Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7535797 | High-resolution ultrasound displacement measurement apparatus and method An ultrasound method of measuring displacement with high resolution includes transmitting a pair of Golay's complementary sequences or other complementary sequences, receiving echoes from the object and performing pulse compression of the two sequences of echoes. Th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7529770 | Method for protecting a proprietary file A file containing proprietary content can be protected against unauthorized duplication via file sharing between remote computers connected to an Internet swapping service. To this end, the content to be protected is searched on the Internet, at least the hash ID of... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7522338 | Winding projection screen The winding projection screen comprises a support structure, a winding roller and a projection sheet wound on said roller. The support structure comprises a top horizontal support plane and a vertical engagement face for projecting engagement at a wall. In this way,... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519145 | Flow method and apparatus for screening chemicals using micro x-ray fluorescence Method and apparatus for screening chemicals using micro x-ray fluorescence. A method for screening a mixture of potential pharmaceutical chemicals for binding to at least one target binder involves flow-separating a solution of chemicals and target binders into sep... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516860 | Interlocking bottle configuration An interlocking engagement for plastic containers in which a pair of identically formed bottles can be removably secured to one another along identical configured effacing surfaces. The bottle has oppositely disposed male and female configurations that upon effacing... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516593 | Roofing shingle with a laying line A roofing shingle with a laying line that facilitates the alignment of an overlying course of shingles with respect an underlying course of shingles is provided. The laying line is located on a front surface of the shingle and has a width such that the laying line i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513648 | Headlamp for vehicles The invention concerns a headlamp for vehicles with a reflector comprising a reflector opening for receiving a gas discharge lamp, with an ignition device for operating the gas discharge lamp, with holding means for releasably connecting the ignition device to a ref... | 04/07/2009 |
| D589806 | Oval bottle | 04/07/2009 |
| 7505146 | Method and device for detecting direction of member having outer periphery formed in vertically asymmetrical shape A method and a device for identifying an upper surface and a lower surface of a component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes are provided. In particular, a method and a device for identifying orientation of an item that hardly allows visual identificatio... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7501755 | Electron injection layer material for organic electroluminescence device The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence device and provides a new material composition scheme for an electron injection layer. The organic electroluminescence device of the present invention includes an electron injection layer which contains... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500273 | Single strap overalls The present invention relates generally to an improved single strap overall. More particularly, the invention relates to an overall garment with a single strap design that remains fastened better than previous double strap overalls. The invention improvements also i... | 03/10/2009 |
| D585749 | Bottle | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484339 | Panelized wall construction system and method for attaching to a foundation wall An improved panelized construction system for providing a wall formation for attaching to a foundation wall including a plurality of block forming units adaptable for being both vertically and horizontally arranged to form the wall formation, the opposed side wall p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7480760 | Rotational use of memory to minimize write cycles A system and method to minimize the number of erase cycles performed on a flash memory device to extend its useful life. A flash memory device has several areas where data is stored. Each area is referred to as a block. Memory usage is rotated between blocks to even... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475516 | Roofing shingle with a laying line A roofing shingle with a laying line that facilitates the alignment of an overlying course of shingles with respect an underlying course of shingles is provided. The laying line is located on a front surface of the shingle and has a width such that the laying line i... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7478103 | Method for clustering automation and classification techniques A method and system for use in an information retrieval system that provides related informational items that can be automatically classified and summarized in a hierarchical manner. The system comprises the steps and means for the presentation and analysis of mined... | 01/13/2009 |
