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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 |
| 5404590 | Football helmet motion restrictor A football helmet motion restrictor is provided which can be adjusted to vary its size, and does not reduce the size of the neck opening of the shoulder pads to which the motion restrictor is mounted.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404591 | Wrist and carpal protective glove The wrist and carpal protective glove includes a tubular section with padding enclosing the wrist region of an operator of control devices of computers or similar control equipment as protection against thermal and mechanical damage of the hand due to mov... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404592 | Method for converting long sleeves to short sleeves Long sleeved army military battle dress shirts are temporarily converted to short sleeve shirts with uniformly folded, stiffened and shaped lower shirt cuffs disposed above the elbow. The cuffs are neatly shaped about an internally disposed substantially ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404593 | Headwear piece with ornamental illumination A headwear piece having a crown defining a receptacle for the head of a wearer and illumination structure on the crown for projecting an unfocused light as an adornment to the crown to be visible from externally of the crown.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404594 | In-line toilet bowl cleaner apparatus A toilet in-line apparatus is in-line connected to a water supply tube. The apparatus includes a cartridge containing a chemical compound, an in-line conduit for conducting water from the water supply tube, a first mounting member for mounting a first end... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404595 | Device for raising a toilet seat The present invention relates to a device for the purpose of raising a toilet seat without touching it, which comprises actuating means being connected to power transferring means, which are in turn connected to the toilet seat. The actuating means may be... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404596 | Plunger A plunger or scraper for use in moving waste substances, mainly food, into and down a disposal outlet. This outlet can be a type connectable to a waste disposal unit. The plunger also can be use to sit in the drain while the unit is in use, with water run... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404597 | Vacuum assist toilet trap A vacuum assisted toilet wherein a vacuum is applied between upper and lower traps (40,44 in FIG. 2) of a toilet bowl outlet during a flushing, wherein the lower trap is constructed to more reliably assure that an air passage (64) above a pool of water (5... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404598 | Bathtub add on hydrotherapy apparatus A new and improved bathtub add on hydrotherapy apparatus includes an electrically powered water pump assembly located outside a bathtub and not supported by the bathtub. An intake element is placed below water level inside the bathtub. The intake element ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404599 | Attachment plate on a supporting frame The attachment plate has laterally several openings (4) which each extend along an edge (9) and around it. The openings (4) serve in each instance the purpose of inserting a rotary snap-in connector (15) which has a handle (17) and a head (16) formed on i... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404600 | Combination sleeping/carry bag A multipurpose fabric device which is locatable in either an extended position or a retracted position. When in the extended position, the device becomes a conventional sleeping bag and when in the retracted position, the device functions as a carry bag. ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404601 | Dust ruffle clamp and method for attachment to box spring A clamp for fastening a dust ruffle to a box spring of a bed where the box spring does not need modification for the fastening. The dust ruffle is fastened to a plurality of the clamps and is easily assembled and disassembled from the clamps for removal, ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404602 | Bedclothes anchoring apparatus A flat plate-like anchor with adjustably attached flexible strap is positioned between the box springs and mattress toward the head of the bed. The adjustable attachment of the strap to the anchor allows varying the effective length of the strap for use o... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404603 | Oscillating bed A bedding supporting floor is supported on a stationary frame supported on a base having castors through a lifting device so that the bedding supporting floor is oscillated about an oscillation shaft provided on a center axis thereof, and an oscillation d... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404604 | Adjusting device for a bed or chair A device for supporting a human body is provided having parts which are movable relative to each other including a frame; a rotatable end connected thereto; a base element which is connected to the rotatable end; an adjusting element which cooperates with... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404605 | Dye applicator A dye applicator which applies dye to textiles of different widths. The applicator includes an elongate container and sealing ribbon within the elongate container. The sealing ribbon is positioned inside the container along a strip of perforated slots and... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404606 | Process and device for washing The invention concerns a process for washing fibrous materials, skins, textile materials or the like using an aqueous, surfactant containing washing liquid obtained by adding washing agents to water. The minimal dispensed amounts as determined in subseque... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404607 | Self-propelled submersible suction cleaner A self-propelled submersible suction cleaner as used to clean the surfaces of a swimming pool transfers a vibratory movement of an oscillator located within the flow path of a suction chamber for propulsion over the submerged surface of the pool. This vib... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404608 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush comprises a handle part (1) and a push-on brush (4). From one end of the handle part (1) there projects the end of a hollow shaft (3) in which a toothbrush arbor (9) is coaxially arranged, the push-on brush (4) being adapted to be p... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404609 | Carpet cleaning machine with enhanced user features Disclosed are new features relating to a brush-supported carpet cleaning machine of the type having counter-revolving brushes. Such features include a new handle mounting and latching arrangement which simplifies handle mounting and de-mounting, which hel... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404610 | Portable dual size golf club cleaner A portable golf club cleaning device including a plastic pail containing a cleaning fluid and a cover for the pail having a large and a small opening. Brushes attached to the cover extend into the fluid and surround each opening so that a golf club placed... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404611 | Paint roller container and lid A container includes a lid member arranged for reception within spaced parallel U-shaped brackets mounted on opposed walls of the container to orient the brackets and the lid in a predetermined angular position relative to contents within the container. T... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404612 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner rotates a propeller fan by its suction force. The propeller fan rotates a rotor of a d.c. electric energy generator so as to generate electrical energy, and a d.c. voltage corresponding to the suction force is obtained by the generation. ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404613 | Rapid deployment apparatus recovering oil from beaches A rapid deployment system for recovering oil from beaches includes an articulated vehicle for propelling and suspending a vacuum head above a beach or the like. A selected area of the beach is irrigated with sufficient quantities of water to saturate the ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404614 | Latch assembly for blower of wet/dry vacuum cleaner A quick attach-detach assembly of a wet-dry vacuum cleaner for selectively mounting an air blower on a lid includes a blower housing supporting a motor and a fan mounted to the motor and a lid to which the housing can be removably secured. The lid include... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404615 | Handle A handle for imparting rotational motion to a rotationally-operable device, which comprises an elongated arm having hub means for detachably connecting the handle to the rotationally-operable device, a hand grip attached to one end of the arm, and yoke me... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404616 | Hand tool with removable handle A hand tool includes at least one handle connected to a tool head in a secure and stable manner to accommodate loads incurred during normal use, wherein the handle is adapted for quick and easy removal and replacement. The tool includes a mounting tang pr... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404617 | Fold-down handle A fold-down handle for luggage, briefcases, and the like comprises a pair of bracket members adapted to be attached in spaced-apart relation to an article to be carried and a handgrip member extending between and pivotally attached to the bracket members ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404618 | Vehicle door hinge with interlock A three piece lift-off door hinge assembly for a vehicle door comprising a door-half hinge plate and a body-half hinge sub-assembly incorporating an interlocking arrangement. The door-half hinge plate provides a notched-out connector while the body-half h... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404619 | Combing machine with noil measuring Combing machine. The combing machine comprises a plurality of combing heads, with every combing head including an apparatus for supplying one lap each to be combed, a device for combing out noils, and a device for detaching combed fiber tufts from the lap... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404620 | Clamping spring collar with improved safety A spring clamping collar constituted by a rolled-up metal strip with the end portions of said strip each being of a width that is substantially equal to half the width of the strip, said portions being disposed beside each other and being provided with ta... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404621 | Closure for plastic bags A closure for closing plastic bags comprising a truncated, hollow cone having an opening extending therethrough for receiving the bunched neck of a plastic bag or the like. The cone is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart gripping fingers which engag... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404622 | Corner clips and corner clipping apparatus A corner clip for clipping a plurality of sheets of documents or the like at their corner part without piercing the documents or the like, is made from a strip of bendable metallic material with a predetermined width, has an approximately trapezoidal subs... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404623 | Adjustable fasteners for waist bands An adjustable waist hand fastener disclosed comprises two components, namely, a button and a plate which can be fixed to one end portion of a waist band. The plate has a slot running along it. The button passes through the slot and can be displaced along ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404624 | Attachment for safety pin with identifying indicia A safety pin attachment which is capable of being releaseably locked about a conventional safety pin. The attachment has a male half and a female half which are adapted for mutual locking engagement. In one embodiment, the male half and the female half ar... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404625 | Method and apparatus for modifying fibers and fabric by impaction with particles Method and apparatus for modifying fabric and fiber by impaction with particles that create axially aligned micro-cracks and increased porosity allowing penetration of dyestuffs into the fiber or fabric without the need for swelling agents or carriers. Th... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404626 | Method and apparatus to create an improved moire fabric by utilizing pressurized heated gas An apparatus and method for creation of moire textile fabric. This can be achieved by directing at least one stream of pressurized heated gas at the surface of said first piece of overfed fabric to provide lateral yarn displacement and selectively interru... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404627 | Casket system The present invention is directed to a casket system having a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a lid, and bed-like members of like material and construction, the side walls, the end walls and the bottom wall connected to form an ope... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404628 | Method for optimizing piezoelectric resonator-based networks The method comprises decomposing an original resonator within a network into a pair of series connected resonators to add an additional connecting electrode to the network. The pair of resonators are series connected by a shared electrode. To preserve the... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404629 | Piston ring apparatus Apparatus and method for assembling a piston ring in a circumferential groove of a piston wherein a plurality of ring nest members are disposed about a common axis for radial movement toward or away from the axis between radially contracted positions and ... | 04/11/1995 |
