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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 |
| 4253942 | Apparatus for the separation of mixtures of particulate solids of different density The present separation apparatus makes it possible at low cost continuously to separate a mixture according to the density of its constituent particles which have been graded to an upper limit of the particle size of any shape, and is particularly suitabl... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4248539 | Material spreader A solids spreader in the form of a three-dimensional quincunx including a vertical column having a number of layers of parallel bars extending horizontally across it to deflect falling material with the bars in each layer being set at an angle to the bars... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4233265 | Liquid polymer hydration Described is a mixing apparatus and its use in the hydration of liquid polymers. The apparatus includes two packed mixing columns, each having two reducing couplings attached thereto to form an inlet and an outlet to each column. The outlet of the first m... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4230410 | Mixing device for fluids of different and varying temperatures Mixing device for fluids of high, different and varying temperatures having a housing and a cylindrical, straight mixing tube open at both ends thereof and formed intermediate the ends thereof with numerous radial openings, the mixing tube being secured a... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4207007 | Liquid-stirring device and installation for treating loose materials A tubular chamber is divided by a rigid annular partition into two sections. Each section comprises a resilient membrane installed co-axially with the chamber shell with a certain gap relative to the shell to form a cavity communicating with a gas medium ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4191480 | Continuous flow static mixer for mixing powder and/or suspension materials with liquid materials A static mixer for continuously mixing powder or suspension materials with liquid materials, especially explosive components, includes a toroidal mixing chamber having a central pipe nozzle inlet for pressurized powder/suspension material and annular coni... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4189243 | In-line mud shearing apparatus A mud shearing device for placement in the mud flow line in a well drilling operation includes a series of inner pressure chambers surrounded by concentric outer chambers with jet discharge ports connecting each inner chamber with a respective outer chamb... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4184771 | Centrifugal mud mixer An apparatus and method for mixing liquid or drilling mud with solids is disclosed. The apparatus provides first and second concentric housings which are utilized as mixing chambers. An inlet passageway is tangentially connected to the inner housing for f... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4184774 | Silo for bulk material An improved arrangement for controlling flow to the mixing or homogenizing chamber of a silo, in which inlet apertures are provided between the silo and the mixing chamber, includes a valve or gate member associated with each aperture and operable to cont... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4165360 | Multi-phase flow tube for mixing, reacting and evaporating components An apparatus for mixing, reacting and/or evaporating components in a multi-phase flow tube, comprising a helically wound tube having an inlet pipe in the closed tube periphery and a separation vessel at the end of the tube. The coiled tube is surrounded b... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4159881 | Turbulent flow conveying device for a mixture A mixing device for conveying a fuel mixture into the inlet manifold of a combustion engine formed by an outer casing having an inlet pipe for the fuel components to be treated connected to the casing. A system of inclined blades is disposed in the casing... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4142806 | Fluid shear emulsifier This invention provides a fluid shear device for emulsifying or mixing liquids, and also useful for deaeration. A central chamber with a tangential inlet has a forward wall perpendicular to the chamber axis and a rearward wall with a reverse curve in prof... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4118800 | Device for use in beating or refining machines Sealing device for preventing leakage of pressurized medium from the housing of a defibrator, refiner and the like, in which lignocellulosic pulp material is ground between two grinding discs, one of which is mounted on a drive shaft to rotate relative to... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4087862 | Bladeless mixer and system A bladeless mixing device for use in a mixing system to mix streams of the same or different composition, for example, liquid/liquid, gas/gas, solid/solid, or any combination thereof. In the mixer device streams are tangentially directed into an inlet mix... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4052037 | Drinking cup structured to enhance beverage blending A moulded plastics drinking cup for use in beverage vending machines and intended to contain powdered solid water-soluble or dispersible ingredients has a bottom formed as an upwardly directed cuspidal cone extending from the central region of the cup bot... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4049241 | Motionless mixing device A motionless mixing device for mixing fluidic materials such as liquid, gas, wet and dry powders, etc. employing a generally horizontal cylindrical housing with an inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposite end. A plurality of spaced-apart mixing elem... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4043539 | Method and apparatus for static type fluid mixing A static-type fluid-mixing method. It deals with mixing different fluids in a stream which are separated longitudinally. A portion of the stream is diverted laterally and the remainder is reversed after continuing in the original direction for a given dis... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3977657 | Apparatus for mixing particulate solids A mixer for particulate solid material including a hollow casing of polygonal e.g. square or triangular cross-section, the casing having two or more materials fed to it and having disposed therein at least one set of partitions which divide the casing up ... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3963221 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus is disclosed that is particularly suitable for the gravity feed mixing of granular materials. The apparatus comprises a main conduit divided into sub-conduits having substantially constant cross-sectional areas. The sub-conduits mix and... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3960506 | Apparatus for producing homogeneous materials or foam from at least two inter-reacting components Apparatus for the production of homogeneous material or foam from a plurality of components. A three-way valve is communicated with supply tanks for the components by pipes having pumps interposed therein. The valve cock has a mixing chamber therein and a... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3946993 | Suction-mixing head provided with swirl chamber The invention relates to a suction-mixing head to be used advantageously in each case when by means of high-energy- primary liquid or gas, secondary medium running to the multiple of the primary flowing medium shall be sucked and mixed to the primary flow... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3942765 | Static mixing apparatus There is provided an improved static mixing apparatus which comprises in combination a tubular body and a static mixing element preferably coextensive in length with the tubular body and disposed therein in fluid flow intercepting relation. The static mix... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3941355 | Mixing insert for foam dispensing apparatus A device for mixing foam ingredients. The device comprises an arrangement of lands situated about a cylindrical elongated shaft-like member with each land having a slot therein. The slots of alternate lands are positioned 180° from each other so that as ... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3937445 | Process and apparatus for obtaining the emulsification of nonmiscible liquids A process and apparatus for obtaining the emulsification of two or more nonmiscible liquids is disclosed. The process includes the step of passing at least one of the liquids through a passive device in the flow path of the liquid. The passive device in i... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3936037 | Vented gravity blender A gravity blender that discharges particulate material into a pressurized conveying system is provided with a conduit to substantially alleviate differential pressures between the blend chamber and the interior of the blender supply bin.... | 02/03/1976 |