| D584151 | Bottle cap | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472438 | Bariatric transport with improved maneuverability A bariatric transport is provided. The transport includes a bed area for use by a bariatric patient. The transport further includes a drive assembly that is operable to selectively drive the transport in forward and rearward directions and permit turning of the tran... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472937 | Method and apparatus for gripping containers An apparatus and method for gripping containers, each having a circumference, for dumping material in a material collection vehicle including more than one gripping mechanisms, wherein each of the gripping mechanisms can engage a container around at least one-half o... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472529 | System for sealing a packaging wrapper A system for sealing a packaging wrapper around an object directs a flow of heated air to end flaps of the wrapper to move the end flaps into sealing contact with a body section of the wrapper to substantially enclose the object. The system includes an oven, a conve... | 01/06/2009 |
| D584242 | Remote control | 01/06/2009 |
| D583865 | Pen | 12/30/2008 |
| D583776 | Remote control | 12/30/2008 |
| 7471882 | Heated regulator with removable heat inducer and fluid heater and methods of use A removable heat inducer may be used in either a heated regulator or a fluid heater. The removable heat inducer has various embodiments. In one embodiment, helical threads are formed on the outside surface of the inducer. The inducer expands when heated causing the ... | 12/30/2008 |
| D583777 | Remote control | 12/30/2008 |
| 7468341 | Catalysts for oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde Catalysts for oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde, comprising a catalytic mixtures of Fe2(MoO4)3/MoO3, wherein the Mo/Fe atomic ratio ranges from 1.5 to 5, and a compound of cerium molybdenum and oxygen in a quantity fro... | 12/23/2008 |
| D583165 | Retail display | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467662 | Method and apparatus for installing an undersea umbilical An installation apparatus comprises a coupling member, a guide member, and a securing member operable to secure a termination system to the coupling member. ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7469165 | Machined part and method of manufacture A machined part is provided. The machined part is formed from a porous substrate material that is machined to shape. After machining to shape, a resin is infused into the machined part precursor to a layer thickness depending on the end use of the finished part. The... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465147 | Portable power generating devices Portable power generating devices are provided for converting potential energy from flowing water, water current, blowing air or air current to mechanical and/or electrical energy. The potential energy is converted to a rotational movement, and the rotational energy... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465886 | Spheric alignment mechanism entropic step down and propulsion system A chamber or series of chambers for manipulating a work product is formed in layers as a series of nested shells. The shells have an outer structural casing and an electromagnetic shield that surrounds a superconducting shell. The superconducting shell is either roo... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465224 | Method and apparatus for removing feathers from a segmented wing An apparatus and method utilizing multiple tiers of pinch rollers that are vertically stacked one beneath the other, where each tier is designed to receive a wing portion and convey the wing portion from one start end of the roller pair to the distal opposing exit e... | 12/16/2008 |
| D582531 | Humidifier | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461519 | Accumulator with deflector A deflector for an accumulator for an air conditioning system acts as a barrier to substantially prevent incoming liquid from entering a conduit which is primarily for gas. Fluid entering the accumulator comprises gas and liquid. The deflector also assists with the ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458504 | Multi walled container and method A container and method of manufacture are provided. The container includes a cup with a permanently attached sleeve overlying an exterior portion of the cup sidewall. The sleeve includes a plurality of inwardly directed protuberances providing a gap between a substa... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457443 | Image guided implantology methods A method for correcting inherent distortions in a CT or MRI imaging process, or distortions arising from excessive patient movement during the scan by means of a registration device inserted into the mouth of the patient at the time the scan is being performed. The ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456010 | Microorganism producing 5′-xanthylic acid The invention relates to Corynebacterium ammoniagenes CJXSP 0201 KCCM 10448 producing 5′-xanthylic acid. More specifically, the invention relates to Corynebacterium ammoniagenes CJXSP 0201 KCCM 10448 which is a mutant strain of Corynebacterium amm... | 11/25/2008 |
| D580695 | Comfort pillow | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454388 | Device for the autonomous bootstrapping of useful information A discovery system employing a neural network, training within this system, that is stimulated to generate novel output patterns through various forms of perturbation applied to it, a critic neural network likewise capable of training in situ within this system, tha... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451687 | Hybrid nutating pump A nutating pump for creating pressure or a vacuum. The nutating pump includes a housing with a center support positioned within said housing. The center support includes a semi-spherical recess. The pump also includes a drive shaft adapted to be connected to an elec... | 11/18/2008 |
