...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 |
| 6167571 | Waders for fishing or hunting An outerwear for a fisherman or hunter is formed of two leg portions and a hip-waist portion extending upward from the leg portions to the waist. The leg portions are made of a foam material having waterproof, nonbreathable, and thermal effects. The hip-w... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6049913 | Waterproof outer garment A waterproof outer garment comprises one piece of material wrappable around the wearer between the knees and the back, with edges overlapping and securable to one another by quick locking and quick release fasteners. The edges are securable in varying amo... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5960473 | Sportswear In a sportwear, especially ski wear of the type that pants are suspended with suspenders, length of the leg portions of the pants are formed extendably and contractably. Front ends of the suspenders are fixed to the front face of the waist portion W of th... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5168582 | Firefighter turnout pants suspender support arrangement An improved suspender support arrangement for firefighter's trousers provides more even support for the inner liner and the outer shell of turnout pants. First fasteners, buttons or studs in two illustrated embodiments, are secured to the waist area of th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5123120 | Protective pants A set of protective pants which includes a waist band for attachment around a waist of a wearer, a pair of leg portions affixed to the waist, each having a crotch edge extending from a front of said waist band to a rear thereof. The crotch edges are uncon... | 06/23/1992 |