...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 |
| 8158903 | Method for repairing or manufacturing a component In a method of repairing a structural component, especially a stator-side structural component such as a housing or a guide vane ring of a gas turbine, a damaged section is separated-out along a separating line and removed from the structural component, and a new se... | 04/17/2012 |
| D656357 | Beverage shaker cup | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133004 | Jet engine with active-magnetic bearing A jet engine includes a shaft rotatably supported in a bearing arrangement, a compressor and a turbine arranged on the shaft, and an electromechanical unit arranged centrally about the shaft axis to provide a motor function for starting the jet engine and/or a gener... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130060 | Electric circuit In a circuit arrangement (1) for detuning a resonant circuit formed of an inductively acting electric circuit (14) and a capacitively acting discharging device (15), a detuning device (16) is arranged at least partially in series to the d... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124912 | Method for heating components A processing area of a structural component, such as a gas turbine component, is heated by irradiation with several laser sources prior to and/or during and/or after carrying out a processing such as a deposit welding or machining of the component on the processing ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111049 | Power supply device for an electric circuit In the case of a power supply device (2) for an electric circuit (3), an energy source (4) and an electric filter (7) are provided for the reliable and low-emission supply of energy to the electric circuit (3), wherein the energy s... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653493 | Beverage shaker cup | 02/07/2012 |
| D653492 | Beverage shaker cup | 02/07/2012 |
| D653445 | Insulated carrier bag | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105708 | Heat exchanger for an energy storage device A heat exchanger is connected to at least one energy storage cell of an energy storage device in a heat-conducting manner. The energy storage device is enclosed by a housing. The energy storage cells have at least one safety pressure release valve or burst opening f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099646 | Low density parity check (LDPC) code Low density parity check code (LDPC) base parity check matrices and the method for use thereof in communication systems. The method of expanding the base check parity matrix is described. Examples of expanded LDPC codes with different code lengths and expansion fact... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093759 | Regulated energy supply for a rapidly cycling integrated circuit with reduced electromagnetic radiation A device (12) supplies energy to a rapid cycling and/or rapidly cycled integrated circuit (13, 52) which includes a circuit load (17) and an internal capacity (15) connected parallel to the circuit load (17). The integrated circuit... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651496 | Scissors | 01/03/2012 |
| D651495 | Scissors | 01/03/2012 |
| D651494 | Scissors | 01/03/2012 |
| D651493 | Scissors | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070561 | Height adjustable drive arrangement for a floor care machine A floor care machine such as a floor polisher includes a machine frame carrying a motor coupled through a drive arrangement to a rotationally driven head on which a floor care disc such as a polishing pad is mounted. The drive arrangement includes a drive element ro... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059407 | Control device for a motor vehicle For a motor vehicle control device, a housing lid and a base plate form a hollow area that contains an interconnect device arranged on the inner side of the housing lid. The housing lid has at least one opening surrounding the interconnect device, adjacent to an ele... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056264 | Upper structure for a shoe An upper structure for a shoe improves a fit of the heel portion during heel contact with the ground to the push off motion of a foot. The upper structure includes an upper body 30, and an outside upper member 31 that overlaps the lateral side of the u... | 11/15/2011 |
| D648603 | Rice scoop | 11/15/2011 |
| D648196 | Staple remover | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048211 | Tank with a gas extraction device for storing cryogenic liquid or fuel for spacecraft A tank arrangement includes a tank for storing a liquid such as fuel or oxidizer for operation of a spacecraft and a pressurized driving gas for conveying the liquid out of the tank, and a gas supply and extraction device. The device includes a housing shell and plu... | 11/01/2011 |
| D647695 | Insulated carrier bag | 11/01/2011 |
| D647378 | Scissors | 10/25/2011 |
| D647366 | Mixing element for a beverage shaker | 10/25/2011 |
| D646946 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| D646945 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| D646944 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| D646942 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| D646941 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| D646940 | Scissors | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025721 | Tank with a gas supply and extraction device for storing cryogenic liquid or fuel for spacecraft A gas supply and extraction device is arranged preferably on a tank lid or a tank wall in a tank for storing a pressurized driving gas and a liquid such as fuel or oxidizer for operation of a spacecraft. A device housing defines an interior reservoir space. Upper tr... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022796 | Contactless switch A contactless switch includes an angularly and/or axially adjustable rotor, by which at least one main magnet is directly or indirectly adjustable. The magnetic field of the at least one main magnet influences at least two magnetic field sensors, which issue signals... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012290 | Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally molded, laminated article with transfer-printed surface decoration An apparatus includes a heating station, a laminating and transfer-printing station, and a molding station in succession, and a transport arrangement that transports the material being processed among the stations. In the heating station, a substrate is pre-heated a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008965 | Device for supplying power to an intergrated circuit The device (12) is used for supplying power to a rapid clocking and/or a rapidly clocked integrated circuit (13), which has a circuit load (17) to be supplied with power and an internal capacity (15) connected parallel to the circuit load... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997392 | Vibration damper A vibration damper, e.g. for damping retraction or extension springing forces on motor vehicles, includes a pressure medium cylinder in which a piston with a piston rod is axially slidably arranged. The piston divides the cylinder into first and second chambers whic... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997003 | Multistage continuous dryer, especially for plate-shaped products In a method and an apparatus for drying plate-shaped products in a multi-level throughflow dryer, moist air stagnated under the housing ceiling is sucked away and delivered into the suction area of axial blowers arranged in the lower levels, where the moist air is t... | 08/16/2011 |
| D642878 | Scissors | 08/09/2011 |
| D642877 | Scissors | 08/09/2011 |
| 7983054 | Compact control device for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle control device includes a housing lid and a base plate that are connected with each other in an oil-tight manner via a frame. An interconnect device with at least one electronic component and/or at least one electrical contact area is arranged on the... | 07/19/2011 |