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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 |
| 7188806 | Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed A passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed, including a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position wherein... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168199 | Portable seat and platform support A portable seat and platform support includes a shaft with a base mounted to its lower end to position the shaft to a generally vertical orientation. A removable platform can be attached to the upper end of the shaft, and a seat assembly is supported by a fastener a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159940 | Eccentrically rotatable swivel seat device A swivel seat device is disclosed for bringing an individual adjacent to a table without moving or lifting the chair the individual is seated upon includes an upper supporting member eccentrically pivotally interconnected to a lower supporting member whereupon the i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7029069 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in combination with a vehicular seat includes a retractable harnessing apparatus for securing the child safety seat to the vehicular seat. The retractable harnessing apparatus has a safety strap retractably extending out from the strap ho... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6938954 | Rotatable child safety seat A rotatable child safety seat mounting apparatus for use in combination with a vehicular child safety seat includes a base structure and an interface structure that is removably and rotatably engageable with the base structure. The interface structure and the base s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6851748 | Multiple chair workstation A multiple chair workstation especially suitable for barbers, hair stylists, dentists, and the like. The workstation comprises a base having a centrally mounted client chair. A revolving floor surrounds the client chair, and an operator's chair is mounted on the rev... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6375256 | Table with seats that move en masse around its perimeter A unit is described, consisting of an oblong table and a plurality of seats arranged approximately the same distance apart around the perimeter of the table. The unit includes elements designed to move the plurality of seats along en masse around the peri... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6199931 | Seat arrangement A seat arrangement (2) includes seat segments (4, 5) which constitute a seat base arranged to rotate at least about a pivot corner (7) and possibly about a secondary pivot corner (10) in order to improve access through a door aperture (6) adjacent to the ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6053577 | Chair with adjustable armrest A chair includes a base, a seat supported on the base and defining right and left sides, and an armrest. The armrest includes an armrest support rotatably supported under the seat on a bearing mechanism on the base for 360° of movement around the seat, i... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5957529 | Seating system, especially for multiseat benches A plurality of seating units, each of which may have two or more seats on a common frame, can be connected to a central support by plug connectors. The central support has a support column and a housing which can be clamped together upon angular adjustmen... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5601331 | Integrated dental chair and post-mounted delivery system Clearance in the seat base to which a post is pivotally mounted provides for wide-angle rotation of post-mounted equipment that is supported by the post that is mounted to the base. The location of the pivot axis is such that the mechanisms employed for p... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5529374 | Detachable step stool for a barber's chair A detachable step stool for a barber's chair for providing seating and step-up for a barber or hair stylist to use while working on a client's hair, the detachable step stool for a barber's chair comprising a cantilevered swing arm rotationally connected ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5499862 | Turntable A top plate (12) with a padded cushion (18) is pivotably mounted on a bottom plate (16) . The padded cushion (18) is fixed in position on the top plate (12) by an integral rigid retaining ring ( 20) , with inner beading (34) of the retaining ring (20) ext... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5496090 | Haircut work station A haircut work station provides a customer chair and a complementary operator seat which is movable in a generally circular arc about the customer chair. The operator seat is supported by a support member upon a swinging arm extending radially outward fro... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5456518 | Flexible access seating A seating system capable of being put into a variety of configurations which include wheelchair locations. The seating arrangement is made up of two-chair and three-chair units in which at least one fixed chair is included within each unit. Stowable chair... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5441329 | Rotatable seat Pivot-mounted on a bottom plate (12) is a top plate (14) which supports an upholstery pad (16), the latter being secured by a retaining ring (18) around the circumference of said top plate (14). The top plate (14) has an outer rim with a polygonal contour... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437495 | Flexible multi-direction beauty salon chair The present device relates to a new design of beauty salon chair, particularly a flexible multi-direction beauty salon chair that can move in different directions automatically, primarily driven by control circuits connected to sets of guiding rod. That t... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5390978 | Rotatable and displaceable seat A rotary plate (14) is mounted on an oblong bottom plate (12) in a manner which permits the former's longitudinal displacement. The bottom plate (12) features a number of transverse grooves (46) extending over its full width, between which grooves (46) are for... