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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 |
| 7658660 | Game call apparatus A game call apparatus is provided which has a mouthpiece including an air inlet, a reed positioned in the mouthpiece and vibrating when air is blown into the mouthpiece, and inner and outer tubular sound chambers mounted on an air outlet end of the mouthpiece. The r... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7145067 | Game calling device A game calling device capable of producing variable pitched sounds includes a truncated fan-shaped body having a mouthpiece end and a discharge end and multiple bores extending through the body from the mouthpiece end to the discharge end. First and second reed inse... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7074107 | Duck call A game call comprising a main body forming a resonant chamber having a whistle vent and at least one opening adapted to be closed and opened by finger contact, a mouthpiece at one end of the resonant chamber, a roller suspended within the resonant chamber and aligne... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037167 | Whistle game call apparatus and method A whistle-type game call for reproducing sounds made by certain whistling animals, such as ducks or other waterfowl, without manipulating (e.g., rolling, vibrating, fluttering, etc.) the tongue. The whistle may include a sound chamber with one or more protruding rid... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008290 | Adjustable turkey pan call holder A system and method for holding turkey pan calls which utilize a holder with legs that elevate the bottom of the pan call, having a plurality of grasping fingers which grip a side portion of a turkey pan call in response to a mechanical adjustment. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6783422 | Apparatus and method for controlling a volume characteristic of sound being emitted laterally through intermediate ports in a game call A game call with a game call multi-colored volume and tone control which includes a game call volume and tone control-tapered inner chamber and a rotatable game call volume and tone control outer chamber having an outer chamber sound exiting port which variably expo... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6709309 | Game call A game call is provided having an elongated tube having an inlet and outlet. A diaphragm is disposed in the tube. The game call has a pump assembly with a plunger slidably received within the tube between the inlet and the diaphragm. The plunger is movable with resp... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6254451 | Game call with volume control A volume variable game call having a rotary air valve disposed between the reed section of the call and the horn section of the call.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6139393 | Flute and candy device A combination whistle and candy/gum holding device. The device is provided with a central hollow shaft which is surrounded by a cylindrical housing. A whistle is attached to one end and a slide piston is slidable in the hollow shaft so that different soun... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6095884 | Game call A device, for calling a variety of game having different instinctive calls, including a first flexible and elastic tube having vibrating means seated in one end thereof and further including a second flexible tube in which the vibrating means and the one ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5787052 | Snap action rotary pulser A pressure pulse generator, or "pulser," and methods for operation are described. The pulser is constructed of a stator and rotor mounted within a housing, each being configured with a central hub and one or more radially extending lobes. An equal number ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5690534 | Bird and animal call A wind instrument that can be used to replicate the calls of birds and animals particularly including the common loon. An instrument having the type of mouthpiece used on a recorder and an elongate body having a bore has an baffle within the bore that clo... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5495820 | Whistle with tone changing rotator A whistle including a body (10) having a resonating chamber (28) and a mouth piece (12) connected thereto includes a plurality of tone altering apertures (36) which extend to the chamber (28). A closure (40) is movably mounted on the body (10) between pos... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5334071 | Steam locomotive-whistle model and toy A steam locomotive-whistle model and toy providing realism in appearance in sound and operation of a real locomotive, by responding to blowing effort by the mouth or of a balloon which operates parts to run the locomotive and to emit sounds exactly simula... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5287785 | Musical brass instrument slide apparatus A slide housing having a plurality of rows of side wall ports directed into the side walls of the housing is arranged to receive a slide block within the housing, wherein the slide block includes through-extending bores arranged for alignment with the sid... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5251569 | Multiple tone whistle A whistle having a whistle body (10) including two distinct resonating chambers (20), each with an opening (34) to the exterior of the whistle body (10) and a mouthpiece (14) in fluid communication with both of the chambers (20). At least one of the chamb... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5122088 | Mute for an elk call A mute for attachment to a game call with the mute having an elongate main body member of tubular construction. Circular rows of recesses are spaced along the elongate body member to provide a series of constructions and expansion zones. A cone shaped end... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5113784 | Multi-tone whistle A simple toy whistle includes a mouthpiece and multiple resonant chambers. In order to permit single notes to be played by one resonant chamber, while preventing the other chambers from producing audible tones when the whistle is played, each such chamber... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4970983 | Multitone horn A horn for connection to a pressurized fluid container for sounding multiple tones has a horn body defining a sound chamber and at least one tone altering aperture extending through the horn body into the sound chamber, a sound producing mechanism located... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4821670 | Whistle The invention provides a new whistle, intended for sports referees, and for small boat emergency use, where a loud piercing sound is required without the possibility of loss of sound by "over-blowing" or by sticking of the freely-moving ball used in conve... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4280299 | Whistle A whistle including a mouthpiece adapted to be fit on a body. The body has three cavities different in depth. A protuberance provided in the chamber at the bottom of the mouthpiece is adapted to cover one of the cavities. Different pitches of the sound ca... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4207703 | Game call A game call or the like whistle which includes a housing member with a mouthpiece and two air chambers with one of the air chambers having a constant volume and the other air chamber having a variable volume containing therein a piston arm for changing th... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4127962 | Whistle having angularly joined cylindrical chambers A musical whistle instrument is provided having resonant chambers, at least one of which may be filled with a fluid, and a tubular member for introducing pulses of air into the resonant chamber. This structure produces many musical sounds imitating melodi... | 12/05/1978 |
