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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 |
| 8111590 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece comprises a drive module configured to drive a hand, an electricity generation module, first and second capacitor modules, the second capacitor module having smaller capacitance than the first capacitor module, and an auxiliary drive control ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7729207 | Electronic timepiece with generator function An electronic timepiece with a generator function, including a generator, a battery or the like that stores electrical energy produced by the generator, a timekeeping controller that is driven by the stored electrical energy, a time display that is controlled by the... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7623416 | Battery electrode terminal member and electronic timepiece possessing the same A battery electrode terminal member has a spring plate structure comprised of a base body part configured to be mounted to and supported by a casing of a timepiece main body in substantial perpendicular relation to a main face of the timepiece main body. A battery e... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7431211 | Time-measurement secured transactional electronic entity An electronic entity such as a chip card containing time measurement elements includes a capacitative component (20) having a leak through the dielectric area thereof and being able to be charged when the entity is coupled to an electric power source and a me... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420881 | Interactive switching device for a portable electronic apparatus The device includes data entry means (10), control means (14) connected to means (12) for displaying said data. The invention is characterised in that it further includes a processing unit (16) inserted between the data entry means (10... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7400556 | Electronic timepiece with solar cell An electronic timepiece with a solar cell includes a timepiece movement, a timepiece case for housing the timepiece movement, a casing ring for housing and holding the timepiece movement in the timepiece case, a solar cell and a dial. The solar cell is disposed almo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385879 | Radio-controlled clock A radio-controlled clock (RCC) for receiving and decoding a transmitted time signal to display a precise time in accordance with a time standard. A light emitting diode (LED) display emits sufficient light for easy readability under all lighting conditions, includin... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372318 | Precision, low drift, stacked voltage reference A voltage reference circuit receives an input voltage at a first port and a time varying input signal at a second port. The voltage reference circuit includes a switching circuit that is responsive to the first and second ports, and that generates an AC signal from ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341561 | Wrist-worn high-accuracy pulsation measuring apparatus A wrist-worn apparatus capable of sensing pulsation of blood in the blood tubes of a user's wrist with high accuracy. The apparatus comprises a body of the apparatus, a band to be used to wear the body of the apparatus on the user's wrist, and a fluid-containing pul... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327638 | Electronic timepiece Using an oscillating unit (601) that can start oscillation with a low voltage, an oscillation signal (S1) of the oscillating unit (601) is amplified via a waveform shaping unit (603), and is fed to a boosting control unit (105). A ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322741 | Second hand reset device for a timepiece A setting device for a timepiece comprising a second-indicating element (1) and at least one other time-indicating element comprises a first manual control element (2) that can occupy a neutral position and a position for setting the other time-indicat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321337 | Electronic device having metal package unit having built-in antenna unit An electronic device an antenna, an information processing apparatus for the purpose of processing information captured by the antenna, and a metal exterior parts capable of housing therewithin the antenna and the information processing apparatus, wherein the metal ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306364 | Timepiece having a mechanical movement associated with an electronic regulator There is disclosed a wristwatch having a case containing a mechanical watch movement (10) driven by a spring barrel (14) and provided with a mechanical regulator with a balance and balance-spring, which is associated, via electromagnetic coupling, with... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307922 | Stopwatch and watch A timepiece having basic timepiece pointers, chronograph information pointers, a mechanical energy storage section, a train wheel, a power generator, and a control section. The basic timepiece pointers are rotated to indicate the standard time. The chronograph infor... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7280438 | Electronic timepiece with an internal antenna A radio-controlled timepiece with an internal antenna provides an improved arrangement within and appearance to a case member of the timepiece that reduces manufacturing cost and affords a smaller timepiece. The antenna, which has a core and coil wound around the co... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274624 | Timepiece with power-reserve indication The invention concerns a timepiece including a mechanical power source (1) coupled, on the one hand, to first means (5) displaying time related information and, on the other hand, to a generator (2), a regulator circuit (6) for enslaving ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265520 | Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the electronic apparatus An electronic watch in which the display on a liquid crystal display 236 is prohibited when the detected output voltage of a secondary battery 220 drops to a first predefined voltage. An initialization process is performed when the detected voltage of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262742 | Antenna frame, antenna structure, and watch type wave clock having the antenna structure An antenna frame that can suppress shock given to an antenna and position the antenna with controlling increase in size to a minimum, an antenna structure, and a wave clock having the antenna structure are provided. An antenna frame of an antenna structure of a wave... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235873 | Protective device for subassemblies and method for producing a protective device A protective device for subassemblies having a substrate and at least one component to be protected which is disposed on the substrate includes at least one covering element for covering a subassembly. An expanded filler material fills at least one given space betwe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232254 | Chronograph-type watch The invention concerns a chronograph-type watch provided with a movement (29) comprising: current time display means, measured time display means, a time base designed to regulate said display means, a control device (34, 40) for starting and stopping ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211986 | Inductive charging system An apparatus for inductive charging a battery. The apparatus includes a housing with a lower surface and a charging surface. A rechargeable device with a rechargeable battery may be placed on the charging surface. The apparatus further includes a controller for driv... