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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 |
| 8185677 | Data reproducing apparatus, content management method, program, and storage medium A data reproducing apparatus comprises: a reproducing unit adapted to read out data from a plurality of recording media; a list generating unit adapted to generate a content list which describes storage location information in association with contents stored in the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185504 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus including: a correspondence determination unit configured to refer to respective additional information data included in a file and another file and determine whether identical additional information data exists; a size determination un... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184382 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus which makes it possible to achieve reduction of the size in the optical axis direction thereof, and easily maintain the accuracy of rectilinear guidance between lenses. A cam barrel rotatable around an optical axis has a cam for controlling... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184309 | Printing system and job processing method with inhibition and designation of function and deletion of associated jobs This invention can cope with various user needs and use cases related to a holding function and can prevent any situation in which, for example, even when the holding function is disabled, an external device continuously inputs, to a printing apparatus, jobs which r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184177 | White balance control apparatus, control method therefor, and image sensing apparatus First white balance correction coefficients computed based on a detected face region, and second white balance correction coefficients for correcting, to a skin color, chromaticity obtained after applying the first white balance correction coefficients to the face r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184167 | Optical apparatus having magnet member An electromagnetic driving apparatus includes a magnet member having a first face in which first and second magnetic poles are formed in a first direction and a second face in which the first and second magnetic poles are formed in a second direction, a first coil f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182164 | Printing apparatus and print setting method A printing apparatus which prints one image by sequentially transferring a set of a plurality of color inks to roll paper from an ink ribbon cyclically coated with the plurality of color inks, the apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit which acquires image data; ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181330 | Method of manufacturing a member for a push button switch A member for a push button switch that has a small thickness, high durability, and excellent click feeling and can be manufactured at low cost. The member for the push button switch includes one or more key tops, a metal sheet including at least holes that correspon... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179612 | Retractable lens barrel unit A lens barrel unit includes a lens holding cylinder, a cam cylinder, and a straightforward movement cylinder. The lens holding cylinder includes a ring-shaped step that projects outward in a radial direction. In an image pickup state, a surface of the ring-shaped st... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179547 | Code information printing apparatus, printing method, restoration apparatus, and restoration method This invention facilitates an operation required to restore a desired file from code information. To accomplish this, a printing apparatus prints code information generated by encoding a file on a first sheet set, and prints identification information required to id... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179451 | Image sensing apparatus The present invention relates to an image sensing apparatus that photographs a moving image and records moving image data, and the image sensing apparatus has an image sensing unit and a recording unit which records moving image data obtained by the image sensing un... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175447 | Image pickup apparatus and control method therefor The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element including first pixels for photoelectrically converting an object image formed by a light flux from an image taking optical system and second pixels for photoelectrically converting optical images formed by... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174589 | Image sensing apparatus and control method therefor A period of periodical noise caused by a period of a drive signal of a CMOS sensor and a period of a signal generated by driving of a circuit other than the CMOS sensor is acquired, and a length of a horizontal blanking period is adjusted so that one horizontal peri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174584 | Image shooting apparatus and control method and program thereof An apparatus which concurrently shoots a movie and a still image, comprises an image sensing unit which generates movie data and still image data; a storage unit which stores the generated still image data in a temporary memory area at predetermined time intervals; ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170220 | Image sensing apparatus with selectably combinable microphone signals to obtain desired directivity Provided is an image sensing apparatus in which directivity can be changed in accordance with the position of the shooter. The image sensing apparatus includes a video shooting unit, at least four microphones placed around the video shooting unit, and an audio signa... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169668 | Image processing apparatus and file transmission method An image processing apparatus is premised on the assumption that it is connected to a policy server. If no access policy is given to a file to be transmitted, the image processing apparatus forms definition information for defining an access policy, and registers th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169664 | Image processing apparatus and method for quantizing pixel of interest by error diffusion method A quantizing unit, error detector, error diffusion matrix, and adder quantize a pixel of interest of an input image by an error diffusion method. A calculation unit and gain adjuster calculate a value to be added to the pixel of interest with reference to quantized ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169524 | Image sensing apparatus with pixel readout correction An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array; a plurality of column signal lines; a readout unit; a driving unit that, in a transferring period for the readout unit to transfer pixel signals of columns in a first row to the output line, supplies to the pixel ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169507 | Image recording apparatus with electronic zoom and recording size setting, and control method and program therefor An image recording apparatus for recording an image captured by use of electronic zoom, comprises an electronic-zoom setting unit configured to set a zoom magnification when using the electronic zoom, a recording-mode selection unit configured to select at least eit... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169494 | Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array including a first pixel group and a second pixel group; a first readout unit which reads out a first signal from the first pixel group in a readout period which remains constant regardless of the operation modes; a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169171 | Drive apparatus A drive apparatus includes a magnet rotor, a stator having a coil, a position detector configured to detect a position of the magnet rotor, a lead angle circuit configured to output a signal having a lead angle relative to an output of the position detector, a first... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166078 | Design process recording Description of works such as “requirement”, “definition”, and “confirmation” in the narrow sense in a design process is made possible. A design work recording unit (22a) records in a data storage device (6) an inputted “design work... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165464 | Image pickup apparatus with AF sensor unit An image pickup apparatus with an AF sensor unit fixed thereto promptly with high precision by a parallax adjustment method. The image pickup apparatus with the AF sensor has a stationary cylinder. The stationary cylinder constitutes an image pickup lens barrel with... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165391 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method to correct color misregistration near a boundary If a pixel of interest on a line of interest is located in an attribute region different from that in which a pixel immediately preceding the pixel of interest is located, the luminance value and color difference values of the pixel of interest are recorded in this ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165039 | Wireless communication system, communication apparatus and communication method A communication apparatus holds information concerning a second network reported from a specific wireless terminal that has left a first network. In accordance with predetermined criteria, the communication apparatus decides a wireless terminal that is to be allowed... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164648 | Image processing apparatus and image processing apparatus control method An image processing apparatus is provided in which all WB coefficient values are calculated rather than only WB coefficient values of a default light source, then a result thereof is associated with intermediate raw data and stored. Further still, when a user gives ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163437 | Anode with ceramic additives for molten carbonate fuel cell A molten carbonate fuel cell anode comprising a porous anode body, which comprises a nickel-based alloy and at least one ceramic additive dispersed throughout the anode body. The amount of the ceramic additive in the anode body is between 5 and 50% by volume. The ni... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163038 | Low volatile sublimation printing A low volatile sublimation printing process comprises transferring a sublimation ink solid in an unsublimed form in a desired design by means of, for example, lithographic printing machinery, onto a medium such as paper. The image then is transferred from the medium... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161170 | System having electronic device with multiple interfaces and host apparatus, information processing device, electronic device, and setup method, control method and program therefor In order to make it possible to confirm an electronic device installation place where communication trouble occurrence is reduced, settings for communication via a second interface are made via a first interface when the electronic device is connected to a host devi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159746 | Optical apparatus with image stabilizing and movable lenses and actuators for shifting and/or moving the lenses The optical apparatus includes an image stabilizing lens shiftable with respect to an optical axis, a movable lens movable in an optical axis direction, first and second actuators shifting the image stabilizing lens, and a third actuator moving the movable lens. The... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159698 | Information processing apparatus with code generation and transfer to file to be printed A print instruction apparatus includes a selecting unit which selects an attached file to be printed on a sheet together with a base file designated in advance as a print target. The print instructing apparatus includes a generating unit which generates code informa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159603 | Image capturing apparatus with frame for sealing between optical member and image sensor An optical member is provided, in front of an image sensor to convert an optical image of an object into an electric signal, and on a photographing optical axis. The optical member is vibrated, thereby foreign substances attached to the optical member are removed. F... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159599 | Focus detection apparatus, focus detection method, and image sensing apparatus A focus detection apparatus includes an image sensor which includes a pair of pixel groups, outputs a first image signal from one of the pair of pixel groups, and outputs a second image signal from the other of the pair of pixel groups, where the pair of pixel group... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159560 | Image sensing apparatus having a delete function of image data and control method thereof When image shooting is performed in a mode that records plural images in response to a single shooting instruction and deletion is instructed on a shot-image confirmation screen that displays the shot image data immediately after the shooting, the plural image data ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157458 | Focal-plane shutter apparatus and image-pickup apparatus The focal-plane shutter apparatus includes a cam member and being rotated by a motor in one direction such that leading and trailing blade cams respectively make contact with leading and trailing blade driving members to drive them in a charging direction in which u... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155441 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for color fringing estimation and compensation This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155440 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method The gradients of a reference image signal and suppression target image signals are respectively detected. Suppression coefficients are computed according to functions defined based on the magnitude relationship among the gradient value of the reference image signal ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154809 | Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus A lens apparatus includes a first lens barrel member and a second lens barrel member coupled with the first lens barrel member via a cam mechanism. The first lens barrel member includes a stopper portion and a gear portion. The stopper portion comes into contact wit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154624 | Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof An image pickup apparatus that has an optical zooming unit and an electronic zooming unit includes a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the image pickup apparatus, and a controller configured to move the electronic zooming unit along with an ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154623 | Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof An image pickup apparatus that includes an optical zooming unit, an electronic zooming unit, and a controller, wherein when the optical zooming unit moves from a first zoom region to a second zoom region that is closer to a wide-angle end than the first zoom region,... | 04/10/2012 |