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5328231 | Equal access seating A compactible, storable seating apparatus of the type which yields way to accommodate a wheelchair user. The apparatus has a seat bottom and seat back which rotate about a common axis to compact in a vertical position. The seat bottom and back are mounted... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5211607 | Baby activity center An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location has a frame or base and an infant seat attached thereto such that it can be manually or automatically revolved in an orbital manner. The seat can also rotate about its own axis of rot... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5116098 | Multiple desk and seat apparatus An apparatus including a central seat rotatably mounted to selectively confront one of an annular array of desks positioned about the seat. The desks are mounted to an upper ring, wherein a lower ring concentrically positioned below the upper ring provide... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5106159 | Revolvable seat with a detachable armrest containing a rechargeable vibrator A seat assembly which is revolvable about a vertical axis comprises a seat cushion, a seatback and an armrest. A pair of armrest holders are secured to both sides of the seat cushion respectively. Each armrest holder is constructed to detachably hold the ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5088135 | Convertible sofa, bed and table assembly The present inventon is a convertible sofa, bed and dinette facility that is designed for use in various compact areas having limited space such as commonly found in mobile recreational vehicles, and the facility being defined by two furniture units that ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083836 | Storable seating unit A storable seating unit for access by an individual in a wheelchair to seating in a stadium or arena. The storable seating unit includes a pedestal, a seat bottom pivotally connected to the pedestal, and a seat back pivotally mounted to one end of the sea... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5000505 | Rotary device for front seats of a motor vehicle A rotary device for front seats of a motor vehicle enables both a driver seat and a front passenger seat to be rotatably capable of taking an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position. The device includes a first detection switch... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5000513 | Rotary table A rotary table (10) provided as a seat for a handicapped person consists of a bottom plate (12), a cover plate (14), a cushion mat (16) and a fastening ring (18). The cover plate (14) is mounted for rotation at the bottom plate (12) and is in sliding cont... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4834452 | Swivel seat and frame A swivel seat and frame which includes a pair of individual seat frames secured to a base. At least one of the seat frame is slidably and rotatably attached to the base to allow the seat to be rotated 90° or more.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4802708 | Removable boat seat A portable boat seat for releasable attachment to a transverse boat thwart or any like horizontal supporting structure having opposing edges. A seat member is attached to a main frame by a turntable for rotation about a substantially vertical axis relativ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4706575 | Swivel mount support apparatus A swivel mount support apparatus for supporting a power tool or the like comprising a base plate which may be secured to a workbench or a wall in the vicinity of a work area and a support plate on which the tool may be secured. First and second elongated ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4699423 | Chair system particularly useful for a dental office A chair system particularly useful for a dental office or other operatory wherein the head region of a subject is to be treated by a dentist or other operator, comprises a subject's chair for seating the subject in an upright position; an operator's chair... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4662679 | Variable seating arrangement The invention relates to a variable seating arrangement with a plurality of seating elements which are supported by at least two approximately horizontal support elements (1, 1') the adjacent ends (1a, 1'a) of which are connected to one another in a commo... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4542915 | Carriage assembly A carriage assembly of the type designed to concurrently carry one occupant in each of two seat assemblies movably positioned and supported on the frame of the carriage in a manner such that both of the seat assemblies may be positioned to face in opposit... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542936 | Chiropractor's examination stool A doctor-patient seating arrangement as might for example be used by a chiropractor during examination of a patient's back is disclosed in a form having a single base or pedestal from which a pair of upright seat support members extend with each upright m... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4487452 | Rotatable seat for an automotive vehicle A rotatable seat for a multi-passenger automotive vehicle employs a latch mechanism releasable only by manual operation of an actuating lever. The latch mechanism includes latch-and-hook assemblies at both the front and rear of the seat to prevent inadver... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4160534 | Operating station for aircraft refueling boom A refueling boom operator's seat located within the lower rear portion of the aircraft fuselage, the seat positioning the operator in a moderately reclining sitting position facing rearwardly to view the operating area of the refueling boom. Two rearwardl... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4034947 | Rotating seat device A rotating seat device for aiding rotational motion relative to a fixed seat is provided having flat disc-shaped members with smooth contacting inner surfaces and means for interconnecting the members and permitting relative rotational movement between th... | 07/12/1977 |
