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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 |
| 8016649 | Positioning device for the halves of slaughtered animal bodies for optical capture in the cleaving plane A positioning apparatus for animal carcass halves, particularly slaughtered pig halves, arranges a cleaving plane to be aligned in parallel with an imaging plane of a camera. The positioning apparatus includes a rear guide element disposed movably at a level of an u... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7931524 | Hunter arm A hunter arm includes a bottom bar having a first end adapted for insertion into a trailer hitch of a pickup truck. A mast has a lower end pivotally attached by a first knuckle to a second end of the bottom bar. A first brace member has a lower end pivotally attache... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7806755 | Free-standing collapsible game hoist A portable game hoist supports game in the field without requiring attachment to a tree, vehicle or other separate structure. The hoist includes free-standing legs in pairs at opposite ends of a crossbeam. The crossbeam has a pulley mounted thereto, preferably upon ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7544120 | Tree hanger Portable and lightweight hanger for raising and supporting weights such as game carcasses from posts, such as tress. The hanger can include a triangular crane shaped frame having a bent tip end, and an enlarged base with open side portion that abuts against a surfac... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7485032 | Method and apparatus for hoisting and skinning animals An animal hoisting and skinning apparatus and method that facilitates skinning and processing of large game animals such as deer, as well as smaller furbearing animals, while the animal can be lifted either by the hind legs or the head. The hoisting and skinning app... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7476149 | Portable game hanger A game hanger includes a curved first major plate secured to a curved minor plate by a vertical support. Straps engage the ends of the major plate and a tensioner used to tighten the straps around a tree or post. A horizontal support secures to the major plate, and ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7448944 | Animal carcass lift device An animal carcass lift device is especially adapted for use with animal carcass incinerators or cremators found at various agricultural locations. The lift device takes advantage of two rotation points in order to precisely manipulate an attached animal carcass so t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422517 | Shackle with pivot feature A device (10) for retaining and associating an animal with a transport system during transport to and through one or more processing operations along a processing line. The device (10) includes a pivot mechanism (12) for reliably controlling the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7347772 | Conveyor system with pivotable hooks A conveyor system for linked sausage strands having a frame with an operating platform. The platform has opposite first and second ends, opposite sides, a top surface, and a wall extending along the sides and ends. A channel is formed in the top surface and a convey... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344437 | Method and device for processing a carcass part of a slaughtered poultry The invention relates to a method and a device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, which carcass part comprises at least part of a rib cage, meat which is naturally present on said rib cage, a neck opening, and a wing joint, the carcass part having... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341507 | Portable game support A portable game support uses a frame made from horizontal, vertical and diagonal frame members. The frame members have opposite ends, and have attachment points on the ends. The attachment points are U-shaped connectors that have overlap and compression sections. Th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314406 | Tree hoist system A tree hoist system is provided utilizing a mast having a plurality of steps to allow the upper portion of the mast to be secured to a tree without requiring a ladder. The tree hoist system includes a cable and brake winch to lock or raise/lower an attached game fee... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264544 | Apparatus and method for field dressing game An apparatus and method for field dressing game. The apparatus includes an anchor and a cord attached to the anchor. The anchor is adapted to be inserted into the ground, and the cord is adapted to be attached to an animal's leg and to the anchor. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261631 | Portable big game hoist assembly A portable big game hoist assembly includes a bottom rod that has a first end and a second end. Each of a pair of bottom couplers is attached to one of the first and second ends. Base supports are attached to and extend laterally away from the bottom couplers. A fir... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244173 | Animal skinner and method of use An animal skinner with a base attached to a support having an arm and a crank positioned thereon. A skin retainer is positioned on the base. A hang line is engaged to the crank at one end, travels through a hang line guide attached to the arm, and is engaged to an a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232366 | Method and device for processing a carcass part of a slaughtered poultry The invention relates to a method and a device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, which carcass part comprises at least part of a rib cage, meat which is naturally present on said rib cage, a neck opening, and a wing joint, the carcass part having... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226351 | Small game gambrel A low cost, compact, lightweight gambrel is disclosed. The gambrel can have a coupler, a cable, a spreader bar, and six swage sleeves. The coupler can be affixed to a limb of a tree or any other point that is semi rigid and to a loop of the gambrel formed by folding... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207132 | Bait rigging holder A bait rigging holder includes a V-shaped trough supports the bait along its entire length during insertion of rigging needles through the bait. The trough includes a frontal slot that allows the rigging needle to be inserted through the jaw and nose when the bait i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204535 | Lifting apparatus Apparatus for gripping and lifting objects such as fence posts. A frame carries a pair of grippers that are slidingly movable along the frame to grasp a post or other object. The grippers may pivot so that the object remains in essentially constant vertical orientat... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201552 | Vehicle game lift A vehicle game lift adapted for releasable attachment to a trailer hitch mounted on a rear of a vehicle. The game lift is used for suspending a killed animal above a ground surface. The lift includes an inverted “L” shaped post having a vertical post member and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191732 | Apparatus and method for feeding wild animals A wild animal feeder is disclosed which is attachedly suspended form a tree or other stabilized element and may be horizontally and vertically suspended from same. