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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 |
| 7341597 | Method and apparatus for electrolytic hydrotherapy A device and method for increasing the number and type of ions in a hydrotherapy treatment to assist in removing unwanted chemicals from the body. A battery-powered array is submerged into a liquid foot bath to generate ions through electrolysis. The array has at le... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322064 | Inflatable bed An inflatable bed includes bottom and top sheet layers, a surrounding sheet that interconnects the peripheral ends of the bottom and top sheet layers and that cooperates with the bottom and top sheet layers to form a bed body which defines an air chamber, a pluralit... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7160434 | Therapeutic electrolysis device An electrolysis device is provided. The electrolysis device includes an ionizer unit having first and second plate assemblies that each provide a different surface area that is contacted by water when the unit is in use. The plate assemblies may each provide a diffe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7033329 | Human body massager with magnetic field generator A human body massager is constructed to include a base, the base having a supporting portion adapted for supporting a part of the user's body, and a magnetic field generator installed in the base and adapted for generating a variable magnetic field involved with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6936063 | Highly heat-conductive body wrap A highly heat-conductive body wrap (10) comprises a casing (13) made of highly flexible, elastic material and equipped with means for fastening it to the shell (11) of a tub (12) for cosmetic treatments. The casing (13) has at leas... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918899 | Automatic bladder relief system This invention relates to an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief system, specifically designed to increase the overall sanitation and comfort for users that may require a means to dispose of their urine in the absence of other sanitary facilities due to situa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902521 | System and method to enhance growth and biological function of living systems with pulsed electromagnetic energy The present invention is a system and method of enhancing growth and biological functions of living systems through application of pulsed electromagnetic energy. Electrical wiring is placed below the surface of a selected area such as a garden, athletic playing surf... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872219 | Reconstructive vascular treatment apparatus and method A vascular treatment apparatus, comprising a chair, a horizontal housing and a retractable cover. The cover has hot and cold fluid dispensers whereby alternating and pulsating sprays of hot fluid and cold fluid treat a patient. The housing section also includes hot ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6558410 | Cardiac deblocking device and method A device and method for the surgical removal of tissue from a mammalian body, specifically arteriosclerotic plaques from human beings, including a photo-degradatory endoscope having a tip end and a tubular body connected to a power source, a light source,... | 05/06/2003 |
| 5741317 | Submersive therapy apparatus A submersive therapy apparatus which includes a tub filled with an aqueous solution adapted to provide physiotherapy and drug treatment to the body or body parts of a patient, such as the hands, arms, feet or knees, such aqueous environment containing a m... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5411494 | Sponge bath machine and method for using A therapeutic method for treating hypothermia and hyperthermia conditions in human patients by applying a continuous flow of temperature-controlled warmed water over a substantial area of the body of the patient to effect sensible heat transfer between th... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5347665 | Carbonate spring bath system A carbonate spring bath system creates a bath water dissolved with CO2 gas and supplies the same to a bathtub. The system includes a source of a concentrated CO2 gas, a circulation path connected to the bathtub and including a booste... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5228150 | Patient bathing apparatus A patient bathing apparatus includes an upper and lower semi-cylindrical shell, wherein the shell is mounted to a matrix of nozzles respectively within each shell, the nozzles in fluid communication with a fluid source to direct a bathing spray onto a pat... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4945908 | Balneo-phototherapeutical treatment process and bath The apparatus includes a basin with a 10-50 cm depth preferably 20 cm and at least a metal halide high pressure lamp (MeH), a mercury high pressure lamp (HgH) or a mercury low pressure lamp (HgN) with filters. The lamps have a spectral range of 290 to 400... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4859345 | Bath water heater and circulator-purifier apparatus A bath water heater and circulator-purifier apparatus that removes microorganisms and other organic substances found in bath water and maintains the temperature of water at a given level without changing water. An apparatus according to the present invent... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4754502 | Inflatable bath A self-standing inflatable bath is provided which is constructed in a manner somewhat similar to the construction of an inflatable rubber raft, and which is intended to be placed on a solid surface, such as a patio, deck, and the like; or to be floated in... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4696303 | Portable heat treatment system A portable heat treatment system in accordance with this invention includes a heating shoe having a heat conductive base member and heating means for transmitting heat along the base member. A heat conductive container having a base with peripheral walls ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4442838 | Malignant hyperthermia mattress A mattress for the treatment of malignant hyperthermia comprises a base to overlie an operating table and an inflatable wall extending around the periphery of the base. The wall includes a pair of discontinuities which permit the patient's arms to extend ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4304740 | Liquid aeration apparatus A removable light-weight, apparatus for the aeration of a body of water or other liquid in a tank or a pool having a submerged liquid source or inlet port supplying a continuous or a sporadic stream of liquid into said tank, said aeration apparatus compri... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4213210 | Air channel device An air channel device is disclosed for spas or bath units which is mat-like and has a plurality of openings therein to permit the entry of air into a heated bath. The air channel mat is mounted to the interior of the spa bath unit at any desired location ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4197838 | Birthing bath A mobile tub equipped to hold water and incorporate a movable platform which is intended to support a woman during labor and child delivery which platform prior to delivery and during labor is submerged in turbulent and temperature controlled water for re... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4192024 | Spa lounge This invention relates to a lounge to be used specifically in connection with a hot water spa, in which the lounge is constructed of water resistant materials and is constructed out of strips of material leaving large spaces in between the strips for the ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4119686 | Hydro-jet fitting for hot tub In a hydro-massage jet fitting for a hot tub wherein the fitting includes a venturi air-induction system which mixes air with water before pumping the water into the tub, there is disclosed an improvement wherein the passageway to conduct air to the fitti... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4074370 | Bathing apparatus for hospital or bedridden patients A relatively shallow fiberglas, or other sturdy but lightweight material, tub is provided with legs and lockable casters to be easily portable. The tub itself is of such size and shape as to enable usage by adults, while the legs support the tub with the ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3961380 | Bathtub appliance with hot water bladder and heat chamber Bathtub appliance having a bladder filled with warm water on which a person can sit or recline, with a flexible cover attached to the bladder forming a heated enclosure for the person's body. An elongated opening is provided in the cover, and fastening me... | 06/08/1976 |
