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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 |
| 7367396 | Blowout preventers and methods of use Methods and apparatuses for severing a wellbore tubular, the apparatus, in certain aspects, including: a first member movable toward a tubular to be severed; a second member with a second blade disposed opposite to the first member and movable toward the tubular; a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332268 | Layered support sheet for high-yield spot cutting from gels or membranes The excision of sample spots from a gel or membrane by pressing a cutting tool terminating in a hollow cylinder against the gel or membrane supported on a rigid surface is made more reliable by interposing a relatively pliable, intermediate layer on the side of the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270527 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of avoiding breakage of a substrate while avoiding formation of a central hole off-center with respect to the substrate. A control section causes the vertical movement section to m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243585 | Rotary cutter and method for manufacturing fibrous product using the same Disclosed is a rotary cutter including a first roll and a second roll. With contact peripheries of the first roll being pressed against contact peripheries of the second roll, the first roll and the second roll are driven to rotate in synchronism with each other so ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7175731 | Method of manufacturing sheets being able to tear off The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing tearable sheets, wherewith each sheet obtains a perfectly smooth tear edge when torn-off. The method comprises the steps of: punching each sheet transversely of the fibers of said sheet from a first side of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150216 | Sawdust-free wood cutting method and apparatus A sawdust-free wood cutting apparatus (10) comprises a guide (62, 72) for guiding a piece of wood (W) along a feed path having a cutting zone. At least one circular blade (18b) is mounted in the cutting zone and driven in rotation about a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7047859 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus An optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus which is capable of reducing wear of a cut-forming blade section used for forming a cut in a resin layer, without increasing the component costs of the apparatus. An ultrasonic horn includes a hollow-cylindrical cu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011008 | Power gear guillotine trimmer A device for cutting pieces of material comprising a base, a bridge assembly and a lever arm. The bridge assembly includes a gear assembly operatively connected to the base. The lever arm is coupled to the gear assembly, and a linking member is coupled to the gear a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007371 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic strip magnet speed ring A method of manufacturing a speed ring in a continuous process using a magnetizing fixture and a trimming fixture. An unmagnetized magnetic strip is fed into the trolley of a magnetizing fixture, clamped stretched, and magnetized by a coil. The newly magnetized stri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976415 | Method for manufacturing printed wiring substrates, metal plate for use in manufacturing printed wiring substrates, and multi-printed wiring-substrate panel The invention provides a method for manufacturing printed wiring substrates which can manufacture printed wiring substrates each having resin dielectric layers of uniform thickness and excellent surface flatness while maintaining favorable cutting performance in a d... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6941664 | Shingle cutting tool A shingle cutting tool for trimming shingles includes a vertical panel having a front edge, a back edge, a bottom edge and a top edge. A horizontal slot for receiving shingles extends into the front edge and extends toward the back edge. A front handle is attached t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6863486 | Method and apparatus for cutting a case containing product An apparatus and method for cutting open a case of product having a top and a bottom is provided. The case is placed on a conveyor and moved to a cutting apparatus. The top is cut open at the cutting apparatus. The case is moved to a lift apparatus. The top of the c... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6839962 | Method of producing micromechanical structures A micromechanical structure is described which is disposed on a base body and requires protection from environmental influences by a covering body. Furthermore, electrical contacts are necessary for establishing contacts for the micromechanical structure. By skillfu... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6800351 | Folded honeycomb structure consisting of corrugated paperboard and method and device for producing the same The invention relates to a folded honeycomb structure and to a method and device for producing said folded honeycomb structure from a corrugated core web. The folded honeycomb structure has a number of adjacent corrugated core strips which lie in one plane and are i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6792661 | Door and frame for a storage enclosure and method of making same A storage unit providing a storage space and method of forming a door and frame for a storage unit are disclosed. The storage unit comprises a base, a panel movable between an open position and a closed position, and a retaining member. The retaining member is confi... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6732621 | Method for machining slots in molding die An improved method of machining slots and material feed holes in a molding die such as an extrusion die designed to form a honeycomb structure of ceramics employed as a catalyst carrier of a catalytic converter for automotive vehicles. In one of the preferred embodi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729172 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing press formed articles Methods for manufacturing a press formed article (22) may include half die cutting a substantially flat material (1, 10) by press forming, thereby forming a first processed material (10′) having a first intermediate press formed article (16... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6694852 | Method and apparatus for cutting a case containing product An apparatus and method for cutting open a case of product having a top and a bottom is provided. The case is placed on a conveyor and moved to a cutting apparatus. The top is cut open at the cutting apparatus. The case is moved to a lift apparatus. The t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688198 | Apparatus for cutting a sheet-shaped material An apparatus for cutting a sheet-shaped material, comprises the first blade, the second blade, the first holding members and the second holding members. The second blade is disposed to face the first blade so that a sheet-shaped material to be cut is plac... