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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 |
| 8157477 | Trenching and drain installation system and method A system for trench and drain installation. The system utilizes an implement driven trenching assembly and a backfill pipe installation assembly. The implement driven trenching assembly digs a trench utilizing a circular trenching blade which is hydraulically operat... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8047744 | Conduit laying machine In one aspect, the invention is directed to a conduit laying system for laying conduit, including a vehicle, a trench former, a conduit feed system and a base material handling system. The trench former is configured for forming a trench. The conduit feed system inc... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7377722 | Cable handler adapted to use with a vehicle A cable handling accessory for use on an earth moving vehicle, such as a back hoe. The accessory replaces the front bucket of a backhoe and has cable rolled thereon. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7144202 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090433 | Underground cable laying apparatus Presented is an underground cable laying apparatus that leaves virtually no visible scar in the turf under which cable, wire, line, hose, etc. is laid. The apparatus utilizes a pair of angularly displaced turf slicing wheels to slice and separate the turf forming a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7044689 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6238140 | Method for laying tile or pipe underground A method for burying pipe or tile and, especially, double walled drainage tile. The method comprises the steps of digging a relatively wide trench having a bottom with a desired grade and loosening the soil in a central portion of the trench bottom by pul... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6149348 | Tool for burying hose A tool for burying a hose, cable, wire, or other elongate, flexible structure in the ground, the tool being attachable to the loader arm of a front-end loader, consisting of a support attachable to the loader arm of a front-end loader; an excavator; a bra... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5934833 | Vibratory pipe and cable laying plow A self-propelled, and winch assisted, steerable vibratory plow for laying underground pipe or cable, having a V-shaped blade connected to an oscillator which provides both elliptical and horizontal plow blade motion as needed, and with auxiliary straight ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5827013 | Underground cable anode installment system An anode cable installment system in which the apparatus may comprise a plow for creating a tunnel; a conduit for delivering a linear anode to the tunnel; and a chute disposed proximate the conduit, the chute having a non-metallic inner surface, preferabl... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5746541 | Electronic dog fence installer A mobile sod cutting machine has mounting arms that have a central axis of elongation with a cable installer mechanism mounted to the lower end of one of the arms for being reciprocated with the arm. The cable installer mechanism includes a vertical groun... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743675 | Underground cable anode installment system An anode cable installment system in which the apparatus may comprise a plow for creating a tunnel; a conduit for delivering a linear anode to the tunnel; and a chute disposed proximate the conduit, the chute having a non-metallic inner surface, preferabl... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5464308 | Process and apparatus for simultaneously laying long product and protective tube in the ground The invention relates to a process and apparatus for laying a product of great length (40) in the ground. As a furrow is formed by breaking up the ground a tube is laid in the furrow and, at the same time, the product is pulled inside the tube, at one end... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5462389 | Undersea cable burial plowshare and sled apparatus This disclosure describes a physical design for an ocean floor trenching tool. The tool consists of a replaceable forward-extending plowguard and detachable hardened plow tips. Surfaces forming the tool's mouth around the plowguard cause the tool to penet... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5281054 | Vibratory plow assembly A vibratory plow assembly 201 incorporates a vertical ground parting blade 202 with a front cutting edge 203 and a ripper tooth 208. The blade 202 is bifurcated rearwardly of the cutting edge 203, the blade 202 being formed by two spaced-apart side plates... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5214868 | Apparatus for laying an underground member An apparatus is disclosed for laying an underground member such as a service wire, tubing or the like. The apparatus includes a frame having a plurality of wheels with a rotatable cutting blade and a fixed cutting blade mounted to the frame for extending ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4904116 | Apparatus for making tunnels in the ground and for laying supply lines An apparatus for making tunnels and for laying supply lines in the ground comprises an earth displacing machine which is guided by a sword projecting out of the ground to allow the attachment of a power drive engaging the free end of the sword, and makes ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4896997 | Cable sheathing and burying method The apparatus of the instant invention includes a surface traversing mobile frame which, in the preferred embodiment, transports the elements of the invention. Means for dispensing a continuous length of hollow sheath and for dispensing a continuous lengt... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4661019 | Wire laying/burying apparatus An apparatus for laying and burying wire underground having a cutter unit, a tow bar affixed to the front of the cutter unit and a drag plate affixed to the rear of the cutter unit. The cutter unit includes a blade which cuts a slit in the ground into whi... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4652176 | Vibratory plow with blade having regressive longitudinal axis A vibratory plow blade having a tapered leading edge, a trailing edge, and a tapered bottom edge wherein the plow blade is configured such that its longitudinal axis regresses or is arcuately angled away from the towing vehicle. The tapered leading edge o... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4650370 | High-speed cable-laying apparatus An improved high-speed cable-laying apparatus of the type which digs a kerf, lays a cable at the kerf bottom, and refills the kerf with spoil in one pass. The kerf digger is a chainline loop having ground-cutting teeth spaced along its length and restrict... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4430022 | Underground cable installing apparatus and method utilizing a multi-positionable plow blade An underground cable installing apparatus is disclosed herein along with its method of operation. The apparatus utilizes a power driven land vehicle and an elongated cable laying plow blade supported by and for movement with the vehicle in a way which pla... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4397585 | Apparatus for inserting foldable conduit below ground A plow arrangement is disclosed for inserting continuous lengths of foldable conduit in the ground. A plow forms a cavity in the ground for receiving the conduit. Folded conduit is conveyed from a reel to an inlet end of a feeder or boot. As the conduit p... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4395959 | Hand apparatus for continuous injection of chemically-impregnated filament A new apparatus for the application of liquid chemicals to soil is disclosed. A hand tool opens a slit in the soil by means of an injector blade and places a chemical-laden filament in the slit. The chemical-laden filament is dispensed from a floating spo... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4379655 | Process and apparatus for laying a subterranean film Improved method and means for laying a strip of film beneath the surface of the soil can include any one or more of the following: (1) method and means for starting the film; (2) method and means for centering the film in a film inlet of a plow; (4) metho... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4269541 | Implement for the laying of cables and the like A plow-like trench cutter is carried by a slide movable vertically between spaced upright ways rigidly coupled to a tractor. The trench cutter has a passage for supplying a line, such as cable or pipe, generally to the bottom of the cutter so that when th... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4079593 | Vibratory cable laying plow The disclosed vibratory cable plot has two in line plow blades supported on a trailer having a transverse horizontal pivot and a vibrator which imparts a rocking oscillatory motion to the trailer and the blades. The first blade is preferably shorter, but ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4040261 | Vibratory plow A vibratory plow particularly suitable for laying cable, pipe and the like underground. The plow blade is pivotally mounted on a frame assembly on a resilient mounting. The frame assembly includes a U-shaped yoke pivotally mounted at opposite ends to the ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4014175 | Cable and pipe laying machine A cable or pipe laying machine for underground placement of cable or pipe incorporating a basic frame and power unit incorporating a front powered tractive component and a rear powered tractive component with the front and rear components being articulate... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3998065 | Horizontal wellpointing method and apparatus A horizontal wellpointing system is provided wherein a trenching vehicle digs a trench while perforated flexible pipe having a filter material is placed along the trench. The pipe is covered as the trench is refilled and a subsequent evacuating pressure i... | 12/21/1976 |
