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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 |
| 7364459 | Electricity output device with a power supply An electricity output device with a power supply comprises a power supply, a first output module and a second output module installed within the power supply. The first output module is for the electric power output from the power supply through a main power cord co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351107 | One-piece electromagnetic shield having mechanical attachment features A one-piece electromagnetic circuit board shield has a series of depending legs that extend through corresponding slot openings in a circuit board for mechanically retaining the shield in place on the circuit board, and intervening teeth that bite into a peripheral ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341480 | Releasable latch assemblies A latching device (200) is disclosed for use in supporting a junction block (202) on a supporting bracket (204). The latching device (200) includes a horizontal support (230) coupled to a hinge (232). A first cantilever beam... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7094072 | Connector holding structure In a structure for holding a connector mounted on an electronic circuit board inserted and housed in a case, there are provided a resin claw formed on the connector, a hole formed on the electronic circuit board and receiving the claw to be engaged therewith, a pair... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6986671 | Board mounted electrical connector assembly An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board which includes a mounting surface, an opposite mating surface, a locating hole and a terminal-receiving aperture. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a front board-mounting fa... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6733334 | Connector structure of circuit board for power supply apparatus A connector structure of a circuit board for a power supply apparatus includes an insulating housing, conductive terminals, and at least one supporting rods with each connected to the mounting surface of the insulating housing and having a pillared portion, a first ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6666694 | Reduced profile EMI receptacle assembly The present invention provides for a receptacle printed circuit board assembly having a reduced profile of the entire assembly where the receptacle has a board receiving portion that mounts at a cut-out edge of a printed circuit board so that the majority... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6494742 | Shielded electrical connector having reduced height above circuit board An electrical connector (1) for mounting to a circuit board (5) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of electrical terminals (3) and a conductive outer shield (4). The insulative housing has a mating face (20), a mounting face (22) opposite to the... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6139369 | Coaxial connector for equipment in a transmission network A coaxial connector for providing a terminal at a panel for equipment in a transmission network, comprising a housing with two housing halves with at least two connector passageways. At least two of the connector passageways are provided with connecting j... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5722760 | Electro-luminescent light assembly A light assembly is made up of a circuit board and a plurality of individual light units which can be installed on and removed from the circuit board to form a desired design or pattern. Each individual light unit includes an electro-luminescent light pan... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5685726 | Flat back card connector A card connector according to the current invention provides a substantially low profile when it is placed on the board. Stoppers and solder tails are situated at the bottom of the housing of the card connector and extend in the perpendicular direction wi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5634810 | Printed circuit board mounted electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly is provided for releasably connecting a first connector to a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a first connector including an elongated dielectric housing having a generally rigid locating post disposed at each ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5525072 | Electrical connector assembly for interconnecting a flat cable to a circuit board An electrical connector is provided for interconnecting a flat flexible cable to a mating connector mounted on top of a printed circuit board. The mating connector has a plug portion projecting from the circuit board, with contacts exposed on opposite sid... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5489219 | Self-retaining board lock A board lock device 10 holding an electrical connector 40 to a one-piece essentially planar board lock member adapted to be received in a passageway 48 extending through a connector housing 40 and a board mounting post 50 extending from a mounting face 46... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5336110 | Peg held connector A connector is described, of the type that has pegs for insertion in holes of a circuit board to securely hold the connector to the board, wherein the pegs can be easily installed, and they assure secure holding despite variations in circuit board thickne... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5209678 | Telecommunications front access coaxial jack and plug assembly with releasable locking feature A unique telecommunication coaxial front access jack and plug assembly 50 is illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 for mounting on a front panel 52 of telecommunication terminal equipment in which the front panel has a plurality of front panel apertures 94 to rece... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5184963 | Electrical connector with contacts on diestamping centers An electrical connector (30) and a method of making includes a base housing (40) holding contacts (41) on close spacing and a face housing (50) fitted onto the base housing to protect the contacts. The base housing (40) includes an alignment post (46) int... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5160277 | Snap-in lamp for printed circuits A lamp assembly includes a lamp socket adapted for receiving a lamp. The lamp socket has a rectangular subbase which includes at least one tang projecting upwardly from the subbase which is adapted to apply an outward force against the inner sides of the ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5154634 | Connector holding device A holding device (50) for securing two electrical articles (22,94) together includes a U-shaped leading end (52) having a pair of leg portions (54). The U-shaped end (52) and adjacent leg portions (60) define a spring means, adapted to be received in an a... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5122075 | Electrical connector with improved retention feature An electrical connector includes a connector body and an array of posts extending out of one side of the connector body for mounting to a circuit board. At least one retention feature is provided, and this retention feature includes a bent portion of at l... