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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 |
| 5651220 | Shelter consisting of panels assembled in a polyhedron Shelter, consisting of polygonal panels assembled in a polyhedron, preferably inscribed in a dome or sphere, characterized by panels comprising a waterproof outer facing (1), an intermediate insulating material (2) and an inner facing (3), the panels comp... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651221 | Interlocking storm shutter assembly A storm shutter assembly comprising a plurality of panels designed to be disposed in an operative position defined by overlying, covering relation to doors, windows, and like structures or openings of a building. Each panel includes an oppositely disposed... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651222 | PVC window cladding with corner expansion joints A window frame assembly including a weather resistant cladding structure having a telescopic expansion joint. The cladding, preferably made of PVC, has side jamb members which are hollow and which form telescoping members in conjunction with corner pieces... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651223 | Door frame A door frame made of synthetic material having an elongated, horizontally-oriented head and an elongated, horizontally-oriented sill, spaced apart from the head portion. The head and sill are preferably single, continuous members. The door frame also has ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651224 | Architectural molding assembly with clamping brackets An architectural molding assembly is comprised of straight molding pieces having a decorative outer surface and a channel in the rear surface thereof. A wall attaching plate is slidingly secured in the channel and has a slot or an aperture therein to enga... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651225 | Device and method for joining and supporting pieces of sheet material A method and device for joining two pieces of sheet material using a unique joinder device are disclosed. The joinder device comprises first and second flange portions and a rib disposed between and interconnecting the flange portions. The rib extends in ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651226 | Tile with solar energy collection capability A surfacing tile, having a convex and concave surface and two spaced apart sides, is made of a material that allows at least a portion of the solar energy impinging upon the tile to be transmitted through the tile and be absorbed by a supporting surface t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651227 | Building siding with positive interlock Siding panels for covering the exterior wall of buildings mutually define a tongue and groove interfit which facilitates installation by placing the weight of an upper panel on an underlying lower panel instead of requiring an installer to hold the panel ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651228 | Family of collapsible structures and a method of making a family of collapsible structures In a family of collapsible structures, each collapsible structure has a collapsible beam. For each collapsible structure of the family of collapsible structures, the collapsible beam includes a plurality of curved strut pairs of the same length as the cur... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651229 | Structural component A structure component 7 composed of a vertical-load support trussed structure supporting a load in a vertical direction and arranged along a vertical plane and a horizontal-load support trussed structure supporting a load in a horizontal direction and arr... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651230 | Method of forming a building A building and method and apparatus for making a building at a job-site location is disclosed. The roof, side walls and end walls are made of similar skin and frame panels that are roll-formed on the job site, cut to length, have holes formed therein and ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651231 | Valving In one aspect of the invention, a piston is sized to slide along a first axis within a hollow cylinder, and the piston and cylinder assembly is rotatable about a second axis with respect to a support structure. In another aspect of the invention, a contai... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651232 | Method of wrapping a floral product A method of wrapping a floral grouping, preferably an orchid, with a wrapper which may be a sheet of material, a sleeve or a preformed pot cover. The wrapper is preferably constructed from a laminated material made up of at least a waxy layer and a suppor... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651233 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material or both and a detaching means such as perforations for detaching a portion of the sleeve or she... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651235 | Packaging method and apparatus In a system of packaging of foodstuffs in containers (12), each container (12) has a closure of aluminium/LDPE laminate formed with a central tear panel (322) which either has a pull-tab (402) rivetted thereto or is connected to a pull-tab (321) at an, ed... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651236 | Packaging of articles A pack 10 of bottles 14 comprises a plurality of layers 12. Each layer 12 has its bottles 14 packed in a close packed side-by-side array, the array being hexagonal. The layers 12 are packed in a sleeve 18 of a plastics material. The sleeve 18 is selected ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651237 | Apparatus and methodology for packaging items incorporating an inflatable packaging system A method of and apparatus for automatically feeding from a roll successive pairs of inflatable packaging bags each having a common intermediate inflation channel to present the end bag upon a base platform for receiving an item-to-be-packaged, and then to... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651238 | Apparatus and method for variable opening of envelopes Apparatus and method for variable opening of an envelope is disclosed. The apparatus includes a device for supporting the front panel and flap of an envelope in a plane, and a vacuum bar assembly situated above the supporting device, the assembly having a... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651239 | Sealing device for packaging material tube A sealing device for a packaging material tube has a pair of pressure arms 13 supported by a lift frame 11 each at a lower portion thereof and pivotally movable about respective parallel horizontal axes. A pair of sealing jaws 14 are fixed to the respecti... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651240 | Saddle handle A saddle handle includes a pair of standards which are screwed to a saddle in place of a conventional horn. Each standard has a foot including a heel and a toe, and a vertical cylindrical post. A U-shaped handle is secured upon the posts. Handles of diffe... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651241 | Walk-behind mower controls with dual function control bracket A mechanical system for a controlling a reversible pump in a walk-behind turf care machine having a hydrostatic drive and operator speed and traction controls. The pump includes a rotatable trunion shaft connected to the traction control for controlling h... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651242 | Lawn mower cleaning device The lawn mower cleaning device includes a base portion having a front portion, a rear portion, and two opposing side portions extending between the front and rear portions. A spraying member extends between the front and rear portions. The spraying member... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651243 | Cutting and transporting mechanism for stalk agricultural products A cutting and transporting mechanism for stalk harvesting products comprises at least one cutting disc, at least transporting disc arranged coaxially relative to the cutting disc and provided with a plurality of transporting prongs arranged on a circumfer... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651244 | Ring spinning method and a yarn made thereby The ring spinning method drafts a silver in a multi-stage drafting system where the silver acquires a total draft in a range of from 60 to 150-fold. Following outlet from the last nip of the drafting system, the drafted silver is conveyed without drafting... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651245 | Lifting cable having metallic central core and hybrid outer strands The cable includes a substantially metallic central core (3) and outer strands (2) formed from at least one layer of metal wires (21), particularly steel wires, which are stranded over a core element (22) made from synthetic material, preferably a thermop... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651246 | Method of production of steel cord for reinforcing products having a flat section A method for producing a steel cord from 3 to 6 steel filaments on which a coating is applied to retain the adhesion to a rubber, the steel cord being destined for use to reinforce a rubber product having a flat section, comprising the following steps of ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651247 | Exhaust gas purification system In an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a Diesel engine, which includes an electronic control device for timing the fuel injection into the engine and means for adding a reducing agent stored in a tank to the ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651248 | Diesel particulate filter apparatus This DPF apparatus has the main filter and the sub-filter installed in the exhaust gas passage, with an open-close valve provided to the main filter and a bypass valve provided to the sub-filter. A particulate accumulation sensor is also installed in the ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651249 | Exhaust muffler structure for internal combustion engine An exhaust muffler structure of an internal combustion engine in which a catalyzer is readily and easily mounted and removed to carry out the assembling work of the muffler and the maintenance work such as cleaning and replacing the parts of the muffler w... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651250 | Diesel particulate filter apparatus In this DPF apparatus, the filters have large trapping areas and three-dimensionally and efficiently trap particulates contained in the exhaust gas thereby cleaning the gas and reducing the size of the apparatus. The DPF apparatus has the main filter inst... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651251 | Geothermal energy means and procedure The water in a closed loop geothermal system is caused to flush the system by reverse flow of water in and through the system. This provides a "well-to-well" full reversal of the water flow, thus permitting the factor of a primary receiver well to not onl... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651252 | Fuel injection assembly for a gas turbine engine A fuel injection assembly for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine is disclosed in which a plurality of premixing chambers are in communication with the combustion chamber and adjacent pairs of the premixing chambers are connected to a single prev... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651253 | Apparatus for cooling a gas turbine combustion chamber In a gas turbine combustion chamber cooled by means of impingement and convection cooling or pure convection cooling, a compensating flow of the cooling air is guided between adjacent cooling ducts (2) in such a way that the flow velocity in the cooling d... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651254 | Wine cooler A freezable container which uses water that is frozen to keep a beverage cold and which does not require that the beverage be placed into the freezer along with the container filled with water. The freezable container has a sleeve placed concentrically in... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651255 | High efficiency loose multi-foil thermal insulation structure with integral load bearing system A loosely wrapped multi-layer thermal insulation structure is provided by coextensively winding, a continuous thin metal foil and a superimposed continuous low thermal conductivity porous material spacer about a mandrel, preferably functioning as an inner... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651256 | Superconductive magnet having a thermal shield A superconductive magnet has a superconductive coil surrounded by a thermal shield surrounded by a vacuum enclosure. The thermal shield has one and preferably several flexible layers of thermally conductive material. A first flexible blanket of multi-laye... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651257 | Working fluid composition and method for lubricating ammonia refrigerating machine The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine obtained by mixing an ammonia refrigerant with a lubricating oil which is extremely excellent in solubility with the ammonia refrigerant. The working fluid composition ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651258 | Air conditioning apparatus having subcooling and hot vapor reheat and associated methods An air conditioning apparatus includes a subcooling heat exchanger for subcooling refrigerant being delivered to an evaporator and for reheating air flow downstream from the evaporator; and a hot vapor heat exchanger, connectable in fluid communication wi... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651259 | Method and apparatus for filling vehicle fluid reservoir A method and apparatus are described for retrieving condensed fluid from an air conditioner in a vehicle, storing the collected fluid for subsequent use, and transferring the retrieved fluid to a reservoir in the vehicle. The method and apparatus describe... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651260 | Control apparatus and method for actuating an electrically driven compressor used in an air conditioning system of an automotive vehicle A micro computer 6 reads a manual switch signal Sm from an operating section 15, and sets a target output W0 of an electrically driven compressor 11 based on the manual switch signal Sm. A temperature sensor 20 detects a temperature Ts of a designated com... | 07/29/1997 |
