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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 |
| 6367081 | Method and apparatus for protecting hands and improving grip A method and an apparatus for protecting and improving the grip of hands are disclosed. According to the invention, an abrasion-resistant material having an adhesive on one side is affixed to a hand of a user, such that the palm of the hand is protected. ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367082 | Microfiber non-woven fabric bathrobe A bathrobe which is made from a non-woven micro fiber fabric, which has a high water absorption capability, a low volume and a weight from 200 to 400 g for a standard user size bathrobe. The non woven fabric has 50% polyester micro fibers and 50% polyamid... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367083 | Multiple use blanket convertible into sleeping bag and cushion configurations A multiple use blanket which can be converted into a sleeping bag or pouch configuration and into a compact cushion, pillow or storage configuration. In a fully unfolded configuration, the blanket may be used as a blanket, wrap or, when provided with a wa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367084 | Headwear Headwear in the form, for example, of a baseball cap (1) is provided in its front portion (4) with an inlet aperture (20) with which is associated a baffle (22) whereby in use on the wearer's head, midly turbulent air flow is induced into the cap space (1... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367085 | Head suspension for an air supplied hood system A head suspension for use with a flexible hood is disclosed. The hood is used with supplied air sources in situations when a full face or half face respirator is inconvenient. The head suspension includes a headband that is preferably adjustable in circum... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367086 | Garment with a lower abdominal support and an insert therefor A garment for supporting lower abdomen of a wearer and a supporting device therefor has a pair of elongated flexible strips adapted for securing along inside side seam of the garment a distance below a waistline of the user. A plurality of eye fasteners a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367087 | Foot comforting device A foot comforting device for preventing pain to a user's foot having corns, calluses, and bunions thereon. The foot comforting device includes a cover member having a heel portion and a front portion being adapted to cover a ball of a user's foot, and fur... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367088 | Decorative embellishment for clothing A garment embellishment, having no neck or collar attachment means, is provided allowing the wearer of casual clothing to quickly attach the embellishment and thereby formalize his clothing. The embellishment may take the place of a more formal necktie, b... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367089 | Disposable menstrual panty A three dimensional disposable panty for holding a sanitary pad. The panty may have elasticized leg and waist openings and be stretchable about the hip and stomach regions of a user. The panty provides backup leakage protection to the sanitary pad. The pa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367090 | Reversible two color protective headgear and blank therefor An improved headgear for martial arts contestants which is reversible so as to be wearable on both sides, and a blank from which the headgear is erected. The headgear comprises a blank of protective foam erected to form a head covering wherein the blank h... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367091 | Swimming goggles A type of swimming goggles, comprising the following: a monobloc formation made of flexible materials and composed of a lens frame unit, a nose bridge and a protective pad, and a lens made of rigid materials, characterized in that: the lens frame unit com... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367092 | Charge transfer capacitance sensing and control system for an integrated venting system A capacitance charge transfer sensing and control system for a venting system. Preferably the sensing and control system is used with a toilet having an integrated venting system which includes ducting communicating with an exhaust air passageway located ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367093 | Water closet bowl bottom connection An improved connection of a toilet bowl to the floor over which the bowl is located utilizing the combination of an externally threaded toilet bolt with a head and a hollow shaft down its axis, a screw of longer length than the toilet bowl and positioned ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367094 | Multi-step operating system for rotating hideaway sanitary fixtures, utilizing a pressurized fluid distribution A fluid system for rotating hideaway sanitary fixtures provides for simultaneous discharge and turnover of the fixture by virtue of hydraulic devices only.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367095 | Flushing device for a toilet A flushing device has two water outlets, wherein one outlet is connected to an arch of a trap of the toilet bowl. This outlet is connected to means with which a portion of the flushing water present in a flushing tank can be pressurized and released to th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367096 | Toilet leak detector and overflow control A microprocessor-operated flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl also includes a leak detector for measuring any water leakage from a toilet tank. The device includes a water level sensor a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367097 | Swimming pool bottom flushing device A swimming pool bottom flushing device comprising a tubular arrangement attached to the pipe arranged at the swimming pool bottom, and a water ejector nozzle axially fitted into said supporting arrangement in a freely rotatable, vertically shiftable arran... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367098 | Apparatus for cleaning swimming pools The upper nozzle portion of a pop-up nozzle stem has a removable cap thereon. Caps having different size openings therein can be substituted to alter the performance characteristics of the water delivery system.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367099 | Method and device for assembling components for water retention tanks, such as swimming pools for example The invention concerns a method for assembling components for water retention tanks, such as swimming pools for example, characterised in that it consists in: producing parts or elements of the pool or shell (1) with one edge (7) oriented outwards, over a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367100 | Waterfall with locking upper and lower lips and an angled extrusion arm combined with a screen A waterfall apparatus comprising a water confining base, said base including a bottom and a plurality of upwardly extending side walls connected to said bottom; a water inlet connected to said base for providing a path of travel for water entering said ba... