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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 |
| 7934366 | Method for producing a multielectrode lead A wire wrapping device that includes a turntable assembly that is made up of a turntable and a driver adapted to rotate the turntable. Also, a set of payout carriers are mounted on the turntable, each payout carrier adapted to let out wire to be wrapped. A driver is... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7921630 | Method for optimizing the transport of a multiaxial contexture during production A method for producing a multiaxial contexture, preferably from carbon fibers, in which a mono-axial contexture is wound from at least one storage device about a winding plane, wherein the winding plane and the at least one storage device rotate about one another, i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921629 | Method for improving the transport of multiaxial contexture during production A method for producing a multiaxial contexture, from fiber materials, winds mono-axial contexture from at least one storage device about a winding plane, wherein the winding plane and the at least one storage device rotate about one another, in order to wind the mon... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7698883 | Method for producing a multielectrode lead A wire wrapping device that includes a turntable assembly that is made up of a turntable and a driver adapted to rotate the turntable. Also, a set of payout carriers are mounted on the turntable, each payout carrier adapted to let out wire to be wrapped. A driver is... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7571594 | Composite yarn and process for producing the same A process for producing composite yarns comprises the steps of first wrapping a second yarn around the perimeter of and along the length of a first yarn and then heating the yarn intermediate produced by such wrapping to produce a composite yarn. When a heat-shrinka... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7437868 | Core yarn manufacturing apparatus A core yarn manufacturing apparatus includes a draft device that drafts sheath fibers of a core yarn and a core fiber supply device that supplies core fibers of the core yarn, wherein a feed-out path of the core fibers in the core fiber supply device is inclined abo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426820 | Method and device for the production of a covered elastic yarn and for automatic replacement of feeds spools The device has: a first interlacing jet (19); a feed path of the covering yarn (FT) and a feed path of the elastic yarn (F1; F2) towards the first interlacing jet; supporting elements (37A, 37B) for spools of elastic yarn (R1 | 09/23/2008 |
| 7360354 | Method and device for the production of covered elastic yarn and for automatically replacing feeding spools The device comprises in combination: an interlacing jet for reciprocally joining the covering yarn and the elastic yarn; supporting elements for spools of elastic yarn; winding members for winding the composite yarn on a developing cop; a device for interrupting the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349756 | Method for control of yarn processing equipment A method for starting or stopping each of at least two separately controllable roll-sets (22, 26, 34, 56) used for processing a yarn (Y) in a stretch-break process, each roll-set comrpising at least two rolls, the method is characterized by the step of each r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7292757 | Apparatus and method for on-line binder laylength measurement and adjustment A method and apparatus for determining and adjusting binder laylength during the process of manufacturing a selected fiber optic cable design. Specifically, a binder, having a distinguishing and physically detectable feature, is wrapped around fiber optic bundles or... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287366 | Method for producing a multielectrode lead A wire wrapping device that includes a turntable assembly that is made up of a turntable and a driver adapted to rotate the turntable. Also, a set of payout carriers are mounted on the turntable, each payout carrier adapted to let out wire to be wrapped. A driver is... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284306 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277615 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and methods of making the same A fiber optic cable and a method of making the same include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269936 | Spinning device and method for detecting fiber accumulated state It is an object of the present invention to provide a spinning device that detects early that fibers F have been accumulated in an air exhausting space 55 to prevent a defect (weak yarn) in a spun yarn. A spinning device in accordance with the present inventi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249451 | Texturing and interlacing machine The machine comprises a texturing zone (12) trough which a covering yarn (22) advances; a feed unit (C) for an elastomer yarn (20); combining means to combine the textured covering yarn (22) with the elastomer yarn (20), said means... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7165634 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152287 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152390 | Spandex covered tightly with shrinkable nylon and process for producing it A process is provided for making a yarn with improved properties, such as lowered susceptibility to picks and snags. The yarn consists of a spandex core that is tightly covered with a nylon fiber, which tight covering is achieved by heat treatment. A knitted fabric ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147068 | Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147904 | Expandable tubular fabric An expandable tubular fabric formed by heat setting a plurality of thermoplastic yarns producing drawn thermoplastic yarns, arranging these yarns in an array and in juxtaposed positions and moving them in a first direction. Extruding at least one filament along a ci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036610 | Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells A method of drilling and completing a wellbore in a geological formation to produce hydrocarbons from a well comprising at least the following four steps: drilling the well with a retrievable drill bit attached to a casing; removing the retrievable drill bit from th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000295 | Composite yarn, intermediate fabric product and method of producing a metallic fabric A method for forming a metallic fabric includes forming a composite yarn having a metallic wire core, and a cover yarn including a fluid-soluble strand such as co-nylon or polylactic acid. The composite yarn can be knitted into an intermediate fabric product. The so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973769 | Method for creating markings on a planar textile body A method for creating markings on a planar textile body and a thread-like body for carrying out the method. According to the invention, the markings on a planar textile body can survive all following process steps and permits a clear marking of position on the texti... