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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 |
| 7284332 | Punch device and system comprising same A hole center marking system comprises a punch device and an alignment member. The punch device includes a body assembly and a punch movably disposed within the body assembly. The body assembly has a circular cross-sectional exterior shape at a first end portion the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7204024 | Track and punch SMR marking device A track and punch SMR marking device, including a base, the base mounts for adjustment an SMR (spherically mounted retro-reflector), which in cooperation with a laser tracker beam locates the device precisely over an area where a punch mark is to be made, the base i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163235 | Seat belt mounted air bag puncture device An air bag puncture device extends from the torso of a vehicle occupant and has a pointed outer end. Upon inflation of an air bag against the torso of the occupant, the device punctures the air bag to soften the outer surface of the air bag and thereby prevent injur... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028874 | Windows-breaking emergency escape device A windows-breaking emergency escape device including a main body, a hammer and a supplementary power apparatus, wherein the hammer and the supplementary power apparatus are installed on the main body. The front end of the hammer extrudes from the surface of the main... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6902093 | Centering punch A centering punch includes a first body, a second body, a punching head, an elastic body, an elastic member, a push member, and a spring. Thus, the tapered portion of the punching head is moved along the tapered face of the first body, and the punching head is moved... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6766933 | Automobile escape hammer gun An automobile escape hammer gun includes a body, a striking hammer and a lever. The body has a front and a lower passage formed in the body at the front. The striking hammer is movably mounted in the lower passage, is spring-loaded and has a bottom tip extending out... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6684514 | Center scribing kit for use with drilling templates A center marking assemblage or kit consisting of a stylus retaining quill having an upper end and a lower end; a stylus having an upper driving end and a lower scribing end, the stylus being slidably mounted within the stylus retaining quill, a group of d... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6640450 | Combined writing and window breaking device A combined writing and window breaking device (10) includes a pen portion (12), a biasing spring (14), a slide portion (16) that comprises part of the pen portion (12), and a breaking member (18). The breaking member (18) is cooperatively coupled to the p... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6453564 | Multi-function rescue tool A rescue tool for use by emergency rescue personnel is claimed. The rescue tool contains a handle body having a first end and a second end. A serrated blade is pivotally coupled to the handle body. The handle body also receives and retains a spring-loaded... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6418628 | Spring-loaded car window breaker and retractable safety sheath A multipurpose tool for use by firefighters and emergency personnel. The tool including a spanner wrench claw for turning firefighting hose connections, a wrench slot for turning natural gas valves, a glass-breaking spike, an open slot cutter for cutting ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6408951 | Automatic cable-cutting apparatus A cable-cutting apparatus includes a housing, a cutter rod with a fixed blade, an impact rod, a resilient unit for biasing the impact rod to press against the cutter rod, a rotating unit, and a driving unit. Normally, an engagement surface of the impact r... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6223441 | Emergency window-breaking tool with quick-release carrying case An emergency window-breaking tool is carried in a quick-release rigid, tubular carrying case. A pivoting locking mechanism or "safety" incorporated into the end of the carrying case secures the window-breaking tool in the carrying case when not in use, pe... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6009626 | Tool for cracking ice and frost A tool for cracking ice and frost includes an outer tubular member, a T-shaped handle fixedly mounted on an upper end of the outer tubular member, a cylindrical sleeve having an axial through hole and an end formed with a flange, a conical head having a c... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5791056 | Emergency glass breaking tool A glass breaking tool includes an elongate plunger which has a pointed head (i.e. ram member) at one end. The plunger, including the pointed head, is normally arranged within a housing. A contact block may be secured to the plunger at the second end there... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5662686 | Method and device for correcting structural imbalance in a human spine A patient suffering from a condition of spinal muscle imbalance is treated by the application of controlled impact forces applied at specific points to the patient's neck. The point of application is to one side or the other of the spine at the rear of th... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657676 | Process and apparatus for the removal of gases and/or liquids from a container Process for emptying liquids and/or gases from a container, in particular from a shock absorber, in which a tool is used to penetrate the wall of the container to create a drain opening, whereby the tool is driven into the container by means of a pressure... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657543 | Emergency tool An emergency tool for use in breaking glass. The tool includes a handle member having an impact member slidingly carried within a channel therein. A spring is provided for advancing the impact member outwardly from the handle in order to break glass upon ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5497555 | Electromagnetic percussion device An electromagnetic percussion device, which includes a housing and an instrument which is connected to, and which extends beyond, the housing. The device further includes a piston body reciprocatable within the housing and adapted to impact the instrument... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5433007 | Self-centering impact hand tool A self-centering impact hand tool 10 has a forward tool member 14 with an elongated forward tool body 15 extending from a tool tip 17 to an anvil surface 19 at a rear end 18. The hand impact tool 10 has a plunger member 40 with an elongated forward end 44... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5426858 | Combination center punch and prick punch An combination center punch and prick punch impact hand tool 10 has a center punch member 14 with an elongated center punch body 16 extending from a tool tip 20 to an anvil surface 24 at a rear end 22. The hand impact tool 10 has a prick punch member 40 w... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5323538 | Device for punching holes in artificial fingernails A device for punching holes in artificial fingernails comprising a piston-cylinder unit having a cylinder wall with an aperture in it extending across the whole of the cylinder. The aperture is banana-shaped in cross-section and wider than the internal di... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5307741 | Impact hand stamping device A impact hand stamping tool 10 has an imprint member 14 with an elongated hand stamp element 16 slidably mounted in a supporting sleeve element 18. The hand stamp element extends from an anvil end 50 to an imprint end 46 having a symbol face 48. The hand ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5097599 | Emergency escape tool An emergency escape tool is proposed for escaping from a car when an accident happens. Scissors for cutting a seat belt and a spike are provided. The spike is held at and retractably protrudes from a handle of the scissors. A tip of the spike is pressed a... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4924576 | Tool holder assembly A tool holder assembly of the type used to operatively position leather working tools or the like designed to punch or stamp the material being worked. A mallet, maul or other heavy, hammer-type instrument strikes the tool and forces a work engaging end t... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4848309 | Masonry punch A punch for forming a rectangular opening in cinder block. The punch includes a housing having a wall with a toothed edge and which is generally rectangular in crosssectional shape. A tube is secured to the housing and extends perpendicularly outwardly fr... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4813134 | Sheet metal punching and cutting tool A compact, easy-to-use sheet metal tool which is capable of receiving hammer blows and having a cutting element capable of penetrating the sheet metal to create a slot and to cut an extended slot in the sheet, the tool is further provided with a flat guid... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4807367 | Can end cutting device A tool for cutting the ends from spent cans of paint, solvents, or coatings so that the can wall can be easily flattened to facilitate disposal. The tool includes a handle having a hand grip on one end and a cutting head on the other end. The cutting head... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796361 | Welding electrode can opener A can opener has an elongated rectangular base plate on which a can support box is centrally mounted. Four right angle corner rails extend upwardly from corners of the support box. The rails are connected by side support braces which form a square around ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4740257 | Ceiling tile covering system Disclosed is a system for covering installed ceiling tiles without removal of the tiles from the ceiling. The system includes a novel facing for covering an installed ceiling tile, a method of applying the facing to the face of an installed tile and appar... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4721903 | Probe and method for electrically contacting surfaces with protective coatings Improvements in electrical test probes. The problem with known probes is that degree of penetration into a material being tested is inconsistent and complete penetration of protective coatings is not reliably achieved. The device and method of the inventi... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4682412 | Insertion tool A wire insertion tool is disclosed including a manually engageable handle having an impact receiver slideably received on said handle. An impactor is carried on the handle and includes an impactor movable between a rest position and a displaced position a... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4608853 | Percussion apparatus Percussion apparatus having a compressed air inlet (3) and serving to impart percussive movement to a tool (10), the said tool (10) sliding inside an envelope (1) fixed to the apparatus and being terminated by a spherical portion (22), includes the improv... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4548278 | Percussion tool A power operated percussion tool in which a shoulder (28) in the tool housing (10, 17) defines a rear rest position for working implement (12) attached to the tool, and in which an energy absorbing bias unit (23, 31) is arranged to resiliently load the wo... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4487566 | Punching tool having interchangeable punches A punching tool for use in a tablet making machine includes a body portion having at least one bore extending from an end of the holder a preselected distance into the holder. The bore is internally threaded a preselected depth. An interchangeable punch i... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4335511 | Dry wall outlet box locator and cutter assembly An assembly for determining the center of a stud or joint supported electrical outlet box on a sheet of dry wall prior to the latter being permanently secured to the studs or joints, and for forming an opening in the dry wall as a result of the determinat... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4308903 | Sliding log splitter device A log splitter device is disclosed using a slide hammer type configuration for the driving of a wedge. The wedge itself defines an abutment surface which includes a shaft member extending outward therefrom. An annular member of generally tubular configura... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4268926 | Rescue tool A rescue tool with an extended hollow housing has the shaft of a tool bit mounted in one end thereof for reciprocable motion. A substantially solid hammer is manually driven to strike the tool bit, the hammer extending the greater portion of the length of... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4268927 | Combination tool A combination hammer, impact device, and screw driver has an elongated cylinder formed in the hammer handle in which is reciprocably carried a drive piston, spring urged under the force of a heavy spring, toward the open cylinder end at the base of the ha... | 05/26/1981 |
| 3958329 | Cast iron pipe cutter A tool for cutting cast-iron pipe is disclosed which includes inner and outer rings disposed annularly with respect to each other, a plurality of spring biased cutting pins reciprocally disposed in the inner ring, a plurality of cams disposed around the i... | 05/25/1976 |
