...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 |
| 5719417 | Ferroelectric integrated circuit structure There is disclosed a structure of and a method for fabricating a ferroelectric film on a non-conductive substrate. An adhesion layer, e.g., a layer of silicon dioxide and a layer of zirconium oxide, is deposited over a substrate. A conductive layer, e.g.,... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5707424 | Process system with integrated gas storage and delivery unit A process system with an integrated gas storage and delivery unit comprising an adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a gas wherein the gas is dispensed by pressure differential desorption of the sorbate gas from the sorbent mater... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5705443 | Etching method for refractory materials A plasma-assisted dry etching process for etching of a metal containing material layer on a substrate to remove the metal containing material from the substrate, comprising (i) plasma etching the metal containing material and, (ii) contemporaneously with ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704967 | Fluid storage and delivery system comprising high work capacity physical sorbent An adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a sorbable gas, wherein a physical sorbent medium bearing the adsorbed gas to be selectively dispensed is delivered by pressure differential desorption and/or thermal desorption of the sorb... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704965 | Fluid storage and delivery system utilizing carbon sorbent medium An adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a sorbable gas, wherein a carbon physical sorbent medium bearing the adsorbed gas to be selectively dispensed is delivered by pressure differential desorption and/or thermal desorption of t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5698022 | Lanthanide/phosphorus precursor compositions for MOCVD of lanthanide/phosphorus oxide films A precursor composition useful for vapor deposition formation of lanthanide metal/phosphorus oxide films, comprising a precursor compound selected from the group consisting of: (i) adducts of the formula MA3 (L)x ; (ii) phosphido com... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5686178 | Metal-coated substrate articles responsive to electromagnetic radiation, and method of making the same An article comprising a non-conductive substrate, preferably of an environmentally degradeable character, having a thickness of an oxidizable metal coating thereon, and optionally an oxidation enhancingly effective amount of a salt, e.g., from about 0.005... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5676712 | Flashback protection apparatus and method for suppressing deflagration in combustion-susceptible gas flows A flashback protection apparatus and method for suppressing deflagration of a deflagration-susceptible gas in a flow system in which the deflagration-susceptible gas is flowed. The method of the invention comprises monitoring the combustible gas to detect... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5663518 | Method and device for the in-flight cutting and dispensing of chaff dipoles from an aerial vehicle A method for the self-protection of an aircraft or the like against radar-guided missiles and a self-protection device for use in aircraft and the like against radar-guided missiles, which enables in-flight cutting and dispensing of chaff dipoles of a pre... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5653806 | Showerhead-type discharge assembly for delivery of source reagent vapor to a substrate, and CVD process utilizing same An apparatus for dispersingly delivering a vapor-phase source reagent material containing a deposition species, to a substrate for deposition of such species thereon. The apparatus includes a disperser housing having a front wall with an array of discharg... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5622682 | Method for concentration and recovery of halocarbons from effluent gas streams A process for recovery of halocarbons from a gas mixture containing the halocarbon and acid gas components comprises the steps of contacting the gas mixture with a dry scrubber to remove the acid gas components from the gas mixture and yield a first efflu... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5453494 | Metal complex source reagents for MOCVD Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) source reagents useful for formation of metal-containing films, such as thin film copper oxide high temperature superconductor (HTSC) materials. The source reagents have the formula MAyX wherein: M is a meta... | 09/26/1995 |