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367101 | Automatic hair washer This invention provides an automatic hair washer that is capable of preventing the hairs of the person under hair washing from being attached to the internal wall of the cistern as well as the hairs of the person under hair washing being tangled with each... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367102 | Drain assembly with installation aid stopper guide A drain assembly mountable in a drain opening of a wash basin includes a movable stopper guide that can be used during installation to align the drain flange to the drain body from above the sink. The stopper guide supports at an upper end a stopper for c... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367103 | Invalid hoists An invalid hoist comprises a lifting arm, a sling hanger support angularly displaceable relative to the lifting arm about a vertical or substantially vertical axis and a sling hanger which is of unitary construction pivotable about a horizontal axis relat... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367104 | Patient support apparatus and method for performing decubitus breast biopsy A method and apparatus for obtaining mammographic images of a human patient's breast and subsequently obtaining tissue samples for biopsy includes a deck having one or more of access sites, with the deck elevated above a floor or other supporting surface ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367105 | Supporting device with a casing adjustably retaining pillows having malleable cores A device to comfortably support the body regions and body limbs of physically disabled children or adults. The device consists of a plurality of aesthetically shaped malleable pillows and a pillow case. The malleable pillows have a firm and pliable inner ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367106 | Therapeutic support for the reduction of decubitus ulcers The invention relates to a therapeutic seat or bed for reducing the likelihood of decubitus ulcers, which can form in the skin surrounding a weight-bearing bony protrusion. The seat or bed includes one or more compressible supports in a cushion that can b... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367107 | Interlocking striking tool A striking tool is provided for interlocking with a bar-like tool having a fork end and/or a pike end. The striking tool uses two retaining features for retaining a bar-like tool. The pike can be replaced by or supplemented with an adz, or any other type ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367108 | Brush section for an electric toothbrush The invention is directed to a brush section (2) for an electric toothbrush (1), having a carrier tube (4) to which is fitted a bristle carrier (5) comprising a plurality of bristles (6). The carrier tube (4) is adapted to plug onto a mount (7) of a hand ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367109 | Floor cleaning apparatus having a floating brush An apparatus for cleaning a floor surface having weight support members thereon for carrying the weight of the apparatus into the floor surface includes a brush having a baseplate with an array of bristles. The brush has a plurality of supply passages, ea... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367110 | Self-cleaning holster for electrocautery tip A self-cleaning holster for holding an electrosurgical instrument and for cleaning a blade secured to the electrosurgical instrument is provided. The holster has a portion for securely supporting the holder portion of the instrument, as well as a portion ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367111 | Hairbrush A hairbrush formed from two pivotally connected bristle holders is provided. A spring is disposed between the two bristle holders for the bristle holders to easily open or close relative to each other. When the hairbrush is used in styling hairdo, hairs m... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367112 | Toothbrush having controlled head movement The present invention relates to a toothbrush having a handle formed of interlocking opposed S-curved sections, the first being relatively rigid and the second relatively resiliently flexible, the opposed S-curved sections forming a generally elongated FI... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367113 | Artist painting instrument An artist painting brush having a brush head including a ferrule and a brush tuft, a forward barrel having a portion with a reduced cross section, a hollow grip fitting over the part with reduced cross-section. The brush head is fixed to the forward barre... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367114 | Paint brush having crinkle filaments and natural bristles A paint brush which incorporates a mixture of natural bristles and synthetic crinkle filaments is disclosed. The natural bristle can be hog bristle, or the like, and the synthetic crinkle filaments can be formed from a polyester resin and include a plural... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367115 | White board eraser An eraser for removal of dry ink dust and for conditioning of white boards, which includes a stack of fabric layers which may be treated with cleaning and anti-static compounds. The fabric layers are of semi-rectangular shape which wrap around a jacket co... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367116 | Clearvision ridesafe glove The present invention 10 discloses a glove 11 having an elongated elastomeric base member 34 substantially positioned over the proximal thumb phalanx 30 having a plurality of pliable blade-like elements 28 whereby the wearer 23 of the gloves can extend th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367117 | Wiper blade A wiper blade of a wiper device for wiping a windshield of a vehicle includes a primary lever to be connected to a wiper arm, a pair of secondary levers connected to the primary lever, a pair of yoke levers connected to the pair of secondary lever, and a ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367118 | Vacuum cleaner hose clip A vacuum cleaner hose clip is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner hose clip includes a first curvilinear arm adapted to wrap partially around a portion of a vacuum cleaner hose, and a second curvilinear arm adapted to wrap completely around a second portion of ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367119 | Dual-duty blowing and exhausting apparatus A dual-duty blowing and exhausting apparatus is provided. The apparatus may be quickly and conveniently converted between blowing and exhausting configurations without exposing its parts to undue wear or damage, and without causing the escape of the colle... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367120 | Carpet cleaning apparatus with loop agitator A carpet cleaning apparatus is disclosed with a loop agitator. The loop agitator comprises a spindle with a plurality of flexible loops attached to the spindle. A blade is provided in close relative proximity to the agitator for severing hair and other fi... | 04/09/2002 |
