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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 |
| 5741999 | Gas generating agent composition This invention aims to provide a gas generating composition of a gas generator for an air bag, which composition produces less combustion residues and is easily adsorbed. This composition comprises azide of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, metallic s... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5672295 | Amido peroxycarboxylic acids for bleaching An amido peroxyacid is provided having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of C1 -C16 alkylene, C5 -C12 cycloalkylene and C6 -C12 arylene radicals; R... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653910 | Bleaching compositions containing imine, hydrogen peroxide and a transition metal catalyst A bleach system is described that includes a peroxygen compound which is hydrogen peroxide or an inorganic substance that generates hydrogen peroxide in water, a C1 -C30 imine and a transition metal catalyst. Use of the transition me... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5645763 | Use of liquid esters as solvents for isocyanates The use of esters--liquid at room temperature--of C6-22 fatty acids with monohydric alcohols and/or of C6-22 fatty alcohols with monocarboxylic acids as solvents for isocyanates and/or isocyanurates is provided. Because the ester red... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5641425 | Oxygen absorbing composition An oxygen absorbing composition having an effective amount of at least one oxygen absorbent contained in an emulsion. An oxygen absorbing product is produced by dispersing an oxygen absorbent in an emulsion to form an oxygen absorbing composition and tran... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5626786 | Labile bromine fire suppressants A class of fire suppressant compounds which have labile bromine atoms bound to atoms other than carbon have been discovered to be more effective at suppressing fires than Halon 1211 and Halon 1301. Moreover, this class of fire suppressant compounds hydrol... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5626787 | Fire extinguishing composition A fire extinguishing composition is disclosed consisting essentially of a mixture of (i) desiccated expanded perlite (aluminum silicate) and (ii) mono- and di-ammonium phosphates. The phosphate fraction of the composition preferably includes urea, ammoniu... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624607 | Fire-resistant compostion, panel and external wall for various buildings A fire resistant composition for forming a fire resisting lining is characteristically and substantially composed of ettringite contained as a main ingredient. A panel that is attachable to a building body so as to form an external wall thereof is compose... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622646 | Bleach compositions comprising metal-containing bleach catalysts and antioxidants Bleaching compositions useful for laundering fabrics comprising a metal bleach catalyst and an effective amount of an antioxidant.... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5616281 | Acylated citrate esters as peracid precursors The present invention relates to acylated citrate esters to be used as peracid precursors in a bleaching or a disinfecting operation. The present invention encompasses the use of these acylated citrate esters, granular or liquid compositions comprising th... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5616273 | Synergistic surfactant compositions and fire fighting concentrates thereof This invention relates to synergistic surfactant compositions based on water insoluble amphoteric fluorochemical surfactants and water soluble anionic hydrocarbon or fluorochemical surfactants of the sulfate or sulfonate type and aqueous film forming foam... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611210 | Fluoroiodocarbon blends as CFC and halon replacements A new set of effective, environmentally safe, nonflammable, low-toxicity refrigerants, solvents, foam blowing agents, propellants, and firefighting agents is disclosed. The agents are clean, electrically nonconductive, and have short atmospheric lifetimes... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5610359 | Method of generating non-toxic smoke A method of generating nontoxic smoke is taught. The method comprises: (a) submerging a nontoxic smoke creating device in a liquid coolant while preventing entry of coolant into said device; said device includes a composition which comprises: (1) a first ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609821 | Process for the treatment of an article and a new aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution A process for disinfecting or sterilizing an article comprising spraying on at least one surface of the article an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution including an organic phosphonic acid in an amount effective to stabilize said hydrogen peroxide solution,... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609787 | Method for extinguishing fire A method for extinguishing fire uses a gaseous fire-extinguishing agent having as an active component thereof a polyfluoro-tertiary amine represented by the following formula: (CF3)2 NRf wherein Rf stands for a polyfluoroalkyl group of 1-... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5605647 | Fluoroiodocarbon blends as CFC and halon replacements A new set of effective, environmentally safe, nonflammable, low-toxicity refrigerants, solvents, foam blowing agents, propellants, and firefighting agents is disclosed. The agents are clean, electrically nonconductive, and have short atmospheric lifetimes... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5603865 | Copolymer dispersant composition for inorganic pigments The present invention is directed to a pigment dispersant composition for use with inorganic pigments in coating compositions. The dispersant composition includes a vinyl or acrylic copolymer and a transition metal or rare earth metal salt. The metal salt... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601750 | Enzymatic bleach composition An enzymatic bleach composition is provided comprising an enzymatic hydrogen peroxide-generating system and a bleach catalyst which is a coordination complex comprising manganese (Mn) and/or iron (Fe) ions, and preferably comprising a ligand L which is a ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601806 | Methods for scavenging active oxygen compounds and preventing damage from ultra violet B rays using taurine analogues Taurine analogues are used for scavenging active oxygen compounds and preventing and minimizing damage to the skin from ultraviolet rays. The taurine analogues have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 | 02/11/1997 |
