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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 |
| 8128054 | Support mechanism and portable electronic device using the same A support mechanism for a portable electronic device comprises two legs and a support bracket. The legs are retractably received in the portable electronic device. When the legs are withdrawn from the portable electronic device, the contact shoulder provides linear ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8011636 | Electronic apparatus with a stand A telephone with a stand has a rear case and a stand leg swingably connected to the rear case. The rear case includes an embossed portion disposed in the center of a back wall thereof, two swing pivots protrudingly arranged in respective lateral faces of the embosse... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7926781 | Electronic device with support leg An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two support legs. The main body defines two receiving portions. The cover is rotatably connected to the main body. Two resisting portions are formed on the cover. The support legs are rotatably received in the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7408126 | Reset lock for electronic devices Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide a protective cover over one or more switches on an electronic device. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a housing having a first perforation and a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7316489 | Sectional lighting fixture structure A sectional lighting fixture structure includes a hollow main body, an end cap connected to and closing a rear open end of the main body, a socket connected to an inner side of a front open end of the main body for a bulb to mount thereto, and a lighting lampshade e... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7124787 | Pneumatic cable tie installation tool An improved tool for tensioning and severing a cable tie used in connection with a remote pneumatic power supply is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a gripping portion and a barrel portion, with barrel portion having a front section and a rear section.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7062871 | Stowable ironing board installation providing increased storage capacity A stowable ironing board installation in a cabinet system provides increased storage capacity within the associated cabinet system by minimizing the volume of dead space. The ironing board installation may include a frame of a shallow height substantially shorter th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7011285 | Modular stand structure The present invention is to provide a modular stand structure being applied to the back panel of a portable electronic device, which comprises a first board and a cover disposed on a second board. The top of one surface of the first board has a movable button, such ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004703 | Push pin device A push pin device comprises a pin having a tip and an outer member coupled to and extending at least partially around the pin. The tip of the pin is located inside of the outer member in a retracted position when the outer member is uncompressed. The tip of the pin ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6691964 | Easy view invisible mounting system An easy viewing invisible mounting system includes a right angle bracket and a substantially planar, longitudinally extending hanger. The hanger defines, adjacent its top end, a circular aperture adapted to receive a fastener therethrough to mount the han... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6578394 | Portable computer security device A security device for portable computer is disclosed. The security device comprises an anchor attached securely to the portable computer. The device also includes a lock box that makes use of a channel, wherein the channel is open at each end and is selec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6386502 | Angle-adjusting and wall mounting mechanism for desk top A pair of slits (2a), a pair of first grooves (2b), a pair of second grooves (2c), and an engaging aperture (2d) are formed to the bottom plate (21) of an outer casing of the telephone set (1). An adapter plate member (3) has a base pate (3a), a pair of g... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6338461 | Evaporative coolers A support structure for interposition between a base of a sloping base cooler and a roof during installation of the cooler onto the roof. The support structure comprises a transition component adapted to be connected to the cooler and to ducting protrudin... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6325556 | Support device of portable photographing apparatus A support device of a portable photographing apparatus includes a plurality of support bodies coupled to the photographing apparatus to be capable of protruding and being inserted with respect to a bottom surface of the photographing apparatus, and a plur... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6130817 | Holding system for electronic modules A holding system for electronic modules, particularly for magnetic disk drives the holding system a withdrawable frame which can be inserted into a drive bay of an electronic data processing device, particularly a PC, and whose length corresponds to the d... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6097595 | Mechanism for automatic deployment of legs for portable personal computer for enhanced cooling An automatically deploying and retracting leg for a portable personal computer including a base and a display. At least one leg is arranged in the base and moves downwardly as it is deployed. At least one deploying mechanism is interconnected with the at ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089666 | High chair having retractable rollers A juvenile high chair includes at least one leg. The leg comprises a foot having a bottom edge adapted to engage a surface underlying the foot, a roller, and a bracket having a first end coupled to the leg, a second end coupled to the roller, and a center... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5979838 | Seismic cable module clamp system An apparatus and method for retaining a seismic cable connector module to permit in-water repair of seismic cables. A clamp is supported by a vessel positioned over the submerged seismic cable. The seismic cable is raised above the water surface, and the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5823504 | Adjusting mechanism for adjusting the installation angle of appliances An adjusting mechanism for installing angle of appliances includes a first leg part rotatably mounted at one end portion to a bottom part of an appliance for supporting the appliance at a first installing position as rotated by a predetermined angle from ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5749637 | Computer system chassis having a selectively extendible support assembly for conversion between desktop and tower patforms A computer chassis with an affixed support assembly on one side, wherein the computer chassis is configurable between desktop and tower configurations. The chassis includes a first side which corresponds to the lower side of a desktop-type chassis and a s... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5737183 | Compact portable computer having a riser that forms when a cover is opened A portable computer capable of operating on a flat surface or on an operator's palm and forearm, including a main body, a display on an upper side of the main body for displaying image or character data or both, a cover which covers the display and opens ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5732928 | Computer keyboard stand A computer keyboard stand includes a base and a support. The base is coupled to a bottom of a computer keyboard by a screw. The base has two side walls each having a plurality of apertures laterally defined in a greater portion of its length from a first ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5720537 | Dovetail joint construction One or a pair of aligned dovetail grooves secure various shelves to supports depending upon whether the shelf is an upper or lower unit. Vertical supports have male dovetail projections formed on each end for mating with a groove. A wedge projection is fo... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5624328 | Golf club including a stand An improved golf club stand that enables a golf club to be inverted and supported above the ground in a substantially vertical position is provided. In a first embodiment, the stand includes a sleeve secured in the handle of the club and a spike. The spik... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5603480 | Keyboard stand mounting structure A keyboard stand mounting structure including a keyboard shell, which a big recessed hole at the back side and two small recessed hole spaced by the big recessed hole, two small stands respectively pivoted to the back side of the keyboard shell and turned... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601541 | Footstand for chest drainage unit A footstand for stabilizing or securing a body of a medical device against overturn. The body may especially be a chest drainage unit designed and configured to receive and collect fluids from a medical patient. The invention comprises a two leg component... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5406668 | Paintbrush with a built-in holder A paintbrush with a built-in holder is provided, which consists of a heel portion, a handle extending from the heel portion, a plurality of bristles and a ferrule for retaining the bristles to the heel portion. A structure is in the handle for supporting ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5297003 | Computer, keyboard apparatus, and keyboard tilting mechanism In a computer comprising a computer body for supporting a keyboard and enclosing electronic circuits, several elements are provided including recesses provided on the bottom side of the computer body, leg members for tilting the computer body, the leg mem... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5012999 | Locking assembly with retractable integrated pin for load-supporting structure Locking assembly with integrated retractable locking head for handling, transport, and storage by stacking of load-carrying structures. Locking assembly characterized by comprising on three adjacent faces, including the bottom face, an oblong opening (10) for ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4856748 | Leg assembly for a keyboard or the like A leg assembly for a keyboard is described in which the leg operates, without the use of an actuating mechanism or direct hand intervention, to be movable between two stable positions; the first being a retracted position, the second being a deployed posi... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4413741 | Hanger assembly for bottles An improved hanger assembly is provided for use with bottles containing liquids, particularly glass vessels for holding liquids to be administered parenterally. The hanger includes a frangibly-activated hinge that biases the rotation of a hook or loop int... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4336916 | Stand for supporting a hand-held implement Elongated support members are coupled to the elongated grip portion of a hand-held implement, such as a reading glass, mirror or the like, in a manner such that each support member may be moved from a convergent position where the major axes of the suppor... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4282980 | Plastic hanger for containers A plastic hanger for medical containers or the like is described which, in its normal, unstressed position, lies adjacent the bottom of the container so as not to interfere with setting the container on a flat surface. The hanger is molded separately from... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4228928 | Bottle with a clip for suspending the bottle in inverted position A bottle suspending device primarily for a toilet cleaner dispenser bottle for use in a toilet tank. A pivotal member is received in a recess of the bottle's sidewall when stored and is swingable outwardly to an extended position for resting over the top ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4101043 | Container and support clip combination In the combination of a container for automatically dispensing a cleaner or disinfectant into a toilet reservoir on which such container is supported via a clip member slidable in a recess in the container base between storage and dispensing positions, th... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4093169 | Attachable hanger for containers A one-piece hanger for a container comprises attachment means to a container and an elongated, flexible hanger member secured at both ends to the attaching means to define a closed loop. The elongated hanger member is positioned in generally longitudinal ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3998360 | Dispenser combined with hanging clip for inverted support The disclosure is directed to the combination of a container for dispensing liquid from an inverted position and a hanger device for suspending the container in an inverted position from the wall of a water closet. The hanger device consists of a planar m... | 12/21/1976 |
