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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 |
| 5106297 | Dental bonding liquid and sealant tray A dental tray having depressions therein for holding a bottle of dental material upside down and having wells of distinctive shape and configuration. An inexpensive disposable tray is disclosed for use in preparing single or multiple component bonding liq... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5103976 | Tray for integrated circuits with supporting ribs A tray for storage and transportation of multiple pin grid array (PGA) integrated circuit components. The tray has a lattice framework that defines discrete storage pocket areas. Each storage pocket area comprises a base support that spans portions of the... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5100001 | Tray with plate fastener A tray is disclosed which includes structure designed to allow secure holding of a plate thereon. The tray is provided with a recess or opening designed to receive the central portion of a plate therein. The plate has two opposed slots, each of which is i... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5098391 | Dispensing system for pacing lead A preformed one-piece plastic dispensing tray includes a storage compartment for retaining an elongated, flexible pacing lead therein. A series of spaced apart dividers extend upward from the storage compartment to engage successive serpentine loops of th... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096065 | Molded tray for holding different size containers A molded tray for holding different size containers includes a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall. The bottom wall is divided into two pair of oppositely arranged sockets with each socket being in a respective corner of the tray. One pair of sockets i... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094343 | Combination beverage tray and sun visor A combination beverage tray and sun visor comprised of a beverage tray having raised side walls and including a pre-formed perforation along a portion of the junction of the base of said tray and the side walls wherein the base may be separated from the s... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5094355 | Hinged-lid food container with sealable compartments employing front and side latching means A hinged-lid food container having sealable compartments for the discrete storage and dispensing of a plurality of various comestibles, in which a cover member is adapted to sealingly isolate each compartment in the closed condition of the container. The ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5085879 | Lobster packaging and display unit A lobster packaging and display unit that is preferably made of molded plastic material and free of any sharp edge or corner and comprises at least one and preferably two trays, each shaped and sized to receive and conform to a lobster and to display this... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5080225 | Universal diagnostic sample packaging tray and pouch A diagnostic sample packaging tray and pouch for holding a variety of commonly used sample containers, such as tube, needle and slide combinations which are required for various testing procedures in medical practice. The tray is preferably constructed of... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5076435 | Packaging for food A packaging for food comprises a bottom portion, a lid portion and a product holder for the reception of individual pieces. In order to improve and stabilize the outward appearance of the packaging, the product holder is equipped with a peripheral edge se... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5062526 | Jewelry display device A display device for rings and similar items of jewelry includes a rigid unitary body having a wedge-shaped notch formed in the upper surface thereof, which notch is defined by an opposed pair of upwardly divergent surfaces between which rings having band... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5062531 | Medicine caddy or tray A medicine caddy or medicine tray includes a body having a number of medicine container holding recesses defined on the top side of the body. The recesses have inner diameters of different sizes. The body is composed of a light weight and inexpensive mate... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5052560 | Confection holding structure for use in envelopes A confection holding structure for disposition in greeting cards and greeting card envelopes includes a generally planar sheet of material having a plurality of relatively shallow recesses formed in one surface thereof to define open receptacles for recei... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5046616 | Card display plaque A device for holding and displaying collectable cards and the like has a base including a planar portion having a card receiving area thereon for receiving a collectable card. The base includes a ridge upstanding from the planar portion and substantially ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5031774 | Nestable beverage can tray A molded, stackable and nestable beverage can tray having tapered side walls and end walls, contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls, and having contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls to snugly contain the can... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5019124 | Tray A tray having a base defined by the upper portions of two sidewalls, a forward edge extending between the upper portions of the sidewalls and a raised back wall extending between the opposite ends of upper portions of the sidewalls. The sidewalls are the ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5012925 | Package for slidably housing components A package (10) includes a top (12), vacuum or thermoformed, and a bottom (50) of extruded plastic, with the top and bottom formed to define channels to receive components (80) in sliding engagement to facilitate automatic loading therein and unloading. Th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5011011 | Tray for transporting vehicle turbochargers A tray is provided for transporting vehicle turbochargers which have a non-symmetrical shape which must be adequately supported to prevent movement thereof during shipment. The tray includes a plurality of cradles each of which receives a turbocharger and... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5010826 | Platform having a notch and plug member therefor A tray for use on a high chair in which provision is made for immobilizing food receptacles such as bowls and cups through the use of static retainers which are part of the structure of the tray. One form of the invention utilizes grooved indentations to ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5005704 | Disposable taco holder The disclosure relates to a taco holder wherein a blank is provided with a central region and four legs extending outwardly from the central region, a pair of adjacent legs on each side of the central region. Each leg is in the shape of a right triangle w... