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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 |
| 6367494 | Movable sunshade base A sunshade base comprises a base adapted to engage with a support tube of a sunshade and two wheel assemblies each having a mounting plate and at least one wheel. The mounting plate is pivotally mounted to the base. The wheel is rotatably mounted to the m... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6039062 | Combined portable umbrella and air blower A combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising an elongate shaft, an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft for providing protection from adverse weather conditions, and an air propulsion mechanism operably coupled to the elongate shaft for... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5669402 | Water collection device derived from an umbrella A water collection device derived from an umbrella comprises an umbrella having a first canopy and a less diameter second canopy covering the top of the first canopy and circumferentially connected spaced apart with the first canopy so as to define a plur... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5495866 | Umbrella drip water collector An umbrella drip water collector including a receptacle, a sponge mounted within the receptacle, a hollow barrel inserted through a longitudinal center through hole on the sponge and extended out of the bottom center hole on the receptacle and having an o... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5425388 | Telescopic safety umbrella case A telescopic umbrella case which possesses water-collecting function and light-reflecting effect for enhancing the safety of a user when walking at night. The umbrella case is composed of an innermost top sleeve member and several subsidiary sleeve member... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5385162 | Umbrella having automatically closed water collector An umbrella includes a plurality of telescopic sleeves telescopically extendibly and retractibly mounted on an umbrella shaft covered with umbrella cloth, a water collector secured on a tip portion of the umbrella communicating with interior of the telesc... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5381812 | Rain water collecting device for umbrellas An inexpensive rain water collecting device which is easy to manufacture. The rain water collecting device provides an effective device which is adaptable to various umbrella tip sizes and avoids any bacterial growth problems. The rain water collecting de... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5313970 | Automatically squeezable water collector of umbrella A water collector for umbrella includes: a catcher member having a plurality of resilient jaws radially secured to a central collar or a retainer fixed on a tip portion of the umbrella, an absorbent lining secured to an inner surface of the catcher member... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5195550 | Umbrella An umbrella comprises a drain cup for collecting rainwater draining down the umbrella after use thereof, and a cover in the form of an accordion or bellows structure one end of which is connected to the drain cup and which may be contracted during use of ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5178175 | Removable rain water collecting device for umbrellas A rain water collecting device for an umbrella includes a reservoir (6) with a closed end and an open end. A diaphragm (10) is mounted in the reservoir (6) adjacent to the open end to separate the reservoir (6) into a first compartment (62) and a second c... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5161560 | Umbrella holder with raindrops collecting means For holding an umbrella and collecting the water therefrom, an umbrella holder comprising a casing, which has holes on the top for holding an umbrella and collecting raindrops carried by said umbrella and a shaft projecting over the bottom edge thereof, a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5135017 | Umbrella cover In an umbrella cover, in which each of a plurality of short connector cylinders has its diameter gradually decreased, inner protuberances are provided at the inner circumferences of the small diameter sides or ends and outer protuberances are provided at ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5111835 | Water collecting handle with a foldable sheath for a folding umbrella The present disclosure is related to a water collecting handle with a foldable sheath received therein which is engaged to the bottom of a folding umbrella. The handle is equipped with a downward movable cap that is provided with a cork-like element at th... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4703768 | Umbrella drip cup with discharge valve An inverted-frustoconical container houses a clamp for clamping the tip of an umbrella, and a rain-water drain valve. The drain valve is normally biased closed, but downward force on the container opens the valve. When the umbrella tip is held in the clam... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4279265 | Umbrella An umbrella comprises a flexible water collecting device and a self-supporting device both provided generally within the upper portion of a stick member and controlled by a controlling device. When one releases the controlling device, the water collecting... | 07/21/1981 |
