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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 |
| 5434128 | Superconductive wire A superconductive article is made by inserting a rigid mandrel into an internal cavity of a first metallic tube, said tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface defining the interior cavity, forming a layer of a superco... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5373486 | Seismic event classification system In the computer interpretation of seismic data, the critical first step is to identify the general class of an unknown event. For example, the classification might be: teleseismic, regional, local, vehicular, or noise. Self-organizing neural networks (SON... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5281824 | Radon detection A detector for atmospheric radon using a long range alpha detector as its sensing element. An electrostatic filter removes ions from ambient air, while allowing radon atoms to pass into a decay cavity. Here, radon atoms are allowed to decay, creating air ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280492 | Yb:FAP and related materials, laser gain medium comprising same, and laser systems using same An ytterbium doped laser material remarkably superior to all others, including Yb:YAG, comprises Ytterbium doped apatite (Yb:Ca5 (PO4)3 F) or Yb:FAP, or ytterbium doped crystals that are structurally related to FAP. The ne... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5074283 | Thermal storage module for solar dynamic receivers A thermal energy storage system comprising a germanium phase change material and a graphite container.... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5021572 | Thiourea derivatives, methods of their preparation and their use in neutron capture therapy of malignant melanoma The present invention pertains to boron containing thiouracil derivatives, their method of preparations, and their use in the therapy of malignant melanoma using boron neutron capture therapy.... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5001107 | Method for the preparation of thallium-containing superconducting materials by precipitation This invention provides improved methods for the preparation of precursor powders that are used in the preparation of superconducting ceramic materials that contain thallium. A first solution that contains the hydrogen peroxide and metal cations, other th... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4892628 | Electrodeposition of amorphous ternary nickel-chromium-phosphorus alloy Amorphous ternary nickel-chromium-phosphorus alloys are electrodeposited from a bath comprising a nickel salt, a chromium salt, a phosphorus source such as sodium hypophosphite, a complexing agent for the nickel ions, supporting salts to increase conducti... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4888979 | Leak detection aid A leak detection apparatus and method for detecting leaks across an O-ring sealing a flanged surface to a mating surface is an improvement in a flanged surface comprising a shallow groove following O-ring in communication with an entrance and exit port in... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4888485 | Beta/alpha continuous air monitor A single deep layer silicon detector in combination with a microcomputer, recording both alpha and beta activity and the energy of each pulse, distinguishing energy peaks using a novel curve fitting technique to reduce the natural alpha counts in the ener... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4870648 | X-ray beamsplitter An x-ray beamsplitter which splits an x-ray beam into two coherent parts by reflecting and transmitting some fraction of an incident beam has applications for x-ray interferometry, x-ray holography, x-ray beam manipulation, and x-ray laser cavity output c... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4866498 | Integrated circuit with dissipative layer for photogenerated carriers The sensitivity of an integrated circuit to single-event upsets is decreased by providing a dissi The U.S. Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-ACO4-76DP00789 between the Department of Energy and AT&T Technologies, Inc.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4832870 | Electrically conductive composite material An electrically conductive composite material is disclosed which comprises a conductive open-celled, low density, microcellular carbon foam filled with a non-conductive polymer or resin. The composite material is prepared in a two-step process consisting ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4829246 | Apparatus having inductively coupled coaxial coils for measuring buildup of slay or ash in a furnace The buildup of slag or ash on the interior surface of a furnace wall is monitored by disposing two coils to form a transformer which is secured adjacent to the inside surface of the furnace wall. The inductive coupling between the two coils of the transfo... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4824742 | Manifold, bus support and coupling arrangement for solid oxide fuel cells Individual, tubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are assembled into bundles called a module within a housing, with a plurality of modules arranged end-to-end in a linear, stacked configuration called a string. A common set of piping comprised of a suita... