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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 |
| 7832678 | Dispenser for rolls A dispenser for rolls of web-shaped material, includes a housing having at its bottom part an outlet opening for the web-shaped material and a space for at least two rolls arranged substantially horizontally. A first part of the space is located adjacent the outlet ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7387273 | Paper roll dispenser with roll retaining tray The dispenser includes an enclosure for holding a plurality of paper rolls in stacked, substantially vertical relation. The front wall of the enclosure has an opening through which a paper roll may move to exit the enclosure. A tray is provided for retaining a paper... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374128 | Multiple toilet paper holder and dispenser A toilet paper dispenser that is configured to retain and subsequently dispense a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The toilet paper dispenser further includes a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls that are configured to create a container that is generally re... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7338007 | Paper towel dispenser The present invention relates to a paper towel dispenser in which the towels are provided from a reel enrolled around a central nucleus. The nucleus has at both ends guiding devices of the reel along both lateral descending grooves; thus, the reel can slide in a des... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7309042 | Automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls An automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls includes (a) a front section of a main housing including a reciprocating paper roll elevator shaft, and a rear section of the main housing including a paper roll storage and feeding mechanism; (b) the elevato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7219852 | Dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material In one embodiment, a dispenser for dispensing rolls of sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing configured to rotationally support a primary roll of sheet material and a backup roll of sheet material inside the housing. The housing also includes ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191976 | Cabinet for storing and dispensing rolls of paper A cabinet for storing and dispensing rolls of paper includes a housing which has a top, a bottom, a rear and a front side for holding a predetermined number of vertically stacked rolls of paper. A pair of substantially parallel arms extend outwardly from the housing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178691 | Toilet paper storage and dispenser container A toilet paper storage and dispenser container in which to store and manually dispense rolls of toilet paper. The container comprises a convex container front in the form of a slidable face plate and a removable lid, an access door in which to extract a roll and a f... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7083138 | Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080765 | Multiple roll and boxed goods dispenser A dispenser for locating beneath a wall cabinet or shelf and provided for dispensing sheet materials, or boxed material, such as sheets, or bags. The dispenser includes a pair of support beams, one normally for locating the front, and the other at the back, and a pi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036765 | Polarized tape dispenser A tape dispenser having a frame and a pair of opposed, unequal diameter hub mounts for rotatably mounting an adhesive tape roll thereon. The tape roll includes a hub about which the tape is wound and has first and second open ends with unequal diameter openings. Eac... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6959891 | Dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material A dispenser for storing and dispensing rolled sheet material is provided. The dispenser has a housing which holds at least one roll of sheet material therein. The housing has a portion of an outer surface which is positioned against a support surface. The housing al... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957791 | Paper roll dispenser A paper roll dispenser comprising a tube having an open upper end through which rolls may be introduced and an open lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved. The tube is adapted to hold a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6766976 | Dispenser for rolls of web material Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web has a withdrawal opening for the material and space for at least two rolls. A first space is arranged adjacent to the withdrawal opening and is intended for a roll in use position, and a second space is intended f... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6508432 | Dual toilet roll dispenser The invention is a toilet paper dispenser designed to hold two rolls of toilet paper. The dispenser has a housing containing a primary roll support and a secondary roll support. The secondary roll support is disposed parallel to and vertically above the p... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6328255 | Method and apparatus for converting a toilet tissue roll dispenser from a concurrent-roll dispensing mode to a sequential-roll dispensing mode A toilet tissue dispensing mechanism includes a unit formed by a pair of parallel vertical walls. Each wall includes vertically spaced openings arranged such that the openings of each wall are in vertically staggered relationship with the openings of the ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6224010 | Apparatus and method for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling Dispenser apparatus for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling includes a paper toweling feed roller and a guide partially surrounding the feed roller having a curved guide surface spaced from the paper toweling feed roller. The feed roll... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6161794 | Auxiliary tissue roll holder and dispenser An auxiliary roll dispenser has a body member with opposing side walls joined by a back member, a top member, and a bottom member and a discharge opening. A pair of opposing extensions extend outwardly from the side members proximate the discharge opening... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6095454 | Cushioning conversion system and method with combination stock roll storage rack A cushioning conversion system (10) and method wherein a stock roll storage rack (14) is used to support at least one and preferably a plurality of stock rolls (21) at the same level as the stock roll holder (19) of a cushioning conversion machine (12). T... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5868335 | Tissue roll dispenser A tissue roll dispenser provided with a pair of laterally slidable roll holding elements and with a longitudinally slidable roll releasing actuator is described herein. The roll holding elements are biased towards a roll holding position via a spring conn... