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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 |
| 5232168 | Apparatus and method for separating recyclable material from waste material A method and apparatus for separating recyclable material from waste material in a material handling system. The material separator comprises a screw conveyor that separates waste material from recyclable material. The screw feeder also feeds the recyclab... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4979624 | Sizing apparatus and proportional spacing mechanism A roller conveyor bed is formed by a plurality of driven conveyor spools or rollers rotating in the same direction for conveying and sorting objects. The conveyor rollers define a substantially common conveyor plane along the upper surfaces of the conveyo... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4940145 | Apparatus for sizing produce and the like A sizing apparatus for produce or the like comprises a framework supporting a plurality of vertically spaced levels of sizer assemblies comprising a number of horizontally spaced apart, rotating screw conveyors each cooperating with an associated adjustab... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4600106 | Separation of molded parts from connectors A driven, rotatable cylinder (11-1) spaced from a counterstructure (11-4, 11-2&3, 11b-2,3&4, 11c-2&2', 11B-2, 11C-2, 11-5, 11-6) to permit parts or connectors (P or C) to fall between the rotatable cylinder and the counterstructure. A continuous drive bel... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4337865 | Feeder mechanism for controlling delivery of fruit to a juice extractor A feeder mechanism for controlling delivery of fruits to a processing apparatus such as a juice extractor and wherein the delivered fruits must be of a size equal to or less than a predetermined size, and in particular where the fruits from the feeder are... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4162012 | Device for assorting inadequately wound coils Device for separating-out inadequately wound coils from coils conveyed individually and serially by an horizontal or inclined conveyor in direction of the longitudinal axis of the coils including means defining at least one coil support surface for the co... | 07/24/1979 |
