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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 |
| 7517031 | Body for a refrigerator A body for a refrigerator device, includes a front side that is open towards the interior of the body, whereby the opening on the front side is defined by vertical edge strips and horizontal front strips. At least one edge strip, together with a side wall, is a comp... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7494198 | Corner cover for a cabinet A cabinet includes a decorative corner cover for concealing unfinished corner regions of the cabinet. The cabinet includes laterally spaced side walls that are joined by a top wall to form corner regions having an opening. The cover member includes a main body havin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7407240 | Notched mullion retainer arrangement for a refrigerator cabinet A mullion is attached to a cabinet shell of a refrigerator through the use of a retainer that includes a laterally extending portion positioned between primary and secondary flanges of the cabinet shell, and a longitudinally extending portion that is interengaged wi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7293848 | Refrigerator cabinet assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes a shell having first and second laterally spaced, upstanding side walls that are interconnected by a top wall, each of the walls includes an in-turned front edge portion defining a liner receiving cavity. The shell further includes a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293847 | Cabinet for recessed refrigerators A cabinet for recessed refrigerators, which has an integrated single inner casing. The cabinet has an outer casing to define an appearance of the cabinet, the outer casing being a box-shaped body open at the front thereof, and an integrated single inner casing insta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7228612 | Methods of making refrigerator storage assemblies A method of making a removable refrigerator storage assembly is provided. The method includes feeding a polymeric or metal material into an extruder and directing the material through a die having an aperture with a first and second leg formed therein, thereby formi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216493 | Refrigerator methods and apparatus A refrigerator includes a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment, an evaporator is positioned proximate at least one of the walls, a thermal insulator is positioned proximate the evaporator, and an airflow duct is positioned proximate the thermal ins... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182417 | Refrigeration case clip assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes a bottom mullion and a casing. One of said bottom mullion and said casing includes a retaining tongue and the other of said bottom mullion includes an engagement surface for being received in said tongue. A method for fabricating the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7108341 | Refrigerator cabinet assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes a shell having first and second laterally spaced, upstanding side walls that are interconnected by a top wall, each of the walls includes an in-turned front edge portion defining a liner receiving cavity. The shell further includes a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096640 | Thermal breaking system for construction materials and the like The invention comprises a thermal breaking system that can be used in the manufacture of windows, doors, and other building components. The thermal break system comprises first and second portions. Interposed between said portions is a thermal break. The thermal bre... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055920 | Refrigerator cabinet breaker assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes an interior liner, an exterior cabinet and a breaker assembly. The breaker assembly connects the interior liner and the exterior cabinet and maintains a space therebetween. The breaker assembly includes a first breaker strip. The firs... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7007496 | Internal temperature difference preventing structure for refrigerator An internal temperature difference preventing structure for a refrigerator, including an evaporator installed in an upper portion of a refrigerating space inside a main body of the refrigerator, an air blast fan installed in front of the evaporator for blowing air t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001005 | Domestic refrigerator with improved thermal insulation A domestic refrigerator or freezer has a food storage compartment delimited by insulated walls and by one or more access doors to the compartment. One or more walls or doors are provided with a metallic film, preferably a metallised polymeric film, capable of enhanc... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6961988 | Freezer door assembly A freezer door, adapted to be slidably attached to a refrigerator cabinet, includes a metal outer door pan defining an internal cavity, a plurality of plastic corner brackets positioned in the internal cavity, and an inner door liner attached to the outer door pan. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955196 | Vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet and method for evacuating the gas-tight insulated wall thereof A vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet comprises a substantially gas-tight container that is filled with a porous core and a gas absorber that communicates with said container and is filled with a gas adsorbent material. Between the container and the gas absorber t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6655766 | Refrigeration cabinet Refrigerator cabinet having an inner liner and outer shell. The liner and shell are connected by a hollow member having low thermal conductivity around the opening of the cabinet. The hollow member includes a strip of magnetic material against which a clo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6485122 | Heat-insulating wall A heat-insulating wall, such as a refrigerator door or housing, includes a substantially vacuum-tight outer paneling, an inner paneling, a substantially vacuum-tight connecting diaphragm formed from material having low heat conduction, a diaphragm cover f... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471313 | Corner cover mounting structure for heat-insulated housing for use in refrigerator A heat-insulated housing for use in a refrigerator etc. includes a housing body having a rectangular opening in one side thereof, the opening having four corners each of which is defined by two side plates generally perpendicular to each other, either one... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6341830 | Bottom structure for refrigerators A bottom structure for refrigerators containing a base plate made of a synthetic resin through an injection molding process and having a cavity filled with foam, a machine compartment casing engages with the top surface of the base plate and defines a mac... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6056383 | Refrigerator cabinet breaker assembly A refrigerator cabinet construction is disclosed where a breaker strip interconnects an exterior cabinet shell with an interior liner. The exterior cabinet shell has an open side and a shell edge flange. The interior liner is to fit within the exterior ca... