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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 |
| 7255302 | Guide apparatus for continuous fiber bundle, winding machine for continuous fiber bundle equipped with the guide apparatus, method for making bobbin by the winding machine, and carbon fiber bobbin made by the method Disclosed are guide apparatus for guiding an advancing continuous fiber bundle, a winding machine having the guide apparatus installed therein, a method for making a bobbin of a continuous fiber bundle, particularly that of carbon fibers, and a carbon fiber bobbin m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7140168 | Device for packaging continuous webs of materials such as selvedges generated on thermoforming units The device for packaging continuous webs of materia1, such as selvedges generated on thermoforming units, includes an input regulator of webs, driving guide for the webs, a cutting unit and, downstream thereof, a collector for bits of webs. The cutting unit has at l... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138345 | Carbon fiber reinforced base material, preform and composite material comprising the same A carbon fiber reinforced substrate comprising a fabric composed of carbon fiber bundles and a first resin adhering to the fabric. Each of the carbon fiber bundles comprises numerous continuous carbon filaments, has the tensile modulus of 210 GPa or more, and has th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7017853 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions cause the van... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6929203 | Continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being substantially spirally wound... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918560 | Winding apparatus and feeding apparatus A winding apparatus adaptable to longer films with minimum design changes in existing apparatus has a winding shaft 31 on which a reel member 50 capable of winding a given film at multiple stages can be mounted. The winding shaft 31 can be moved... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918552 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A roll of knitted pile fabric is disclosed including an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being substantially spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911799 | Strapping machine weld motor control system A control system for a weld motor for a strapping machine is based upon the number of rotations of the weld motor. The system is used in a strapping machine of the type having a body, an anvil mounted to and movable relative to the body, a sealing member disposed fo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902131 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being substantially spirally wound... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866213 | Rolled web products having a web wound in an oscillating fashion An apparatus and method is disclosed for winding a web about a central axis and a rotating mandrel to form a roll. A rolled web product with an alternating winding pattern may be manufactured. A feeding mechanism provides a running web to be wound into a roll. A ret... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6789758 | Step-wound package of tape A package of tape including a plurality of body portions. Each body portion is formed as a series of steps, each step including a plurality of turns of tape that are wrapped about a core. During formation of each step, the winding position of the tape is varied. In ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6718726 | Method and apparatus for storing and transporting strings of pocketed coils An apparatus and method for winding strings of pocketed coils onto a spool. The coil spooling apparatus includes a feed mechanism and a spooler. The feed mechanism includes buffer rollers and an adjustable hollow feed arm. The feed arm terminates adjacent to the spo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685121 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound up... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6656104 | Method and apparatus for winding spooled materials A method and apparatus for winding conditioned material onto a spool so as to maintain its desirable properties. In one embodiment, decorative ribbon is conditioned using a curling device and wound onto an elongated spool having a predetermined radius in ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6502779 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for a use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound up... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499688 | Optical fiber ribbon winding apparatus and method An automated winding apparatus includes a deflection sheave for directing a flat filament onto a rotating take-up reel. The deflection sheave sequentially moves progressively farther away from the take-up reel in response to information provided by a prox... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6439498 | Apparatus and method for winding a web of tapes or yarns An apparatus and a method for winding a web of tapes or yarns to a plurality of packages, wherein a plurality of winding positions are arranged side by side on a long side of the apparatus, with at least one package being wound in each winding position. T... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6354531 | Apparatus and method for continuously reeling a web material The invention relates to an apparatus for continuously reeling a paper web, especially a high-gloss magazine paper web, around a reel spool. The apparatus comprises means for guiding the paper web towards the reel spool, means for winding the paper web ar... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343763 | Transferring winding from a filled cylindrical package of an elongate material to an empty core An apparatus for winding tape includes a cantilevered support arm for supporting in a winding position a core onto which the tape is to be wound with a surface drive roller pivotal to a position engaging the outside of the package for causing rotation of ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6290156 | Method and apparatus for winding elongate strand material and package of wound material A method and apparatus to wind hose into a hose package such that the hose may later be dispensed from the hose package without twisting. The apparatus includes a drum for winding the hose thereon and an indexer for feeding the hose onto the drum such tha... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6290164 | Method and apparatus for supplying strip material A strip is wound at a winding location onto a winding support stand carrying a rotatable elongate support core while effecting a traversing movement of the strip back and forth along the core to form a large package of the strip of diameter up to 8 feet a... