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...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 |
| 4123183 | Guidepost for roadways and the like A guidepost for roadways or the like comprising an elongated tubular member formed from a flexible plastic material having a substantially "T"-shaped, cross-sectional configuration throughout the length thereof, the forward or front wall being relatively ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4122604 | Lumber forming attachment for chain saws A device to produce lumber from logs, wherein the device is arranged to be attached to a portable chain saw so as to be adjustable to provide various board thicknesses. The device comprises a frame structure having a plurality of laterally spaced support ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4114448 | Servicing apparatus The disclosed apparatus is presented, for ease of comprehension, in terms of apparatus for servicing refrigeration systems, the disclosed apparatus using readily obtainable temperatures, rather than using the prior-art method of breaking into a refrigerat... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4101234 | Shopping cart theft-control apparatus A shopping cart theft-control apparatus arranged to prevent the unauthorized removal of shopping carts from the parking area surrounding a market or store in which carts are employed, the parking lot defining a restricted enclosed area having separate ent... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4084493 | Apparatus for producing foodstuff products An apparatus for producing foodstuff products, wherein a food wrapping comprising a flat flour sheet, known as a "tortilla", is stuffed with a food product of ingredients by dispositing the stuffing ingredients on the tortilla and thereafter folding and r... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4082269 | Protective basketball hoop A protective basketball hoop comprising a metal rim of sufficient diameter to receive a basketball therethrough and having fixedly circumfused substantially about the rim a net-supporting body member of the plastic material. The net-supporting body includ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4080762 | Fluid-abrasive nozzle device A fluid-abrasive nozzle adapted for use as a controlled discharge means in combination with a high-pressure system for discharging a fluid-abrasive stream at a high velocity, whereby unwanted material on a given surface can be removed, or wherein the text... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4068573 | Utensil for cracking eggs A utensil for cracking eggs comprising tongs having oppositely disposed handles pivotally attached to each other having a gripping end, and eggshell-cracking and separating members formed at the opposite distal end thereof, the pivot connection of the han... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4064569 | Artificial polycentric knee joint An artificial polycentric knee-joint mechanism comprising a four-bar linkage arranged to provide a motion similar to a normal knee having positive stability during ambulation. The four bars include a knee-mounting block mounted to the stump-receiving sock... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4064965 | Stethoscope A stethoscope having a plurality of connector plugs positioned between the head set unit and the sound pick-up diaphragm unit wherein the connector plugs are removably attached to each other by a tubular yoke which provides communication between the head ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4052864 | Mobile jewelry mounting moved by unbalanced magnetic member A mechanism operative to allow various jewelry settings mounted to a ring, bracelet, or locket to freely rotate in an oscillating manner about a fixed center point. The mechanism includes a mounting base member having a perpendicular mounting stem affixed... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4051591 | Method of assembling flotation units A method of assembling a floatation unit wherein the unit is formed of a monolithic cell including a plurality of support rods passing therethrough to support the framework of a floating structure. The supporting rods are installed after the sealed unit i... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4016840 | Rotary-valve device for internal-combustion engines A rotary valve device for internal-combustion engines, said device comprising an elongated, tubular drum having an exhaust-manifold system disposed therein and a plurality of fuel passages, forming a fuel-intake system having fuel-intake ports and fuel-ou... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4005317 | Switching circuitry The present invention relates to switching circuitry wherein a low-loss "drive" inductance is "charged" and "discharged" to provide the energy for turning a power switch on and off. The drive-inductance and a tapped-winding transformer co-act in a novel m... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4001439 | Method of producing ice cream in individual sliced form Method of producing ice cream and like products which includes providing a pair of matching molds wherein each mold is filled with various layers of soft ice cream in a sequential overlapping manner, one of the molds having a food product such as a plural... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3964450 | Rotary cam internal combustion radial engine This disclosure is directed to a rotary-cam, internal-combustion, radial, 4-cycle, 6-cylinder engine comprising a stationary motor block adapted to operably receive a dual set of pistons, each set thereof being juxtaposed to the other, having their respec... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3958712 | Storage and carriage bin A storage and carriage bin for use in storing and transporting fruits, vegetables, and various types of industrial equipment. The bin comprises a substantially rectangular container capable of being transported by the well known fork-lift apparatus, said ... | 05/25/1976 |
