...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 |
| 7194933 | Composite circular slicer knife A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6969479 | Tooling with helical coils for structured surface articles Tool rolls and methods of using the tool rolls to manufacture articles with one or more structured surfaces are disclosed. The tool rolls include an outer surface that, when used in connection with materials of the proper viscosity or formability, can form a structu... | 11/29/2005 |
| 5941101 | Belt edge burnishing machine A belt edge burnishing machine for burnishing the edges of a plurality of belts simultaneously. The belt edge burnishing machine comprises a conveyor and at least one buffing wheel positioned above the conveyor which is rotated about an axis parallel to t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5582041 | Portable hand-held fleshing tool The tool includes a linear housing, a thin circular fleshing blade with a cutting edge around its perimeter, and a guard member. The housing encompasses an air-driven or electric motor and serves as a handle. A rotary drive shaft projects at an angle from... | 12/10/1996 |
| 4993243 | Fleshing tool A portable fleshing tool has a thin, circular blade mounted on a drive shaft of a motor. A front and a rear guard substantially protect the blade, with the rear guard removably attachable to the housing of the motor and the front guard removably attachabl... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4989427 | Fleshing machine A fleshing machine for removing fat and fleshy membranes from a hide or pelt, which includes a fixed position roller with many shaped cavities. Each cavity extends from an opening on the surface of the roller into the roller. A plurality of knives are con... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4542634 | Staking machine In a staking machine for staking leather, skins or furs a rotatable work roll carrying staking blades or grindstones is arranged against a flexible pressing device with an adjustable gap. A workpiece is pulled through the gap by a rotary feed roll and a r... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4348837 | Method and apparatus for beveling the front end of a felt pad A felt pad having a beveled front end is produced from a workpiece having a flat bottom with an adhesive thereon covered with a strip of paper or the like and a straight front end. The apparatus includes a rotatable shaft having mounted thereon an abrasiv... | 09/14/1982 |