...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 |
| 7101247 | Jelly blocks and jelly letters Jelly blocks and jelly letters are disclosed. The jelly blocks and jelly letters may be made from an elastomer gel resulting in a soft, stretchable children's toy that has shape memory. The jelly blocks and jelly letters may be made from an elastomer gel that is for... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7076822 | Stacked cushions Stacked cushions, cushioning elements thereof, materials and processes for making the same are disclosed. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060213 | Cushioning devices, gelatinous elastomer materials, and devices made therefrom A cushion that includes a cushioning element. The cushioning element has a number of substantially parallel elongate columns formed in a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media. The columns are configured so that when a force is applied to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6943198 | Invert sugar bubbles Bubble solutions containing invert sugar are disclosed. The bubbles are long-lasting bubbles which can be produced by children at play. Components in the bubble formulation may include a water soluble polymer, invert sugar, surfactants, water, and vegetable syrup. | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908662 | Squeezable cushions with relief Grippable cushioning devices which may be used as cushions, squeezables, toys, throwable toys, and novelty items are disclosed. Some of those devices include holes therein which may provide a relief function in that the holes may buckle or collapse when squeezed. Th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905431 | Color changing balls and toys Toys and balls are disclosed having a skin and a core of somewhat dissimilar materials. The skin and core are of different colors. When the toy is squeezed, the non-liquid deformable core presses against at least a portion of the skin, making the skin thin at that p... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890883 | Biaxially stretched polyester as a photo-receptive layer Methods for using biaxially stretched polyester as a photo-receptive layer for dye sublimation printing are disclosed. Two-sided sublimation printing on polyester is achieved. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6835015 | Jelly pens Jelly pens are disclosed that may use a unitary elongate pen body made from an elastomer gel, the pen body having a longitudinal bore for insertion of an ink reservoir and writing tip therein. The use of elastomer gel for the entire pen body may provide a more desir... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6797765 | Gelatinous elastomer An improved gelatinous elastomer is disclosed which uses an A-B-A triblock copolymer having a molecular weight in the range of 125,000 to 175,000, or about 150,000, and a plasticizer. ... | 09/28/2004 |