...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 |
| 7269980 | Tub protection bolt of washing machine A tub protection bolt for a washing machine is disclosed for fixing a tub to a cabinet for the washing machine. The tub protection bolt includes a screwed shaft configured to penetrate a cabinet of the washing machine to be coupled with a boss of a tub and a head pa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7159369 | Stud wall system and method using combined bridging and spacing device A stud bridging/spacing member generally having at least three longitudinally spaced apart notches for receiving and engaging therein a web of a metal stud. At least one of the notches has opposing notch sides which are oriented such that when a portion of a web is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7048090 | Safety apparatus for arresting the fall of a worker A safety apparatus for use by a worker on an elevated structure is disclosed. The purpose of the apparatus is to arrest the fall of the worker should they fall. Broadly the apparatus comprises at least two support posts having an upper end and a lower end supported ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6353187 | Insulator for mounting electric fence conductors A plastic insulator for holding an electrified conductor, and particularly a conductor of a tape configuration, in insulated relation to a fence post and in elevated position above the ground. The insulator includes a clamping arrangement releasably holdi... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6176471 | Fabric fence system and method of manufacturing same A fabric fence system and method of manufacturing the fabric fence system is disclosed. The fence system has posts that are laterally spaced from one another with a fence fabric position between the posts. The fence fabric has end protrusions that are ins... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5275382 | Fence post A fence post, comprising a vertically elongated anchoring member having a front face, and a vertically elongated fence holding foot projecting outwardly from the front face of the anchoring member. The fence holding foot is substantially T-shaped in a hor... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5029670 | Frame erection safety system and components thereof The specification discloses a removable safety system for construction workers which is mounted on an I beam which provides a cable hand hold to which a safety lanyard may be fastened. The ends of the cable are terminated by a special device that increase... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4510721 | Fence dropper A post or dropper is formed from a strip of sheet metal to have a pair of webs in a "V" formation terminating in parallel flanges, there being at least one pair of apertures in the side walls, at least one wire retainer loop of general "U" shape having in... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503636 | Post and cantelevered ring plant/vine support structure The plant/vine support disclosed utilized a channel shaped post having a U-shaped central portion and a pair of laterally projecting flanges with locking lug pairs integrally formed on the flanges and a locking lug and shoulders in the U-shape of the post... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4294430 | Supports An elongate support having an integral flattened region or flange extending along its length and wherein spaced elongated apertures are formed in this flattened region of flange near its free edge to define frangible edge portions between the apertures an... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4223872 | Wire engager for chain link fence device and methods of making and using the same The present invention relates to a wire engager for use with chain link fence wherein a hollow cylindrical member is provided with a plurality of Z shaped apertures in the wall of the cylinder.... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4037824 | Safety post A safety post for construction workers and the like comprising angle structure having integral horizontal and vertical legs, the horizontal leg having a clamp including fixed and movable tapered members opposed on the underside of the horizontal leg for d... | 07/26/1977 |