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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 |
| 7886933 | Household sanitary tissue paper container In a household sanitary tissue paper container 1 that has a slender taking-out opening 2 where a film for supporting a household sanitary tissue paper 10 is not provided at the taking-out opening 2, the taking-out opening 2 having ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7367453 | Can dispensing package The carton is provided for carrying cylindrical containers, such as cans in three or more layers and having open ends at the top and bottom of each end of the carton. A dispenser flap is formed by zigzag tear lines in the exiting end of the carton. The carton is con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353969 | Tamper and child proof tablet dispenser with ejection means Tamper and child proof dispenser for a solid dosage product such as tablets and capsules that may be contained in a blister sheet. Dispenser comprises a dispensing assembly (3) for holding and dispensing the product, a slidably or hingedly connected outercove... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337942 | Carton A carton for enclosing a number of products. The carton may include a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel tab positioned adjacent to the top panel and separated by a top panel fold line. The carton may have a first score line extendin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328834 | Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7296731 | Carton with removable corner portion A carton having a dispensing feature adapted for permitting the removal of articles from within the carton. To erect the carton, a plurality of panels are connected together to define an end of the carton. At least one removable portion is provided in the erected ca... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7213710 | Package for compressible flat articles The present invention relates to a package for compressible flat articles according to the preamble of claim 1. Moreover, the present invention is related to a method for filling such a package. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147143 | Opening assist to dispensing carton An opening assist for a dispensing carton to facilitate the opening of the carton to dispense articles without unintentional tearing of the carton. The dispensing carton includes a plurality of panels hingedly connected to one another. A displaceable portion is deta... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086578 | Secondary beverage carton A secondary beverage carton which has two opposing non-rectangular, preferably triangular, side walls. The carton has at least one coincident acute angle. The side walls are connected by end walls. Preferably one end wall has a can access panel which is severable to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059494 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A multicarton pack which can be easily separated into individual cartons, without destroying the integrity of any of the cartons in the pack. Cartons may have an improved dispenser at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7000803 | Contoured carton with dispenser A contoured carton has arcuate corners and includes a dispenser for dispensing articles. The carton is formed by a top wall, bottom wall, two side walls, and two end walls and includes tear lines in at least one end wall for forming the dispenser. The tear lines pre... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6886714 | Container allowing choice of multiple openings for dispensing preference A dispensing container for dispensing sheets is provided in which the container has a first dispensing opening for pop-up dispensing of sheets such as facial tissue. The container has a second opening to provide group dispensing of a plurality of sheets simultaneous... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6769565 | Dispensing cartridge and system A dispensing system that includes a housing and a cartridge which is to be inserted into the interior area of the housing. The housing includes a plurality of intersecting exterior sidewalls, a first end wall defining a dispensing throat, a second end wall, and a me... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5613609 | Dual chamber-child resistant blister package A dual chamber-child-resistant blister package is provided. The blisters of the package include a storage chamber and a discharge chamber. In addition, the blister includes restraint means for preventing the medicament from moving from the storage chamber... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5346064 | Center-pull roll product dispenser package A dispenser package includes a container having an interior and a dispensing aperture communicating with the interior. A coreless, center-pull roll product is positioned in the interior, the roll product having a central opening and a lead end connected t... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5320215 | Vial dispensing carton An inventory of pharmaceutical vials is kept in an inexpensive manner by providing a plurality of stackable cartons stacked in a neat array and each having a front access panel which opens to form an access window to allow access to remove vials from the ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5259550 | Decahedral tissue carton A paperboard tissue box having a decahedral prismatic configuration which may be rapidly fabricated using available high speed machinery providing an attractive appearance while retaining high strength is disclosed. The outer surface of the tissue box of ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5199601 | Dispenser for cups and cup-like articles An apparatus for storing a supply of cup-shaped elements such as containers in a stacked, telescopically interfitted relationship comprises a tubular housing with a resilient diaphragm across the lower end. The diaphragm has a center opening through which... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5163558 | Package having sanitary products therein A package for sanitary products comprises a wrapper which houses the products and can be torn so as to form at least one hole for the removal of the products. The hole facilitates the removal of the products while ensuring that the wrapper remains unimpai... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5150793 | Device for inhibiting removal of an article from a blister-type container The present invention is a device for inhibiting removal of an article from a blister-type container having at least one blister. The device includes a housing surrounding at least a portion of the container sized to permit movement of the container betwe... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5100021 | Pipette dispenser package A combined dispenser tray and package is provided for pipettes. The tray is elongated with a stepped front wall which provides a dispensing position for sequentially dispensing individual pipettes, as required. The front wall includes a built-in curved wa... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5037000 | Rubber band dispenser A rubber band dispensing container for storing and dispensing rubber bands or like objects. The dispensing container comprises a unitary plastic molded body having a receptacle cover and a confronting base adjoined along a common edge by an integral hinge... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5020719 | Dispensing container A dispensing container has a main body portion with opposing side, back and front and top and bottom walls. The lower portion of the front wall is rupturable and removable from the front wall to form an access opening to gain access to the interior of the... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4997105 | Glove dispensing system The present invention provides a device for storing a plurality of gloves and for individually dispensing the gloves. The invention allows a user to easily retrieve a single glove while the remaining gloves are shielded from contamination by the user and ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4989730 | Cotton swab shipping container and dispenser A plastic shipping container for cotton swabs that has a T-section at the bottom of the container front panel that at the shipping destination is readily removed to form a dispensing opening for the cotton swabs.... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4934535 | Easy open flexible bag filled with compressed flexible articles and method and apparatus for making same An easy open flexible bag containing one or more stacks of flexible articles maintained in a state of compression in a direction substantially parallel to their thickness. For products such as disposable absorbent baby diapers, catamenial pads, incontinen... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4899929 | Self-erecting container with removable section A self-erecting container 20 has a removable section 32 adjacent the engaging panels of a self-erecting end structure, and a permanent web which supports the self-erecting structure notwithstanding separation of the removable panel. A front side wall pane... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4871093 | Container for dispensing a material A dispensing container formed of flexible material includes a dispensing aperture through which material is dispensed upon manipulation of the container to open the dispensing aperture. A dispensing-sheet composed of an elastically resilient material incl... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4681240 | Towelling package A dispensing package comprising a stack of folded, interleaved paper towels and a plastic wrapper enclosing the stack of towels. A dispensing slit is provided in the wrapper through which the towels are manually dispensed one at a time. Each towel pulls t... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4616316 | Medication compliance monitoring device having conductive traces upon a frangible backing of a medication compartment A medication compliance monitoring system consisting of a blister pack having an array of plastic blisters defining compartments for medication, with a frangible non-conductive backing sheet having conductive traces behind the compartments which are respe... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4579250 | Cone dispensing package, assembly and method A dispensing package, assembly and method for protectively transporting, storing and dispensing stacked nested food items subject to moisture deterioration, contamination and/or staling such as ice cream cones, cups and the like. The dispensing package is... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4537330 | Bag dispensing system A dispenser for plastic bags comprises two side panels, top and bottom panels and a back panel forming a rigid container. A front panel is hingedly connected to the bottom panel for closing the container. The front panel is formed with a perforated pull-o... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4154365 | Dispensing container This invention refers to a novel container for articles to be dispensed one at a time and comprises two receptacles, one within the other, each having an opening in its respective wall, and the openings when aligned, allow the articles contained within th... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4139121 | Tamper-proof dispensing carton A tamper-proof dispensing carton particularly suited for packaging of elongated articles is of generally rectangular configuration including a top panel having a central arcuate opening, with a strip extending diametrically across the opening to divide th... | 02/13/1979 |
