...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7729205 | Low current microcontroller circuit A method and system for accurate timing in a low current system useful in fuzing applications generates a first count of oscillations of an oscillator of unknown frequency during a first period of unknown duration. A second count of oscillations of the oscillator is... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7362659 | Low current microcontroller circuit A method and system for accurate timing in a low current system useful in fuzing applications generates a first count of oscillations of an oscillator of unknown frequency during a first period of unknown duration. A second count of oscillations of the oscillator is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 4726296 | Stress modulator ring and microgrooved base for an ammunition cartridge having a plastic case An ammunition cartridge has a plastic case and a metal base having a plurality of grooves around the periphery thereof. The plastic case has an interference fit with the base. The plastic creeps into the grooves after being interference fit over the base ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4670921 | Portable stretcher which is collapsible into a compact package A portable, collapsible stretcher has frame poles, each of which have a medial joint which folds in one direction and two outer joints which fold in the opposite direction. A wedge is insertable into the medial joint to support the weight when the stretch... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4335643 | Semi-automatic firearms Disclosed is a semi-automatic firearm which has a configuration generally similar to a known form of submachine gun insofar as it comprises an elongate receiver, a pistol grip extending downwardly from the receiver and forming a housing for a cartridge ma... | 06/22/1982 |