What is the origin of the brand names Saran Wrap and Oral B?

Senior Moments

Senior Moments says: Oral-B is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word better. www.wackyuses.com/wf_oral.html Wed Dec 05 18:23:19 CST 2001 (To fix link - McG) Apr 18 03, 5:19 PM

heyman

heyman says: Saran polyvinylidene chloride or Saran resins and films (called PVDC) have been wrapping products for more than 50 years. Ralph Wiley, a Dow Chemical lab worker, accidentally discovered polyvinylidene chloride or Saran. Ralph, a college student who cleaned glassware in a Dow Chemical lab, came across a vial he couldn't scrub clean. He called the substance 'eonite', after an indestructible material in the comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie.' Dow researchers made Ralph's 'eonite' into a greasy, dark green film, which Dow called 'Saran'. Dow later got rid the of Saran's green color and unpleasant odor. After World War 2, it was approved for food packaging, and it was Prior Sanctioned in 1956 (Society of the Plastics Industry). Thu Dec 06 16:25:35 CST 2001 (To fix characters - McG) Apr 18 03, 5:22 PM

algo291

The Turkish word 'sarmak' mean 'to wrap'. 'Saran' is the present participle of 'sarmak'. In other words, "saran" = "wrapping" in Turkish. May 15 10, 9:06 AM

georginawl

The name "Saran" was coined by my great uncle Jack Reilly who was Ralph Wiley's boss at Dow Chemical (see http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19940305&id=pDRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4910,5139514) and an instrumental part of the invention of Saran Wrap that we use today. It was named by combining the names of his wife Sarah Reilly and daughter Ann Reilly. Jack Reilly was a prolific inventor and was part of inventing the blue dye for Levi's jeans and devising a way to put florida in toothpaste. He also served on Dow's Board of Directors for many years. From: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6619/is_n5_v48/ai_n28613402/ 1943: Silicones, pioneered by Eugene G. Rochow and Charles Reed of GE Co., and fluorocarbons, discovered by Roy Joseph Plunkett of Du Pont, were brought into use for the first time. John Reilly and Ralph Wiley of The Dow Chemical Co. completed the final work needed for introduction of Saran (polyvinylidene chloride), which had been invented in 1939. Saran monofilaments were also extruded for the first time. John Reilly was affectionately known as Jack Reilly. Apr 28 12, 10:54 AM

HeyZeusTYG

I'm just glad good ole Jack Reilly didn't succeed at getting Florida into toothpaste. I mean, can you imagine the mess? South Beach or not, Miami just wouldn't be the same! Apr 21 13, 8:36 AM