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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 |
| 7377216 | Printing machine having fixed paper cylinder The invention relates to a variable printing machine which is embodied in the form of at least two offset printing apparatus (1) and comprises a frame bearing an opposite cylinder against which a blanket (11) to be printed is pressed by a blanket drum.... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357079 | Printing group of a printing unit, consisting of two printing groups placed vertically above each other in a printing machine A printing unit consists of at least two printing groups, which are placed vertically above each other, in a printing machine. Each of the printing groups includes a printing cylinder, an inking unit with at least one inking roller, a dampening unit with several dam... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350464 | Modular printing unit In order to provide a printing unit (1; 50) of modular design with the lowest possible expenditure on construction and high flexibility, the printing unit (1; 50) of modular design for printing webs (29) has a stand (2; 2′; 54), which i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7316184 | Drier for a web of material A dryer is used for drying a web of material. The dryer includes a passage duct for the material web. Drying takes place within this passage duct which includes at least one straight section. The dryer is disposed on a printing group which includes vertical web guid... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7138451 | Bonding material solution and the use thereof in an automotive spot repair kit A binder solution comprising, based on the solution, (A) from 30 to 50% by weight of an alkyl and/or cycloalkyl acetate of 3 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl and/or cycloalkyl radical, (B) from 30 to 50% by weight o... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7032510 | Mounting for cylinders of a printing machines At least two cylinders of a printing machine are arranged in the printing machine. An end journal of each of the cylinders is mounted either in or on a common insert. That common insert is, in turn, detachably located in, or on a lateral frame of the printing machin... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6825917 | Image exposure apparatus An image exposure apparatus whose installation area and height are reduced and which enables smooth conveying of a printing plate. The apparatus comprises a cassette accommodating portion for the accommodation of printing plates therein, wherein the printing plates ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6745688 | Lithographic web-fed rotary printing press A web-fed rotary printing press (1) for alternatively printing, in a perfecting mode, a single web (10) or, in a non-perfecting mode, first and second webs (6, 8), comprises a first impression cylinder (16) having a plurality of first bla... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712002 | Method and apparatus for ink feed control A printing machine having an inking unit which prevents overinking of the printing cylinder upon increases in printing speed, such as during start-up of a printing operation. The inking unit includes an ink supply, two roll trains each comprising a plurality of inki... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6363848 | Printing unit with cylinders arranged in the shape of a "V" and "W" A first printing unit of an offset printing press has five cylinders, which include two forme cylinders, two transfer cylinders and a counter-pressure cylinder. These five cylinders are arranged in a manner forming a shape of a "W".... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5713286 | Method for regulating dampening agent The amount of a dampening agent applied to a printing unit is regulated by sensing the light reflected from several unprinted areas of a web that has passed through the printing unit. The reflectance of a center blank strip is used as a reference and the ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5224420 | Short inking system A short inking system for an offset web-fed rotary printing press utilizes a chambered doctor blade which contacts the lower periphery of the screen roller. A dampening system is situated interiorly of the plate cylinder. The axes of rotation of the scree... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5179899 | Tower printing system having multiple vertically stacked satellite printing stations Two satellite printing stations (2, 3) are located vertically above each other, and a web (22) is guided first about a common impression cylinder (13) of the lower printing station, then upwardly about a common impression cylinder (4) of the upper printin... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4831926 | Processing paper and other webs A printing apparatus has an array of cartridges for printing a web of e.g. paper passing through the array, and one or more units containing printing medium. The cartridges each are capable of transferring the printing medium from the unit(s) to the web. ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4774883 | Single-color or multicolor offset printer with movable machine groups The invention relates to a process and a facility for the operation of a single-color or multi-color printing facility. A first, uniformly designed, idle time occasioning movable machine group of at least one machine unit is used substantially constantly ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4423681 | Offset litho conversion from letterpress equipment Web letterpress equipment is converted to offset lithographic equipment by modification of a driven letterpress impression cylinder to receive an offset blanket, thereby producing an offset blanket cylinder. A letterpress plate cylinder is modified to bec... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4404906 | System for controlling fan-out in a web offset press A system is provided for controlling fan-out in a web offset press. A bowed roller is interposed upstream of the blanket cylinder of the first printing unit. The bowed roller applies outward lateral forces to the web, to expand the web laterally prior to ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4328749 | Information recording method and apparatus, and a half-product obtained thereby A method for recording a variant information and a steady information onto a recording medium, wherein the variant information and an identification information for designating the steady information which is to be recorded later are first recorded, and t... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4286519 | Offset litho conversion from letterpress equipment Web letterpress equipment is converted to offset lithographic equipment by modification of a driven letterpress impression cylinder to receive an offset blanket, thereby producing an offset blanket cylinder. A letterpress plate cylinder is modified to bec... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4233898 | Reversible newspaper press A method and apparatus for applying newsprint ink and dampening fluid to a lithographic printing plate, the apparatus comprising an ink metering roller in rolling pressure indented relation with a transfer roller having an oleophillic surface and a dampen... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4223603 | Planetary inker for offset printing press A planetary inker for an offset printing press which uses only a single ink form roller but is substantially ghost free. A unique arrangement of distributor rollers operably associated with the form roller are present in sufficient number and of relative ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 3983809 | Balloon printing apparatus having interrupted drive movement A cylindrical printing roll is provided in combination with an endless conveyor that has a plurality of balloon carriers on the conveyor in uniformly spaced relation. Drive members connect to the conveyor for intermittent drive thereof, a printing station... | 10/05/1976 |
