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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 |
| 6326458 | Continuous process for the manufacture of lactide and lactide polymers A process for the continuous production of substantially purified lactide and lactide polymers from lactic acid or an ester of lactic acid including the steps of forming crude polylactic acid, preferably in the presence of a catalyst means in the case of ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6222308 | Emitter material for cathode ray tube having at least one alkaline earth metal carbonate dispersed or concentrated in a mixed crystal or solid solution An emitter material for a CRT comprises mixed crystal or solid solution of at least two kinds of alkaline earth metal carbonate, wherein at least one alkaline earth metal carbonate is dispersed or separated in the mixed crystal or solid solution. The alka... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6204005 | Immunoassay for toxic congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls The present invention provides a method for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of toxic congeners of polychlorinated biphenyl in a test sample. The method includes the steps of: providing a known quantity of antibodies to the toxic p... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6161806 | Apparatus and method for reducing repetitive stress injury An apparatus includes a support surface and a moving mechanism for automatically varying the orientation of the support surface in a predetermined manner over time to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of repetitive stress injury as a result of performing... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6125896 | Plate joiner cutter travel adjustment system A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6111079 | Lead binding polypeptides and nucleotides coding therefore Metal binding polypeptides which include an amino acid sequence coding for a light chain variable region of a monoclonal antibody capable of immunoreacting with a lead cation and nucleotides which include a nucleic acid sequence coding for the variable re... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110713 | Production of glutamic acid and lysine using auxotrophic mutants of Bacillus methanolicus A method of producing glutamic acid by culturing an amino acid auxotroph of a biologically pure strain of Bacillus methanolicus which exhibits sustained growth at 50° C. using methanol as a carbon and energy source and requiring vitamin B12 an... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108493 | System, method, and article of manufacture for utilizing implicit ratings in collaborative filters A prediction information system for use between a user and an electronic rating broker is provided. The prediction information system includes a user interface for presenting items as information to the user. An input mechanism receives data input by the ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6076043 | Utilization effectiveness of nutrients in a population Nutrition modeling of animal, poultry and marine animals is a critical component of the respective enterprise optimization and managed environment pollution control. The optimization accuracy depends on the description of utilization efficiency of nutrien... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6051042 | Air cleaner assembly An air cleaner assembly having a body member and a removable cover is provided. The assembly includes a lock assembly for engagement between the cover and the body member. The preferred lock assembly is a rotation activated lock assembly movable between l... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6027429 | Variable resistance exercise device A variable resistane exercise device provides a variable resisting force in response to a user applied force. The variable resistance exercise device includes at least one rotating force transmitting means for inputting a user applied force as a rotationa... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024124 | Low spill high flow quick coupling valve assembly A high flow low spill quick coupling valve assembly is used to connect to pressurized, large diameter fluid lines. The valve assembly includes a female coupling and a male coupling, each of which defines a fluid passageway. The female coupling fluid passa... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017163 | Floor finish distribution apparatus A liquid floor finish application applicator comprising a mobile unit and a wand unit. The mobile unit comprises a handle and wheels. In the cart is positioned one or more sources of floor finish, and a pump for delivering the floor finish to a length of ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017130 | Line illumination device In a line illumination device, a light source is provided at one end of a rod-like transparent light guiding member, for maintaining high and uniform illuminance, and the shape of a light scattering pattern 11 has: a first portion 11a gradually increasing... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6006802 | Plate joiner fence height adjustment A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008574 | Deflection yoke providing improved image quality A deflection yoke including a saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil, a saddle shaped vertical deflection coil located outside the saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil, and a core located outside the saddle shaped vertical deflection coil, wherein t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003247 | Anti-static boot having a conductive upper A boot has an upper portion and a sole. The sole has upper and lower surfaces, and provides an electrical path from the upper surface to the lower surface. An insert has an H-shaped portion in electrical communication with the upper surface of the sole an... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003653 | Article grading apparatus A "fruit cup" (1) which is shaped to receive articles, for example single pieces of fruit of produce such as apples. The articles rest in a space on a support between the back plate (7) of a "U" shaped bracket and a rotatable bow-tie roller (2) positioned... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001307 | Device for analyzing a sample This invention provides a device for analyzing a sample which is capable of performing rapid and precise analysis of a small amount of sample, and whose gradient in a measuring apparatus is not limited. This device comprises approximately a rectangular pl... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997182 | Vehicle wheel hub bearing unit with a removable sensor A vehicle wheel hub bearing unit comprises: a stationary, radially outer race having a portion projecting radially outwardly; a rotatable, radially inner race; an encoder fixed for rotation with the rotatable radially inner race in close proximity to the inboa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997209 | Decking clip A fastener for timber decking, fences, pallets and the like comprises a joist attachment plate (11), with one or more fastening apertures (12) therein, one or more spacing flanges (13) locatable between joists (20) and planks (30), a plank spacer (14) ext... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5995690 | Front light extraction film for light guiding systems and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to a front light extraction tape for coupling light out of a light guiding device. The tape has a flexible, light transmissive outer portion and a light coupling element secured to a lower surface of the outer portion wit... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986166 | Absorbent product including absorbent layer treated with surface active agent An absorbent product comprising a liquid permeable surface sheet, a liquid nonpermeable back sheet and an absorbent layer located therebetween, wherein the absorbent layer comprises a water nonswellable synthetic fiber (a) and optionally cellulose fiber (... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981694 | Melt-stable lactide polymer composition and process for manufacture thereof A lactide polymer composition combining compositional and purity limitations and catalyst optimization or addition of stabilizing agents resulting in a melt-stable polymer is disclosed. The melt-stable lactide polymer comprises a plurality of polylactide ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982393 | Arrangement at an image processor The present invention relates to a parallel processor containing a number of processor elements of the same type which are integrated on one and the same semiconductor chip. The processor is of the type that allows image and signal processing of the infor... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976572 | Dry solid medium for storage and analysis of genetic material The present invention provides a dry solid medium for storage of genetic material, including RNA and DNA, in a form suitable for subsequent analysis. The invention also provides a dry solid medium including components which function in subsequent analysis... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975834 | Two-armed transfer robot A two-armed transfer robot includes first and second arm mechanisms each having a handling member for carrying a workpiece. First to third shafts associated with the arm mechanisms are coaxially supported by a stationary base frame for rotation about a first a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971954 | Method of making catheter A hand-actuated retention catheter 5 is disclosed. The retention catheter includes a tube 12, an overcoat layer 14 encircling the tube 12 and a cavity 16 interposed between the tube 12 and the overcoat layer 14. The cavity 16 encircles the tube and includ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972199 | Electrochemical analyte sensors using thermostable peroxidase A sensor for the detection and measurement of an analyte in a biofluid. The sensor includes two enzymes. One type of sensor measures the concentration of hydrogen peroxide using a thermostable peroxidase enzyme that is immobilized in a redox hydrogel to f... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5969087 | Polyimide, a method for manufacturing the same, a gas separation membrane using the polyimide and a method for manufacturing the same A novel polyimide having a repeating structure unit expressed by the following general formula (1), a method for manufacturing the same, a gas separation membrane using the novel polyimide and the method for manufacturing the same. The gas separation memb... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966121 | Interactive hypervideo editing system and interface An apparatus and method for interfacing with a hypervideo multimedia application when composing and playing same is disclosed. A novel hypervideo control and interface provides for either user-actuated or automatic transitioning between a plurality of vid... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5965184 | Low temperature rendering process A low temperature rendering process for converting animal trimmings to a meat product which can be classified as finely textured meat. The low temperature rendering process includes the steps of heating desinewed animal trimmings in a heat exchanger havin... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962143 | Coating composition for producing heat radiation-reflecting coatings Coating composition for producing heat radiation-reflecting coatings. The invention relates to a coating composition for producing heat radiation-reflecting coatings that contains a binder, pigments and solvents and/or water. One or more black pigments or spec... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961455 | Device for positioning a medical instrument and method The invention provides a device for correlating the internal location of an anatomical point of a human or animal patient with a location on the external body contours of the patient. In one embodiment, the invention is particularly suited for external po... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5960927 | Apparatus for providing a buffer between article-handling devices The present invention relates to an accumulating device for providing a buffer. The accumulating device includes a frame and a guide structure reciprocally movable in opposite first and second directions with respect to the frame. A continuous chain confi... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5963643 | Method and system for the transfer of information between two populations of persons, one nomadic and the other sedentary A method enabling two populations of persons, one being sedentary (for example a provider of long-distance services) and the other being nomadic (for example the customers of this provider of services) to exchange data in a sure and speedy manner, compris... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5958416 | Heat shock protein peptides and methods for modulating autoimmune central nervous system disease The invention provides for peptides and methods of using peptides to block or inhibit a pathogenic autoimmune response to central nervous system components. One class of peptides are antigens derived from mycobacterial heat shock proteins and may immunolo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956788 | Ergonomic, single hand, folding painter's tool An easy to hold, single hand operated, foldable, multi-purpose painter's tool for use in performing a variety of tasks, such as scraping, spreading, cleaning, cutting, and can opening, encountered during painting. The tool includes an elongate handle havi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5958613 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell system which supply anode-side channels with a gas-liquid mixture A polymer electrolyte fuel cell system with a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is made up of a cell main body, a mixture generator for generating a gas-liquid mixture by mixing fuel gas which has been supplied from a fuel gas supply with water, and a means f... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956367 | Rake receiving apparatus for direct sequence code division multiple access system A rake receiving apparatus used in communication systems using a DS/CDMA (direct sequence code division multiple access) system, wherein a single demodulating finger is used for a plurality of multipath signals, thereby being capable of not only greatly r... | 09/21/1999 |
