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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 |
| 8086696 | System and method for promoting intellectual property A method and system for the online promotion of intellectual property includes providing an Internet host station with at least one database that is connectable via the Internet to consumer stations and industry stations. The database includes a plurality of intelle... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086542 | System and method for promoting intellectual property A method and system for the online promotion of intellectual property includes providing an Internet host station with at least one database that is connectable via the Internet to consumer stations and industry stations. The database includes a plurality of intelle... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7967051 | Counterbalance system for upward acting door A torsion coil spring type counterbalance system for an upward acting door includes one or more sleeves disposed over or within the spring coils and engageable with a pre-determined number of spring coils during operation of the spring to modify the spring rate to m... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7878931 | Drive mechanism for barrier operator An electric motor driven barrier operator includes spaced apart frame plates for supporting the motor, an intermediate drive shaft and an operator final output shaft. The motor output shaft, intermediate shaft and final output shaft are mounted on bearings at fixed ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878230 | Door release mechanism A door hoist includes a bracket, drive sprocket, ring gear, hub assembly, set of planetary gears, and governor shaft. The drive sprocket has a drive sprocket axis. The ring gear is fastened to the drive sprocket. The ring gear has a ring gear axis that is in alignme... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7779586 | Multistory apartment module with stairways to single corridor A multistory, multiple dwelling unit building complex includes at least one three story module wherein first and third levels include one or more dwelling units serviced by an elevator. A corridor is provided on an intermediate level and stairways extend between the... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7749024 | Method of manufacturing THHN electrical cable, and resulting product, with reduced required installation pulling force Disclosed is type THHN cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a nylon sheath. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pu... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7708049 | Sheet door system with transition wheels A door system includes a flexible corrugated closure member guided between door open and closed positions in spaced apart opposed vertical and horizontal sets of guide tracks and further guided by transition guide wheels mounted on an enclosure frame for guiding the... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708048 | Automatic barrier operator system An automatic barrier operator system for operating a gate or upward acting garage door, for example, includes a controller for operating a reversible motor, a base radio frequency transmitter and a base radio frequency receiver. One or more remote control units incl... | 05/04/2010 |
| RE41048 | Combined Lithographic/flexographic printing apparatus and process A combined lithographic/flexographic printing process having a plurality of successive printing stations for printing color images on a substrate in a continuous in-line process. One of the stations prints a first color image using the flexographic process and at le... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7600550 | Automatic barrier operator system An automatic barrier operator system for operating a gate or upward acting garage door, for example, includes a controller for operating a reversible motor, a base radio frequency transmitter and a base radio frequency receiver. One or more remote control units incl... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7557690 | Device including light emitting diode as light sensor and light source A battery operated controller for a door operator includes a keypad backlit by a light emitting diode operably connected to a microcontroller which also controls operation of the controller. The microcontroller periodically measures ambient light as sensed by the li... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7557301 | Method of manufacturing electrical cable having reduced required force for installation Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a finished cable by a process directed to reduce the amount of force required to install the cable. The process involves the extrusion of the cable's outer sheath and the incorporation of a pulling lubricant in connection with,... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555867 | Swing door operator A motorized universal swing door operator includes a motor driving a gear reduction drive mechanism having an output shaft adapted to be connected to a swing door operating arm. The output shaft supports a sprocket around which is trained a chain having opposite end... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7485810 | Non-lead jacket for non-metallic sheathed electrical cable A jacket for an electrical conductor, which jacket includes from about 40% to about 50% by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin and from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an unsaturated primary amide derived from erucic acid. The jacket may also include from abo... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7411129 | Electrical cable having a surface with reduced coefficient of friction The present invention includes a cable having reduced surface friction and the method of manufacture thereof having steps in which a conductor wire is coated with a mixture of a plastic material and lubricating material and in which the coated conductor wire is cool... | 08/12/2008 |
| 5433772 | Electrostatic air filter for mobile equipment A high voltage electrostatic filter has alternating oppositely charged plates with an ionizing wire affixed directly to alternate plates so as to be included in a removable charged assembly unit which may also include the high voltage source and deflectio... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5368486 | System of furniture merchandising and selection A system for merchandising and selecting pre-fabricated cabinets for installation in a living space. Comprising the system are informational display and selection charts on which a unique code indicia, particularly color coded, is assigned to each cabinet... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364307 | Coaxial drive cable centering apparatus Flexible centering apparatus for centering a flexible drive cable within a cylindrial cable housing, the centering apparatus formed of an elongated finned sleeve in which radially disposed fins engage the cable housing, the fins being free and unattached ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5348437 | Vehicle restraining apparatus A vehicle restraining apparatus is disclosed which is adapted to be disposed adjacent a fixed structure, such as a loading dock, for securing a vehicle adjacent the fixed structure. In a typical application, the apparatus is disposed adjacent a loading do... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5320699 | Check strip attachment and removal An apparatus for selectively attaching strips of an encodable material bearing a heat activatable adhesive to a document or for removing the strips therefrom generally comprises a strip attachment assembly and a strip removal assembly. The attachment asse... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5203952 | Check strip attachment and removal apparatus An apparatus for selectively attaching strips of an encodable material bearing a heat activatable adhesive to a document or for removing the strips therefrom generally comprises a strip attachment assembly and a strip removal assembly. The attachment asse... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5181360 | Standing-seam roof panel system A standing-seam roof system with elevated sub-purlins supported on concealed slip assemblies is provided. A uniform thermal-insulating value of the roof system is maintained by elevating the roof panels substantially above the undeformed depth of the ther... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5152689 | System of furniture merchandising and selection A system for merchandising and selecting pre-fabricated cabinets for installation in a living space. Comprising the system are informational display and selection charts on which a unique code indicia, particularly color coded, is assigned to each cabinet... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5145165 | Device for sequentially stacking documents in a paper document pocket A pocket for receiving and stacking sorted documents from a high-speed reader sorter includes an anti-jamming device for engaging the documents in the pocket to urge the documents into a stacked configuration according to the sequence in which the documen... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5135115 | Document sorter and stacker, particularly for document processors A document sorter/stacker apparatus includes a plurality of slotted disk assemblies respectively associated with bins or pockets in which high-speed transported documents are to be sorted and stacked. Each of the disk assemblies is selectively rotated to ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5123197 | Fishing bait organizer A device for storing and organizing fishing baits and lures includes a flat backing member having a first attachment member and a plurality of storage bags arranged in discrete groups. Each group has a second attachment member for securing the bags of eac... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5115916 | Personal care package A package of personal care commodities comprised of a plurality of separate containers each charged with a supply of a care commodity and sectionally configured individually as a triangular truncated wedge. The individual containers are capable of being a... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5042210 | Glass-block panels and method of fabrication thereof A glass block panel construction and method of fabrication useful for decorative and functional purposes. The panel includes a frame rigidly assembled from interlocking components to form a grid-like pattern of adjacent pockets, each pocket sized to recei... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5023746 | Suppression of transients by current sharing A multiple element current sharing surge voltage protector is connected in parallel between a voltage source and the input of an electrical load. The protective network includes a low pass shunt capacitor filter, a first suppressor having a selenium varis... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5020269 | Fishing bait organizer A device for storing and organizing fishing baits and lures includes a flat backing member having a first attachment member and a plurality of storage bags arranged in discrete groups. Each group has a second attachment member for securing the bags of eac... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5007540 | Personal care package A package of personal care commodities comprised of a plurality of separate containers each charged with a supply of a care commodity and sectionally configured individually as a triangular truncated wedge. The individual containers are capable of being a... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5003744 | Glass-block panels with improved thermal conduction characteristics A glass block panel construction and method of fabrication useful for decorative and functional purposes. The panel includes a frame rigidly assembled from interlocking components to form a grid-like pattern of adjacent pockets, each pocket sized to recei... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4999964 | Floor grid system A floor assembly for a building structure includes a plurality of support members defining a horizontal perimeter supported by the building structure. A grid formed of a plurality of horizontal grid members extends between the support members. Pocket surf... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4980992 | Revolving door assembly with foldable door wings A revolving door assembly in which the individual door wings are releasably secured to a central support member, such that the door wings are retained in respective operative positions in which the wings extend substantially radially from the central hub ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4974977 | Print ribbon cartridge with vacuum buffer chambers A replacement cartridge for replacing spent ink ribbon on a continuous printer. The cartridge interfaces with the printer including a print head past which a document is advanced, a drive for feeding the ribbon tape, and a source of vacuum for effecting v... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4969761 | Apparatus and method for controlling print ribbon feed A printing system includes print ribbon wound on first and second rotatable reels and a rotatable capstan for moving the ribbon between the first and second reels, such that ribbon is supplied from the first reel and is collected after use on the second r... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4967448 | Cottonseed processing apparatus An improved cottonseed delinter includes a magnetic tramp metal separating system in conjunction with a roll feeder. Cylinder saw lifting arms are integrally mounted for pivotal co-movement with a gratefall cover, and a gratefall cover is mounted for outw... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4924649 | Corner assembly for a skylight frame A corner assembly for a skylight frame includes first and second frame members having mitered ends and inner and outer surfaces. At least one inner joint member has first and second wings extending from a central rib. At least one outer joint member has t... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4913295 | Apparatus for processing remittance and remittance advice documents Document processor equipment for processing documents requiring operator intervention for the purpose of functions like key entry and encoding of data associated with certain ones of the documents includes an improved system for transporting and presentin... | 04/03/1990 |