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965460 | Method and system for scanning an image using a look-down linear array scanner A system and method are disclosed which provide a look-down digital imaging device capable of capturing relatively high resolution digital images (e.g., comparable to traditional flatbed scanners). A preferred embodiment provides a look-down digital imaging device c... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945026 | Fibre yarn and rope production An unspun yarn including a longitudinal main rope body formed from a least one fibre assembly of substantially untwisted and parallel fibres, and a least one reinforcing thread helically wound around the rope body and extending therealong in a single longitudinal di... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6855423 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable by said method as well as to a reinforced rubber articl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6840031 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing compacted cables by use of rigid cage stranders In an apparatus for cable manufacture, a cage strander rotates about a line axis at a chosen rotational speed. Bobbins supported by the strander dispense round conductors downstream of the cage strander. A forming apparatus downstream of the strander receives the co... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6804942 | Composite tubular assembly and method of forming same A composite tubular assembly formed by a core or tube which is reinforced by a multitape product which is wrapped in alternate non-bonded helical wraps on the core or tube. Each tape is first formed by impregnating a fibrous strip with a resin and then such tapes ar... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6789380 | Spiral wrapper for conduit ducts A bundle of conduit ducts is supplied by reels to a tandem arrangement of a pattern unit, a supply roller unit, an applicator unit and a delivery roller unit all supported by a wheeled base. The pattern unit has rows of discrete apertures for delivering conduit duct... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6684617 | Process allowing to increase the cracking corrosion resistance of a wire under stress In order to increase the cracking corrosion resistance of a wire under stress compressive stresses are introduced through surface treatment by brushing, on the apparent surface of the wire. A system and method are notably applied for the manufacture of wi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6615571 | Apparatus and method for assembling optical cable An apparatus for assembling an optical cable comprises a spacer paying-out portion 7, a stationary ribbon supply unit 9, a gathering portion 14 and a taking-up portion 21. The spacer paying-out portion 7 supplies a spacer 2 having a spiral groove in the s... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6543213 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing ropes, cables or the like The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing ropes, cables or the like, whereby an envelope of a flexible, web-shaped material, for example paper, is produced around at least one central core, for example a conductor, moved in the direction of ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539698 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord comprising a bundle of inorganic filaments, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable b... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536200 | Method of making a wrapped composite color blended alternating color yarn A composite textured helically wrapped multi-filament yarn, made up of two or more continuous filament textured yarns, each of which is of different color or dyeability from the other, each yarn being pigmented in a melt-spinning process, pre-dyed, or und... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6519924 | Bough roping machine An evergreen bough roping machine is disclosed. The device includes a spool support member for rotatably holding a spool of wrapping wire used to fasten boughs to a core wire thereby producing an evergreen garland. The separation of the spool of wrapping ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6449937 | Process for obtaining a thread for manufacturing special fabrics and system for implementing said process The invention relates to a continuous process for obtaining a thread or strand, made of a plastic or textile material for manufacturing special fabrics, particularly artificial grass, comprising extrusion of a plastic material to obtain a given strand or ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6405519 | Composite, break-resistant sewing thread and method A composite, break-resistant sewing thread having a core of continuous multi-filament, non-stretch high-tenacity synthetic yarn and a cover of drafted staple fibers air-jet twisted around and covering the core for protecting the core from heat and frictio... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6393817 | Method and relative equipment for coupling an elastomeric yarn to an inextensible yarn Machine for combining an elastomer thread (81) with an unextendable thread (11) wound on respective spools (80,10), which comprises a first pair (20) of rollers for driving the unextendable thread (11), a heating oven (30), a false-twisting group (40), a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6370858 | Core yarn production method and apparatus A method and apparatus for producing core yarn in which a drafted fiber bundle and a core fiber are supplied to a nozzle block and a hollow guide shaft, and in which vortex air currents are ejected from spinning nozzles, in the nozzle block, to make the f... | 04/16/2002 |