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205677 | Automated motion provider for self powered cell phones An automated provider of predesigned mechanical motion to self powered cell phones is disclosed which avoids the need for users thereof to perform manual manipulations of the phones for power restorative purposes. An optimized kinetic generator of electrical current... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201996 | Sound generator for a portable device A sound generating device is mounted in a recess formed in a case, and a battery is mounted on the case. A pair of terminals are provided on the underside of the case. A pair of leads connect a pair of electrodes of the battery with the terminals. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191081 | Method for correcting an oscillator frequency A method for correcting an oscillator frequency of in particular a digital transmitter/receiver interface for transmitting measurement signals of a sensor to a control unit. The method includes outputting of a first reference frequency signal by the sensor, the firs... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190638 | Electronic timepiece with radio communication function A photoelectric generating means (6) is disposed proximally to the surface of the dial (21) on the back cover (3) side, and the dial (21) is made of a magnetic, optically transparent material. The support substrate (62) of the phot... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183998 | Micro-helix antenna and methods for making same A micro-helix antenna. The antenna comprises a helically-shaped conductive element disposed on a dielectric core. The diameter of the helix formed by the conductive element is very small relative to the wavelength of the antenna, preferably no more than about 1/100t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175339 | Electronic object of small dimensions capable of being worn on the wrist The present invention concerns a portable object such as a timepiece (18) capable of being worn on a user's wrist by means of a wristband, this portable object being supplied with electric power by at least one rechargeable accumulator able to be recharged by... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164255 | Inductive battery charger system with primary transformer windings formed in a multi-layer structure There is provided a planar inductive battery charging system designed to enable electronic devices to be recharged. The system includes a planar charging module having a charging surface on which a device to be recharged is placed. Within the charging module and par... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161874 | Power generating type electronic timepiece The power generated by a power generating means (1) of a power-generating type electronic clock is measured by a first power generating sensing means (101) and a second power generating sensing means (102). The power generation level required wh... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158449 | Electronic timepiece and electronic apparatus An electronic timepiece includes a radio wave receiving antenna (8) for receiving radio waves, electromagnetic motors (61, 65) for driving a time display part, a battery (5), and a body case for receiving the antenna (8), electromagnetic ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154816 | Electronic watch and electronic watch control method An electronic timepiece (10) comprises time information generating unit (A) for generating time information, information generating unit for generating information (function information, warning information, etc.) other than the time information, and power-sa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151357 | Pulse frequency modulation for induction charge device The present invention is related to a pulse frequency modulation for induction charge device, which comprises a pulse frequency modulation for induction charge device being provided to charge a portable electronic device, wherein, the portable electronic device comp... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146265 | Control device with time measuring function A control device with a time measuring function measures a turned-off time of an ignition switch with a low consumption current and high accuracy at a level adapted for a demand from the controlling side, as well as a turned-on time of the ignition switch. The contr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135838 | Power-on device and method for controllably powering a circuit system with an adaptor or with a battery A power-on method for a circuit system having a power supply terminal and a charge input terminal, comprising: coupling the power supply terminal to a battery and the charge input terminal to an adaptor; detecting a voltage of the battery; when the voltage of the ba... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130248 | real time clock charging circuit The present invention is to provide a real time clock charging circuit mounted on a circuit board, which comprising an booting power input terminal adapted to receive a booting power passed through a first control module to a power storage unit and a second control ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126569 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device which has a liquid crystal display which uses liquid crystal with a memory effect. When a contact action with a screen of the liquid crystal display is made, information displayed thereon is written again thereon. Also, if no changes ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119770 | Driving apparatus of electroluminescent display device and driving method thereof A driving apparatus of an electroluminescent display device includes: a scan driving unit for receiving a voltage from a single voltage source and sequentially supplying a scan pulse of which polarity is reversed by the frame unit to scan lines; and a data driving u... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113452 | Electronic timepiece When a stem switch (8) is pulled out, a switch signal forming unit 9 outputs a signal (RS) indicating that effect, a control unit (13) receives the signal (RS) and starts clocking by a timer (13a). The control unit (13) rece... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7102964 | Time keeping apparatus and control method therefor When a time keeping apparatus is in a power saving mode, performing time display is stopped, and the apparatus periodically receives a time data from outside and sets the data to a second time counter 98 and an hour-and-minute time counter 99. When the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091899 | Remote control transmitter Hook portion is formed on sheet an electric discharge preventing sheet put between battery and electrode. Hook portion which is deformable with a prescribed force comes into contact with holder 6 retaining electric discharge preventing sheet. Therewith, a rem... | 08/15/2006 |
