...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 |
| 4537330 | Bag dispensing system A dispenser for plastic bags comprises two side panels, top and bottom panels and a back panel forming a rigid container. A front panel is hingedly connected to the bottom panel for closing the container. The front panel is formed with a perforated pull-o... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4506801 | Construction for holding plastic film A construction is disclosed for holding a bag-shaped or sheet-shaped continuous plastic film. In this holding construction, the plastic film is folded in a Z-shaped manner such that linear cuts formed in the continuous plastic film are accurately superpos... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4453649 | Construction for containing plastic film A construction for containing a continuous plastic film is disclosed which is partitioned into a multiplicity of sections, each section of which is of a bag form or a sheet form. In this containing construction, the plastic continuous film is folded in su... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4416392 | Dispenser for adhesive coated sheet material A dispensing device for use in dispensing sheets of material coated along one edge with a narrow band of readily releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive. The dispenser comprises a container having a pair of sidewalls connected by a top wall which is formed... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4413769 | Carton with internal partition A collapsible folding carton having an integral, internal partition joined to the bottom wall and one end wall and being free from attachment to other walls of the carton.... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411374 | Tissue dispenser system, plastic overwrap package therefor Tissue dispensing system for dispensing a stack of interleaved facial tissues from a wall mounted type dispensing cabinet employs a plastic overwrap package of facial tissues having a perforated opening which automatically adheres a front face of the pack... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4401233 | Dispenser for sheets of paper and the like A dispenser for dispensing one sheet at a time from a stack of sheets includes a hollow rectangular receptacle which receives and holds the stack and has an opening in the top wall to expose the top sheet of the stack and permit the top sheet to be remove... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4386995 | Label dispenser magazine A label magazine for supplying labels to a labeller has a label stack tray, a label picker for withdrawing individual labels from the stack and a device for advancing the stack of labels towards the label picker. The device for advancing the labels exerts... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4243153 | Bowl and lid dispenser A dispenser assembly for disposable plastic bowls is disclosed which includes a rectangular housing, open at the top, and a housing cover disposed thereover and defining a circular opening in the top. A slotted, flat, rectangular article supporting plate ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4199076 | Cup dispenser A dispenser of cups. A main body includes a cup cavity having a slidable plate mounted therein for receiving a stack of cups. A helical spring urges the plate toward the cavity opening to allow for the removal of one cup at a time from the dispenser main ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4191307 | Dispenser for plastic bags Disclosed herein is a plastic wall-mounted dispenser primarily for coreless rolled sheet material and in which the plastic material, typically polypropylene, from which the dispenser is made is somewhat yieldable under stress. The dispenser is mounted in ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4185753 | Device for dispensing end wraps This invention provides a device for dispensing flexible sheets of absorbent paper or other fiberous material. The sheets are preferably end-wrap papers used in the art of cosmetology and particularly for permanently setting waves in hair. The device empl... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4132329 | Dispenser for plastic cards A dispenser for plastic cards is shown, which provides a sanitary protection to the cards yet enables the cards to be dispensed singly. The dispenser comprises a generally rectangular housing having an open bottom. The side panels of the dispenser are all... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4046284 | Tennis ball container indicating players turns To avoid disputes as to which players have the next turn to use a tennis court, a container is mounted at a convenient location such as on the fence surrounding the court. The player deposits a suitably distinctively marked ball in the open top of the con... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4004687 | Device for positioning a container of supplemental material adjacent to a toilet-tissue holder An improved compact device easily attached by sliding it onto one post of a standard roll-type toilet-tissue holder for positioning a container of a material particularly usable for health care or personal hygiene purposes at that location, e.g., a materi... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3982685 | Method and device for separating carton layers to open a closed type carton container A wider and a narrower surface and back half-cut lines are provided adjacent to each other on a wall of a closed carton or container. Carton layers are separated from each other at the surface and back half-cut lines to thereby open the container. When th... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3970215 | Dispensing package for moistened tissues A novel package for containing and dispensing moistened tissues which are arranged in a folded stacked array, including a film wrapper surrounding the stack of tissues and sealed on the ends with a longitudinal overlap of the edges on the top of the stack... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3967756 | Wet wipe dispenser A bottom loading dispensing container for liquid impregnated wipes is disclosed. The top and sides of the container are a single molded plastic element. The top has an opening in its center which is sealed by a removable lid. The container is sealed at th... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3935965 | Toilet tissue dispenser A toilet tissue dispenser for dispensing interfolded toilet tissue. The dispenser includes a casing having a narrow dispensing slot in the bottom surface. Connected to the slot is a finger hole or recess which extends forwardly of the slot and terminates ... | 02/03/1976 |