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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 |
| 7401854 | Stackable folding chair A stackable folding chair has a seat and a back pivotably attached to the rear edge of the seat. Front legs are pivotably attached at right and left edges of the seat. Rear legs are pivotably attached to the bottom of the seat. Armrests are pivotably attached to the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7325815 | Adjustable patient transport system An adjustable patient transport system transports a patient in a comfortable, safe manner by allowing the operator to adjust the head support portion of the apparatus to suit the patient's height. The adjustable patient transport system broadly comprises a patient t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303228 | Foldable bench A foldable bench having at least a pair of seat sections pivotally connected together. Pivotally mounted to the other side of each seat section is a leg assembly that is movable from a folded position to an extended position. When the bench assumes an unfolded posit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7192083 | Folding linkage A folding linkage, especially for a folding chair, has four pivoting bars. In the open position the first bar forms one side of a triangle. The second and third bars are colinear to form a second side of the triangle and the fourth bar forms the third side of a tria... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7131691 | Tandem seat for a motorcycle having a concealable backrest assembly A motorcycle seating unit includes a seat and a backrest assembly. The seat has a front side and a top seating surface with an essentially horizontal orientation. The backrest assembly has a support arm and a back bar having an external surface. The support arm rota... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125079 | Portable seating device The present invention relates to a portable seating device (e.g., portable stadium seat) that includes a seat and a backrest movably interconnected with the seat, and that is generally positionable in both stowed and deployed positions. The backrest also may be sele... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7052080 | Frame for supporting a back pack and providing a seat structure A frame for supporting a back pack and providing a seat structure is formed of a rigid assembly having side portions with four downwardly extending tubular leg members and includes spaced apart, paralleled, lateral members extending between the side portions. A leg ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6877804 | Folding chair A folding chair having a novel hinge and joint surface configuration that forms a substantially rigid structure approximating conventional non-folding chair designs. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a folding chair comprising a seat frame, a backres... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854797 | Foldable bench A foldable bench having at least a pair of seat sections pivotally connected together. Pivotally mounted to the other side of each seat section is a leg assembly that is movable from a folded position to an extended position. When the bench assumes an unfolded posit... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848740 | Collapsible chair A collapsible chair. The chair includes a chair frame having two spaced leg structures and a top ring mounted to and supported on the leg structures. Each leg structure includes a top bar and front and rear side bars depending from the top bar to form a substantiall... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6698828 | Folding chair A folding chair having a novel hinge and joint surface configuration that forms a substantially rigid structure approximating conventional non-folding chair designs. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a folding chair comprising a seat frame... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6283046 | Furniture with foldable leg members A piece of furniture includes a body portion, a plurality of leg members, a plurality of sleeve members, and a plurality of spring members. The body portion has a bottom side, and a plurality of projections projecting downwardly from the bottom side. Each... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6264078 | Combination sports bag and chair assembly A combination sports bag and chair assembly including a seat portion comprised of a frame. The frame includes a plurality of seat straps extending thereover. The seat portion is contained within a bag portion. The bag portion includes a forward edge and a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254177 | Foldable chair frame A foldable chair frame includes a linking unit for connecting foldably a leg member to a seat member of the chair frame. The linking unit includes a first linking plate with an upper end pivoted to the seat member, a second linking plate with a lower end ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6012769 | Chair with foldable backrest and legs A chair includes a seat frame, a pair of rear joint unit, a backrest frame, a pair of rear legs, a pair of front joint units, and a pair of front legs. The seat frame has a top side, a bottom side, front and rear ends, and two lateral sides which intercon... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5845962 | Foldable chair A foldable chair has a seat support, a seat plate disposed on the seat support, a first support pipe disposed beneath the seat support, a second support pipe disposed beneath the first support pipe, a first knuckle connected to a first end of the first su... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5609389 | Collapsible booster seat A collapsible booster seat has a seat member, a back member connected to the seat member, two side members connected to the seat member, and a tray. A backrest portion of the back member is movable from a normal use position which is perpendicular to the ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5567014 | Folding swivel chair A folding swivel chair comprised of an upper section having a seat portion. A swivel mechanism is secured to the seat portion of the upper section. The device includes a lower section having a pair of folding leg sections foldably secured together by two ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5449014 | Individual temporary shelter apparatus An individual temporary shelter apparatus is an apparatus which can act as a bed, lounge or chair with a complete enclosure including windows for cross ventilation, capable of withstanding wind and precipitation. The apparatus seals against insects and no... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5415455 | Collapsible chair A chair with a fabric sling backrest and seat which suspend under tension when the chair is expanded from stretcher and support tubes. The chair collapses by unlocking studs--mounted on the chair's stretcher tubes--from receiver slots, and rotating the st... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5390999 | Folding bench A folding bench has a first surface and first surface support girders. First and second support members are selectively positionable in an extended position, generally perpendicular to the first surface, and in retracted position, generally parallel and a... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5246265 | Lounge chair A lounger which comprises a frame and a cover. The frame includes a seat section, a back rest section, and a foot rest section. The seat section is supported by two legs. Positioning gears are provided which permit the legs as well as the back rest and th... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5069503 | Portable, collapsible multi-purpose chair A chair which is usable as an ordinary seat, as a stadium seat, or as a beach seat comprises a generally quadralateral seat element having rigid side membes. A back support is pivotally secured to a rear end of the seat element to permit the back element ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4889383 | Folding chair A folding chair construction comprising a plurality of substantially U-shaped portions, each having a pair of parallel side sections connected by a right angle corner member to a medial section, providing back and seat portions and front and rear legs hin... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4615559 | Folding table/bench combination A folding bench/table combination including two spaced apart leg assemblies, each including a horizontal, forwardly extending seat support member, a seat leg pivoted to the rear end of the seat support member, a table leg pivoted midway along its length t... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4570993 | Pocket chair A pocket chair has two sections which are pivoted by a pivot axle to each other and which can be swung open to an aligned condition to define a seating surface. Legs are extended from the sections to support the seating surface above the ground. Each chai... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4565404 | Hinge A hinge, particularly for an article for lying, sitting, and the like, has a hinge part supporting a rest member and turnable between and arrestable in a plurality of positions, a power element turning the hinge part in closing direction, an arresting ele... | 01/21/1986 |