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5992960 | Mullion bar retainer arrangement for a refrigerator cabinet A mullion bar is attached to a cabinet shell of a refrigerator through the use of a retainer that includes a first body portion positioned between primary and secondary flanges formed by the cabinet shell and a second body portion that is interengaged wit... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5941622 | End member for food display case An end member or "patch end" of a supermarket food display case includes a pair of substantially parallel panels and an insert extending around the periphery of the panels that interconnects the panels. A foamed insulation material is installed in the cav... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5908229 | Outer shell of refrigerator cabinet An outer shell for a refrigerator a cabinet formed from a plurality of vertically arranged panels each having opposed vertical edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. A plurality of dovetail-like, linear joints interlock the vertical edges of the vertically ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5899546 | Refrigerator cabinet and method of assembling the same A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed by opposed, upright side walls and a top wall, all of which have in-turned front and rear face portions with each of the front face portions terminating in a return flange defining a liner receiving ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897181 | Method of assembling a refrigerator cabinet A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed by opposed, upright side walls and a top wall, all of which have in-turned front and rear face portions with each of the front face portions terminating in a return flange defining a liner receiving ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5890785 | Container compartment in particular for refrigerators and similar household electrical appliances To obtain an appreciable level of insulation while at the same time achieving easy dismantling in view of material recycling, the container compartment (1, 1A) of the invention comprises a seat (9, 9A) freely housing laminar elements (10, 10A) opaque to i... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5720536 | Refrigerator with improved breaker strip assembly A refrigerator cabinet has an outer case with lateral walls and a continuous front flange. A pair of liners are nested in the case and have lateral walls with a front edge positioned rearward of the case front flange. A resilient breaker strip connects th... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5584547 | Curved panel construction for a merchandiser This panel assembly (30) for a merchandiser (10) includes frame assembly (34) includes attached to the merchandiser and wall (22) and an aracuate translucent sheet (34). The frame assembly (34) includes opposed side retaining rails (36) receiving the flex... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5577822 | Refrigerator having variable volume food storage compartment A refrigerator is divided into a freezing compartment and a cooling compartment. An intermediate partition wall separates the compartments. The partition wall is vertically adjustable for increasing a volume of one of the compartments while simultaneously... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5388904 | Thermal insulation box A partitioning member having therein a space is provided at the opening of a thermal insulation box having an outer and inner boxes forming a space in between said outer and inner boxes. The two spaces communicate with each other and filled integrally wit... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5368381 | Refrigerator cabinet construction A refrigerator cabinet construction is disclosed wherein the exterior cabinet has a flange extending around an open side, which flange defines a channel. A breaker strip having a first portion engageable with a flange on the inner liner has a resilient po... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368380 | Cabinet assembly A cabinet assembly (2) is disclosed comprising side panels (6,8), a rear panel (4), top and bottom panels (10, 12), and forward doors (14, 16). The rear panel has side and top edge flanges (24,26) which fit into slots (50,58) in the top and side panels. T... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5335988 | Foil access cover for refrigeration deck A refrigeration apparatus cabinet has an outer shell and an inner liner to define an insulation space therebetween. The shell has a deck including an enlarged opening. A conduit extends downwardly along a rear wall of the liner, with a distal end extendin... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5271671 | Gasket retention assembly A gasket retention assembly for uniformally maintaining a gasket against a planar surface. The assembly includes a plate formed from a plurality of wave-shaped sections which define crest portions between adjacent trough portions. The plate is adapted to ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5269602 | Thermal insulation box A partitioning member is provided at the opening of a thermal insulation box having outer and inner boxes forming a space in between the outer and inner boxes. The two spaces communicate with each other and are filled integrally with a thermal insulation ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5255531 | Refrigerator mullion assembly with hot gas defrost tube A mullion assembly includes a mullion rail and hot gas tube for preventing condensation on the mullion of a refrigerator/freezer. The mullion rail is rollformed of steel and includes complementary channels for retaining refrigerator and freezer liners. On... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255969 | Double-walled cabinet structure for air conditioning equipment The operating components of a forced air furnace are disposed within a double-walled cabinet structure having inner and outer metal walls which define therebetween an insulating air space that replaces the fibrous insulation normally adhered to the interi... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5168621 | Method of manufacturing a domestic appliance An insulated panel for a domestic or household appliance is formed by a process in which two sheets of plastic material are extruded from a co-extrusion die and moved directly into a die thermoforming fixture. When the open die members are closed, the edg... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5154502 | Partition wall sealing structure for thermally insulated box A sealing structure, adapted to be fitted in a gap between a wall surface of a thermally insulated box and a partition wall, includes a rigid main body portion supported by the partition wall, a plurality of flexible seal members integrally formed with th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4974914 | Household refrigerator assembly A refrigerator cabinet having an outer metal shell and an inner liner spaced from the shell with foamed-in-place thermal insulation therebetween. The cabinet has an outer metal shell open at the front with two side walls and a top wall each folded to prov... | 12/04/1990 |
