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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 |
| 7506474 | CAM mechanism for shifting a rotary member supported on a base member when the rotary member is opened and closed A cam mechanism has different portions thereof arranged on a main unit, which may be a refrigerator, and on a door. When the door is closed, a hinge pin is locked at one end of a hinge groove, keeping the cam mechanism in a first locked position. As the door is open... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7255101 | Apparatus with a door, in particular, a cooking appliance door An apparatus includes a door, in particular, a cooking appliance door, through which a useful space can be closed, and having a stowage space, into which the door can be lowered at least partly, guided by a guide system that has a pivot axis and at least one guide e... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7134709 | Automated car door opening system An automated car door opening system proposes a very simple yet reliable system that can easily be retrofitted on most cars. It uses the combination of a large electrically actuated inner shaft cooperating with a piston. The piston opens the car door slightly in a m... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100245 | Hinge for a motor-vehicle door The invention proposes a hinge to be exchanged for the hinges on a motor-vehicle door. The hinge contains a hinge section that is attached to the bodywork and a hinge section that is attached to the door. A linking device having a pair of linkages is situated betwee... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059655 | Vertical door conversion kit The invention provides a method of opening a vehicle door in a doorway of a vehicle body, the method comprising: rotating such vehicle door in a horizontal plane of motion until such vehicle door substantially clears such vehicle body; and then rotating such vehicle... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048322 | Door lift conversion kit for existing vehicles A retrofit vehicle door lift conversion kit adapted for lifting a vehicle door vertically that fits as a conversion kit replacing factory door hinges on a variety of different types of existing vehicles. A door attaching arm is mounted to a fixed chassis plate by a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7007346 | Multi-axis door hinge and swing-out vertical-lift assembly A multi-axis automobile door mount providing a combination of swing-out and vertical-lift motion suitable for retrofitting a conventional swing-out automobile door for vertical-lift operation. The door is opened from a closed position in the conventional swing-out m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976743 | Ready-to-assemble entertainment center having pocket doors A ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet having pocket doors. A pocket door assembly for a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet is also disclosed. A method of shipping a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, a method for assembling a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, and ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959972 | Tri-action hinge and latching mechanism for a door panel A hinge assembly allows an access panel to be pivotally coupled to a cabinet, even though the cabinet includes a top cover that overlaps an upper edge of the panel. To open the access panel, a latch is actuated to first release a lower edge of the panel. The hinge a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6517634 | Chemical vapor deposition chamber lid assembly A semiconductor substrate processing chamber is disclosed generally comprising a chamber body that has a semiconductor substrate support assembly disposed in the chamber body. A lid assembly is movably coupled to the chamber body via a dual pivot hinge as... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6408571 | Automatic closing gate The present disclosure provides an automatic closing gate having a gate post and at least one self-closing hinge attaching the gate to the gate post. A catch post having a catch holds the gate in an open position for a period of time. The catch releases t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405484 | Sealing system in which there is relative sliding motion between a gate and a port A sealing system includes a gate (2) which is pivotably mounted to a crank (3) which is mounted for rotation with shaft (1). A spring (5) is disposed between gate (2) and crank (3). The gate (2) includes an O-ring (6) which compresses and slides during cl... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6085463 | Double swing door opening/closing mechanism There is a pair of slide cams provided symmetrically about the center line of a door at the right-hand and left-hand end portions of the door, a pair of lock cams provided on the main body symmetrically in portions corresponding to those of the slide cams... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5953860 | Double hinged security system A security screen assembly installable in the jamb of a building window or door for preventing unauthorized access therethrough, while allowing for quick and easy egress, is provided. The security screen assembly includes a screen with a height, a width a... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5570925 | Pinch relief structure for children's ride-on vehicle A children's riding vehicle includes a compartment-enclosing member which may be pivotably opened and closed, and pinch relief structure thereon for preventing a child from pinching a finger when the enclosing member is closed. The structure includes an a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5222790 | File cabinet A cabinet includes a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a door that is positionable in a closed position, a recessed position, and a posting shelf position. A tracking mechanism is connected adjacent a trailing edge of each door to slidabl... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5212909 | Passage having controlled access provided by a closure device using a barrier hinged about a vertical axis A passage (1) with monitored authorization of access is provided with a closure device using a barrier (2) hinged about a vertical axis γ. The passage includes at least one such barrier (2) with an end thereof situated adjacent to the vertical axis γ. R... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5072489 | Hinge for door or window, the leaf frame of which is partially overlapping the sash-frame Hinge for a door, window or the like, the sash of which is partially overlapping the sash-frame and outwardly tiltable about a horizontal spindle located at the height of its upper rail including a) hinged lower compass arms imparting to the sash, at the ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5056262 | Releasable window guard assembly A window guard screen and frame assembly installable on the jamb of a building window to prevent unauthorized access thereto. The screen is fabricated of a metal sheet whose margins are folded in to define channel-like end and side branches bordering a pl... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5050944 | Over or under flipper door mounting A storage cabinet having a front access opening, and a door for closing the opening, which door hinges upwardly into an open position and then is movable linearly rearwardly of the cabinet for storage in a position wherein the door and cabinet top wall ar... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5012612 | Gate Gate, particularly for entrance ways, roads, or the like, with a barrier which can be pivoted in such a way that the tip of the barrier executes a purely horizontal motion when entering its closed position and that, when the gate is closed, the tip of the... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4993187 | Releasable window guard assembly A window guard screen and frame assembly installable on the jamb of a building window to prevent unauthorized access therethrough. The assembly screen is fabricated from a single sheet of metal having folded-in margins to define channel-like upper and low... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4945972 | Containable door of folding type A folding door, containable in a cabinet, includes a door body foldable outwardly of the cabinet. A slide member is slidable along an inner surface of the cabinet toward and away from a front of the cabinet. The door body is angularly movably connected at... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4910916 | Sliding door fitting A sliding door fitting includes at least two superjacently arranged guide rails each having a pivot member which is displaceable thereon and at which a door is mounted. Each pivot member includes a running plate which is provided on one side with rollers ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4815797 | Furniture door A door mounting assembly for a hollow cabinet utilizes a pair of vertically inclined elongated scissor members pivotally secured together at aligned centers lying in a place adjacent one side wall of the cabinet. The members are movable between a first co... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4679353 | Security door A security door comprises first and second vertical door jambs spaced from one another to define a doorway therebetween, and a door for closing the doorway. The second door jamb has a generally channel-shaped recess therein extending generally vertically ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4641896 | Retractable door structure A retractable door structure for a storage case including a pair of guide grooves formed from the front end to the back end of the inner surfaces of the case panel, sliding blocks connected to each other by a connecting rod provided in the guide grooves, ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4611434 | Swingable sliding door for vehicles, particularly automotive vehicles A swingable sliding door for a vehicle, comprising a guide assembly on the top of the door traveling in a guide rail arranged above the door, the guide assembly comprising a swing arm pivotally attached to the door and including an arcuate, reversely bent... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4591214 | Cabinet closure assembly A cabinet of the type having an opening includes a panel which is pivotable between opening-blocking and opening-unblocking positions. The panel is slidable into the cabinet from its unblocking position along parallel spaced tracks, each of which includes... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4561209 | Door in a construction preventing the transition of interference fields A door assembly in a construction for preventing the transition of interference fields, in particular of high-frequency electromagnetic fields, into a space, wherein the contact zone between the door and a stationary structure is sealed by a labyrinth con... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4512412 | Swinging fire apparatus pump operator panel A control panel for the operator's control station of a fire fighting apparatus of the type including a body defining an outwardly opening side recess is provided. The control panel supports various gauges, switches and other operating controls and has a ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4427244 | Sliding wall-unit furniture assembly A wall-unit furniture assembly comprises a stationary wall unit comprising a grouping along each of a pair of perpendicular walls. A front rail and a rear rail are supported parallel to each other on the upper edge of these groupings and run via arcuate c... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4388778 | Enclosure for bathtub or shower having sliding doors An enclosure for a bathtub or shower having a sliding door assembly and comprising a header or supporting assembly including a front header and a side header operatively connected thereto, each header having a pair of tracks, one for each door, the tracks... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4367684 | Safe having laterally retractable swing door wings A safe having laterally rectractable door wings is disclosed. At either s of the door opening of a safe, a retraction space is provided extending both upwardly and downwardly, and in the rear, beyond the useful space of the safe. Each of two door wings i... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4294040 | Safety door for buildings and rooms A safety door for buildings and rooms included two main sliding parts, a supporting column equipped with hinges and a door body supported by the hinges. The supporting column enters a first cavity with the fixed works (wall) at the side of the hinges duri... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4219006 | Stove-hearth combinations Stove-hearth combinations which comprise a combustion chamber having a pair of side walls supported on a base in opposing relation and joined by a rear wall. A cover or hood defines with the base and front edges of the side walls an opening to the chamber... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4197805 | Gate apparatus for fish unloading system A fish unloading system for removing fish from the main fish hold of a fishing boat. The lower portion of the main fish hold is filled with water and sufficient salt added to cause the fish to float near the surface of the water. A power-operated self-fee... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4089135 | Sliding door assembly Doors are slideably mounted in tracks by structure which cooperates with and follows the course of the tracks even around sharp corners and curves to permit sliding of the doors into out of the way storage positions. The sliding door assembly is illustrat... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4070074 | Tamper-proof cabinet A cabinet in which the closure or door thereof is rendered less vulnerable to unauthorized tampering which seeks to bypass the lock thereof as a result of the door being latched behind an edge of the cabinet front opening. Thus, opening of the door contem... | 01/24/1978 |
