...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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| 6978942 | Shockwave injector nozzle A system for assisting in the atomisation of liquid particles conveyed in a gas stream flowing along a flow path having a rigid boundary, said system involving the creation of one or more shock waves in the gas stream. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6715692 | Dispensing methods and apparatus for automobile finish products A dispensing system includes at least one source of pressurized air and reservoirs for multiple automobile finish products. A discrete spray gun is provided for each of the products. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6613195 | Method for conditioning paper and paperboard webs The specification discloses embodiments of a process and related apparatus for conditioning a fibrous web in order to improve the efficiency of drying and calendering thereof. In the process, a moving fibrous web is conditioned after the drier unit of a p... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6419168 | Metering head A metering head for delivering a liquified fuel gas in different combustion chamber sections of a tool and including an inlet (8), at least two outlets (16, 17), and at least one metering valve (5, 5a, 5b) connecting the inlet (8) with the at least two ou... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6382527 | Hand-activated dispensing pump having sprayer/foamer selector wheel The selector wheel is mounted to rotate about the axis of the nozzle cap, and a spray window and foaming sleeve are formed in the wheel offset from the axis. The window or sleeve is registrable with the offset spray orifice by rotating the wheel. Either w... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6036113 | Dual head spray applicator The invention consists of a dual spray head for dispensing a liquid from a container in a vertical position or in an inverted position. A first spray having a long tubular conduit reaching from the spray to a point near the bottom of the container for spr... | 03/14/2000 |
| 4972830 | Inhalation device and method A device is disclosed for dispersing a fluid supplied from an external source having a feed supply. An inlet accepts a fluid from the feed supply for passing the fluid through an outer perimeter of the device in a downstream direction and has an axes cont... | 11/27/1990 |