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6592704 | Forming splice joints for elastomeric materials The invention describes a method and apparatus for forming splice ends for elastomeric strips. The splicing ends each have a low angle splicing surface and an abutment surface. The combination of surfaces provide a precise way to locate and join splices.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578758 | Air breathable bulk materials container A container for leaf product and other bulk pack materials wherein a blank of corrugated paperboard is scored to define side walls of the container, and a field of passageways are defined in at least one side wall of the container by a conical pin punch-p... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6475878 | Method for singulation of integrated circuit devices An improved and more efficient apparatus and method for singulation of integrated circuit array devices. A relatively inexpensive piece of equipment is used for singulation of IC array devices. The equipment has a primary die and a secondary die as main m... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474205 | Device for cutting off and conveying streaks and method for cutting off and transferring a threading streak The invention relates to a device for cutting off and conveying strips, for a machine. The device is used for producing a continuous web, especially of paper or card, for a threading strip, and has a knife. Finally the device is characterized in that it h... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6408527 | Scoring tool A scoring tool that is especially useful for scoring relatively flat and rigid materials, such as siding materials that are used as exterior trim on buildings, includes two scoring members that engage opposite sides of the sheet of material to provide a s... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401510 | Method for stamping a part from a multi-layered strip A method of stamping a part from an elongated strip of multi-layered material. The multi-layered material includes a viscoelastic intermediate layer, and upper and lower layers that are relatively rigid with respect to the intermediate layer. The method i... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6347896 | Cutting mode switching module in a printer Disclosed is a printer including: a fixed chassis mounted on the printer; a moving chassis being engageable with the fixed chassis between an open position and a closed position; and a cutting mode switching module for controlling a cutting mode of the pr... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6291317 | Method for dicing of micro devices A method for dicing small devices including MEMS, ink jet printheads, lasers etc. The method comprises making a first pass cut into a substrate with a blade of narrow kerf and having long wear characteristics. This first pass cut is then followed with a p... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6271102 | Method and system for dicing wafers, and semiconductor structures incorporating the products thereof A method and system for dicing a semiconductor wafer providing a structure with greatly reduced backside chipping and cracking, as well as increased die strength. Semiconductor chip structures obtained from wafers diced according to this invention are als... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6237454 | Self-centering trim punch Cast metal parts are created for use in making machinery. When these parts are formed, unwanted material remains in the openings of the parts. This material, called flash, must be removed. In the method of the present invention, the cast parts are placed ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6148706 | Device for shortening translucent multilateral plate material A device for shortening translucent double-walled plate material (20) which shortens the plate material with a substantially rectilinear cut. The plate material comprises two basically parallel synthetic plates (21, 22) which are separated from each other... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6079304 | Pinch blade tool and method for patterning asphalt shingles with indentations A shingle trimming tool comprises a stationary and and a movable blades with edges. When a manually operated lever is lowered, the movable blade is mounted to reciprocate towards a closed position with the edges in contact and returns to an open position.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5996456 | Punching apparatus An apparatus for punching transversely throughgoing coaxial holes in spaced walls of a workpiece has a holder supporting the workpiece and an outer tool part formed with a pair of transverse bores and displaceable between an advanced position engaged over... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5974936 | Method to allow an aluminum beverage can to be recycled It is the purpose of this utility process invention to allow a means to recycle the common aluminum beverage can. This is accomplished with the addition of a scribe or scribes to the circumference of the can. The depth and position of the scribe acting as... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957597 | Tape printer and partial cut unit used in tape printer A partial cutting unit 32 is for cutting only a print tape 28 of a laminated tape 24, that is, without cutting a release tape 14 of the laminated tape 24. A blade support base 35 is mounted on a pivotal pin 34, pivotable with respect to a tape support bas... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5826471 | Cutting method for coil conductor A method for cutting a coil conductor in which a halted conductor wire 2 to be formed into a coil is served by cutting edges 5A, 5B, while simultaneously advancing a cutting edges downstream in the feed direction of the wire. Thus, a pushing back force ag... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5561899 | Measure-cut-strip wire processing method Apparatus for feeding an insulated electrical wire, or the like, axially with respect to a transverse plane in which a single pair of blade cutting edges are supported for movement toward and away from the axis of the wire. Each blade has a continuous cut... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556213 | Tape printer having a half-cut mechanism A tape printer including: a printer head for printing characters, figures, etc. on a laminated tape which is formed by laminating a printing tape and a separate paper a tape releasing section for feeding the laminated tape from the tape printer and a cutt... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5393294 | Method and apparatus for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format Method for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format in which a web of corrugated cardboard is removed continuously from a heating and pulling device of s conventional corrugated cardboard installation. The sheets are processed to th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5369060 | Method for dicing composite wafers In a method for dicing multi-layer composite wafers, proceeding from an upper side of the wafer, cuts are introduced into an upper layer of the wafer and, proceeding from a lower side of the wafer, cuts are introduced into a lower layer of the wafer.... | 11/29/1994 |
