US Patent: 306,594
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| Photographic film
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Patentee:
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| George Eastman (exact or similar names) - Rochester, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Mar. 07, 1884 |
| Granted: |
Oct. 14, 1884 |
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USPTO press release commemorating this patent
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Description: |
| This patent is the genesis of Kodak film. The innovation is to use coated paper and rollers rather than glass plates. The inexpensive, lightweight and easy-to-use Kodak box camera was introduced in 1888, which is also when the KODAK name was introduced. |
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