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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 |
| 6462658 | Object locator and protection system An object locator system includes a transmitter unit which sends one of a plurality of RF signals upon actuating a first pushbutton, and a receiver unit attached to or incorporated into an object for detecting the RF signals and illuminating a light eleme... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6008733 | Air conditioning system master/slave control unit determination A plurality of air conditioning system control units are connected to each other through a communication line (20). Discharge resistors (R1, R2) are provided for discharging residual charges of the communication line (20). The control unit has a power sup... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005482 | Surface mounted information collage An enhanced information collage having a surface for detachable support of a plurality of collage components. The enhanced information collage comprises an identification unit, a location unit, and an information processing system. The identification unit... | 12/21/1999 |
| 4889179 | Two wire adaptive system for interconnecting a four wire thermostat and a four wire, heating/cooling system An apparatus for interconnecting a four wire control such as a thermostat and a four wire system such as a heating/cooling system with two wires. An encoder encodes signals provided by the thermostat so that four encoded signals may be transmitted over a ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4425564 | Multiplex wiring system for motor vehicles A multiplex wiring system including a plurality of data line (n) from which (n2 -n) load devices may be either independently or simultaneously energized. The system includes a synchronizing unit for applying an enabling voltage to each data lin... | 01/10/1984 |
