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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 |
| 8141458 | Hammer head with recessed traction striking surface A hammer head includes a centrally located traction surface surrounded by a peripheral striking face. The portion of the hammer head forming the traction surface is comprised of a harder material than the surrounding portion of the hammer head, such that wear to the... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113091 | Hammer with a socket hole blocking device A hammer includes a metal hammerhead having a socket hole, a wooden handle fastened to the socket hole, and a socket hole blocking device blocking the socket hole. The socket hole blocking device includes a cap, which is fitted into the socket hole in flush with the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104379 | Graphite / titanium hammer According to disclosure, the hammer has a head made of striking grade steel. The handle comprises a 6-4 titanium hand grip and over strike plate insert in the handle and under the head. The head has an eye for accommodating a handle which in a preferred embodiment i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100035 | Tool with slideable weight A tool (10) includes an elongated shaft (11) having a handle (12) mounted at one end, a working implement (14) mounted to an opposite end, and a sliding weight (16) journalled upon the shaft for movement between the handle and work... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8047099 | Large strike face hammer A hammer includes a handle and a head. The head is disposed on an upper portion of the handle. The hammer includes an overall length dimension. A ratio of the overall length dimension to the surface area of the striking surface of the head is less than 11.0. The hea... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7900538 | Packable battering ram A packable battering ram quickly disassembled for transport by two or more persons. In the preferred embodiment, the invention has first and second body members that are symmetrical, but otherwise identically shaped and sized. When assembled, the first and second bo... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7438279 | Tool for pulling nails and other protrusions A pulling tool for pulling nails, screws, rivets, pegs, or other protrusions includes a jaw which may be opened to receive the head of the protrusion. The jaw is then at least partially closed against the protrusion, and when the handle of the tool is pulled, the ja... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7409894 | Hammer head ratchet device A hammer head ratchet device that includes a handle with a hammer head at one end, a ratchet driving mechanism assembly located at the bottom end of the handle for using a selected tool bit to perform a desired tool bit function, and slots or compartments to store t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404346 | Striking tool with weight forward head The present invention provides a hand-held striking tool that has a head disposed forward of the centerline of a handle. The hand-held striking tool of the present invention may further include a flange positioned beneath the head of the tool, the flange functioning... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7350440 | Framing hammer assembly A framing hammer assembly enables a user to tend to nail work within tight spaces. The hammer assembly comprises a three-dimensional hammer head, an elongate hammer handle, and a select tool attachment assembly. The hammer head comprises first and second nail-striki... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347123 | Hammer with extendable handle A hammer includes a head and a shaft extending from the head. Extending around a distal end of the shaft is a tubular handle such that the handle is longitudinally moveable with respect to the shaft. The overall length of the handle, with respect to the head of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334502 | Multi-purpose hand tool method & apparatus A combination tool comprising first and second sections designated a “hammer section” and a “wrench section” which as their names suggest, have a hammer function and a wrench function, respectively. These two sections are releasably and pivotally connected t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327109 | Adjustable bridge for acoustic stringed instruments A bridge for providing adjustable active string length on acoustic stringed musical instruments comprised of a concavity surrounding a plurality of individually adjustable saddles that are arranged individually and independently to support each string and be freely ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320266 | Shock dampening counterbalanced handle Shock dampener incorporated into a hammer handle. Using a counter weight attached with a hinge pin to provide extreme shock dampening when striking solid objects with a hammer tool. Shock travels in waves known as vibration. When striking an object with the hammer's... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299717 | Hammering tool with adjustable nail-drawing device A hammering tool includes a hammer, a frame and a fastener. The hammer has a shaft and a hammer head, and the hammer head has a claw. The hammer head has two slots and two bores. The frame has a fulcrum portion and two arms, wherein the arms are received in the slot... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272995 | Jig hammer A carpenter's hammer wherein the handle portion is telescopic using two slidably mating tubes. Two optimal preset positions are made possible by means of a dual spring-nipple. At the 14.5″ stop, the jig hammer can be used to jig the position between studs for 16... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225544 | Ice axe for mountaineering with adjustable grip The ice axe for mountaineering includes a head, a shaft, and an anatomical grip having one free end and an end secured to the shaft. The grip defines a handling zone of the ice axe and includes an adjusting member for adjusting the length of the handling zone. The a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7181994 | Handle saver A striking implement, such as a maul, to reduce the impact force on the handle used with the member. The device is fabricated of metal and has two elongated parallel supports, a base, and a two angled end portions joining together one end of each parallel support, t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178428 | Impact instrument An impact instrument for delivering an impulse to an object. The impact instrument may include an impact surface for contacting the object and an elongated member extending from the impact surface that terminates in an end. The elongated member may include a graspin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174809 | Hammer A hammer for eliminating misguided hammer strikes includes an elongated handle having an upper end with a head attached thereto. The head includes two oppositely facing striking surfaces, one of which is concave. Centrally positioned within the concave striking surf... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174808 | Hand tool An apparatus for locking the head of a hand tool to the handle of the tool. The apparatus generally includes a tapered handle with one or more groove cut into the handle at the tool end of the handle. The grooves are then filled with a compressible material. The hea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168339 | Dual headed hammer A dual headed hammer is a hammer with special features for framing and finishing applications. A first head of the hammer has a smaller head and face for finish carpentry applications, and may have a gridded-face to prevent nail slippage. A nail-extractor is located... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159331 | Tape measure with extended standout A tape measure comprises a main case having first and second sidewalls and a peripheral wall extending between the sidewalls; a flexible tape blade selectively deployable from the case; the tape blade having a generally curved cross-sectional profile when deployed f... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143667 | Striking or pulling tool with a split head A striking and pulling tool, such as a hammer, having separate head elements secured to opposing sides of a handle. The tool may be part of a system with interchangeable components. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143459 | Ice axe or hammer axe with hollow shaft equipped with a stop An ice axe or hammer axe comprises a gripping shaft having a hollow tube equipped with a stop which is mounted retractable at the end of the shaft between a first retracted position and a second working position. The stop is formed by a plug equipped with a spur sal... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134363 | Deadblow hammer Deadblow hammers capable of minimizing or eliminating recoils when the hammers impact their targets are discussed which have easy access anti-recoil chambers and which have open sockets for receiving handles that extend the length of the hammerhead body. These hamme... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096761 | Ergonomic tool handle and related hammer system An ergonomic handle for a hand tool includes a main portion extending in a longitudinal direction between a gripping portion and a tool head supporting portion opposite the gripping portion. Both the gripping portion and the tool head supporting portion are offset a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089629 | Mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle having an inner handle serving as an emergency hammer to break or smash the windows of a vehicle in the event of the emergency. The mounting structure of the inner handle includes an inner handle having a grabbin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080576 | Multi-accessory hammer with rapid release change mechanism A multi-accessory hammer is provided having an rapid release accessory change mechanism that includes a housing mounted to the butt end of a hammer and having an opening therein. A resilient means such as a spring is mounted within the housing, and an accessory lock... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080577 | Marker tag for tree trunks and an applicator hammer for the application of same to tree trunks A marker tag for tree trunks is provided with a flat element bearing indicia adapted to clip onto an applicator hammer. A nail extends perpendicularly through the flat element and is able to slide in a passage opening in the flat element preferably subject to the ac... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066052 | Hammer having enhanced strength A hammer includes a handle, a hammer body mounted on an end of the handle and having a side formed with a combination bar inserted into the handle, and a protective jacket integrally formed on the handle to encompass a periphery of the combination bar and a mediate ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017832 | Piercing hose nozzle A piercing nozzle is disclosed having first and second elongated, hollow members connected at a connection that allows fluid to be communicated from the first member to the second member. The first member has a hose connector for attachment to a hose. The second mem... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6986504 | Tool for pulling nails and other protrusions A pulling tool for pulling nails, screws, rivets, pegs, or other protrusions includes a jaw which may be opened to receive the head of the protrusion. The jaw is then at least partially closed against the protrusion, and when the handle of the tool is pulled, the ja... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983674 | Device and method for delivering an impact An impact device has a handle attached to an impact head. A weight is reciprocatably mounted on a guideway on the impact head. The weight can move along the guideway between a first position and a second position in response to motion of the head. A yielding member ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976406 | Striking tool with weight forward head The present invention provides a hand-held striking tool that has a head disposed forward of the centerline of a handle. The hand-held striking tool of the present invention may further include a flange positioned beneath the head of the tool, the flange functioning... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6961985 | Method and apparatus for joining a handle to a hammer head A striking tool comprising a head assembled to a handle having a long axis is characterized in that the head comprises a closed cavity extending into the head in the direction of the long axis, an opening through a wall of the head into the cavity, the opening exten... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962098 | Undermolded structures and method of making same A molded tool structure has a non-metallic body and a continuous band of flexible and resilient non-metallic material encompassing the body and bonded to its exterior surface. The body may be a tool or a tool part. Also, the body may have one or more metal inserts i... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959465 | Hammer The invention is a magnetized tool for holding or retrieving nails. This is shown as a hammer having a magnet which may be on a removable cover or an extendable arm, mounted within the shaft or adjacent to the shaft of a hammer on the removable cover. The magnet is ... | 11/01/2005 |
