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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 |
| 7392669 | Circular knitting machine, particularly of the medium-diameter type, with improved needle actuation A circular knitting machine, comprising a footing with a rotatable, vertical needle cylinder, axial slots on the outer lateral surface of the needle cylinder, that accommodate each a needle, a sub-needle arranged below each needle in a corresponding axial slot conne... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7225747 | Control of thread feed for a sewing machine A sewing machine including an upper thread supply to a needle, a loop taker accommodating a bobbin for a bottom thread, a drive unit which through coupling elements affects a number of mechanical elements, of which the needle is one of the mechanical elements, to pe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6810695 | Gear rack adjustment wheel for circular knitting machines A gear rack adjustment wheel for circular knitting machines includes a holding deck mounted on a circular knitting machine, an adjustable sliding block located at the bottom of the holding deck, a sliding trough formed in the holding deck to communicate with the adj... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6609395 | Double-cylinder circular stocking knitting machine with structurally highly simplified cam box In a double-cylinder circular stocking knitting machine, an actuation element, composed of a slider and a sub-slider, is arranged, at least in the lower needle cylinder, below each needle, inside the same axial slot of the curved surface of the lower need... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6250113 | Structure for adjusting gap between an anchor seat and a needle drum seat of a circular knitting machine An improved structure for adjusting the gap between an anchor seat and a needle drum seat of a circular knitting machine, and particularly an anchor seat coupled with a cam, has a fine tune bore and a positioning bore formed in the anchor seat, and a slid... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237371 | Circular knitting machine cam holder mounting structure A circular knitting machine cam holder mounting arrangement comprising a plurality of top cam holders, a plurality of bottom cam holders, a plurality of top cams, a plurality of bottom cams, and a plurality of track blocks, wherein: a plurality of second ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6164090 | Needle actuation device for knitting machines A needle actuation device for knitting machines, comprising a cam supporting surface which faces a needle supporting element and supports at least one casting-off cam which has a profile arranged at an angle to the direction in which the needle supporting... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6151921 | Circular knitting machine and setting device for its cam system parts A circular knitting machine comprises a needle cylinder (2) and/or a dial (4) and a cam system (6, 7) associated therewith, said cam system having adjustable cam system parts (32, 33), which are preferably adjustable by rotatable eccentric studs (38) asso... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5682770 | Jacquard mechanism of a circular knitting machine A jacquard mechanism mounted in a circular knitting machine for knitting a jacquard fabric, including a fixed selector cam for guiding a knitting needle in a fixed track, a needle selector controlled to raise the knitting needle into a tucking track for a... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5613375 | Convertible circular knitting machine A convertible circular knitting machine having a creel and feeders which is adapted to be converted from producing fleece fabric to producing jersey fabric or back. The apparatus includes a knitting cylinder adapted to receive a plurality of knitting need... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5606875 | Yarn length control system for a flat knitting machine In a flat knitting machine wherein a plurality of knitting locks work on a single needle bed to knit, the consumption of each yarn is measured and compared with the standard yarn length, and the stitch cam adjustment values of the respective knitting lock... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5526655 | Cam mechanism for circular knitting machine and cam timing setting method A cam mechanism and method in a circular knitting machine having at least two types of knitting needles each having a master butt and at least two selector butts and including a stitch cam for engaging the master butts and retracting the needles from the ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5417086 | Lock arrangement for a knitting machine A lock arrangement for a knitting machine, which comprises knitting implements (3, 3a) mounted to slide in a longitudinal direction (w), with working and control butts (6, 6a; 7, 7a). The lock arrangement (8) includes a take-down lock part (61) associated... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5327747 | Device for axially shifting within a circular knitting machine those needles which have not been raised by jacks A circular knitting machine having a needle selection device and a device for axially shifting needles which has an axially movable cam. The axially movable cam defines a contour and is movable to three levels corresponding to a knitting position, a tuck ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5275021 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine for manufacturing hosiery comprises a lower needle cylinder (1) having a cam section arrangement (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and a verticle trick (2) grooved on the needle cylinder (1) near the arrangement (5, 6, 7, 8, 9). The cam section ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5243839 | Sinker cam assembly for a knitting machine An improved sinker cam assembly for a circular knitting machine is disclosed which contains a series of cam segments attached to a stationary circular cam ring to form an endless undulating cam race. The assembly also includes a rotating sinker ring to wh... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5184485 | Circular knitting machine for producing sports hosiery of floated pattern A circular knitting machine for floated pattern hosiery with false rib stitches in which the courses of floated pattern knitting are produced in a single knitting position by radially withdrawing in the pattern yarn feed stations the knitting cams and the... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5174133 | Apparatus and method for adjusting the stitch on a circular knitting machine An automatic stitch cam adjustment mechanism for a circular knitting machine is disclosed. The knitting machine includes a plurality of knitting needles supported in a rotating needle cylinder for vertical movement parallel to the axis of rotation of the ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172569 | Cam arrangement for knitting machines, especially circular knitting machines The cam arrangement for a knitting machine has a first support in the form of a cam support (11) and at least one second support in the form of a segment (14) and at least one cam part (16) mounted on the segment. For rapid fixing of the segment on the ca... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5138848 | Non-rotatable removably mounted cam sections A knitting machine has at least one bed with a plurality of lands forming tricks for supporting knitting implements, and a cam arrangement for controlling the knitting implements and including a cam plate, at least one carrier mounted to the cam plate at ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4798064 | Cam segment for a knitting machine The invention relates to a cam segment with an assembly device for the assembly of cam sections. To facilitate the production and assembly, the assembly device comprises a receiving plate or at least one spacing disc fitted on a receiving plate, such that... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4386507 | Wing cam guide for knitting machine locks A wing cam guide for knitting machine locks and, in particular, those used for knitting machines having arcuate needles, needle beds and needle guides, includes a wing cam mounted on a pivot axis.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4244197 | Method and apparatus for producing knit fabric Method and apparatus for knitting fleece fabrics on a knitting machine having two sets of needles disposed for movement in planes disposed at angles to each other to form a fabric construction; and wherein one set of needles is employed exclusively to kni... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4231234 | Assembly plate for assembling cam parts of a knitting machine A simple and easily manufactured assembly plate for receiving cam parts of a knitting machine in a predetermined position and in which the assembly plate is easily positioned in a knitting machine. The plate is provided with positioning projections, pins ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4201067 | Safety device in a circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine having tiltable pattern jacks, intermediate jacks thereon and needles over the intermediate jacks, the pattern jacks having lower butts for being raised and lowered by substantially triangular cams rigid with a cam ring. The lo... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4137728 | Cam track for a circular knitting machine A closed cam track, characterized by curves corresponding essentially to the formula Y = f(Xn) where Y is the axial displacement of needles in grooves of the track, X is the peripheral rotational displacement of the track at constant angular ve... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4120177 | Radially insertable and pivotable cams Means for selectively positioning needles in a circular knitting machine wherein a radially movable needle positioning cam is insertable from an inoperative position out of the path of control butts of needles or jacks into fully inserted or partially ins... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4080805 | Cam system for circular knitting machines An arrangement in the cam systems for circular knitting machines in which movable cams having variable positions cooperate with fixed cams to define a needle track, so that this track is substantially free of severe curvatures. The cams cooperate in diffe... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4068498 | Interlocking cams The circular knitting machine comprises at least one sinking cam and one movable cam enabling a selection of knitting elements to occupy several positions. The sinking cam is rotatably biased into a working position in which its working ramp cooperates wi... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4054042 | Apparatus for accelerating a knitting needle during its stitch drawing stroke A circular knitting machine comprises a needle cylinder, centered on a vertical axis, formed with a multiplicity of vertical guide grooves for respective knitting needles which have heels riding on an upper ramp surface formed by one or more lifting cams ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4048817 | Knitting machine cam A knitting machine has a lowering cam which acts on the butts of the needles to lower the needles in an active stroke. A stop cam associated with the lowering cam acts on the butts to decelerate the needles at the end of the stroke. The relative positions... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4044573 | Cam mechanism for circular knitting machine A cam mechanism for a circular knitting machine includes stitch cams each of which is provided with main cam wall sections adapted to control the position of each descending needle after its operating butt has come into contact on its upper side with the ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4040274 | Knit, tuck and welt cams for circular knitting machines A cam section block is provided with variously arranged flat and angular needle controlling cam members, one arrangement of which is effective to cause needles moving relative to the cam section block to knit, another arrangement of which will cause needl... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4037434 | Closed cam track for a circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine is provided with cam section blocks defining a closed needle butt cam track with upper and lower arcuate portions.... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4015444 | Method of knitting a two-way non-run ventilated fabric A method is disclosed for knitting a two-way non-run ventilated fabric. The fabric is knit on a circular knitting machine having 11 thread feed positions but only 9 thread feeds operative at 3 different speeds.... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4007608 | Cam systems for circular knitting machines A cam system for a circular knitting machine includes a cam retainer having an aperture for receiving a cam carrier, so that the cam carrier may be held in the retainer in a fixed position. The cam carrier may be fixed in the cam retainer at a number of p... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4004439 | Pattern mechanism A pattern control arrangement for a knitting machine comprising a pattern band, magnetic tape or the like, reading means for reading the band, tape or the like and providing pulses for operation selectors movable into or out of butt-engaging position for ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4003221 | Adjustable cushion cam for a knitting machine A cushion cam is provided in association with an adjustable stitch cam and is rendered adjustable with the stitch cam such that a constant gap is maintained between the stitch and cushion cams regardless of the position selected for the stitch cam.... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3996769 | Needle controlling mechanism for circular knitting machines An improvement in multi-feed circular knitting machines wherein the knitting needles are adapted to assume knitting and non-knitting conditions and whereas the jacks are suspended in the knitting needles in an articulated manner. The cam clyinder is provi... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3961499 | Mechanism for supporting needle cams on knitting machines Mechanism for adjustably supporting needle cams on knitting machines, particularly on circular knitting machines. The mechanism provides simple means for adjusting the cams both in the direction of the knitting stroke of the needles in the slots of the ne... | 06/08/1976 |
