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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185644 | Method and apparatus for using SMS short code messaging to facilitate the transmission of a status update for a security system A notification system for receiving a request for a remote status update from a remote device is disclosed. The notification system comprises a server for relaying the request for the remote status update, an access server for receiving the relayed request for the r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185309 | Enhanced inertial system performance An inertial system is provided. The system includes at least one inertial sensor, a processing unit and a plurality of Kalman filters implemented in the processing unit. The Kalman filters receive information from the at least one inertial sensor. At most one of the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185301 | Aircraft traffic awareness system and methods The invention provides, in some aspects, aviation navigational systems and methods for cockpit display of traffic information that generate intuitive three-dimensional graphical representations of air traffic (and/or other potential conflicts) in the vicinity of an ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185260 | Prognostic and health management accuracy maintenance system and method A prognostic and health accuracy maintenance system and method for a system following on-site replacement of a component in the system is provided. A system characterization model of at least portions of the system is generated and embedded within a controller in th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185254 | Method and system for updating navigation information A method and system for updating navigation information are disclosed. The method includes the steps of connecting to a navigation information update system, determining if at least one navigation information update is available from the navigation information updat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185245 | HVAC control with utility time of day pricing support The present disclosure provides a method for operating a utility-powered HVAC system for conditioning inside air of a building. In an illustrative but non-limiting example, a nominal schedule is maintained by a local HVAC controller, where the nominal schedule has a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184294 | Apparatus and method for measuring haze of sheet materials or other materials A method includes illuminating a material with first light and capturing an image of second light transmitted through the material. The method also includes analyzing multiple regions of the image and determining one or more haze measurements associated with the mat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184230 | High efficiency backlight assembly for flat panel display assembly and method for the manufacture thereof A backlight assembly is provided for deployment within a flat panel display assembly. In one embodiment, the backlight assembly includes a printed wiring board (PWB), a casing sidewall, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a reflective solder mask, and a fir... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184059 | Systems and methods for powering a gimbal mounted device Gimbal power systems and methods are operable to provide power to a device attached to the gimbal. An exemplary embodiment is configured to rotate a rotational member of the gimbal system about an axis, wherein a stator of a rotary power transformer affixed to the r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184020 | Method and system displaying a flight path to intercept an ILS glide path A method displaying a pathway (226, 502) for an aircraft includes receiving (302, 402, 602) an instrument generated course generally in alignment with a runway centerline (214), determining (304, 404, 604) the pathway (226, 502) ba... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182880 | Methods of manufacturing flexible insulated wires Methods of manufacturing insulated wires are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method includes drawing a conductive wire through a first pad to apply a layer of a first slurry onto the conductive wire, the first pad comprising a chamois leather m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182767 | Needle-septum interface for a fluidic analyzer Instrument-cartridge interfaces for fluidic analyzers that have an instrument and a removable cartridge are disclosed. For example, and in one illustrative embodiment, the instrument may include a needle that is adapted to penetrate a septum on a removable cartridge... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181744 | Self-retracting lifeline systems and braking systems therefor A lifeline system includes a lifeline and a drum assembly around which the lifeline is coiled. The drum assembly is rotatable about a first axis in a first direction during extension of the lifeline and in a second direction, opposite of the first direction, during ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181462 | Turbocharger with two-stage compressor, including a twin-wheel parallel-flow first stage A single-shaft exhaust gas-driven turbocharger includes two parallel-flow first-stage centrifugal compressors in series with a single second-stage centrifugal compressor, and a one-stage turbine arranged to drive both the first- and second-stage centrifugal compress... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180610 | Model-based diagnostic interface for a vehicle health management system having a system model with a system nomeclature Methods and apparatus are provided for a model-based diagnostic interface. An apparatus is provided for a diagnostic interface for a system having system data, system information, and a system model having a model nomenclature, the diagnostic interface comprising at... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180187 | Systems and methods for gimbal mounted optical communication device Optical communication systems and methods are operable to communicate optical signals across a gimbal system. An exemplary embodiment has a first optical rotary joint with a rotor and a stator, a second optical rotary joint with a rotor and a stator, and an optical ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179256 | Server based distributed security system A security system including one or more sensors for detecting a predetermined security event. One or more communications modules include a transmitting device for communicating with the sensor and transmitting an alert signal of the security event. A remotely locate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179227 | Employing external storage devices as media for access control panel control information The present invention advantageously provides a flexible system and method for a security system having a control panel with control information for performing security operations, and a token having its own control information, such that the panel reads control inf... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178825 | Guided delivery of small munitions from an unmanned aerial vehicle The present invention provides apparatus and methods for accurate guidance of small munitions to a target. The guidance for the small munition is mainly provided by a device external to the small munition, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV may provid... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178466 | Dehydrochlorination of hydrochlorofluorocarbons using pre-treated activated carbon catalysts The present disclosure provides methods for pre-treating activated carbon before it is used in a dehydrochlorination process. The methods can comprise mixing the activated carbon with an acid, an oxidizing agent in a liquid phase, or an oxidizing agent in a gas phas... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178212 | Functionally graded high temperature bonding of fiberglass fibers to steel Method for chemical bonding of fiberglass fibers to steel surfaces to prepare the steel for bonding with carbon composite material. This fiber-bonding step greatly increases the strength of the subsequent metal-composite bond. The fiberglass fibers which are chemica... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177544 | Selective lockout in a fuel-fired appliance A control system for a fuel-fired appliance and methods of operating are disclosed. When a failed ignition of a burner is detected, the control system is configured to enter a soft lockout state if the voltage level of a burner of the fuel-fired appliance is low dur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177491 | Variable geometry nozzle device A compressor nozzle device comprises a set of adjustable vanes which is interposed between two opposite wall members (3, 5), and a unison ring (7) for actuating said vanes (1). The unison ring (7) is arranged at a side of one of said wall... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177025 | Safety harnesses, connective ring attachments for use in safety harnesses and back pads for use in safety harnesses A back pad system for use in connection with a safety harness which includes at least two spaced back straps and a connector adapted to be connected to a line or lanyard includes a back pad having passages through which the two back straps can be passed to be crosse... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176617 | Methods for making a sensitive resonating beam accelerometer A method of making a resonating beam accelerometer (RBA). In an example process, a proof mass device and resonators are created from a quartz material. A direct bond is formed between the proof mass and the resonators by applying a predefined amount of pressure at a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176224 | Apparatus for non-disruptively disconnecting a peripheral device An electronic device includes a communication bus having a physical layer for interacting with a peripheral device. The physical layer is configured to be adjacent to a link layer on the peripheral device. The electronic device further includes a connector at a junc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175846 | Fault splitting algorithm The present application relates to a method of splitting a fault condition including receiving evidence observations of a monitored system from monitors connected in a many-to-many relationship to the failure modes, generating a fault condition, computing a relative... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175835 | Flow sensor with conditioning-coefficient memory A sensor includes one or more sensor transducers coupled with a signal conditioning IC incorporating signal conditioning circuitry and memory devoted to storing end-user downloadable coefficients. In a preferred embodiment, the IC is an ASIC and the end-user downloa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175768 | Area health managers for aircraft systems An aircraft system includes an aircraft subsystem generating monitor trips related to the health of the aircraft subsystem; and an area health manager coupled to the aircraft subsystem. The area health manager includes a data receiver for receiving the monitor trips... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175761 | System and method for rendering a synthetic perspective display of a designated object or location A method for displaying information on a flight deck display element of an aircraft begins by obtaining a user interface command that represents a user-entered selection of a designated target. Relevant data is accessed and processed in response to this command, inc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175759 | Systems and methods for validating predetermined events in reconfigurable control systems Systems and methods for validating predetermined events in reconfigurable control systems are provided. One method includes receiving, by a plurality of redundant processors operating in a first mode, a notice from two of three redundant sensors that the predetermin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175313 | Electronic anti-sabotage microphone grommet A tamper detection apparatus includes a housing defining an internal cavity. A sensing device embodied as a microphone is positioned within the internal cavity of the housing, which may also be a protective grommet. A conductive element spans the internal cavity and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174962 | Global broadcast communication system A global broadcast communication network system having a plurality of subnets. The system may incorporate a building and automation control network (BACnet) protocol. Each subnet may have a one active BACnet broadcast management device (BBMD) for broadcasting messag... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174562 | Stereo camera having 360 degree field of view A stereo camera comprises at least one image sensor; a first surface configured to direct a first view of an area to the at least one image sensor, the first view comprising an approximately 360 degree view of the area; and a second surface configured to direct a se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174418 | Inexpensively improving resolution and reducing noise of low-noise signals Systems and methods for improving resolution of low-noise signals in an analog-to-digital conversion circuit. A simple, low cost pseudo-noise generating circuit is disclosed that, when connected to the signal conditioning circuitry of A/D conversion circuit, adds ps... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173915 | Ignition key switch apparatus with improved snap action mechanism An ignition key switch apparatus having a compact size, high current capability, and a snap action mechanism. A pre-loaded snap spring can be configured to include a fixed end attached to an anchor and a free end attached to a movable contact operable between normal... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172928 | Fuel source for electrochemical cell A fuel source for an electrochemical cell includes two or more chemical hydride pellets, a flexible, porous, liquid water impermeable, hydrogen and water vapor permeable membrane in contact with and at least partially surrounding each hydride pellet, and a porous me... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172508 | Multiple airfoil vanes A vane for a turbine assembly of a turbocharger includes a first airfoil that includes a length between a leading edge and a trailing edge, a second airfoil that includes a length between a leading edge and a trailing edge where the length of the first airfoil optio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172202 | Butterfly valve assembly including a bearing assembly for serrated spline constraint Butterfly valves assemblies are provided that include a flowbody, a butterfly plate, an actuator and an upper chimney and a lower chimney disposed within the flowbody. The flowbody has an inner surface defining a channel. The butterfly plate is disposed in the chann... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172174 | Hybrid electromechanical/hydromechanical actuator and actuation control system A hybrid actuator assembly includes an actuator housing, an electromechanical actuator, and a hydraulic actuator. The electromechanical actuator is disposed at least partially within the actuator housing and is adapted to be controllably energized. The electromechan... | 05/08/2012 |
