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Patent No. 6637829

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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Assignee: The Upper Deck Company


Location: Carlsbad, CA
No. of patents: 9

NumberTitleIssue Date
7027623Apparatus for capturing an image
A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involv...
04/11/2006
6839453Method and apparatus for authenticating unique items such as sports memorabilia
A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involv...
01/04/2005
5596918Sports card slitting device and method
A slitting assembly for producing a plurality of "interrupted cut" slits in a large sheet of sport card photos includes a horizontal support track carrying a plurality of individual upper slitting assemblies each including a freely rotatable upper hub, an...
01/28/1997
5546838Notch timing device and method for card slitting machine
A slitting machine including a first slitting stage for producing a plurality of interrupted cut slits in an advancing sheet having a leading edge and a trailing edge includes a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt engaging the drive pulley and the d...
08/20/1996
5517336Display card with interactive imagery and method of producing same
A display card is provided on one surface thereof with two images which appear to an observer to be interacting. One of the images is provided on the card by quality ink printing such as lithography. At least a portion of this image occupies but only a po...
05/14/1996
5380047Authentication system
An authentication system, method and article for memorabilia and other forms of articles wherein a first image-bearing medium is affixed to the article with a tamper-proof adhesive. A unique code number is imprinted on the medium. A certificate of authent...
01/10/1995
5269456Dual configuration storage container for flat cards
A rectangular box includes an internal storage compartment. A removable insert is dimensioned to fit snugly within the internal storage compartment to define a low card storage capacity subcompartment for storing flat rectangular cards with an orientation...
12/14/1993
5267756Authentication system
An authentication system, method and article for memorabilia and other forms of articles wherein a hologram is affixed to the article with a tamper-proof adhesive. The hologram has thereon a unique code number. A certificate of authenticity is provided wi...
12/07/1993
5213254Dual configuration storage container for flat cards
A rectangular box includes an internal storage compartment. A removable insert is dimensioned to fit snugly within the internal storage compartment to define a low card storage capacity subcompartment for storing flat rectangular cards with an orientation...
05/25/1993
 
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