| 5593619 | Granulated flame retardant products This invention relates to compositions containing improved granulated hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant products, flame retardant formulations containing products, and to a process for forming the improved granulated flame retardant products, wherein... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5591378 | Substituted benzonitriles and compositions useful for bleaching Substituted benzonitrile activators give excellent bleaching performance when combined with a peroxygen source and dissolved in solution. These substituted benzonitrile activators give best bleaching performance when the activators are multiply substitute... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588493 | Fire extinguishing methods and systems A method of extinguishing a fire, which includes pre-positioning a fire extinguishing device which includes at least two reactants such that when the reactants are activated they react to create solid particulate products having a diameter of about one mi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5585028 | Fire fighting and cooling composition A fire fighting and cooling composition that is particularly useful for fighting fires involving polar solvents and volatile liquid hydrocarbons includes a combination of non-ionic surfactants, such as amine oxides, organic sulfates or sulfonates, and amp... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582759 | Cellulosic mulch fire extinguishant and retardant A fire extinguisher and retardant material is formed from cellulosic mulch saturated with licorice juice. The licorice juice may be in the form of a foam, and the material may additionally include a binder and water. In order to increase the cohesiveness ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5578666 | Flame retardant composition A flame retardant composition comprising an effective synergistic flame retardant combination of a melamine phosphate and tris(neopentyl) nitrilotris(methylphosphonate) suitable for use as an additive to a normally flammable polymer composition, especiall... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5573706 | Gel formers and gels, their preparation and use Gel formers and gels contain a) acidic aluminium phosphates, optionally in the form of reaction products with 0.01 to 4 mol of alkanolamines per mol of aluminium phosphate, and b) reaction products of boric acid with alkanolamines, a) and b) being present in a... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5571988 | Gas-producing material A gas-producing material for a gas generator, particularly, for an inflatable impact cushion for protecting motor vehicle passengers is made up of a combustible liquid gas mixture of one or several short-chain hydrocarbons and nitrogen monoxide. As a resu... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571526 | Composite metal hydroxide and its use A composite metal hydroxide which is a solid solution of the formula (1), Mg1-x M2+x (OH)2 (1) wherein M2+ is at least one divalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of Mn2... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5565538 | Dibromostyrene-glycidyl(meth)acrylate copolymers Flame retardant additive for plastics, compositions containing the additive, and methods for preparing the additives and compositions. The additives include a halostyrene-glycidyl (meth)acrylate copolymer. The compositions include a thermoplastic substrat... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562861 | Fluoroiodocarbon blends as CFC and halon replacements A new set of effective, environmentally safe, nonflammable, low-toxicity refrigerants, solvents, foam blowing agents, propellants, and firefighting agents is disclosed. The agents are clean, electrically nonconductive, and have short atmospheric lifetimes... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5559086 | Epoxy resin composition and well treatment method In one embodiment, an epoxy resin composition is provided comprising: an epoxy resin and a partially reduced aromatic amine hardening agent. In another embodiment, a well treating composition is provided comprising: an epoxy resin; a partially reduced aro... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5552377 | Mud sweep and spacer composition A composition, especially suitable for use as a mud sweep and a spacer. The composition includes a petroleum-based hydrocarbon, a biopolymer, a thickening agent, a surfactant and potassium chloride. Other optional ingredients in embodiments of the present... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549842 | Thickened alkali metal hypochlorite composition Thickened aqueous hypochlorite compositions comprises (a) an alkali metal hypochlorite, (b) a tertiary amine oxide with one alkyl group having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms and the two other alkyl groups having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (c) an alkali metal s... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5547614 | Flame retardant mixture of polybrominated diphenyl oxide and organic diphosphate A flame retardant mixture, suitable for use in polyurethane foams, comprises a polybrominated diphenyl oxide (e.g., pentabromodiphenyl oxide) and an organic diphosphate (e.g., an aromatic diphosphate). A small amount of triaryl phosphate can also be prese... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5545748 | Polyglycolate peracid precursors Polyglycolate compounds are provided having the general structure: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer from 2 to about 10; R is C1-20 linear or branched alkyl, alkoxylated alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, substituted aryl; R' and R" are in... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5545349 | Bleaching composition A bleaching composition comprising: (a) Hydrogen peroxide or peroxide that produces hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution; and (b) An organic acid peroxide precursor that produces organic acid peroxide by reacting with said hydrogen peroxide or peroxide that p... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543230 | Laminated glass construction having an intermediate layer of a fire-proofing gel Fireproofing gels based on amine salts of acid phosphates are characterised in that they comprise an aluminium component, a phosphorus component, an amine component and if appropriate water in proportions such that, at 5 to 30° C. for more than 24 hours,... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5536441 | Bleach catalyst composition A bleach catalyst composition in the form of non-friable composite granules comprising: i) a manganese complex catalyst being one of three defined formulae herein; ii) a water-soluble binding agent, preferably selected from soap/fatty acid mixtures, polyethyle... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5534164 | Non-toxic, environmentally benign fire extinguishants Flooding fire extinguishing agents which are non-toxic and environmentally safe in both natural form and in degraded form which may occur as a result of exposure to fire are disclosed. The flooding fire extinguishing agents are rich in low boiling unsatur... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5520844 | Imide-aromatic peroxyacids as bleaching agents Bleaching agents constituted by at least one imidearomatic (poly)peroxyacid, having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a residue of a substituted or unsubstituted benzene or naphthalene ring, R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an ... | 05/28/1996 |