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4994638 | Thermally insulative and shock resistant food packaging A self-supporting tray-like product container (especially for food) having an inner dished part for accommodating the product in a first well, and an outer dished part having a second well into which the first well protrudes, the inner and outer parts con... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4991712 | Desk organizer A desk organizer for office supplies including first and second sidewalls joined at their common ends and an endwall connecting opposite ends of the first and second sidewall. The desk organizer also includes a bottom wall and means for dividing the organ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4986414 | Container for a number of packaged contact lenses A container for a number of sealed packages for individual contact lenses which can hold the individual packages during shipment and storage. The container provides tamper-resistant and tamper-evident features.... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4986433 | Crispy cereal serving piece and method A serving piece for serving cereal and preventing its becoming soggy in milk includes a lower bowl configured to be supported in a food containing orientation upon a surface. An elongated sloped chute is mounted to and communicates at one end with the low... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4976351 | Kit for distributing pharmaceutical products A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products comprising a tray of containers of drugs. Each container is provided with a multipart flag label. The flag label comprises a plurality of self-adhesive stickers which are used for labeling the container and f... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4966297 | Food and beverage snack tray A food and beverage snack tray comprising a substantially flat tray bottom having an inclined peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the periphery thereof including a beverage container receptacle and food receiving area separated by an arcuate sepa... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4964514 | Customized plastic tray and method of making same A method and apparatus is disclosed that enables a consumer to store a wide variety of items in a customized storage unit. The customized storage unit consists of a plastic storage tray that has a pattern of item-receiving compartments formed therein that... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4956148 | Locking rack and disposable sample cartridge A plurality of disposable cartridges, each having a plurality of wells including at least one assay reaction well, are loaded in a plurality of openings arranged radially around a rack of a carousel. Securing of the cartridges in a predetermined orientati... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4951814 | Storage container for digital audio tape cassettes A storage container is of a configuration and dimensioned to retain either two DAT cassettes, two storage cases or one cassette together with one storage case. The size of the DAT cassette storage container is comparable in size and shape to a Beta video ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4944398 | Stackable nestable tray with central weight bearing hub A stackable and nestable tray for shipping of weather stripping. The tray has a central weight bearing hub which also acts as a stop to pervent weather stripping which is coiled about the hub from shifting in a manner which would damage the weather strip.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4935208 | Apparatus for receiving a plurality of carrier elements The present invention is directed to an apparatus for the insertion of carrier elements with comb-like titer strips into a microtiter plate and to provide a convenient holder for washing the titer strips. The apparatus provides a container and a changing ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4925032 | Device for holding tacos and other foods The invention relates to holders for comestible products and, more particularly, to holders for supporting tacos in a vertical orientation. The articles of the invention include unitary holders comprising a generally U-shaped single piece body having a pa... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4923058 | Container for storing and displaying baby teeth A container includes a hollow body and a hinged cover. An insert in the body is formed with twenty upwardly opening pockets for receiving a set of twenty baby teeth. The pockets are sized in accordance with the size of the different types of teeth. In add... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4915233 | Dental anesthesia organizer An organizer, particulary useful in a dental clinic practicing operative dentistry, comprises a portable tray having compartments defined thereon to retain at least one syringe, a needle encased within a protective sheath, and a hermetically sealed cartri... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4896774 | Spacer tray for packaging containers A spacer tray 2 for containers 32 is formed of a moldable sheet material and is shaped to provide a plurality of container-bottom receptacles 4. Each container-bottom receptacle 4 is shaped to receive at least a part of a bottom portion of a container 32.... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4892481 | Dental composite carrier and composite package A dental composite carrier and a packaging means for a composite used for posterior restorations in a tooth is provided. The composite carrier comprises a handle having a lever with a jaw on one end, and the package comprises individual incremental portio... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4874083 | Serving tray and cover therefor A serving tray is provided for use with a removable cover. The tray is provided with a rim section having a laterally extending ledge portion and a skirt portion depending therefrom. The skirt portion having upper edge segments spaced from the underside o... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4872723 | Safety tray A lightweight safety tray particularly suitable for use in the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle, and including a generally rectangular support frame of low density, highly resilient polymeric material, which frame has a flat bottom, front, rear a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4867331 | Combination hors d'oeurves, drink and utensil holder A holder for food, drink and utensils includes a flat oval-shaped platform having a central food supporting portion and an upturned peripheral retaining lip, and a pair of cup-shaped recessed compartments connected to and extending below the platform. The... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856990 | Sagger construction A rectangular sagger structure particularly suited for firing cylindrical articles loaded in parallel touching rows. A scalloped fixture extends inwardly from one of the side walls with the scalloped notches so spaced that the articles placed in the notch... | 08/15/1989 |
