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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 |
| 7334583 | Applicator for hair-treating products An applicator for applying a hair-treatment fluid to hair includes a body portion and a comb portion. The body portion forms a cavity for receiving the hair-treatment material and communicates with the comb portion to apply the material to hair pulled through the co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7264141 | Fluid dispenser with passive pressurization A fluid dispenser from which fluid may be dispensed upon passive pressurization of a fluid reservoir therein. Upon exposing a nib of the fluid dispenser to the surroundings, either by disengagement of a cap or extension or contraction of the fluid dispenser, the flu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7223038 | Spreading apparatus for flowable materials An apparatus spreads flowable materials such as adhesives and/or sealants on a surface such as a floor and/or a wall. The apparatus has a pad retainer for a removable spreader pad and a reservoir chamber for flowable material pivotally attached to the pad retainer t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7135507 | Metallic ink and capillary marker An ink including an aqueous dispersion of a metallic pigment and a film-forming resin, optionally together with one or more of a pH-adjusting agent, a color agent, a linking agent, an anti-settling agent, and a preservative, is disclosed. A marking instrument, parti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131783 | Toilet bowl brush with fluid dispenser A toilet bowl brush with an integrated refillable reservoir for storing and dispensing cleaning fluids. The toilet bowl brush, also, has (1) a wide top shield to protect user's hand from contamination during the cleaning process, (2) a non-slip soft handle with a th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7063476 | Liquid dispensing applicator A dispensing applicator for applying liquid to the skin, comprising a handle having an internal reservoir for containing a liquid, a head having an applicator portion, and a liquid delivery mechanism interconnecting the reservoir of the handle to the applicator port... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6966720 | Toilet cleaning apparatus A toilet cleaning apparatus comprising a toilet brush head; a toilet brush handle (2) separated from the brush head by a brush shaft (1); a portion of the brush handle being adapted to contain a cleaning fluid and being in fluid communication with the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948451 | Apparatus and method for shampooing dogs, horses and other animals A shampooing tool has a “clam-shell” design for trapping the components of the tool between the complementary mating halves of the housing. The components include a barrel disposed in the upper portion of the housing and connected to a pressurized water source, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6729789 | Toothbrush assembly with toothpaste dispenser A toothbrush assembly includes a canister housing a spring biased piston, a cartridge for storing dentifrice (toothpaste) releasably received in the canister, and a brush head attached to a stem that is connected to the cartridge. A passage extends through the stem ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6612768 | Broom provided with a regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products A broom provided with a improved regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products. This broom has a tubular appendage (29) provided on the bottom of a reservoir (3) for the discharge of liquid and has a removably coupler detacha... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6402413 | Liquid applicator valve A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, a resilient closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The resilient closure cap is force-fit into or onto the stopper, creating a resilient force on a sealing lip that contacts a seat on th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6287037 | Hand-held cleaning device A fluid-containing brush has a housing (11) with a generally cylindrical wall closed at one end by a base carrying brush bristles (25) and at the other by a cap (50) formed of resilient material, the housing defining a fluid reservoir, the base having a c... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6210063 | Knock type applicator A knock type applicator includes a cylindrical shell having a coating liquid storage chamber, a writing tip slidably inserted into an opening portion formed in a distal end of the cylindrical shell, and a valve mechanism between the writing tip and the co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6050736 | Toothbrush with toothpaste passage obturaction and feed system The toothbrush includes a handle and a head, the handle forming two bodies (1) and (2) provided with overlapping sectors (3), which permit the axial displacement, one with respect to the other, the body (1) constituting a container (4) for the toothpaste,... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6021545 | Vacuum cleaner attachment for the wet cleaning of surfaces Vacuum cleaner attachment (1) for the wet cleaning of surfaces (20), in particular of vertical surfaces, having a liquid applicator (21), a suction channel (28) having a mouth (15) and a cleaning element (19), the liquid applicator (21) being arranged, fo... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6004058 | Marking instrument A marking instrument, especially a reservoir pen, has a diaphragm which is deflected by retraction of a marking tip to open a port to connect a feed channel to the reservoir containing a marking fluid. A cavity communicating with the port has a volume whi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5967688 | Writing apparatus A writing apparatus which includes a pen holder holding an ink, a pen socket fastened to an open end of the pen holder and holding a sponge and an absorptive writing tip, an ink feeding valve assembly mounted in the pen holder and adapted to feed the ink ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5865554 | Portable double-brush shoe polishing device A portable double-brush shoe polishing device includes a polish body, and an assembly comprising a press button and a polishing storage tube. The polish body is designed to facilitate holding by the human hand, and it comprises an annular outer brush at a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5851080 | Cartridge-type liquid applicator A liquid applicator is provided which is capable of using a cartridge-type tank. The liquid applicator has a lock mechanism which is capable of preventing an inadvertent pressing of the knocking rod with a simple construction. A cartridge-type tank contai... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5615963 | Liquid applicator and method of making same A liquid applicator having a liquid reservoir, a tip having a polygonal surface to apply liquid in the reservoir to an object, a tip holder, and structure cooperating between the tip holder and reservoir for connecting the tip holder to the liquid reservo... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5568988 | Multi-part dispenser A two or more part dispenser is provided having an elongated flexible housing which defines an interior chamber. A disc(s) is contained within the chamber and is movable from a closed to an open position. In its closed position, the disc(s) divides the ch... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568990 | Shoe polish applicator A liquid applicator provides for a self-sealing feature, which applicator comprises a housing, a valve member and a spring member. The housing has an aperture through its top wall and an annular sleeve projecting inwardly from an edge of the top wall in a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5443321 | Dispensing brush head A fluid dispensing brush head includes bristles whose base portions engage apertures in a resilient member to create seal which is disrupted when the bristles are deflected as in use to selectively dispense a fluid. The bristles may be affixed to or form ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5332326 | Writing instrument An ink reservoir and a slide plug are slidably provided in a pen barrel. The ink reservoir is filled with liquid ink. The slide plug divides the interior of the pen barrel into an ink region and an air region. A writing tip is provided in the distal end p... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5226752 | Golf equipment brush A golf equipment brush is provided for ease of transport and manual manipulation by individuals for the cleaning of golf clubs and associated golfing accessories to include a brush head mounted within a housing in a separable orientation relative to one a... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5213432 | Brush with automatic flow control valve A brush with an automatic water control valve is disclosed. The brush includes a handle portion pivotably connected to an actuation portion and rigidly attached to a brush portion. A fluid passageway is provided through the handle portion into the bristle... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5176461 | Liquid painting instrument with valve control A liquid painting instrument according to the present invention includes a neck portion of a cross-sectionally noncircular configuration provided on a wall having a passage hole that allows the neck member of the inner shaft to pass therethrough at a cert... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5172996 | Implement and applying liquid with plural independent valves An implement for applying liquid having an elastic container for containing liquid, a head cylinder connected to the elastic container, and a liquid applying member provided in the head cylinder for applying liquid to a desired application surface, the el... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5171095 | Handling multi-component compositions A device applying a two-component composition to a workpiece surface comprises an applicator head (384) to which the two components are supplied separately via tubes (726, 382) arranged one inside the other. The applicator head includes a ball member (392... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5169252 | Cleaning implement with automatic hand regulated shut-off A cleaning implement is provided with an internal valve for automatic water shut-off which can be regulated by hand. The implement connects to a conventional water supply, for example, a garden hose. When the valve is open, water is supplied through a rem... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5137388 | Liquid applicator having a lockout valving position A liquid applicator according to the present invention includes an inner shaft as a liquid reservoir, an applying member, and a valve, wherein near the front end of the inner shaft there is provided a head portion which is non-circular in cross-section al... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5114256 | Cleaning brush A cleaning brush has a bristle plate and a chamber for a cleaning solution provided with an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The bristle plate has a plurality of countersinks corresponding to the outlets of the chamber; a corresponding number of valves a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5092702 | Fluid discharge device A fluid discharge device includes a valve seat, a valve body biased rearwardly with respect to the valve seat and a pusher disposed at the back of the valve body so that it can be moved forwardly to open a valve against the biasing force when a forward pu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5067838 | Valve unit for writing instruments or liquid applicators A valve unit for liquid applicators for applying liquid to articles, includes a spring support provided with a front and a rear openings, in an inner surface of which front opening is provided an annular projection serving as a sealing means; a valve seat... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5035525 | Liquid applicator An outer shaft of an applicator axially slidably receives an inner shaft, which is axially moved through a push-out operation thereof; and the inner shaft is provided a valve unit, an opening/closing operation of which is interlocked with such push-out op... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5035524 | Instruments for applying a liquid coating including a writing instrument, a cosmetic applicator or similar devices A liquid coating instrument in which a coating liquid storage part or reservoir is provided in a shaft cylinder, a coating member is provided at the top of the shaft cylinder and a valve means is provided between the coating liquid storage part and the co... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5026195 | Fluid application tool with convex spacers A fluid application tool having a gap provided between the rear end of an immersion substance temporarily storing applied fluid to be supplied to application material and the edge of a fluid exit of an immersion substance support abutted on the immersion ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5000199 | Arrangement for applying a foam-type hair care lotion An arrangement for applying a foam-type hair care medium, the arrangement having an element with a face having a central region and a plurality of projections extending from the face and spaced apart from each other, and a tubular body portion having at l... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993437 | Hair cosmetics coating tool A hair cosmetics coating tool comprising a main cylindrical body, a storage part of a liquid hair cosmetic provided in said main cylindrical body, a brush provided at the top of the main cylindrical body, small holes for supplying the liquid hair cosmetic... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993859 | Liquid applicator valve structure A liquid applicator including a valve body for insertion into the neck of a liquid container, a duct in the valve body, a resilient web formed integrally with the valve body and extending transversely across the duct, a valve seat on one end of the valve ... | 02/19/1991 |
