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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 |
| 7228994 | Delayed flow water reservoir for a clothes drying cabinet and method of use A delay flow water reservoir for a clothes dryer cabinet and method of use is provided. The delay flow reservoir has a container having an opening and a cap engaging the opening. The cap has a delay chamber with a drain opening, a seal covering the opening with firs... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6435378 | Device for dispensing measured quantities of a fluid from a container and a metering container using such a device A fluid dispensing device comprises a tube and a holding means. When used with a container, the holding means is connected to a neck of the container and the tube is plunged into an interior of the container. An area on the tube, by which the tube is held... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419130 | Container for dispensing a small amount of the contents A container that can dispense a small amount of the contents has a body (10), a dispenser (20), a tube (30) and a cover (40). A baffle (24) is integrally formed in the dispenser (20) to close the opening between two ends of the dispenser (20). A tubular p... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6382461 | Apparatus and method for metering a particulate substance A method and device are disclosed for metering a predetermined amount of a particulate substance in a reliable and exact manner. The claimed invention avoids crushing or packing the material to be metered, and can be utilized with fine particulate substan... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6029861 | Quick measuring device A device for measuring and dispensing quantities of free flowing material. The device is a tube with one or more partial walls mounted in the tube. When held at an angle above the angle of repose for the free flowing material and rotated 180° around the ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5986750 | Method and an apparatus for measuring the inclination angle of a pile of a powdery or granular material By the side of a powdery or granular material stacked in a conical pile on a horizontal surface, a sensor that emits sensor light and, by receiving light reflected from a spot illuminated by the sensor light, detects the distance to the pile of the powder... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5718261 | Cleaning solution dispenser for use in a water tank, and water tank capable of discharging mixture of water and cleaning solution A cleaning solution dispenser installed in a water tank 2 includes a container 3 and a tubular flow regulator 4. The container receives cleaning solution therein and is formed with a downwardly opening outlet 31. The flow regulator extends into the outlet... | 02/17/1998 |
| 4951839 | Measurement and dispensing unit An improved economically disposable dispensing unit is provided for dispensing various measured amounts of a liquid or other freely flowing substance from a container. The position of a movable sleeve within a cup-shaped housing determines the measured am... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4881667 | Siphon dispenser An improved siphon dispenser has a hollow body divided into measuring and liquid receiving chambers by a partial partition. A lower neck portion has an air supply tube and a liquid supply tube. An elongated pouring spout is mounted through the body with t... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4871095 | Container for dispensing a measured amount of a granulated solid An improved container for dispensing a measured amount of a granulated solid. The container has a circular opening formed in the top which permits the complete filling of the container. A removable, hollow tube is then inserted into the circular opening. ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4830226 | Liquid dispensing apparatus Apparatus for dispensing a measured amount of liquid from a container is adjustable for allowing different measured amounts of liquid to be dispensed from the same container. The apparatus is adaptable for use in the context of two-compartment, squeeze-ty... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4828149 | Tiltable metering dispenser A dispensing device for dispensing measured doses during each dispensing cycle. A fluid tight bottle is provided with a well at its bottom. A hollow shell fits in the well and includes an opening permitting flow of material from the bottle into the shell.... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4298038 | Technique and device for measuring fluids including finger valve and filler mechanism Technique and apparatus for measuring liquids and granular material comprises a combination including a measuring vessel attached adjacent to the top and communicating with the primary container through the modifying pour spout of the latter. The measurin... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4151934 | Fixed volume discharge device A fixed volume discharge device adapted to be mounted to a container, and having a first chamber communicating with the interior of the container and a second chamber communicating with the atmosphere, the first chamber and the second chamber communicatin... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4079859 | Technique and device for measuring fluids A technique and apparatus for measuring liquids and granular materials comprising a measuring head which may either take the form of an attachment to or an integral part of a conventional primary container. The measuring head comprises two elements: (1) a... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4024996 | Metering dispenser for package fluent products The present invention relates to a metering dispenser attachment for packaged fluent products, and more particularly to a dispenser attachment adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of the package for cooperation with an existing dispensing opening.... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4002268 | Volumetric filling system A new filling process for liquids and slurries.... | 01/11/1977 |