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4816205 | Remotely replaceable tokamak plasma limiter tiles U-shaped limiter tiles placed end-to-end over a pair of parallel runners secured to a wall have two rods which engage L-shaped slots in the runners. The short receiving legs of the L-shaped slots are perpendicular to the wall and open away from the wall, ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4812715 | Current-level triggered plasma-opening switch An opening switch for very high power electrical pulses uses a slow magnetic field to confine a plasma across a gap between two electrodes. The plasma conducts the electric pulse across the gap while the switch is closed. A magnetic field generated by the... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4812210 | Measuring surfactant concentration in plating solutions An arrangement for measuring the concentration of surfactants in a electrolyte containing metal ions includes applying a DC bias voltage and a modulated voltage to a counter electrode. The phase angle between the modulated voltage and the current response... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4806150 | Device and technique for in-process sampling and analysis of molten metals and other liquids presenting harsh sampling conditions An apparatus and method for continuously analyzing liquids by creating a supersonic spray which is shaped and sized prior to delivery of the spray to a analysis apparatus. The gas and liquid are mixed in a converging-diverging nozzle where the liquid is s... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4798467 | Heterodyne laser instantaneous frequency measurement system A heterodyne laser instantaneous frequency measurement system is disclosed. The system utilizes heterodyning of a pulsed laser beam with a continuous wave laser beam to form a beat signal. The beat signal is processed by a controller or computer which det... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4796995 | Optically active biological particle distinguishing apparatus The disclosure is directed to organic particle sorting and identification. High frequency pulses of circularly polarized light, alternating between left and right, intersect a fast moving stream of organic particles. Circular intensity differential scatte... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4784737 | Electromicroinjection of particles into living cells Method and apparatus for introducing particles into living cells. Fluorescently-stained human chromosomes are introduced into cultured, mitotic Chinese hamster cells using electromicroinjection. The recipient cells frequently survived the physiological pe... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4773073 | Injection locked oscillator system for pulsed metal vapor lasers An injection locked oscillator system for pulsed metal vapor lasers is disclosed. The invention includes the combination of a seeding oscillator with an injection locked oscillator (ILO) for improving the quality, particularly the intensity, of an output ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4769045 | Method for the desulfurization of hot product gases from coal gasifier The gasification of sulfur-bearing coal produces a synthesis gas which contains a considerable concentration of sulfur compounds especially hydrogen sulfide that renders the synthesis gas environmentally unacceptable unless the concentration of the sulfur... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4762003 | Material test machine for tension-compression tests at high temperature Apparatus providing a device for testing the properties of material specimens at high temperatures and pressures in controlled water chemistries includes, inter alia, an autoclave housing the specimen which is being tested. The specimen is connected to a ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4761302 | Fluorination of amorphous thin-film materials with xenon fluoride A method is disclosed for producing fluorine-containing amorphous semiconductor material, preferably comprising amorphous silicon. The method includes depositing amorphous thin-film material onto a substrate while introducing xenon fluoride during the fil... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4755025 | Apparatus and method of preloading vibration-damping bellows An improved vibration damping bellows mount or interconnection is disclosed. In one aspect, the bellows is compressively prestressed along its length to offset vacuum-generated tensile loads and thereby improve vibration damping characteristics.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4476334 | Methanol production method and system Ethanol is selectively produced from the reaction of methanol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal carbonyl catalyst. Methanol serves as a solvent and may be accompanied by a less volatile co-solvent. The solution includ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4325737 | Metal-doped organic foam Organic foams having a low density and very small cell size and method for producing same in either a metal-loaded or unloaded (nonmetal loaded) form are described. Metal-doped foams are produced by soaking a polymer gel in an aqueous solution of desired ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4158606 | Austenitic stainless steel alloys having improved resistance to fast neutron-induced swelling The present invention is based on the discovery that radiation-induced voids which occur during fast neutron irradiation can be controlled by small but effective additions of titanium and silicon. The void-suppressing effect of these metals in combination... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4127937 | Tool for cutting insulation from electrical cables This invention is an efficient hand tool for precisely slitting the sheath of insulation on an electrical cable--e.g., a cable two inches in diameter--in a manner facilitating subsequent peeling or stripping of the insulation. The tool includes a rigid fr... | 12/05/1978 |
