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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 |
| 8181824 | Systems and methods for predilution of sweetener A beverage dispensing system using a sweetener. The beverage dispensing system may include a dispensing nozzle, a sweetener source with the sweetener at more than about 65° brix, a first diluent source with a first diluent, a mixing chamber in communication with th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178140 | PET pouch/package with foldable base A plastic bottle is provided with a mouth, a main unit, for example, a flexible, cylindrical main unit, connecting the interior of the bottle with the mouth, a base structured to close the bottom portion of the main unit and have a greater rigidity compared to the m... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659468 | Beverage dispenser | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162181 | Beverage dispensing system The present application describes a product dispenser. The product dispenser may include at least one macro-ingredient source, at least one micro-ingredient source positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve, a number of pumps or metering de... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162177 | Dispensing nozzle assembly A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162176 | Method and apparatuses for providing a selectable beverage Methods and apparatuses for providing a selectable beverage from a post-mix beverage dispenser are provided. In one embodiment, the method for providing a beverage having a separately selected color from a post-mix beverage dispensing system comprises: (a) providing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8141733 | Beverage container having circular arcs A plastic beverage container that can withstand deformation by positive pressure and that can be stably stored lying on its side is provided. The beverage container for storing a product under positive pressure includes a body portion having an outer wall made of pl... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141732 | Bottle and cup/lid combination A bottle. The bottle may include a cup with a number of first conical sections, a lid with a number of second conical sections, and a closure positioned on the lid. The upper conical sections mate with the lower conical sections. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656347 | Shelf | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140185 | Virtual vendor shelf inventory management A cooler system for providing goods. The cooler system may include a cooler with a refrigeration system and a shelf monitor, a data processing device remote from the cooler, and a vending bridge. The data processing device is in communication with the refrigeration ... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655941 | Modular merchandising display wall | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124202 | Multilayer container for enhanced gas barrier properties A multilayer container having enhanced gas barrier properties comprises at least two outer layers comprising a polymer matrix, and at least one barrier layer disposed between the at least two outer layers. The at least one barrier layer comprises a first polymer com... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121917 | Systems for implementing a loyalty program A system for implementing a loyalty program includes a personal terminal, an interaction terminal, and a loyalty module. The personal terminal may be associated with a user. The interaction terminal may be associated with a product or service. The interaction termin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110265 | Pet container and compositions having enhanced mechanical properties and gas barrier properties A container comprising a polyester composition with enhanced mechanical properties is provided. The polyester composition comprises a polyester and a creep control agent. In particular embodiments, the polyester composition comprises a polyester, a creep control age... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091813 | Bi-modal roller grinder A grinder for grinding a material. The grinder may include a number of first rollers for grinding the material to a grind of substantially a first predetermined particle size and a number of adjustable second rollers for grinding a portion of the grind of the first ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091737 | Method and apparatus for a multiple flavor beverage mixing nozzle A multiple flavor beverage dispensing nozzle includes at least one disposable beverage flavor syrup injector for injecting flavor syrup into a mixing fluid. The flavor syrup injector injects flavor syrup at an angle towards the longitudinal axis of the nozzle exit o... | 01/10/2012 |
| D652064 | Cooler | 01/10/2012 |
| D651221 | Cooler | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074842 | Method and apparatus for a modular dispensing tower A dispenser including a plurality of tower sections allows an operator to remove one or more tower sections from the fluid dispenser without removing the fluid dispenser from a dispensing location. A housing of the dispenser includes multiple arrays of outlets from ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649808 | Rack | 12/06/2011 |
| 8047402 | Dispensing nozzle assembly A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046976 | Devices and methods for packaging beverages A method for packaging a beverage comprising particulates in a liquid, the method comprising dispensing a first portion of the beverage from a first source into containers, wherein the first portion of the beverage comprises at least a majority of the particulates a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042356 | Beverage container drinking surface enhancement A thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface for a beverage container is provided. The thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface may be an insert for a bottle or other covering configured to be formed around the mouth of a drinking container, such as a cu... | 10/25/2011 |
| D647355 | Beverage dispenser | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030481 | Stevioside polymorphic and amorphous forms, methods for their formulation, and uses Exemplary embodiments of this invention encompass a method for purifying a substantially crude stevioside, methods for preparing polymorphic and amorphous forms of stevioside, and the polymorphic and amorphous forms prepared therefrom. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| D646307 | Cooler | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020359 | Method of using temporary decoration to mass customize refillable glass vessels The present invention relates to a method of using a combination permanent partial decoration and temporary decoration to mass customize refillable glass vessels. The method comprising: decorating a glass vessel with a permanent partial decoration, receiving the gla... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017205 | Packaged beverage having enhanced carbon dioxide retention, method for packaging a beverage, container for packaging a beverage, and polyester composition A packaged aqueous carbonated beverage comprising a container which replaces at least a portion of CO2 that permeates through the container or closure. The container comprises a polyester composition including a polyester suitable for packaging aqueous ca... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017168 | High-potency sweetener composition with rubisco protein, rubiscolin, rubiscolin derivatives, ace inhibitory peptides, and combinations thereof, and compositions sweetened therewith The present invention relates generally to functional sweetener compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different funct... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016166 | Coffee and tea dosing system A doser for dispensing a predetermined dose of material. The doser may include an agitation device, with the material stored in the agitation device, and a dosing block cooperating with the agitation system. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015088 | Methods for implementing a loyalty program A method of rewarding loyalty of a user may include providing a personal terminal to the user, detecting whether the personal terminal is within proximity of an interaction terminal, and based at least in part on the proximity of the personal terminal to the interac... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013541 | LED light output linearization A system and method for producing a flattened characteristic for LED luminous output. The system may include an array containing one or more light emitted diodes, a power source connected to the LED array providing drive current to the LED array, a timer connected t... | 09/06/2011 |
| D644472 | Beverage dispenser | 09/06/2011 |
| D644452 | Merchandising display rack | 09/06/2011 |
| D644063 | Cup rest for a beverage dispenser | 08/30/2011 |
| D644039 | Merchandising display rack | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001795 | Method of adjusting temperatures of products to desired product temperatures A method of adjusting temperatures of products to a desired product temperature. The method may include enabling the selection of a product, enabling the selection of the desired product temperature, enabling the placement of the product into a temperature adjust de... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993468 | Adaptive sanitation system A method for altering an initiation time of an apparatus sanitation cycle based upon a base line flow rate. The method may include determining an actual flow rate through the apparatus, comparing the actual flow rate to the base line flow rate, and delaying the init... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987768 | Brewing mechanism A dispensing system for injecting a fluid into a number of containers. The dispensing system may include a turret plate for holding the containers and an injection system positioned about the turret plate. The injection system may include a piston for contacting a c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964230 | Method of sealing a pod for dispersible materials A pod for mixing an amount of a dispersible material with water. The pod may include a pod body having a lower aperture and a poppet positioned within the aperture. The poppet may be sized so as to seal the lower aperture until a predetermined pressure is reached wi... | 06/21/2011 |
