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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 |
| 7814736 | One piece tall feed drum An improved crop conveying drum for a drive disc cutter mounted directly to the drive shaft mechanism providing rotational power to the cutterbar. The crop conveying drum includes a pair of mating segments, each forming a half of the drum. Each segment is formed fro... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7665285 | Work vehicle having conveyance mechanism with blower A work vehicle includes: a container; a conveyance mechanism configured to convey an object to the container using a force of wind generated by a blower; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a conveyance state of the conveyed object to the container. The ev... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7600362 | Inclined conveyor of an agricultural harvesting machine An inclined conveyor of an agricultural harvesting machine has at least one endless pulling element, at least one pulling-means guide operative for redirecting of the at least one endless pulling element and being pivotable, at least one tensioning device for tensio... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7398636 | Method and apparatus for continuously harvesting grain from a row of mature grain plants comprised of plant segments and alley segments A wheel mounted grain harvester includes a harvesting head for depositing grain in a grain handling assembly comprised of a plurality of grain moving parts. Control means are located on the harvester for selectively interrupting grain flow along the grain moving par... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370573 | Method and apparatus for forming modules from harvested crops Module builder including holding chamber, wheeled frame towable behind a harvester; compaction chamber, compaction device, forming chamber, door assembly. The compaction chamber having compaction surface oriented between and substantially perpendicular to compaction... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353651 | De-stroking dual hydrostatic pump A zero turning radius mower has a dual hydrostatic pump with right and left pump arms. A linkage between the pump arms and a pair of control levers destrokes both sides of the pump simultaneously if engine speed drops below a specified value. The linkage allows each... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343726 | Harvesting machine with a discharge assembly A harvesting machine with a discharge assembly for the transfer of harvested crop to a transport vehicle includes an actuator that is adapted to move the discharge assembly about a horizontal axis, thereby adjusting the height of the outlet end of the discharge asse... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337603 | Round baler leaf reclamation device A material reclaiming device is positioned below the bale forming of a round baler. The bale forming belts are spaced apart. The reclaiming device underlies a region to the bale chamber to catch material falling through the spaces between the bale forming belts and ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328564 | Trailer section pivoting about lateral axis and fore-aft axis relative to mower having vacuum system A vacuum system adapted for mounting to a riding lawn mower. The vacuum system includes a blower section removably mountable to the mower deck of the mower, a unit for delivering power from a drive system on the mower deck to a propeller within the blower section, a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325512 | Method for harvesting and dispensing crops A new method for collecting and dispensing cut crops. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the dried feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322176 | Flexible sound barrier curtain for grass collection container A grass collection container for a grass mowing machine includes a bag or hopper attached to a support frame under the plastic top cover with air permeable panels, and a flexible sound barrier curtain attached to the support frame over the air permeable panels. The ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322177 | Machine for gathering ground strewn articles A machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting of a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on the wheel unit, having device for advancing the machine along the tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on the support frame, having d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320209 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320639 | Lid to lower basket sealing apparatus for a cotton packager machine A cotton receiving basket for an on-board cotton harvesting machine including a lower basket having a plurality of upwardly extending walls having upper portions including elongate upper seal elements extending therealong, respectively; a basket lid having a plurali... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320208 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310929 | Windrow merging apparatus A windrow merger has a frame supporting first, second and third pickup assemblies, with the two outside pickup assemblies foldable between an extended use position and a retracted travel position. Each of the pickup assemblies includes a reversible conveyor providin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311626 | Crank shaft power takeoff system and method A crank shaft power takeoff system, including an appliance intended for use in connection with lawns and/or gardens, the appliance including an engine that includes a crank shaft, the system further including an accessory used in conjunction with the appliance, and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310930 | Grass catcher reinforcement A reinforced grass catcher may be positioned adjacent a cutting unit of a grass mower, the reinforced grass catcher having a pair of sides, an upper panel and a lower panel, an opening between the upper panel and lower panel facing the cutting unit, and at least one... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303058 | Telescoping spout for agricultural harvester An adjustable height spout for an agricultural harvester may be remotely actuated by an operator. The spout may be positioned to match a height of a receptacle into which grain from the harvester is being transferred. An agricultural harvester including an adjustabl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281975 | Quick-adjust cotton picker basket A cotton picker basket is disclosed that includes a first basket portion and a second basket portion, the first basket portion configured to move relative to the second basket portion to adjust a volume contained therein and an compactor disposed at least in part wi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281471 | Cotton harvester compacting chamber with walls which taper divergently toward a cotton unloading opening A cotton receiver of a cotton harvesting machine including a floor and opposing side walls defining a cotton compacting chamber, each of the side walls including a plurality of spaced apart perforations therethrough for passage of air from the chamber, and a door en... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275357 | Cotton module program control using yield monitor signal A control and method for a cotton module building program for an on-board cotton module builder of a cotton harvester, which utilizes a signal or output from a yield monitor as a factor in determining and varying cotton module building parameters, which can include ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267051 | Cotton receiving and densification apparatus for a cotton module builder of a cotton harvesting machine A cotton receiving and densification apparatus for an upper region of a cotton module builder adapted for receiving a plurality of side-by-side flows of cotton and air and converging and densifying the cotton for distribution and conveyance downwardly into the modul... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263819 | Lawn mower A grass collecting apparatus includes a grass collecting container support; at least one grass collecting container mounted on the container support and having an upper end opening edge for receiving mowed grass or the like through a conduit, a guide hood for coveri... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240474 | Power assist rear discharge mower deck A rear discharge mower deck has at least two cutting blades mounted on vertical spindles in cutting chambers, a fan in a housing mounted on the deck over the cutting chambers, and an inlet opening between the cutting chambers and the fan housing. The surface area of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240472 | Collection container for a vehicle A collection container on a vehicle for lawn, garden, or property care may be connected to the vehicle so as to be movable about an axis that is at least essentially horizontal, whereby the collection container has at least a first position, in which it is arranged ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228680 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222477 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194850 | Riding lawn mower A riding lawn mower comprises, a plurality of front wheels and a plurality of rear wheels; a vehicle body supported by the front wheels and the rear wheels, and supporting a driver's seat; an engine disposed in a rear position of the vehicle body; a hood housing the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178454 | Compactor apparatus including single cylinders and guide members on the sides of an on-board module builder of a cotton harvesting machine Compactor apparatus for an on-board module builder, including single cylinders and guide members on opposite sides of the module builder for guiding and effecting a cotton compacting process. The compactor apparatus includes a frame disposed in a cotton module build... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165381 | Crop converging arrangement on mowing implement equipped with a rotary cutter bar A mowing implement is equipped with a rotary cutter bar and utilizes right- and left-hand sets of converging drums to aid those cutting discs located outboard of opposite sides of a discharge zone to converge crop to the discharge zone. The inner two of each of the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162856 | Cotton accumulator for a cotton receiver of a cotton harvesting machine A cotton receiver for a cotton harvesting machine and a method of operation of the same. The receiver includes a cotton compacting chamber, a precompacting area above the chamber, and an accumulator deployable upwardly from the precompacting area to increase the cot... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153077 | Increasing railcar capacity with auger In an embodiment, a device for increasing railcar capacity is disclosed. The device includes one or more augers that transfer and pack bulk materials into a railcar. In an embodiment, the one or more augers are compression augers. In another embodiment, the device i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143863 | Articulated harvester and method for converting a harvester and towed grain trailer into an articulated harvester An articulated harvester includes a powered harvester having a pair of forward wheels or tracks, having a pair of rotatable rearward caster wheels, and carrying an on-board harvester grain bin for housing harvested grain. The harvester tows a grain cart, which carri... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121071 | Reel mower discharge safety guard A reel type mower having a mobile structure and a ground engaging traction member rotatably coupled to the mobile structure. The ground engaging traction member imparts traction movement to the mobile structure for movement on the ground at a ground speed. A power d... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121073 | Cutting reel adjusting system A control system for a cutting reel unit includes a height-of-cut adjusting system and a reel-to-bedknife clearance adjusting system. The height-of-cut adjusting system includes a first frame; a second frame; a cutting reel supported by the second frame; a bedknife ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117817 | Animal feed harvesting and dispensing system A new type of feed crop harvesting system. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the relatively moist feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107747 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104037 | Gearing arrangement A gearing arrangement for driving at least one working unit, especially a cutter arrangement, has a support unit (6) with a connection mechanism (45) coupling to a tractor (1). A gearbox housing (7) is pivotably supported around a pivotin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093536 | Fault tolerant operating method for a cotton packager A fault tolerant operating method for a cotton compactor of a cotton module builder or packager of a cotton harvesting machine, which serves as an alternative to shutting down the compacting process or erratic operation thereof, in the event of indication of a fault... | 08/22/2006 |
