...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 |
| 4506595 | Modular wall and ceiling system A wall and ceiling construction system for use in the construction of rooms which can be kept in a sterile and dust free state comprises wall panels having a double skin construction with an air space between opposite skins thereof, the panels being secur... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4440342 | Heat dispersing thermal barrier A heat dispersing thermal barrier, adapted for installation in close proximity to a free-standing heating device, comprising a vertically disposed, heat resistant room confronting wall panel, adapted to be spaced apart from the room wall by extensions to ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4362922 | Air make-up unit Disclosed is an air make-up unit mounted within the confines of a conventional outside wall of a frame building between the 16" on-center studs. The unit includes a rotary blower with a horizontal tangential discharge, the latter having heating elements t... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4316363 | Temperature control system A temperature control system which can be used for regulating the temperature within a building while at the same time providing ventilation by means of providing refrigeration apparatus having a heating and cooling section and passing incoming air over o... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4307776 | Heating method and apparatus Process and equipment for the exchange of heat between flows of a medium flowing in and out of a building, and facade assemblies in which the process is implemented.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4290247 | Fluid flow insulation system A heat insulation system for an attic and the like comprises a moving fluid barrier between layers of static insulation. In the disclosed embodiment the fluid barrier comprises a plane of moving air which extends over substantially the entire surface to b... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4242876 | Rooftop type air conditioner Air conditioning apparatus and a method of operation thereof, said apparatus being mounted such that the indoor section receives air to be conditioned through an opening in the bottom wall of the unit and likewise discharges the conditioned air into the e... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4197993 | Dwellings equipped with natural air conditioning installations The installation comprises at least one inclined thermal enclosure, forming all or part of the roofing of the dwelling, bounded by an inner roof element, essentially constituted by a collector material of very low thermal mass, absorbing radiation of the ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4121764 | Solar heating system A parapet-like component for a building which includes an air plenum. The plenum is a multipurpose structure which allows for transfer of a predetermined amount of heat from the outside into the building. The plenum includes translucent surfaces which all... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4103598 | Wall structure A wall structure is described and incorporates an air outlet unit for a forced air circulation system. The structure includes vertical posts which define at least two adjacent wall sections. The air outlet unit is built into one of the wall sections and c... | 08/01/1978 |