Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7396171 | Thor expandable ring printer for wide print media A printing machine for use with paper roll stock is disclosed. The print head consists of an expandable cylindrical ring print head where the printing brushes are integrated in a spiral pattern around the ring print head. Ink wells are located outside of the print h... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7063013 | Card-flipping device for use in card printers A card-flipping device for a card printing apparatus is provided. The card-flipping device comprises a card-carrier unit for transporting the card in a vertical direction, a motor drive means for moving the unit in the vertical direction, and an actuator assembly in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 4706563 | Card printer by means of a card feeding and type selecting printing method A card printer comprises a type group consisting of a number of types being worked in a desired printing pitch. The types are in a lined-up arrangement in a horizontal direction and are received in a type receiving case so as to carry out an impact printi... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4429342 | Impact printing device with an improved print hammer An impact printing device having a plunger-type magnet system has an armature consisting of two joined portions which are a cylindrical principal portion and a guide portion which serves as the printing hammer. The principal portion of the armature consis... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4036349 | Combined mechanism for impacting a print member and advancing a printing ribbon A combined mechanism for impacting a print member and advancing a printing ribbon of a high speed printer wherein an electromagnet, located near and on a yoke mechanism containing the print stem shaft of the print head, operate together with a linkage mec... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3942436 | Computer responsive supplemental printer A supplemental printer is mounted piggy-back fashion atop a conventional high speed chain printer or other form of computer output printing equipment; and prints, upon the same print-out sheet as the high speed printer, information generated by the same e... | 03/09/1976 |
