...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 |
| 4800704 | Apparatus for aligning and packing fruits or vegetables into packages The present invention offers an apparatus which automatically aligns and packs fruits or vegetables like persimmons or tomatoes for example into containers. More particularly, the apparatus embodied by the invention is provided with means for conveying th... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4622229 | Process for preserving apples in a package containing an ethylene absorbent and deoxidant A bag for receiving the apple is prepared. An ethylene absorbent and a deoxidant are placed in the bag, each of the absorbent and the deoxidant being in an amount such that ethylene biosynthesis is suppressed for keeping freshness of the apple when the ap... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4020614 | Packing strips of material A method of packing strips of material such as bacon by feeding a film over a rotating stepped roll, feeding strips or slices of the material onto the film over the steps of this roll, picking up the slices from the roll in shingled relationship with film... | 05/03/1977 |