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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 |
| 7938417 | Connector piece for the articulated connection of components located in the suspension of a vehicle A connecting piece for the articulated connection of components disposed in the chassis of a vehicle. The connecting piece comprises a base body (1) made out of sheet metal in which at least one through bore (3) is provided, a plastic part (13) ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935024 | Method for operating an automatic gearbox on a motor vehicle A method for the operation of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle. The downshifting of the transmission takes advantage of a braking action of a driving motor connected to the automatic transmission through a clutch, are terminated by the closing of a clutc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935014 | Drive system for individually driving two drive wheels of a drive wheel pair A drive system for individually driving two wheels of a drive wheel pair of a vehicle. The drive system has two infinitely variable transmission drives which are drivingly connected, via a transmission arrangement, to an associated drive wheel. Each transmission arr... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934859 | Light emitting diode module A light emitting diode module which includes a hollow enclosed body having a transparent or translucent portion. A power source is disposed within the body. At least one light emitting diode is disposed within the body. The at least one light emitting diode is visib... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934707 | Pneumatic spring A pneumatic spring has a pneumatic spring bellows (1) made as a hollow cylinder and a damper (19) can be arranged in the pneumatic spring in such manner that a gap (24) is created through which ambient air can reach the damper (19) and co... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932475 | Electric switch An electric switch with flexible, fork-shaped contactor having an end area with first and second contact points. At least one tension strip and at least one arched section extends from the contactor in such manner that changing the switch from a normal position, in ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931556 | Automatic gearbox The present invention relates to an automatic transmission (1) comprising at least one planetary stage (2) and at least one gear shifting element (3), wherein this gear shifting element (3) is disposed axially directly adjacent to the pla... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931419 | Connection of a first component to a second cylindrical component and method for mounting of the first and second components A connection (4) of a first (2) to a second (3) cylindrical component for the transfer of circumferential and axial forces. The first component (2) has locking elements (9a) arranged on its circumference and at the end, the ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931184 | Apparatus for induction friction solid state welding An apparatus for induction friction solid state welding a body having a work piece receiving bore. A stationary chuck is provided for securing a first tubular workpiece in the bore. A moving chuck is provided for securing a second tubular workpiece in bore. An induc... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927525 | Vacuum isostatic micro molding of micro/nano structures and micro transfer metal films into PTFE and PTFE compounds A process of manufacturing micro or nanostructure surfaces or parts formed of PTFE by applying a vacuum to powered or granulated PTFE in a heated compression mold. The process further includes applying a compression anvil within the metallic mold, removing the mold ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927247 | Multi-speed automatic transmission An automatic transmission having input and output drive shafts (AN, AB), a planetary gearset (VS), a main planetary gearset (HS), with three uncoupled input elements and one output element, and shift elements (A, B, C, D, E, F). An input element of gearset (VS) coup... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636255 | Rivet | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922114 | Expanding-mandrel winder for reel A winder in which the jaws of the mandrel expand automatically by the weight of the reel, without introducing external energy. The winder has a mandrel of horizontal axis (A) whose jaws are expandable by means of links hinged to the end of a sliding pull rod and con... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916140 | Method and a system for operating a controllable multi-variable process Controlling a multi-variable process involves multi-dimensional representation of the values (Qa-Qh) of the process-variables (a-h) according to individual coordinate axes (Xa-Xh), and response based on historical values for the process-variables accumulated from mu... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911672 | Micro-electro-mechanical-system micromirrors for high fill factor arrays and method therefore A micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) micromirror for use in high fill factor arrays which includes at least one stationary body and a movable body. The movable body has opposed ends and is secured to the stationary body at each of the opposed ends by a resilient... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909982 | Treatment process for concrete A single anode system used in multiple electrochemical treatments to control steel corrosion in concrete comprises a sacrificial metal that is capable of supporting high impressed anode current densities with an impressed current anode connection detail and a porous... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908914 | Determination of the rotational speed of a transmission shaft An arrangement for determining the rotational speed of a transmission shaft (3) featuring a transmission shaft (3), a rotational speed transmitter that is connected in a rotationally fixed manner with the transmission shaft (3) and a stationary ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908761 | Shake jig for installing shake siding A method and system for installing shakes on a building comprising a ledger board and a shake jig for assisting with installation of shakes. The shake jig comprising a base member supporting an adjustable member with a releasably fastener facilitating releaseable re... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905370 | Dispenser of consumable products such as drinks A simple, inexpensive, reliable and maintenance-free dispenser in which the stored products are offered automatically on the outside of the dispenser where they can be grasped by a hand without further manipulation. The dispenser includes housings in which the produ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905311 | Fork lift truck with a single front wheel A fork lift truck (10) has a truck body (12), a lift mechanism (14) connected to the truck body (12) by means of a vertically extending pivot (52) and means (24) for turning the lift mechanism (14) relative to the tru... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905249 | Proportional pressure control valve comprising a pressure jump in the characteristic p/l curve thereof An electromagnetic proportional pressure-control valve of a vehicle transmission which includes a magnet part, a hydraulic part and a spring operatively connecting the magnet part to the hydraulic part. The magnet part includes a coil, an armature and an armature ba... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900869 | Helicopter rotor control system with individual blade control Controlling the pitch of individual rotor blades of a helicopter to reduce control loads, vibration and noise in or from the rotating rotor control elements. The system generates blade dynamics signals representing dynamic forces acting on either or both of the rota... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900858 | Failsafe system for material apparatus A material reducing apparatus comprising a feed conveyor, for conveying material to be reduced, and a feed roller cooperating with the feed conveyor. An upwardly rotatable rotor carrying a plurality of strikers which facilitate reduction of the material to be reduce... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900732 | Fork lift truck with a single front wheel A fork lift truck (10) has a truck body (12), a lift mechanism (14) connected to the truck body (12) by way of a vertically extending pivot (52) and mechanism (24) for turning the lift mechanism (14) relative to the t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897898 | Heat generator comprising a magneto-caloric material and thermie generating method A heat generator comprising a magneto-caloric material and a method for generating efficient and reliable thermies enabling of substantially limiting displaceable inert masses in order to produce a magnetic field variation required for obtaining a magneto caloric ef... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892144 | Method for the operation of a drivetrain A method for operating a motor vehicle drivetrain with at least an automatic transmission and a drive motor. The automatic transmission includes at least five shifting elements to transmit torque and/or power. In each forward and reverse gear a maximum of two shifti... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892139 | Hybrid drive arrangement and method for controlling and/or regulating a starting process with a hybrid drive arrangement A method is proposed for controlling and/or regulating a starting process in a hybrid drive arrangement of a vehicle, in which at least one control unit (8) is used by means of which a combustion engine (1), at least one electric machine (3), a ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891306 | Stool A stool includes a seat board, a plurality of legs, and a connecting board. The plurality of legs is attached to the seat board so as to protrude from the seat board in a downward direction, and to support the seat board such that the seat board is horizontally held... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891111 | Goniometer A goniometer including an arcuate rotor plate rotatable about an axis of motion spaced apart from the rotor plate for supporting a device and a base having an arcuate base plate The rotor is rotationally coupled to the base by shaft and a resilient shaft bearing mou... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7881890 | Method of prioritizing anomalies in a buried linear conductor A method of prioritizing anomalies in a linear conductor buried under a ground surface includes the steps of obtaining prioritization values for a plurality of anomalies along a linear conductor, and ranking the prioritization values according to magnitude. For each... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880576 | Electromagnetic noise absorber An electromagnetic noise absorber to be attached around an electric cable to attenuate noise transmitted through the electric cable. The electromagnetic noise absorber comprises a strip-like base material and a plurality of ferrite pieces fixed to the strip-like bas... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847705 | In-vehicle image display apparatus An in-vehicle image display apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided which includes: a state detecting device that detects a state of surroundings of the vehicle; a display device that is provided at least in an entire front window section of the vehicle and capab... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846863 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst An exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a substrate having a through hole serving as a passage for exhaust gas; and a catalyst coating layer formed on an internal surface of the through hole. The catalyst coating layer contains: a component (i): a precious metal... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846061 | Method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle A method for operating a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having in the force flow direction and in the following order an internal combustion engine, a clutch, an electric motor, a transmission and an axle gearset, or an internal combustion engine, a clutch, an electr... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845843 | Compensation device for compensating the angular discrepancy of a mixing drum A compensation device has one first component (5) and one second component (12) between which elastic elements (11, 15) are placed by way of which an angular discrepancy between a mixing drum and a bearing bracket is compensated in a truck mixer... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845119 | Access unit with variable size opening for construction application A constructional unit comprising: a support frame which is O-shaped in plan bounding an open central region, the support frame including first and second members which are each U-shaped in plan, each member being in the form of a base frame from which extend two sid... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628679 | Valve handle | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878973 | Single use laryngoscope A laryngoscope (10) to assist tracheal intubation on a patient, comprising a body having a handle (14), and a laryngoscope blade (12) extending from the handle (14); a lighting system (21) including a light source integrated in the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878942 | Method for shifting actuation of an automated transmission A method for shifting an automated transmission situated in a drive train of a motor vehicle between an engine and a drive axle and having at least one multi-speed main transmission and a two-speed range change group rear-mounted thereon. The main transmission has a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878708 | Temperature sensor arrangement in an automatic gearbox A temperature sensor arrangement in an automatic transmission in which the temperature sensor (1) is arranged such that oil leaked from the hydraulic system permanently flows around it. ... | 02/01/2011 |