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5080611 | Boardlock for common-hole double-sided mounting An electrical connector assembly for mounting and securing first and second electrical connectors (120, 220) to a printed circuit board (24) having a boardlock receiving aperture (56) includes a first connector (120), a first connector boardlock (122), a ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5024607 | Grounding electrical connector An electrical connector is disclosed for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The connector includes an insulating housing having a peripheral flange defining a front face. A conductive shield is positionable against the front face of ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4915655 | Telephone connector A telephone connector in which a contact holder carrying a plurality of contacts is disposed in a body which has in its front a plug receiving hole and is open at its bottom. Mounting members for mounting the body on a printed circuit board are provided o... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4906201 | Electrical connector mounting apparatus with EMI shielding An electrical connector mounting apparatus has an electrically conductive member formed with spring biased fingers, a base portion and a fastening member. The spring biased fingers in conjunction with the base portion provide electrical continuity between... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4906208 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a receptacle connector having a first insulating housing containing a plurality of first contacts and a first shielding shell disposed so as to enclose contact portions of the first contacts; a plug connector including a s... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4889502 | Connector having drop-in insert conductive with shell An electrical connector assembly (10) has a drawn solderable insert (42) received in a mounting aperture (28) of an electrical connector housing (12) and secured therein by a shell (30). The insert (42) has an internally threaded (52) hollow tubular shank... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4842552 | Tolerance forgiving boardlock A boardlock (52) is adapted to secure a connector (10) to a printed circuit board (26). The body portion (54) of the boardlock (52) is disposed in a recess (34) in the connector housing (12) flange (28) in an interference fit. First (64) and second (66) p... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4826441 | Test board connectors and method for attaching For locking a test board connector to a printed wiring board, the connector includes a resilient member with a foot at its distal end and tabs positioned beneath the body of the connector. The foot and tabs extend in opposite directions. Lugs, which are m... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4822303 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a receptacle connector having a first insulating housing containing a plurality of first contacts and a first shielding shell disposed so as to enclose contact portions of the first contacts; a plug connector including a s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4820172 | Composite electrical connector for apparatus installed in a vehicle In order to reduce the variety of connector bodies needed for connecting electrical apparatus such as an automobile radio to factory-installed cabling of a motor vehicle having a mating connector for connection to the electrical apparatus, a composite con... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4795353 | Locking clip A one-piece, stamped and formed C-section locking clip for insertion into aligned holes (H1 and H2) in a superposed metal plate (P) and circuit board (CB) to secure them together for soldering the clip to the plate (P) and to a ground plane (G) on the boa... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4778965 | Switch construction with integral mounting clips An electrical switch mounting structure includes a housing for the switch, terminals on the exterior of the housing, a substrate incorporating an opening into which the housing is inserted, conductive elements on the base which contact the terminals upon ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4736270 | Bilateral snap-in back panel retainer assembly A panel is mounted between parallel spaced apart frame members by a pair of retainer members having a length greater than the spacing between the frame members so as to project through selectively spaced openings in the frame members. Each of the retainer... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4721473 | Retention feature for printed circuit board mounted connectors An electrical connector which has a plurality of electrical contacts for interconnecting a plurality of data or communication lines is mountable to a printed circuit board and interconnectable to a plurality of electical traces thereon. The connector incl... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4704090 | Mounting panel for a lamp socket assembly A support panel containing an aperture for mounting a lamp socket assembly that is linearly insertable into the aperture to contact an intermediate flexible printed circuit layer when oriented in a first rotational position about its axial length, wherein... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4688875 | Spring contact structure A connector is disclosed that includes spring contacts (200) for making a solderless connection to other electrical conductors (310). Each spring contact (200) has a loop contact portion (230) that is supported so that its end regions (232 and 234) are re... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4609242 | Electrical connector apparatus The present invention is directed to connector apparatus comprising a jack (20) usable with either a conventional plug (400) terminating a coaxial cable (410) or a special plug (200) terminating a shielded, twisted pair cable (202). Such versatility was m... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4603929 | Connector shroud A back plane for a shelf of electronic circuit modules includes back plane connectors for providing signal and power connections with circuit module connectors near a front face of the back plane and for providing connection with bus or cable connectors n... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4274691 | Modular jack An improved jack is disclosed for modular telephone interconnection. One or more shorting components are plugably mounted in a wall of the jack to common electrically selected beam contacts which are mounted in a base portion of the jack which protrude ou... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4193108 | Apparatus for securely fastening a circuit board to a circuit board edge connector A pair of fastening devices for rigidly securing a circuit board having electrically conductive fingers extending from the edge to an edge connector having slots which engage the fingers and provide electrical coupling of the circuit board to external dev... | 03/11/1980 |
