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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 |
| 7148554 | Discrete electronic component arrangement including anchoring, thermally conductive pad An electronic component arrangement includes a discrete electronic component having first and second terminals and a centre-exposed pad. A substrate has a first electrical conductor electrically connected to the first terminal, a second electrical conductor electric... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7095501 | Ethyl alcohol sensor and method of use An ethanol sensing unit and a method of using, wherein the unit is particularly suitable for use in a confined environment such as the passenger compartment of a passenger vehicle. The sensing unit comprises a device for collecting ethanol vapors while the device is... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095098 | Electrically isolated and thermally conductive double-sided pre-packaged component An electrically isolated and thermally conductive double-sided pre-packaged IC component, stamped lead members, drain pads, source pads, gate runner, and a MOSFET, IGBT, etc. are positioned between a pair of ceramic substrate members. Layers of solderable copper mat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095002 | Adaptive lighting control for vision-based occupant sensing An object surface characterization system with adaptive lighting control includes a light projector, a light source, a camera, a processor and a memory subsystem. The processor is coupled to the light projector, the light source and the camera, as well as the memory... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094975 | Circuit board with localized stiffener for enhanced circuit component reliability A circuit board assembly comprising a laminate substrate and a surface mount device having a CTE less than that of the laminate substrate and attached with at least one solder joint to a first surface of the laminate substrate. The assembly further includes a locali... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095567 | Refractive block and imaging systems for use in automobiles A refractive block includes a light-entrance surface configured to be mounted in contact with a refractive boundary of a vehicle, and a light-exit surface wherein the refractive block is configured to refract an optical path of light corresponding to an imaged area ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095757 | System and method for optimizing terrestrial signal acquisition in a communication system A system optimizes terrestrial signal acquisition in a communication system by initially determining whether a first synchronization signal is available from a first ensemble, which has an associated first programmed content of a terrestrial signal. Next, when the f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095569 | Lens system for a motor vehicle vision system A fisheye-corrected lens system includes a plurality of axially aligned lenses. At least one of the lenses includes an aspheric surface and an image distortion of the lens system is less than about five percent at a maximum field angle. A furthest point of the asphe... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077007 | Deep reactive ion etching process and microelectromechanical devices formed thereby A process for forming a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device by a deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) process during which a substrate overlying a cavity is etched to form trenches that breach the cavity to delineate suspended structures. A first general feature... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079056 | Method of encoding and storing in a machine control computer a compressed data lookup table A compressed data table is formed from an uncompressed data table by defining a code description bit structure having a code type and a run length of data items. The code type may be configured to identify byte-length data items, word-length data items and/or one or... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064950 | Circuit device comprising multiple polarization-graded ferroelectric elements and method of using A circuit device that make use of graded ferroelectric structures and techniques by which such structures can be excited by external and internal stimuli to render the device useful for a variety of circuit applications. The device comprises at least two ferroelectr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064963 | Multi-substrate circuit assembly Thermally managing high-power IC devices through the use of a circuit assembly comprising a ceramic substrate and an organic substrate. The ceramic substrate has at least one circuit component on a first surface thereof and a periphery defining a lateral surface sur... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064721 | Mobile satellite radio antenna system An antenna system is disclosed. The antenna system includes at least one first and second antenna. The at least one first antenna is located about a first portion of a mobile structure and is capable of receiving satellite and terrestrial re-transmitted satellite si... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059446 | Frame-based bladder apparatus for seat occupant weight estimation A frame-based occupant weight estimation apparatus for a vehicle seat that is supported by two or more floor brackets secured to the vehicle floor spans an open space between the floor brackets to prevent shunting of the occupant weight through a foreign object lyin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053352 | Self testing CMOS imager chip A self testing CMOS imager chip includes a controller which outputs a sewer signal, a dump signal, a collect signal, and a read signal, and a pixel array connected to the controller including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array of rows and columns, each pixel... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047827 | Folding digital scale A portable digital scale is foldable for ease of storage and transport. The scale includes a fluid-filled elastomeric bladder and electronic module disposed in a hard-sided case that is opened in use and folded to encase the bladder and electronic module during tran... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050885 | Pulse count accumulator for pulse count motor control system A pulse count accumulator includes a plurality of counters and a communication port. The plurality of counters are each coupled to a different one of a plurality of actuators and a value of each of the counters corresponds to a position of a corresponding one of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049859 | Variable threshold comparator interface circuit A signal processing circuit includes a comparator having a fixed and a variable reference input for detection of a positive quasi-sinusoidal waveform pulse. A signal detection circuit includes a low pass input filter, a voltage input clamp, a variable detection thre... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049171 | Electrical package employing segmented connector and solder joint An electronic package is provided having a connector and a solder joint that is less susceptible to thermal fatigue. The package includes a die including a first electrically conductive connecting surface having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a substra... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050908 | Lane marker projection method for a motor vehicle vision system Lane marker coordinate data obtained from a previous frame of a vehicle vision system is projected into the current video frame based on measured translation and rotation of the host vehicle. The projected lane marker coordinate data is consolidated with lane marker... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038624 | Patch antenna with parasitically enhanced perimeter An antenna unit is disclosed. The antenna unit includes a patch antenna element with a dielectric substrate positioned on a circuit board. A parasitically enhanced perimeter extends from the circuit board and encompasses the patch antenna to utilize surface waves in... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038630 | AM/FM dual grid antenna An antenna disposed on glass including first and second spatially separated grid portions is disclosed. The first grid portion is electromagnetically coupled to the second grid portion to provide reception of AM and FM signals. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038321 | Method of attaching a flip chip device and circuit assembly formed thereby A method of flip-chip mounting a circuit device to a substrate in a manner that avoids damage and impairment of a fragile or otherwise sensitive element on the device facing the substrate, and a circuit assembly produced thereby. The assembly includes a substrate ha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038308 | Multi-path bar bond connector for an integrated circuit assembly A solderable bar bond connector establishes a primary interconnect between a substrate and a high current terminal of an IC chip mounted on the substrate, and one or more secondary interconnects between the substrate and low current terminals of the IC chip. The bar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038594 | Led driver current amplifier A circuit powering an electrical device based on a commanded current signal is provided. The circuit includes a linear current amplifier which sets a desired current flow. The circuit also dynamically controls a supply voltage in order to minimize power dissipation ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039514 | Occupant classification method based on seated weight measurement An occupant of a motor vehicle seat is characterized for purposes of air bag suppression based on the seated weight of the occupant, the variation of the seated weight, and the occupant's apparent longitudinal center-of-mass. The method distinguishes between an adul... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030317 | Electronic assembly with stacked integrated circuit die An electronic assembly with a plurality of stacked integrated circuit (IC) die includes a base substrate, a first IC die, a second IC die, a signal routing first interconnect and a signal routing second interconnect. The first interconnect is partially positioned be... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026645 | Leak detection method and micro-machined device assembly The present invention involves an electrical verification method that detects moisture within the cavity of the semiconductor or micro-machined device. The method affects an increase in the time for sufficient water vapor to remain within an unsealed device, so that... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024366 | Speech recognition with user specific adaptive voice feedback A multi-level speech recognition driven system provides user specific adaptive voice feedback based on a specific user's level of sophistication. If a voice input is detected, the system determines whether the voice input is associated with a specific user. When a u... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023224 | Low power absolute position sensor and method An absolute position sensor having a low power mode includes a sensing device for sensing position of an object such as a power door, a power input for inputting power to the sensing device, and an output for supplying an output signal indicative of the sensed posit... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022991 | Active regulator for maximizing pyroelectric sensitivity A pyroelectric sensor having an active regulation for maximizing pyroelectric sensor sensitivity is disclosed. The pyroelectric sensor comprises a ferroelectric transducer, and a regulator. The ferroelectric transducer may either be a homogenous ferroelectric transd... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022990 | Deep cavity sensor package A hermetic package of a type used to contain a sensing element, such as an infrared sensing element. The package comprises a base having a base wall and sidewalls surrounding the base wall to define a first recess within the base. The sensing element is fabricated o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022929 | Detectable push-pull-though details for switch pad A control assembly comprising a switch pad and a circuit board. The switch pad has a connection member, a first contact adjacent the connection member, and a flexible dome having a second contact. The circuit board is engaged with the switch pad and includes an enga... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021811 | Light distribution hub A light distribution apparatus includes a light distribution hub and at least one light source a reference light wavelength emission. The light distribution hub includes color converter that is enclosed in a light house and converts the reference light wavelength em... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024294 | Vehicle seat occupant status classification using multiple sensors A multiple sensor, vehicle seat occupant status determination system uses dynamic variations in occupant responsive sensor output due to accelerations of the vehicle seat to discriminate via a statistical method between sensors that are failed and those that are ope... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020608 | Speech recognition handling with synthesized manual input events A voice responsive system controls a device in response to both a manual input and a voice input. The system includes a processor, a memory system coupled to the processor and processor executable code. The processor executable code includes an operating system and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020231 | Technique for creating extended bit timer on a time processing unit A technique for implementing an extended bit timer with a time processing unit (TPU), without using the channel hardware of the TPU includes a number of steps. A timer of the TPU is periodically read to determine the value of the timer. A counter is incremented when... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020048 | User selectable display modes for a vehicle MP3 compact disc player A vehicle audio system is provided that includes an audio receiver having a radio tuner and a random access media reader adapted for accessing audio data files such as those stored on a compact disc. The audio system includes a display having a plurality of display ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013882 | Over-dwell protection circuit for an automotive ignition control system An ignition control circuit (12) is responsive to a control signal (ESTC) to apply a drive signal (GD) to a power switching device (22) to conduct ignition coil current (IC) therethrough. A resistor (RS) included within the circui... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015709 | Ultra-broadband differential voltage probes Passive balanced probes are disclosed for use with a signal analysis device. The probes are very low cost relative to typical commercially available probes and provide an extremely flat response over a frequency range of approximately 0 to at least 1.5 gigahertz. Th... | 03/21/2006 |
