...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 |
| 4096649 | Athletic shoe sole An athletic shoe sole has a heel section and a toe section bearing flange-shaped, turf-gripping members. The first gripping member is a generally downwardly and outwardly extending flange that runs around the entire periphery of the sole. The second gripp... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4085527 | Athletic shoe An athletic shoe particularly adapted to support the foot while the wearer is running, and having a particular cleat configuration on the sole for contacting the ground or running surface in a manner to both cushion the foot and leg of the wearer and prov... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4083125 | Outer sole for shoe especially sport shoes as well as shoes provided with such outer sole A profiled outer sole for shoes, especially sport shoes, made in a mold and consisting of rubber or other material having rubber-elastic properties, which is provided with profiled projections laterally delimiting the tread surface of the outer sole; the ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4060917 | Sole structure particularly for climbing-boots A sole structure particularly for rock climbing footwear, comprising a toe or front part and a heel or rear part. The toe and heel parts are both provided along the bottom perimeter thereof, substantially in the shape of a horseshoe, with a plurality of f... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4045888 | Athletic shoe A canvas-type athletic shoe, particularly adapted for playing street hockey. The shoe is provided with a plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, each having a principal sloping face depending outwardly from the bottom of the shoe. The principal... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4011666 | Sole pattern for shoes A sole pattern for shoe soles of elastic yielding material comprises projections whose cross-section decreases in a direction at right angles away from the sole. The projections are associated as projection couples in such a way that the tread surface of ... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4007549 | Sole for athletic shoe An improved sole for an athletic shoe comprises artificial turf material such as is commercially available and having a flexible backing from which the artificial turf projects in a common direction. Preferably, the turf is cut into the shape of the sole ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3961428 | Mud resistance elastomer A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are i... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3947979 | Mud resistant elastomer A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are i... | 04/06/1976 |