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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 |
| 6097330 | Optical friendly fire avoidance system A friendly fire avoidance system employing a two-way communications system using the transmission and the receipt of optical pulses to enable a first concentration of ground troops to identify a second, unidentified concentration of ground troops as frien... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6005267 | MES/MIS FET with split-gate RF input Disclosed is an improved field effect transistor (FET) employing both a metal-semiconductor (MES) gate and a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) gate, which FET is particularly useful to provide amplification at microwave frequencies. The use of the MIS g... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003562 | Extruded multiple plastic layer coating bonded to a metal tube and process for making the same A multi-layer tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface and a zinc layer bonded to the metal tube outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of zinc plating, zinc nickel alloys, zinc cobalt alloys, zinc aluminum ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5982897 | Selective denial of encrypted high precision data by indirect keying High precision transmitted navigational data as encrypted data transmitted by global positioning (GPS) satellites is made unavailable in regions designated as hostile and during desired intervals, while allowing the data to be available outside the hostil... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5946132 | Telescopic sight for day/night viewing A telescopic sight which can be used for either nighttime or daytime operation and is particularly adaptable for use on weapons ranging from rifles to anti-tank weapons. A first embodiment includes a single objective and two parallel light paths, one for ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942905 | Contact arrangement A connecting device is described for use in a test clip whose multiple contacts engage multiple leads of an IC (integrated circuit) device, which can be constructed reliably and at low cost. The test clip includes a flat flexible cable (54, FIG. 7) mounte... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5940591 | Apparatus and method for providing network security A multi-level security apparatus and method for a network employs a secure network interface unit (SNIU) coupled between each host or user computer unit and a network, and a security management (SM) architecture, including a security manager (SM) coupled ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5898519 | Compact night vision device A lightweight night vision device that can be used by itself or can be selectively attached to either the objective lens assembly or ocular lens assembly of an existing optical device. The night vision device includes an image intensifier tube for amplify... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893590 | Quick connector housing with elongated barb design to prevent accidental engagement A quick connector housing element includes an elongated barb design for coupling the female housing to a tubing member. The elongated barb design includes a generally cylindrical sealing surface proximate a terminal end of the female housing. The sealing ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890512 | CNG regulator High pressure natural gas enters the regulator at the inlet port and is directed through a filter to a passage in the valve body and into the inner chamber of the valve body. The valve means which controls the high pressure gas as it expands past a valve ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5867313 | Multipurpose night vision monocular The present invention is a multifunctional night vision monocular that is adapted for use by a soldier as a hand-held spotting scope, a helmet mounted scope, a head mounted scope, and a weapon mounted scope depending upon circumstances and the needs of th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865218 | Multi-layer fuel and vapor tube A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle composed of a thick outer tubing having an inner and an outer face, the outer tubing made of an extrudable thermoplastic such as a polyamide like Nylon 12; a thin intermediate bonding layer bonded to the inner f... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5847868 | Night vision binoculars A night vision binocular assembly (10) capable of converting low light and infrared energy into a visible image. The night vision binocular assembly (10) includes at least one objective lens assembly (62), image intensifier tube (64), collimator lens asse... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5806040 | Speed controlled telephone credit card verification system A speech controlled verification system for verifying the identity of a person using a telephone calling card, bank card or other credit card. The systems connects the user of the card to a telephone network, wherein the user enters the card number. The c... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804829 | Programmable infrared signal beacon A portable signal beacon adapted to be worn on the body so as to provide a discernable signal to a remote observer during low light conditions. The signal beacon includes a lightweight housing containing a light source, such as a bank of infrared LEDs. A ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5806034 | Speaker independent speech recognition method utilizing multiple training iterations A method for recognizing spoken utterances of a speaker is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of providing a database of labeled speech data; providing a prototype of a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) definition to define the characteristics of the HMM;... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5796516 | Collimator/diopter assembly with folder optics for a night vision monocular device A combined collimator/diopter cell subassembly for use in a monocular optical device. The subassembly has its own housing, wherein the subassembly housing is a two part structure that joins together in a clam shell like fashion. The subassembly housing de... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5778121 | Connector with optic fiber terminal A system includes mateable connectors (12, 14) with mateable optic fiber termini, which provides for precision alignment of the termini and which facilitates installation of an insert whose front end must be of rectangular shape. Two mating sets of optic ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5771940 | Extruded multiple plastic layer coating bonded to a metal tube and process for making the same A multi-layer tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface and a zinc layer bonded to the metal tube outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of zinc plating, zinc nickel alloys, zinc cobalt alloys, zinc aluminum ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5752857 | Smart card computer adaptor Apparatus is described for coupling the contact pads (116, FIG. 4) of a smart card (30) to a computer device (10) that has a slot (12) for receiving an IC card, which provides a small but reliable card receiver to be stored outside the computer device. Th... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745170 | Mounting device for joining a night vision device to a surveillance camera An apparatus and associated method of coupling a night vision device to a CCD camera, thereby providing the CCD camera with low light capabilities. The apparatus includes a tubular adaptor element having a first end region and an opposite second end regio... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5743304 | Multi-layer fuel and vapor tube A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle composed of a thick outer layer having an inner and an outer face, the outer layer made of an extrudable thermoplastic elastomer; a thin intermediate bonding layer bonded to the inner face of the thick outer lay... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5739697 | Locking mechanism for IC test clip A mechanism is provided as part of a test clip for locking the clip to the body of an integrated circuit device, at the corner regions of the IC body. The mechanism includes locking fingers (62, FIG. 4 ) that are formed of metal spring wire, with each fin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735697 | Surface mount connector A connector is described which can be surface mounted to a rigid or flexible circuit board. The connector includes a plurality of contacts (36) fixed to a dielectric locator (42), with the lower ends (46) of the contacts soldered to the surfaces of contac... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5735171 | Pivot joint with retainer clip A pivot joint includes a housing surrounding a rotatable shaft. A retainer clip frictionally engages the shaft and seats against one end of the housing to fixedly axially position the rotatable shaft and the housing with respect to each other and to a rot... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5737131 | Night vision monocular A night vision monocular that includes an objective lens subassembly for receiving low intensity and/or infrared light. The objective lens subassembly focuses the light onto an image intensifier tube that converts the light into a visible image. The visib... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5734721 | Anti-spoof without error extension (ANSWER) There is disclosed encryption apparatus for generating a deterministic psuedorandom keystream of data derived from a secret key and a prearranged initial state and modulo-N adding the random data to plain text data to form a cipher text data stream to be ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730624 | Secondary contact lock arrangement A secondary lock is provided to prevent deflection of a tine and therefore prevent loss of a contact, which can be used in miniature connectors having a large number of contacts and corresponding miniature tines. A first tine (71, FIG. 6 ) at each contact... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5732106 | Pulse-shaping filter for modulator monolithic integration Disclosed is a digital pulse shaping circuit for reducing undesirable frequency components in subsequent data modulated transmissions, which circuit can be easily manufactured as a monolithic integrated circuit. In a preferred embodiment, the pulse shapin... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5724719 | Method of manufacturing a steering column stalk switch apparatus A method of manufacturing a steering column stalk switch apparatus includes the steps of fixedly engaging a hub attached to an elongated shaft to one end of a hollow housing having apertures formed at opposite ends, movably mounting a button in one of the... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718459 | High pressure quick connector The present invention is a high pressure quick connector especially for use in connecting brake lines of a vehicle. The connector includes a housing which selectively receives a tube retainer cap. Retaining means such as a garter spring or snap ring allow... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716221 | Stacked IC card assembly for insertion into stacked receivers A new IC card is described, which can fit into standard card-receiving hosts that each has a host connector with 68 contact positions; however, the new IC card has more than 68 card contacts that can mate with more than 68 host connector contacts. The new... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5716233 | Contact position assurance device A contact position assurance device is provided that indicates incomplete installation of a contact and that also prevents loss of a fully installed contact. Contact-receiving passages (12, FIG. 3) are arranged in groups of three that are clustered about ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707084 | Garter spring stuffer pack quick connector A quick connector assembly for coupling a flexible hose or tube to a bore formed in a housing thereby to establish fluid communication between the interiors of the hose and bore, respectively, comprises an elongate tubular male insert having one end adapt... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5703346 | Card receiver case A case is provided for receiving an electronic card (C), which includes a one-piece molded housing (10) that forms a pair of slideways (12, 14) that guide opposite side portions of the card and that includes upper and lower crosspieces (46, 20) that conne... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5697794 | High density connector assembly A connector assembly which includes a circuit board (18, FIG. 2 and 28, FIG. 3), a connector housing (40, 140), and a pair of flat flexible circuits (20, 22 and 30, 32). The flat flexible circuits have front end portions (50, 52 and 190, 192), where the c... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5689405 | IC card rear board support A frameless IC card is provided, with a rear board support (26) to hold the rear of a circuit board, wherein a single design of rear board support can hold circuit board rear ends (24A, 24B, 24C) at a selected one of a plurality of different heights. The ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5689616 | Automatic language identification/verification system A language identification and verification system is described whereby language identification is determined by finding the closest match of a speech utterance to multiple speaker sets. The language identification and verification system is implemented th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685344 | Composite metal and method of making the same A composite small-diameter tubing resistant to interaction with materials conveyed therethrough such as liquids containing alcohols or corrosive agents which includes a cylindrical outer metal conduit having a hollow central shaft extending longitudinally... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678611 | Multi-layer fuel and vapor tube A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle composed of a thick outer tubing having an inner and an outer face, the outer tubing made of an extrudable thermoplastic such as a polyamide such as Nylon 6; a thin intermediate bonding layer bonded to the inner... | 10/21/1997 |