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5676331 | Dispenser including orienting element and paper roll with cooperating end supports A dispenser for rolls of toilet paper comprises a box-like housing having lateral vertical guides for receiving bearing pins mounted on the rolls, the guides each being provided with an entry portion leading from the front face of the housing. The entry p... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5669576 | Apparatus for supporting coreless rolls in toilet tissue dispenser A support spindle adapts a toilet tissue dispenser cabinet designed for use with conventional toilet tissue rolls having cores for use with coreless toilet tissue rolls. The support spindle includes a roll stop which is used to position a coreless roll at... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5645244 | Dispenser apparatus for dispensing paper sheet material Dispenser apparatus for dispensing paper sheet material from one or more paper rolls includes a housing having a bottom opening communicating with the interior of the housing. A paper roll support is located at the bottom opening partially closing the bot... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5597133 | Article dispensing apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus for storing, advancing and replacing paper rolls. The apparatus comprises a vertical magazine for storing paper rolls in a vertical column, a pivotal cradle for advancing the bottom roll while holding back the next following roll... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5310129 | System for sequentially dispensing web material from a plurality of rolls Apparatus for sequentially dispensing web material from a plurality of rolls of the webbed material. The apparatus includes a support having a housing with an opening. A roll holder is rotatably mounted on the support. The roll holder includes at least th... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5288032 | Dispenser for flexible sheet material A dispenser for flexible sheet material rolls in which a first roll is supported in a dispensing position, a second roll is supported in a reserve position and a roll transfer apparatus is operative to transfer the second roll to the dispensing position u... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5271574 | Dispenser for flexible sheet material A dispenser for flexible sheet material rolls in which a first roll is supported in a dispensing position, a second roll is supported in a reserve position and a roll transfer apparatus is operative to transfer the second roll to the dispensing position u... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5246179 | Optical fiber take-up assembly An imaging system comprising a source of light movable with respect to a writing element and projectable thereon to generate an image, a focusing means is provided for focusing a light source which generates a first beam of light of a wavelength selected ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 4944466 | Flexible sheet material dispenser with automatic roll transferring mechanism A dispenser for rolls of flexible sheet material wound on cores is disclosed. The dispenser holds multiple rolls and includes guide tracks for guiding the rolls through the dispenser. A holding lever pivotably connected to each side of the dispenser selec... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4830301 | Rolled toilet tissue holder and housing for extra roll Presented is an auxiliary rolled toilet tissue holder and storage device constructed as a separate unitary structure for mounting on the conventional lugs found on the conventional recessed rolled toilet tissue receptacle. The device provides a housing po... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4773608 | Paper roll dispenser A paper roll dispenser capable of storing at least one unused roll of paper therein. The dispenser comprises an open bottomed cabinet which includes an apertured front, two opposed sides and a lid. A vertical groove is formed on the interior face of each ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4729519 | Web handling apparatus An apparatus is provided for handling a web of material fed from a roll. When the roll is larger than a selected amount, a roll contacting belt contacts the outer surface of the roll to aid in rotating the roll. The roll contacting belt is speed-responsiv... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4697754 | Toilet roll holder and dispenser A roll holder for holding a stack of toilet rolls for sequential access by a user. The chamber for holding the rolls includes a pivotal member which holds the stack separate from the roll from which paper is being dispensed. In one embodiment of the inven... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4671466 | Core-buckling tissue dispenser and dispensing method A dispenser and dispensing method for flexible web material that is wound into a roll on a readily deformable hollow core has a housing carrying opposed parallel guide tracks to guidingly receive roll core supports projecting from the roll ends and a spri... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4662577 | Toilet tissue dispenser A toilet tissue dispenser having an automatic locking device for preventing theft of toilet tissue rolls, in which the dispenser is of substantial construction capable of having full rolls of toilet tissue inserted from the top and contained securely ther... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4614312 | Roll paper holder A roll paper holder has a pair of spaced apart spring loaded plungers having generally hemispherical portions for engaging in the ends of a roll of paper. For loading, the paper roll is simply pushed into position, causing the plungers to retract and then... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4606510 | Paper towel holder support A dual roll paper towel dispensing support has a moveable platform supporting a pair of paper towel holders for carrying the rolls of towel with the axes of the rolls parallel in spaced relationship. The plate has an elongated slot disposed parallel to th... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4564148 | Toilet paper dispensing system A toilet paper dispenser (5) includes a roll-storing chamber (20) adapted for incorporation behind a room wall and a pair of facing guides for feeding rolls (10, 12), one at a time, to an exposed position at least partially in front of the wall. To this e... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4557426 | Dispenser for toilet paper and the like Disclosed is an especially convenient system for dispensing rolled sheet material such as toilet paper or the like. The system has a vertically mounted rotary member disposed for rotation about a horizontal axis with several vertically disposed cantilever... | 12/10/1985 |
