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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 |
| 4744590 | Removably attachable suspended trailer apparatus and method A removable attachable suspended trailer device for providing additional luggage capacity for vehicles on a temporary basis. The suspended trailer is constructed of light weight material providing a frame to which are attached a number of parallel strengt... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4705448 | Carrier for three wheeled vehicles The invention herein is a carrier apparatus for small three-wheeled vehicles, which carrier is adapted for external attachment to a motor vehicle for carrying the three-wheeled vehicle externally to said motor vehicle. The carrier apparatus has three majo... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4700873 | Three-tired vehicle carrier A three-wheeled vehicle carrier defined by framework selectively secured to the rear end of a carrying vehicle, such as a conventional automobile, in an overlying relationship with respect to the trunk of the latter. The carrier is positively placed, larg... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4695218 | Ambulatory vehicle carrier A carrier attachment conformed to engage the trailer hitch tail stock of a motor vehicle includes a tube segment supporting an electrical motor at the upper end engaged to a screw jack extending therethrough at the lower end. The exposed section of the sc... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4676413 | Vehicle frame mounted bicycle carrier A bicycle carrier having a pair of frame mounting brackets secured to the frame of a vehicle at spaced locations which include tubular sleeves which extend from the rear of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle. A rack assembly having a U-shaped sup... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676414 | Article carrier An article carrier adapted to be detachably interconnected with a standard, square tube trailer hitch affixed to the frame of a vehicle. The article carrier includes a connector member adapted to be telescopically received within the trailer hitch; a carr... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4671439 | Luggage carrier apparatus for a vehicle Luggage carrier apparatus of a type which has a container connected to the back of a mini-van or the like. A lid is provided for the container and the lid pivots rearwardly so that it will not come in contact with the rear of the van during the pivoting p... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4635835 | Carrier apparatus for all terrain vehicle A carrier apparatus is disclosed for attachment to the back of a transport vehicle for carrying an all terrain vehicle thereon. The carrier apparatus includes a tongue having a yolk pivotably mounted thereon for movement between a loading position wherein... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4576395 | Trailer hitch mounted tool support An upstanding support is provided and open at its lower end for snug downward telescoping over an upwardly projecting hitch ball supported from a hitch tongue of a width greater than the diameter of the ball. The lower end of the upstanding support is dow... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4561575 | Swing away tire carrier and hitch A mount is provided for secure mounting on one end of a vehicle and an elongated arm has a first end thereof provided with support structure for supporting a vehicle wheel therefrom with the medial plan of the wheel generally paralleling the arm. Mounting... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4463883 | Portable clothes closet bracket The invention disclosed herein is a portable clothes closet to be attached to a vehicle. The clothes closet has an attachment means to be secured to the frame of a vehicle. A base means is provided which can be releasably attached to the attachment means ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4421260 | Portable clothes closet The invention disclosed herein is a portable clothes closet to be attached to a vehicle. The clothes closet has an attachment means to be secured to the frame of a vehicle. A base means is provided which can be releasably attached to the attachment means ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4381069 | Outboard motor carrier for motor vehicle A rigid metal support arm is pivotally mounted at its lower end in a bracket secured to an appropriate external structure, such as a trailer hitch, on a vehicle. The bracket has a metal channel affixed to extend upwardly at an angle from the vertical to r... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4234284 | Utility platform A utility platform is described that is attachable to the standard tubular hitch connector of a vehicle. The platform includes a central support beam that is mounted at one end to the tubular hitch connector. The support beam mounts a support panel for pi... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4072257 | Load carrying apparatus An apparatus selectively attached to a vehicle for carrying a load on a platform. The apparatus frame comprises horizontally extending struts carrying the platform and telescopically positioned within and secured to brackets mounted on the vehicle frame. ... | 02/07/1978 |
