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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 |
| 7306457 | Self-ligating orthodontic passive low-friction bracket and method for mounting an arch wire on said bracket Self-ligating orthodontic bracket which comprises a support body (6) intended to be fixed onto a tooth and provided with a slot (9) for receiving an arch wire (5) capable of imparting a corrective action to the tooth and retaining means (10 | 12/11/2007 |
| 6964566 | Adjustable tooth spreading and uprighting device An easy to install tooth spreading and uprighting device that is positioned on a temporary basis across an edentulous space between a pair of teeth in the mouth of a dental patient to correct and prevent the teeth from tipping and loosing their upright alignment whi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6799966 | Fluoropolymeric orthodontic article Disclosed is an orthodontic article that includes a fluoropolymer and that exhibits at least 0.001% transmittance at 546 nm when measured according to the Transmittance Test Procedure. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 4353692 | Orthodontic appliance The arch wire of an orthodontic appliance is received in the channel of a bracket fixed to each of a patient's teeth to be repositioned. Each bracket includes a holder in which is removably located a selected one of a set of channel members, the channels ... | 10/12/1982 |
