve, which check valve has a pair of semicircular plates pivotally mounted about a pivot rod at the adjacent straight edge surfaces thereof. The plates are mounted by hinge brackets that allow ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4655562 | Objective lens system, relay lens system, and eyepiece lens system for night-vision goggles The goggles include a pair of optical assemblies, each having two intersecting optical paths, including a see-through path with a large field of view on a straight line of sight to the viewed object, and a folded path which includes an objective lens set,... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4646802 | Removably-supported hamper bag and foldable support therefor A hamper bag is removably-mounted by a supporting base defined by a pair of opposing scissor-linkages. The hamper bag includes a pair of rods inserted through its upper lip, which rods are used to hold the hamper bag open on the supporting base by extendi... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4588154 | Removably-supported hamper bag and support for same A hamper bag and support for same are disclosed. The hamper bag is flexible, and is supported upon a pair of spaced-apart and parallel support shafts by a pair of support rods inserted in a pair of channels formed in the sides of the upper rim of the flex... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4580298 | Waist band extender The present invention provides a waist band extender having a strip of substantially inelastic material and a single pair of complementary closure member mounted in spaced apart relationship for mating with complementary closure members normally incorpora... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4503591 | Ring for storing articles of clothing A clothing ring is provided for storing articles of clothing, such as socks, during laundering, so that the articles are not separated during laundering. The ring has a loop with a sharply pointed end for insertion through the articles of clothing, and an... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4442587 | Stripping machine for removing insulation from flat cable The present invention relates to an improved stripping machine for removing insulation from flat cable wherein, the cable has a plurality of conductors positioned in substantially the same plane. The instant machine includes a frame having a pair of arms ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4439631 | Method and machine for preparing an end portion of a multi-conductor flat cable for receiving a connector thereon The machine is designed for the semi-manual preparation of a portion of an insulated and electrically shielded multi-conductor cable (12) for receiving a connector thereon. The machine (10) includes a holder (72) for receiving a portion (14) of the cable ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4406374 | Locking device for display rack A locking bracket for securing a hook and slot connection between the vertical and horizontal support members of a rack assembly is slidably mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal support member and includes locking portions adapted for being slid... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4291422 | Hydraulic toilet seat A device for raising and lowering the lid and seat members of a toilet comprises a pair of independent hydraulic systems each operatively associated with one of the toilet members. Each hydraulic system includes a manually operable control valve, a hydrau... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4270661 | Battery storage rack A storage rack assembly includes a plurality of vertically disposed corner posts and a plurality of horizontally disposed beams interconnected between the corner posts for defining a box-like structure having a front face and a rear face. A plurality of e... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4061139 | Method and means for providing protective closures for high velocity applications A process and product formed therefrom for providing a protective closure for hollow structures that are used in high velocity applications. The protective closure comprises a closure material and a sheath material permanently bond to each other. Both the... | 12/06/1977 |