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186175 | Hanging element A hanging element that may include an extended body with a lower insertion body and an upper closure head forming a matrix of hanging elements joined to each other via the side projections. Each insertion body extends into a wire which ends as a Y joint where the re... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163452 | Squirrel skinning device and method thereof A squirrel skinning device and method that makes skinning and cleaning a squirrel easy and safe. The squirrel skinning device consists of two handle sections that pivot like scissors to force jaws together to hold a squirrel by the tail bone to allow easy removal of... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140585 | One-hand clip capable of preventing hanging object from dropping A one-hand clip of the present invention is composed of a main body, a pair of semicircular hooks a pair of rotating pins and a pair of elastic bodies. The hooks each fixed by a rotating pin and an elastic body at each bottom end of the main body pinches an inserted... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125331 | Small game skinning and cleaning aid A small game skinning and cleaning aid that bears resemblance to a beam balance, or a mobile, has a beam that is suspended from a firmly tied-off top line. The beam extends between spaced outer retention points from where respective drop lines are retained. As well ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086433 | Tree felling assembly An assembly for felling a segment of a tree trunk in a safe and controlled manner and method of using the same. The assembly comprises a vertical support structure having an elongated base portion, an elongated mast portion connected to the base portion or integrall... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074120 | Automated loaders or winders and related systems, devices and methods Automated loaders are configured with winding mechanisms that wind elongated products directly onto transfer members, such as sticks or rods, by causing the arm to follow a repetitive motion pattern above and below the stick or rod to discharge the elongated product... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059956 | Portable game hoist A device, easily assembled and disassembled for portability, for hoisting and skinning large game in the wilderness. A pair of upright members extend upward from base members, and a cross beam joins upper ends of the upright members to form a rigid frame. A winch mo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059955 | Portable animal hoists A portable hoist for suspending a load, which may be an animal. The portable animal hoist may include a telescopic arm rotatable about a base. The base may be configured to be releasably attachable to many devices, one of which may be a receiver hitch on a vehicle. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052057 | Device for hooking and dragging a game animal A device for hooking, dragging, or gaffing a game or marine animal. The device comprises a substantially triangular hook member having an opening and a sharp end for hooking the animal. When dragging the animal, the device distributes the weight to ground requiring ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044847 | Apparatus and method for recovering neck meat from a fish A method and apparatus for recovering neck meat from a fish head that has been separated from the trunk of a fish comprises a pivoting device that receives and pivots the fish head into a chin-up position, followed by a synclinal chamber that holds the fish head, an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040975 | Automated supply, load and take-away systems and related devices and methods for lengths of elongated product Methods, systems, and associated devices for supplying support members to a product loading station, loading, and automatically removing loaded members therefrom include: (a) advancing in spaced-apart relationship, a plurality of carrier members having opposing firs... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025218 | Billboard advertising copy hoist system A hoist system can be used to raise articles. The hoist system can include a composite pole member having a bend, a mounting structure attachable to the composite pole member and a winch assembly. The winch assembly has at least one component attached to the pole. T... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018283 | Apparatus for transferring poultry carcasses Apparatus for transferring poultry carcasses from a first overhead conveyor to a second overhead conveyor, including a transfer wheel rotatable about a shaft and disposed between the first and the second overhead conveyors. The apparatus also includes a receipt poin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007964 | Motorcycle lift bar and method A two-wheeled vehicle uprighting device having a support bar with a stabilizing base on one end and a ratcheting mechanism on another end, and a lifting strap with a first end adapted for attachment to a lower portion of the two-wheeled vehicle and a second end for ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000783 | Utility hook for attachment to an overhead garage door track A utility hook is adapted to removably fit upon a standard overhead garage door track so as to not interfere with the garage door operation and may be used to suspend bulky items from the garage door track. The utility hook's lower portion may be hook-shaped to susp... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994618 | Portable game gallows for hoisting and skinning multiple game The present invention discloses portable game gallows for hoisting and skinning multiple game. The portable game gallows includes a winch having a strap or cable that can be used to raise game into position for hanging on a rotating tree and for skinning game that i... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986707 | Method and device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry The invention relates to a method and a device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, which carcass part comprises at least part of a rib cage, meat which is naturally present on said rib cage, a neck opening, and a wing joint, the carcass part... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6929216 | Method and apparatus for installing and actuating movable airfoils, including canards Methods and apparatuses for installing and actuating movable airfoils, such as canards. A canard in one embodiment of the invention includes an airfoil positioned external to an aircraft fuselage. The airfoil can include a first portion and a second portion (such as... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921007 | Hitch-mounted game carrier apparatus A hitch-mounted game carrier apparatus for transporting and skinning game. The hitch-mounted game carrier apparatus includes a support assembly being adapted to be fastened to a hitch of a vehicle; and also includes a winch assembly being mounted to the support asse... | 07/26/2005 |
