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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 |
| 7402008 | Router elevating mechanism The present invention is directed to an elevating mechanism, in particular to an elevating mechanism for routers, is configured for easy micro adjustment and coarse or macro adjustment. In an embodiment, a power tool includes a base configured to adjustably receive ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347651 | Drilling device In order to improve a device (100) for a drilling machine (10) known per se for manual drilling with a casing (11), a grip (12), a tool chuck (13) and a tool (14), especially a drilling, reaming or counterboring tool, in suc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7303363 | Pneumatic drill A drill has a tubular outer housing and a tubular inner housing. The inner housing is movable between extended and retracted positions. A pneumatic motor with a chuck mounts to the inner housing. Air pressure is delivered to annular pistons to cause the inner housin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290474 | System for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290574 | Power tool support fixture A support fixture for a hand-held power tool includes a base plate and a guide plate assembly supported for movement relative to the base plate to bring the working end of the power tool into contact with a workpiece on which the base plate is supported. The guide p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275900 | Router elevating mechanism The present invention is directed to an elevating mechanism, in particular to an elevating mechanism for routers, is configured for easy micro adjustment and coarse or macro adjustment. In an embodiment, a power tool includes a base configured to adjustably receive ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273080 | Power tool support fixture A support fixture for a hand-held power tool includes a base plate and a guide plate assembly supported for movement relative to the base plate to bring the working end of the power tool into contact with a workpiece on which the base plate is supported. The guide p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270194 | Drilling machine with pneumatic control A pneumatic drilling machine is provided, comprising a pneumatic motor, a circuit for connecting the motor to a source of compressed air, a tool holder spindle, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a coupling shaft which can be moved to select a firs... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267512 | Power assisted drill press A power assisted drill press having a feed cylinder fed by a variable pressure regulator which allows a user to controllably feed a bit and work material together while activating a drill motor to rotate the bit. An embodiment of the power assisted drill press utili... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264426 | Apparatus and methods for servo-controlled manufacturing operations Apparatus and methods for servo-controlled manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a base member, a drive platform spaced apart from the base member by a separation distance, and a plurality of guide members extending between... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261499 | Adjustable drill microstop with multiple offset depth settings An adjustable drill microstop apparatus is employed with a drill and a drill bit to limit the depth of a hole drilled into an object surface by the drill bit. The apparatus has a housing and a nose piece that is mounted for reciprocating axial movement in accordance... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258513 | Depth limiting device and hole forming apparatus containing the same A depth limiting device includes a stop collar having a an open end portion and an workpiece engaging portion extending along the open end portion thereof for contacting a workpiece; a spindle extending axially through the shell, the spindle including a first end ex... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252464 | Hydraulic stop A hydraulic stop for use in drilling or countersinking operations comprises a rotatable body for rotating a tool about its axis. A cage adapted to contact the surface of a workpiece when the tool has penetrated into the workpiece by a predetermined distance actuates... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243440 | Gauge for use with power tools A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7220084 | Power drill attachment and method for using the attachment In order to facilitate and make more ergonomic the drilling of a multitude of holes in workpieces, particularly in the assembly of large scale components, such as an aircraft body, the power drill is docked to a support by an attachment which engages and locks onto ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214013 | Dust extraction device for machine tools A machine tool equipped with a supporting body and at least one tool-holder spindle, rotatable about a respective axis, also has a built-in dust extraction device comprising an extractor hood located in close proximity to the spindle and presenting a suction port po... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214008 | Adjustable drill template An adjustable drill template has a base plate and a plurality of drill blocks. The drill blocks are movably coupled to the base plate. The drill blocks can move along the length of the base plate so that the drill blocks can be configured to conform to a desired hol... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210881 | Sleeved stop for a drill bit A stop for use with an electric drill bit, the stop having at least one threaded sleeve for positioning the stop relative to a surface into which the drill bit will extend. The stop may have both an inner and an outer sleeve. The sleeves are mounted coaxially, one i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198188 | Hardwood flooring nailer having an adjustable double handle A hardwood flooring nailer destined to be loaded with at least one fastener, the nailer comprising a main rigid frame, and a fastener discharge mechanism attached to the main frame and which can be activated for allowing the nailer to discharge a fastener. The naile... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192226 | Shrink fit holder and methods of drilling and reaming A drill has a unitary drill bit and chuck structure that includes a drill bit and a chuck. The chuck encloses a portion of the drill bit and has a thread. A rotatable drive element having a thread engages the thread of the chuck. The chuck is heat shrunk onto the dr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189033 | Apparatus and methods for thrust sensing valves Apparatus and methods for thrust sensing valves are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing including an input port and an output port and further having a mounting portion adapted to be coupled to a manufacturing tool. A supply member is opera... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156590 | Quill lock assembly A quill lock assembly for locking a quill of a device such as a drill press is described. The quill lock assembly includes a cam assembly and a handle connected to the cam assembly. The cam assembly is connected to the device, such as with a mounting bracket or the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144206 | Attachment element for securing a depth stop on a hand-held power tool An attachment element for securing a depth stop (2) of a hand-held power tool (4) includes a pin guide 5 with one or more noses (8a, 8b) for mounting the attachment element (1) on the power tool (4) and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137327 | Riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw, comprising: a first armature configured for coupling with a beveling member; a second armature adjustably and rotatably coupled with the first armature; a first... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124837 | Pneumatic motor trigger actuator A pneumatic motor trigger actuator includes a trigger housing adapted to engage a pneumatic motor trigger of a pneumatic tool. A top plate is coupled to the trigger housing. A primary valve is coupled to the top plate and has an open configuration and a closed confi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121776 | Housing retrofit assembly for a milling machine or the like The present invention is a housing retrofit assembly for a milling machine or the like, including a quick adjusting stop nut for selective sliding coarse adjustment and rotational precision fine adjustment for rotatable engagement with a threaded rod or shaft in clo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108459 | Power assisted drill press A power assisted drill press having a feed cylinder fed by a variable pressure regulator which allows a user to controllably feed a bit and work material together while activating a drill motor to rotate the bit. An embodiment of the power assisted drill press utili... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094008 | Power driver bit self-centering and positioning apparatus A portable combined clamp and bit guide assembly guides a bit, turned by a power driver, into the exact center between the opposing faces of the clamp. The clamp is designed to hold workpieces having substantially parallel edges and a substantially linear centerline... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070364 | Reverse chamfer and countersink tool A reverse chamfering and countersink stop tool allows the required diameter of a countersink in a workpiece to be maintained in areas that have limited accessibility for the user assembling a fastener to the workpiece. The tool controls the dimension required for pr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048077 | Drilling machine with pneumatic control A pneumatic drilling machine is provided, comprising a pneumatic motor, a circuit for connecting the motor to a source of compressed air, a tool holder spindle, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a coupling shaft which can be moved to select a firs... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048477 | Drill measurement stops A depth stop for use with a drill bit comprises a tubular body having an opening therethrough. Used with a drill bit whose bit portion includes a cutting end, and a shank portion, the depth stop is frictionally positionable on the bit portion at a specified point fr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044690 | Method and apparatus for registering a torque-transmitting tool in a fixture for forming a diagonal bore in the tool A torque transmitting tool is machined by registering the torque transmitting tool using a shoulder between the shank and the out-of-round drive portion of the tool as a reference. First and second seating surfaces are milled on first and second opposed surfaces of ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025542 | Guide device for workpiece machining head, machine having the same, and guide method There is provided a guide device for a machining head capable of machining a workpiece such as a cylinder head of an engine accurately, a machine having the guide device, and a guide method. At least one of guide posts formed in a guide post member has an air pressu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003995 | Hydrotapping power unit A hydrotapping power unit is disclosed that is operable to hold a hydrotapping tool in a home position adjacent a part while the latter is being hydroformed in a die cavity, to then advance the tool to pierce a hole in the hydroformed part while the part remains in ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000709 | Side handles on drill/drivers A drill/driver is provided that includes a housing, a collar mounted at a front portion of the housing, a side handle mounting area provided forward of the collar, a handle mounted to the side handle mounting area, and a chuck mounted forward of the side handle moun... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974284 | Cutter driving apparatus in boring machine A cutter driving apparatus has a spindle, a base, and a transmission shaft. The spindle has a cutter attached thereto. The base moves along the axis of the spindle. The spindle moves integrally with the base along the axis of the spindle. The base has a pair of supp... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955508 | Apparatus and method for separately boring precisely aligned opposing screw holes in individual frame members to be joined at a miter joint An apparatus and method for separately boring precisely aligned opposing screw holes in individual frame members to be matingly joined at a miter joint. The apparatus comprises a first boring means for boring a first screw hole in the first frame member, a second bo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6925725 | Method of and device for determination of penetration depth For determining a depth of drilling in objects a path over which a resistance is measured which is produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, and the measured path is used for determination of a depth of drilling... | 08/09/2005 |
