...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 |
| 7316109 | Lobed exhaust diffuser apparatus, system, and method A lobed exhaust diffuser apparatus, system, and method configured to cool exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine comprises a diffuser having a proximal end, configured to receive exhaust gases from the engine, and a distal end, configured to expel the exha... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7240767 | Fixing structure of tail pipe of exhaust pipe A clamping member (2) for clamping a periphery of a rear-end open portion of an exhaust pipe (3) is accommodated in a front-end open portion (11) of a tail pipe (1). The clamping member (2) has a pair of plate parts (21, 22)... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232081 | Spray nozzle with adjustable ARC spray elevation angle and flow An adjustable spray nozzle with adjustable arc of coverage as well as spray elevation angle and flow rate. A very simple adjustable arc of coverage spray nozzle configuration is also disclosed which may be easily assembled for a particular precipitation rate and/or ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 5850971 | Adjustable chopper diverter for a spray gun A flow control device for mounting on a plural component spray gun for controlling the flow of short segments of fiberglass, liquid or powder, into a fan spray pattern of mixed components ejected from a nozzle of the spray gun. An internal passage in the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5403561 | Mixed phase fixed bed reactor distributor The uniform distribution of mixed phase fluid stream on to the top of a contact bed in a reactor chamber is provided by a horizontal tray with a plurality of spaced-apart, vertically disposed chimneys extending through the tray. These chimneys have a firs... | 04/04/1995 |
| 4796816 | Impinging-jet fuel injection nozzle The fuel injection nozzle has a nozzle body 11 with a movable fuel control valve 13. At the front end of the nozzle body 11 there is a spray tip 12 with the discharge orifices 16. The fuel jet disintegrator 17 is running through two opposite located disch... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4065526 | Fuel introduction device for internal combustion engine A combination fuel introduction, distribution and air shaping device is provided for a fuel carburetion system of an internal combustion engine. The distributor is elongated and of generally inverted tear-drop cross-section. Fuel discharge openings are sp... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4014471 | Hose nozzle diverter A nozzle for coupling a diverter to a hose for the purpose of changing the water stream from the hose into a spray by adjusting the position of the diverter. The nozzle is made out of plastic in one piece and may be connected to a conventional garden hose... | 03/29/1977 |