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6024819 | Fabric venetian blind and method of fabrication A method of making a fabric Venetian blind comprises helical winding of a narrow, elongated strip, which, when properly overlapped and bonded along longitudinal glue lines, will form the vanes and front and rear facings of the blind. The strips may be for... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6020074 | Process for depositing metal thread or tape on a sheet, apparatus therefor and articles made thereof Process for depositing at least one thread or tape (3a, . . . 3d), generally a metal thread or tape, in particular made of magnetic material having a high permeability for an antitheft protection system, on a thin sheet (2) especially a plastic, paper or ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6007015 | Edgewise winding system for thin, flat-type conductor wire An edgewise winding system for a thin, flat-type conductor wire is arranged for winding the wire edgewise on a winding shaft while supplying the wire onto the shaft preferably in a direction substantially along the axial line of the shaft. To this end, th... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007016 | Multi-roll segment package for plastic tape and winding machine for same A machine for winding plastic tape on a core comprises a first tape guide fixed transversely on a frame of the machine. A second tape guide attached to a telescoping pivot arm remains aligned to the first tape guide as a linear slide translates the pivot ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5964973 | Method and apparatus for making an elastomeric laminate web The present invention provides a process for making an elastomeric web. Generally stated, the process includes moving a first web (26) along an appointed machine-direction (28) of the process, and delivering a plurality of elastomeric strands (30) moving ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5911386 | Ribbon guide method and apparatus Relatively narrow width, relatively fragile ribbon is payed off of a traverse wound, relatively much larger width core and is guided over a bar, which has a concave, smoothly curved surface, so as to minimize back and forth, side to side wandering of the ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5823459 | Device for rewinding used heat transfer foil A device for rewinding used heat transfer foil onto an empty takeup spool so that heat transfer foil can be easily, compactly and cleanly disposed. The device is provided with a rotating takeup spool onto which the used heat transfer foil is wound. The us... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820727 | Machine particularly for producing vulcanized rubber tubes The machine for producing vulcanized rubber tubes comprises two mutually opposite head sections, each having a base that supports two spindles. At least a first one of the two head sections has motorized spindles. A corresponding tubular core is rotated c... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5516058 | Method and apparatus for taking up narrow sheet member A method and apparatus for taking up a narrow sheet member which is a tire component in which disordered winding by detecting a difference between a delivery velocity and a takeup velocity of the narrow sheet member using a dancer member, and by controlli... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5499776 | Package of tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundle A take-up apparatus for tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundles, in which a traverse guide unit consists of an introduction guide roller disposed so that an angle θ1 between the introduction guide roller and the axial direction of the bobbi... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5487512 | Take-up apparatus for and package of tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundle A take-up apparatus is disclosed for tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundles, in which a traverse guide unit consists of an introduction guide roller disposed so that an angle θ1 between the introduction guide roller and the axial direction... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5421535 | Method and apparatus for automatically winding scrap metallic strip material A method and apparatus for automatically winding ribbons of edge trim metallic scrap into a compact ball generated by a side trimming machine including a scrap collection pit located behind the side trimming machine, a conveyor system for transporting the... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5322232 | Portable paper trim removal system with trim rewinder and dust vacuum A system for collecting paper trim and dust automates and simplifies the removal and disposal of trim. The system includes a funnel receiving the paper trim from an automatic trimmer, a drum and rewinder for winding the paper trim into a bale, and a dust ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5169083 | Narrow strip winding method A method of winding a narrow strip having a width W on a bobbin at an angleθ to the rotational axis of the bobbin and at a pitch P, while the bobbin and the strip are being relatively traversed over an axial stroke S of the bobbin, characterized in that ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5064129 | Apparatus for winding two-face adhesive tape on a club shaft of a golf club An apparatus for winding two-face adhesive tape to an end of a club shaft of a golf club for installation of a grip of the golf club includes a base on which a vertical wall is mounted. A two-faced adhesive tape supplying device is provided on an upper po... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4802636 | Method and apparatus for level winding elastomeric ribbon An apparatus and method for winding a thin elastomeric ribbon having a low coefficient to friction onto a reel is disclosed. The ribbon is fed onto a rotating reel while being traversed along the axial length of the reel to distribute the ribbon onto the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4773616 | Cassette tape loading apparatus A cassette tape loading apparatus is provided, by which a cassette tape wound around a pair of reels of a tape cassette is drawn from the tape cassette, wrapped around a rotary head drum of a cassette tape recorder and then recorded and/or reproduced, in ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4759512 | Multiple winding machine for lace bands and the like A multiple winding machine for winding lace bands or similar type fabric material onto cores uses a plurality of cup-like guides through which the lace bands pass. The guides are positioned horizontally and vertically with respect to each other so as to b... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4681275 | Traversing mechanism control A spindle is driven in continuous manner to wind a ribbon of material upon a core. A traversing guide, moved in a side to side reciprocatory manner by a traversing carriage, guides the ribbon of material so that it is wound in spiral fashion upon the core... | 07/21/1987 |
