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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 |
| 7606630 | Method for electronically operating two machine tools There is described a method for electronically operating a machine tool which comprises an electronic machine tool control and is positioned on a working place. Said machine tool is connected, through a data connection, to a server platform which is independent of t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7371067 | Simulation method for designing customized medical devices The invention provides a system for virtually designing a medical device conformed for use with a specific patient. Using the system, a three-dimensional geometric model of a patient-specific body cavity or lumen is reconstructed from scanned volume images such as o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7336373 | Surface shape measuring apparatus and surface shape measuring method In order to provide a surface shape measuring apparatus and a surface shape measuring method capable of detecting a distortion on the curved surface of a work precisely, a laser displacement meter 17 disposed to the outside surface of a door panel 51 o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317992 | Method and apparatus for inspecting dovetail edgebreak contour A method and tooling for inspecting a contour of an edge of a cutout formed in a disk, each cutout fixedly receiving a turbine blade. A first device receives the disk containing the cutouts. A second device has a sensor associated with the movement of an instrument,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284937 | Machining apparatus A pulse generation means that generates a pulse each time an XY movable member moves linearly by a certain amount relative to a base is provided. A workpiece and a light and dark pattern member are provided on the base. A tool, a light and dark pattern scanning sens... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263780 | Motorized orientable measuring head Motorized indexed measuring head for a machine for measuring three-dimensional coordinates. Includes a double-action actuator to pass from a locked state, wherein any rotation of the probe feeler is prohibited, to an unlocked state, wherein the feeler can be oriente... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7245977 | Systems and methods for mass customization A method facilitates mass customization of an object by generating a template representing data common to the object; generating specific data to customize the object in conjunction with the template; and fabricating a customized version of the object. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245982 | System and process for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads and/or tables A system and a process are disclosed, that are automated and integrated with numerically controlled systems, for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads (1) and/or tables. The system comprises: at least one support base (... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245412 | On-the-fly laser beam path error correction for specimen target location processing A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a beam steering device, such as a two-axis steering mirror. The sensors may include a beam positi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231277 | Surface shape determining device for a machining apparatus and surface shape determining method In a state of separating a front end face of an air injecting nozzle 23 from a worked work W by a predetermined interval h, the air injecting nozzle 23 is moved at a constant speed in an X axis direction, injects air from an injecting hole 27... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225050 | Method and apparatus for precisely fitting, reproducing, and creating 3-dimensional objects from digitized and/or parametric data inputs using computer aided design and manufacturing technology A high-technology method for creating, reproducing, and or precisely fitting custom appendages to topographically complex structures. The method comprises a combination of novel measurement techniques in conjunction with computerized modeling and machining processes... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213345 | Motorized orientable measuring head Motorized indexed measuring head for a machine for measuring three-dimensional coordinates. Comprises one, two or more re-orientable elements to orient a probe feeler according to a plurality of indexed orientations. The orientable elements are guided in their rotat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216003 | Hi-accuracy three-dimensional topographic modeling apparatus A cutting apparatus includes a hi-accuracy three-dimensional cutting apparatus for topographic modeling that is electronically coupled with a computer. The computer has a central processor that executes instructions, a memory for storing instructions to be executed,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172490 | Method for calibrating a grinding machine The invention relates to a method for calibrating a grinding machine for sharpening bar blades by grinding at least two flanks and a top surface (K) of the bar blades, involving the following steps: producing a calibrating blade by sharpening a bar blade according t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146422 | Method and apparatus for validating documents based on a validation template A network apparatus is provided between a network and a plurality of processing nodes or application servers. The network apparatus includes a validation accelerator to validate (or pre-validate) a document based on validation instructions provided in the document. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7123983 | System and process for creating custom fit artificial fingernails using a non-contact optical measuring device A system and process for creating custom fit artificial fingernails using a non-contact measuring device is disclosed. A fingernail is measured for its topographical configuration by an optical non-contact measuring device. The measured topography of the fingernail ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119511 | Servo system for a two-dimensional micro-electromechanical system (MEMS)-based scanner and method therefor A servo control system for a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103441 | Calibration procedures and such using an erosion and grinding machine A method for calibration of grinding and/or erosion machines assumes an initial calibration process and corresponding re-calibration processes. Calibration of the machine is performed with a reference piece and a reference tracer in an initial calibration process. G... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082349 | Machining apparatus for machining a workpiece to reproduce a model shape A machining apparatus capable of easily machining a workpiece to reproduce a shape of a machining model or with alternation of a scale in a scanning or profiling direction. A non-contact displacement gauge is fixed to one surface of a tool rest, and a tool to the ot... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7006237 | Laser beam positioning device for laser processing equipment A laser beam positioning device for a laser processing equipment includes a beam scanning unit that scans a laser beam to process a work piece according to a command value; a measurement unit that measures a processed position on the work piece; and a control unit t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6912446 | Systems and methods for automated sensing and machining for repairing airfoils of blades A method for repairing an airfoil comprising creating a nominal numerically-controlled tool path based on a nominal shape of the airfoil, measuring the airfoil using a displacement sensor, capturing differences in the airfoil shape as compared to the nominal shape, ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6832877 | Dental measuring and machining system A dental measuring and machining system includes a measuring and machining unit for preparing measurement data by measuring a prosthesis model based on a predetermined algorithm and for producing a prosthesis by machining a prosthesis block based on the above measur... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6820346 | Method, system and storage medium for providing an executable program to a coordinate measurement system An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method of providing an executable program from an executable program provider to a customer for use in a controller of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system. The method includes receiving a request to create ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6801829 | Key information registration procedure assisting system, recorded medium, and key plate cutter The key plate image (141), a guide lines (142) and (143) for specifying the position and the depth of cutting a key groove is formed, and the shape of a key groove (144) are displayed on a Web screen. Then, instructions about the shape of... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6747750 | Method for operating an engraving member In a method for engraving a printing cylinder using an engraving member in an electronic engraving machine, an engraving tool of an engraving member controlled by an engraving signal engraves a sequence of grooves arranged in a printing screen in a rotating printing... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6687565 | Key identification code and manufacturing method After making measurements of a key, the measurements are converted into a compact format which can be read back at a later date or at a different location by apparatus capable of accurately reproducing the original key. The data may be stored on, for exam... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6633797 | Automated reconfigurable object manipulation device with an array of pins An apparatus for manipulating an object to a desired state. The object is received by a grid of retractable pins. A control component determines, through employment of a manipulation algorithm, one or more retractable pins to actuate to place the object i... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6612044 | Method, system and storage medium for providing an executable program to a coordinate measurement system An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method of providing an executable program from an executable program provider to a customer for use in a controller of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system. The method includes receiving a request... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6597966 | Machine tool driving control apparatus Every time the cumulative number of revolutions of a spindle rotating motor reaches a cumulative number of revolutions set in a data table, a CPU reads out, from a data memory section, moving positions of a workpiece and tool at the reached cumulative num... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6571008 | Reverse engineering of polymeric solid models by refractive index matching A reverse engineering technique allows the creation of 3-D CAD files from a solid model. A solid model of a part to be reverse engineered is created from polymers having an index of refraction matching that of an immersion liquid. Over the immersion liqui... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543972 | Device to help determine key cut attributes The invention relates to a key decode apparatus for helping to automatically extracting and measurement depths and spacings of cuts an object key and decodes when duplicating an original key. A key holder is provided forming shadow image of a key side vie... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6424877 | Reproduction apparatus In order to produce a reproduction of an object such as a human face, a three-dimensional form of the object is measured with a three-dimensional measuring device, and the measured form is displayed. After a user approves the displayed form, a material is... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6406227 | Key measurement apparatus and method In a method and apparatus for measuring an original key, a line of the light is focused onto the key surface in a direction perpendicular to the key surface. A camera, or other type of detector is disposed to receive light deflected by the key at an obliq... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6363298 | Method and apparatus for generating tool paths An apparatus and method for generating tool paths for cutting a physical part. The present invention includes storing geometric data indicative of the geometric configuration of the part. A plurality of planes are used to slice the geometric data. Micro f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360143 | Error recovery methods for controlling robotic systems A method of controlling a dispensing system, having a robot that moves along a motion segment and applies a material to a workpiece, automatically determines a backup distance for the robot after an error has occurred during the dispensing of a first port... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6286517 | Fingernail and toenail decoration using ink jets Inkjet printing technology is used to apply selected designs on fingernails or toenails. The nail-printing device applies highly detailed, customized, multicolored designs that are scaled to precisely fit within the boundary of each individual nail. The d... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6224249 | Compound design system and method for mechanism parts A drawing apparatus is connected to a compound design apparatus. The design apparatus includes at least a display for displaying a drawing, a data base device for storing therein reference data to analyze the drawing, a storage for storing therein analysi... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212442 | Compressing device in association with a dental product or other product related to the human body, or tool for this product A device for compressing information sensed from a model of a product is provided. The compressed quantity of information is a subset of the control information that can be transferred, by way of a data link, to machining equipment used to make the produc... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205370 | Method of making a nest of cuts For making a nest of cuts (N) for cutting blanks out of flat, irregular workpieces (W), the contour (U) and the flaws (F) of the spread workpieces (W) together with a workpiece characteristic are detected by means of a digitizing unit (3), and the corresp... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6076953 | Digitizing probe A digitizing probe and method is disclosed for accurately locating the edges and determining the orientation of a generally planar, metal workpiece relative to the orthogonal axes of a computer numerical control ("CNC") cutting machine. The CNC cutting ma... | 06/20/2000 |
