...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 |
| 7025812 | Portable air cleaning apparatus The portable air cleaning apparatus includes a body casing that has a base having a generally vertical sidewall and removable top wall. A fluid spray chamber has a recirculation system that supplies a fluid to at least one spray nozzle through which the fluid is spr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6592656 | Water apparatus for treating industrial waste products There is provided apparatus for treating water containing industrial waste products. A first tank contains water at a determined pressure. A second tank is placed inside the first tank and communicated with a lower portion thereof. It contains water at a ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6197094 | Device for improving the quality of indoor air A device for improving the quality of indoor air comprising a casing (2) with an air inlet (3) and an air outlet (5), a member (7) arranged to cause air in a room, in which the casing is placed, to flow in through the inlet and inside the casing to the ou... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5129925 | Liquid desiccant regeneration system A liquid desiccant regeneration system for use with a dehumidifying apparatus, the system comprising a water reducer for removing water from diluted desiccant, and a sump for holding concentrated desiccant, first and second bodies movable in the sump, a f... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4908049 | Spherical cyclone Disclosed is a cyclone whose body has a form of a sphere. The spherical form of the cyclone causes the volume of the cyclone to be compact. Further, this allows the pressure loss in the body to be reduced with an advantage that the cyclone can be operated... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4640696 | Apparatus for cleaning and conditioning gas An air conditioning system includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. Within the chamber is conditioning apparatus which includes an electric motor, an open top reservoir of water, a disc on the electric motor which dips into the water reservoir to... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4452615 | Air conditioning system A housing for air-conditioning apparatus includes an inlet and an outlet. A controlled level of water in the bottom of the housing serves as a reservoir for a rotating disc which flings a curtain of water across the interior of the chamber in the flow pat... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4153435 | Ammonia absorber An apparatus and method for scrubbing or removing ammonia fumes by passing the ammonia vapor through a shower of ammonia-absorbent liquid such as water in a chamber are disclosed in this invention. The ammonia vapors are absorbed by and enter into solutio... | 05/08/1979 |