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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 |
| 7252126 | Device designed to be fitted around a wheel rim and comprising centering means A device, such as a safety support, comprising a body and a base, in which the base comprises at least one zone of resistance which is essentially circumferentially inextensible and is mechanically coupled to the body, and at least one centering zone which is mechan... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6845796 | Cushion tire A cushion tire is formed from a rubber material without being provided with an airspace inside the tire. An aspect ratio, which is a ratio of a sectional height of a tire with respect to a width of the tire, is set to 15 to 80%. And a number of holes are formed in b... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6669312 | Tracked vehicles, and endless tracks and wheels therefore A wheel assembly comprises a tire supported by an underlying wheel. The tire has inner and outer surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second recesses. Cables are in the tire proximate the inner surface. The wheel has inner and outer fla... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6502612 | Integral solid tire An integral solid tire is formed with an outer section and an inner foam section. The inner side portion of the outer section comprises a number of layers with one portion integrating to the inner portion of the outer section. When sulfur is added to the ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482140 | Roller and method of producing the same A roller is structured so that one or a plurality of grooves are recessed on an outer peripheral surface of an outer race in a bearing, a part of a synthetic resin tire integrally adhered to the outer race of the bearing is inserted and welded within a gr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467519 | Tread-locking wheel A wheel system for securely mounting a tire thereon. The assembly includes a wheel having a rim with radially outward extending slots. A tire with radially inward extending protuberances mates with the radially extending members for securely mounting the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6408912 | Bicycle wheel assembly A bicycle wheel assembly includes a hub disposed coaxially in a metal rim. A spoke unit interconnects the hub and the metal rim. The metal rim defines a tire-retention groove to receive a foam tire therein. The foam tire has an inner section disposed in t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6286907 | Skate wheel with internal radial support A skate wheel (10) for use on in-line skates, conventional skates, skateboards, and the like. The wheel includes a centrally located hub (12). The skate wheel (10) also includes an annular interlock flange (14) integrally formed around the perimeter of th... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286572 | Shock-absorbing safety wheel for motor vehicles A shock-absorbing safety wheel includes a rim, a hub at the center of the rim and connected by a plurality of spring plates and radial support, and a solid tire slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the rim and secured by a pair of rim shields. It is... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5967618 | In-line roller skate wheel An in-line roller skate wheel is formed of a polyurethane tire injection molded onto a plastic hub, also formed by injection molding. The hub includes semicircular recesses along the outside rim to prevent the tire from slipping with respect to the hub. T... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5897170 | Skate wheel and method for making The present invention relates generally to a hub for a skate wheel. The hub includes a central core member defining a bore for receiving an axle. A central axis of rotation passes through the center of the bore. The hub also includes first and second anch... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871262 | Precision super high strength wheel, roller and track tread consisting of isoplast or victrex peek with pure carbon fiber content, and with commercial carbon fibers forming an alloy on an improved tread locking insert wheel hub A precision wheel, roller and track tread product newly developed consisting of a wheel, roller and track tread material capable of carrying a very heavy load for its size mounted on a new tread locking assembly hub, roller shaft or track tread cleat. The... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5791742 | Three wheeled stroller wheel The present invention relates to a wheel including a hollow central hub having an interior periphery and an outer periphery with a plurality of equally spaced apertures through the outer periphery. The wheel includes a rim having an inner periphery and an... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5579818 | Solid rubber tire with wound overlay reinforcement structure A solid rubber tire comprised of rubber or plastic having elastomeric properties has a bottom layer and a tread portion connected to the bottom layer. A reinforcement structure for the bottom layer is provided in the form of a textile reinforcement elemen... | 12/03/1996 |
| 4776378 | Pneumatic tire and wheelrim for a motorcycle A pneumatic tire and wheelrim assembly for a motorcycle wherein the tire comprises a pair of axially spaced wheelrim engaging bead regions, a torroidal air pressure retaining carcass reinforced by a reinforced ply extending from one bead region to the oth... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4590980 | Variable-width-base solid tire for assuring seated rim mounting on vehicle wheels and the like A solid rubber tire for vehicle wheels is provided having a tenacious-hard tire base or bottom and also having the solid tire held between the rim flanges of the hub or wheel body. In order to be able to balance or equalize width tolerances of the tire fo... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4493355 | Vehicle tire Puncture-proof vehicle tires consisting essentially of one material and comprising a tread thicker than the side walls, an encircling empty space between the tread and the base of the tire and an encircling plastics reinforcement in the base of the tire.... | 01/15/1985 |
