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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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| 6598306 | Self-loading spatial reference point array An assemblage of reference points arranged in a distorted pattern of rows and columns over a planar surface is used to precisely establish the coordinates of a particular situs on said surface by determining the location between said situs in relation to ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6581981 | Pipe-fitting with flexible sleeve and cinching nut A female fitting for pipes or tubes, particularly indicated for use in cramped quarters and under highly restrictive environmental conditions, has a split front section threaded with tapered translation-type threads. A hex-nut with commensurate and simila... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576672 | Polyamine treatment of neurological disorders 2,3,2 Tetramine (3,7-diazanonane-1,9-diamine) is propounded for treatment of Parkingson's Disease and dementias characterized by mitochondrial damage in view of this compound's ability to completely neutralize the dopamine-depriving effect of MPTP in labo... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564514 | Concealed slab fastener A device for releasably fastening a cover slab to the opening of a crypt or niche extending back from a vertical support wall. Each device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a plurality of slabs. Each device has a rotatively mounted locking p... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6502595 | Transfigurable self-erecting structure A self-erecting structure includes a series of fabric panels each tautly spread by a length of steel wire or other resiliently flexible, filiform material. The steel wire may form a closed loop, an open loop or a mere arc. The wire is selectively inserted... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6462413 | LDMOS transistor heatsink package assembly and manufacturing method A heatsink assembly and method of fabrication and use for high power RF LDMOS transistors such as those used in mobile telephone basestation pre-antenna amplifiers wherein die attachment to the heatsink flange occurs prior to leadframe/spacer-to-flange bo... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450659 | Skate light assembly A roller skate has a light housed in a forward tip recess of a slab of synthetic material interposed between a boot and the roller truck. A lighted toggling push-button switch that espouses the back contour of the heel, can be activated by taping the back... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412780 | Statistically enhanced sport game apparatus A table game provides for realistic simulation of known athletes' performance in the context of a virtual game predicated upon the career statistics of those athletes, uses card carrying along one of their edges, space-proportioned zones representing the ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6406175 | Bone cement isovolumic mixing and injection device A device for preparing and injecting a polymeric bone cement under sterile, isobaric and isovolumic conditions includes a cylindrical vessel holding a volume of polymeric powder and a disk agitator mounted on a shaft passing through an aperture in a proxi... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6393778 | Airloop window system A window system using air loops to completely isolate air seals from water seals. As a result of the separation of air seals from water seals, the window system can tolerate imperfect seals anywhere in the system while maintaining high resistance to water... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6393610 | Articulated knee and shin guard An articulated device for protecting the knee as well as above-the-knee and below-the-knee leg portions comprises a first part shaped and dimensioned to cup the knee and cradle a small section of the leg above it. A second part forming a greave for the be... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367653 | Centralized machine vending method A centralized method for selling items through a plurality of vending machines installed at various companies' sites comprises using vending machines having a substitutable goods-holding magazines from which goods can be extracted only when fully installe... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363955 | Self-deploying tubular enclosure A self-deploying, collapsible and foldable fabric structure suitable for use as a shelter, shower stall or modesty screen in a changing room, comprises a base panel formed by a piece of fabric stretched over a flexible wire-looped frame. A series of addit... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360760 | Self-erecting and collapsible shelter A self-erecting, collapsible fabric shelter structure whose armature comprises two or more panels, each formed by a resiliently flexible filiform loop, and a pair of resiliently bendable arcuate rods tensioned between each two adjacent panels. A piece of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6330958 | Compact table-top vending machine A light and compact vending machine suitable for use on a table or counter top, uses interchangeable magazines that can be preloaded with goods at a service center and quickly and conveniently installed on or removed from the machine. Each magazine has go... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6329033 | Imitation wax seal An imitation wax seal suitable for application to a document, package or container is injection-molded out of a semi-rigid plastic, then coated in the back with an adhesive temporarily protected by a peelable film. The fabrication mold accepts a variety o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6328308 | Creative comparison card-game w/board-game variant The invention involves an array of playing-cards playable by three or more persons, which delightfully spontaneous if unpredictable word, term, phrase, or picture comparison combinations, invites stimulating social-intercourse. Of the two essential sets o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6325342 | Ergonomic typist vertebral support Vertebral strain relief is provided to a keyboard or other data input device operator by a support device attached to the desktop or other data input device-holding structure and projects obliquely and upwardly under the forearms and elbows of the operato... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6311709 | Self-erecting, collapsible and foldable dome structure A self-erecting, collapsible and foldable dome structure comprises an armature formed by two unconnected loops of resiliently flexible wire concentrically and orthogonally intersecting at the center of the structure, and being bent into a dome shaped conf... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289319 | Automatic business and financial transaction processing system A system for filing applications with an institution from a plurality of remote sites, and for automatically processing said applications in response to each applicant's credit rating obtained from a credit reporting service comprising a series of self-se... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6280280 | Jumping toy vehicle A remotely controllable toy surface vehicle has the capability of deploying wings on command and to attain flight in the absence of any air interactive propulsion mechanism. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the fixed wings are first pitched to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267389 | Skate with tiltable foot support A skate particularly adapted for speed contests has a foot-receiving boot hinged about a fore-foot section of the sole to a in-line wheel-mounting or blade-mounting truck so that the heel-section of the boot can be rotatively lifted away from the truck wh... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6250127 | Heat-dissipating aluminum silicon carbide composite manufacturing method A process for low cost manufacturing light-weight, heat-dissipating structures such as heatsinks, heat spreaders, and covers or lids for microelectronic components such as flip-chip integrated circuits from difficult-to-machine metal matrix composites suc... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247256 | Scrolling sign retrofit kit A set of simple and economical components is used to transform an existing back lighted sign into a self-propelled scrolling banner display. Only two structural parts are used, and the electro-mechanical components are limited to a step-down transformer, ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234157 | Paintball gun loader speed collar A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6212741 | Packaged item location, identification and control device and method A tether based connector for locating, identifying, inventorying, controlling and helping to ensure the retrieval of one or more items packaged within a container loaded with potentially obscuring packaging materials. The connector terminates at a fastene... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206613 | Configurable support apparatus for flexible pipe and method A series of height-adjustable pipe-supports are used to lay a flexible conduit such as the sewer line of a recreation vehicle at a gradually decreasing slant above a ground surface. Gutter segments are also used between the pipe and its supports to preven... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6179187 | Ergonomically enhanced backpack An ergonomically enhanced backpack comprises a frame having a semi-rigid dorsal plate contoured to the shape of the lumbar region. The dorsal plate is secured to the body by a combination of shoulder straps and waist belt. An expandable cargo compartment ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174082 | Chair-mountable bag A portfolio for use by a participant to a convention, seminar or trade show can be conveniently secured over the back of a seat, provides a surface or transparent pocket for prominently displaying a corporate logo, trademark or association emblem, and has... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6161355 | Construction using aluminum cans A system of tracks, brackets and containers, typically empty beverage cans, assembled and used for temporary storage, temporary emergency shelters, toys, or other uses involving inexpensive and light weight building materials. The system is implemented by... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152958 | Foldable thin intraocular membrane A thin foldable intraocular implant specifically configured for installation into the anterior chamber of a phakic or pseudophakic eye has broad positioning flaps that do not apply any substantial pressure against the wall of the eye. It can be rolled for... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6135133 | Water-heater containment and warning device A household appliance water leak detection and management containment wall made from one or more oblong pieces of water-resistant, shape-retaining, flexible sheet material such as aluminum. The ends of the pieces may be joined to circumscribe a zone of co... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126159 | Machinable workpiece clamp A holding device which wedges against the side of a workpiece to provide unencumbered access during machining operations. The jaws of the device are thick enough to be contoured to the shape of the workpiece for a firmer hold. A clamping brace is provided... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123597 | Yoyo protective sleeve A protective sleeve for a yoyo toy is made of resiliently stretchable material. The sleeve is coaxially engaged over the yoyo when not in use. The sleeve, not only protects the yoyo against chips, scratches and other damages, but also keeps its string fro... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6094751 | Goggle with replaceable seal A goggle having a close fitting interface with the wearer's brow, cheekbones and nose bridge, comprises a set of detachable foam strips for easy and rapid substitution or replacement. Foam strips of various thickness and density are permanently bonded to ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092533 | Portable cigar humidifier A portable and compact cigar humidifier has a pull-out member encasing a slab of spongy material. A pair of circular windows cut through opposite walls of the member have a diameter slightly larger than the maximum diameter of a conventional cigar. A circ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079686 | Tray support apparatus A display structure for flower pots, decorative vases and other similar containers comprises a series of tray-and-pot-holding brackets detachably secured to a mounting panel. Each holding bracket is formed by a plate having, along opposite edges, notches ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6075322 | Self-contained electroluminescent marker and light A compact, rugged, long-lasting, battery-powered light fixture suitable for use as an emergency signal, marker, or flashlight has a lighting element made from a phosphorous-based luminescent film section curled into an arcuate shape and packaged within a ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6063117 | Porous orbital implant structure A porous structure for implantation into the orbital cavity of a mammal who has had an ocular enucleation, evisceration or who needs to have an orbital implant replaced, the structure comprising pores having a mean size of less than 200 micrometers. Also ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6050311 | Credit card wallet A billfold and credit card carrier engineered for minimum thickness has a pair of nested pockets shaped and dimensioned to hold adjacent stacks of banknotes, and series of credit card-sized pockets for holding credit cards, driver's license, and other sim... | 04/18/2000 |
