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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 |
| 8183398 | 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one esters as novel tyrosinase inhibitors Skin brightening compositions based on esters of 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one. Also disclosed are methods of making the compositions as well as methods of using the compositions. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168721 | Coating compositions containing tetramethyl cyclobutanediol Disclosed are solvent borne thermosetting coating compositions that contain a curable polyester resin blended with an acrylic copolymer, a crosslinker, and a solvent. The polyester resin contains 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and exhibits good dry time, co... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163850 | Thermosetting polyester coating compositions containing tetramethyl cyclobutanediol Disclosed are polyester resins and solvent borne thermosetting coating compositions that include these resins in combination with at least one crosslinker. The polyester resins contain 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and exhibit a combination of good solubil... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8133417 | Process for the preparation of transparent shaped articles Disclosed is a process for the preparation of shaped articles such as, for example, sheeting, films, tubes, bottles, preforms and profiles, having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from polyest... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7968164 | Transparent polymer blends and articles prepared therefrom Disclosed are polymer compositions having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyarylates, and a copolyamide or a transamidized, homogeneous blend of a least... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964258 | Transparent, oxygen-scavenging compositions and articles prepared therefrom Disclosed are oxygen-scavenging polymer compositions having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyarylates, a copolyamide or a transamidized, homogeneous bl... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959998 | Transparent, oxygen-scavenging compositions containing polyesters comprising a cyclobutanediol and articles prepared therefrom Disclosed are oxygen-scavenging polymer compositions having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of at least one polyester comprising 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, a copolyamide or a transamidized, homogeneous blend of a least two p... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959836 | Process for the preparation of transparent, shaped articles containing polyesters comprising a cyclobutanediol Disclosed is a process for the preparation of shaped articles such as, for example, sheeting, films, tubes, bottles, preforms and profiles, having high transparency and low haze, and comprising immiscible blends of at least one polyester comprising 2,2,4,4-tetrameth... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955674 | Transparent polymer blends containing polyesters comprising a cyclobutanediol and articles prepared therefrom Disclosed are polymer compositions having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of at least one polyester comprising 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and a copolyamide or a transamidized, homogeneous blend of a least two polyamides. The... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955533 | Process for the preparation of transparent shaped articles Disclosed is a process for the preparation of shaped articles such as, for example, sheeting, films, tubes, bottles, preforms and profiles, having high transparency and low haze comprising immiscible blends of one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from polyest... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7847053 | Multi-level tubular reactor with oppositely extending segments A multi-level tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The tubular reactor can include a plurality of horizontally elongated and vertically spaced reactor segments coupled to and extending outwardly from a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879969 | Crystallizer temperature control via fluid control A method of crystallizing a plurality of crystallizable polymer pellets includes a step in which the pellets are contacted with a temperature adjusting fluid in a crystallizer. The fluid adjusts the temperature of the pellets by having a temperature sufficient to al... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875184 | Crystallized pellet/liquid separator A process and apparatus which reduces the fines in a liquid discharge stream and/or increases the dryness of a solids discharge stream while under a pressure equal to or greater than the vapor pressure of the liquid. There is provided a process for separating partic... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872090 | Reactor system with optimized heating and phase separation A reactor system operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor system includes a heat exchanger for heating the reaction medium and a disengagement vessel for disengaging vapor from the heated reaction medium. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872089 | Multi-level tubular reactor with internal tray The disclosure describes a reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor can include a horizontally elongated reactor segment containing a horizontally elongated tubular member and a tray disposed within th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868130 | Multi-level tubular reactor with vertically spaced segments A multi-level tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The tubular reactor can include a plurality of horizontally elongated and vertically spaced reactor segments coupled to and extending outwardly from a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868129 | Sloped tubular reactor with spaced sequential trays A sloped tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor can include a plurality of spaced apart internal trays disposed at different elevations in a downwardly sloping elongated tubular member. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868125 | Production of non-solid-stated polyester particles having solid-stated properties A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) forming polyester polymer particles fro... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858730 | Multi-level tubular reactor with dual headers A multi-level tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The tubular reactor can include a plurality of horizontally elongated and vertically spaced tubular members coupled to and extending between a pair of... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842777 | Sloped tubular reactor with divided flow A sloped tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor can include a downwardly sloped tubular member, a flow divider disposed in the tubular member, and one or more internal trays disposed in the t... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838596 | Late addition to effect compositional modifications in condensation polymers A process for preparing modified polymer by withdrawing a slip stream of polymer melt from the discharge line of a continuous polymerization reactor, admixing in a highly modified polymeric additive into the polymer melt within the slip stream, then introducing the ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834109 | System for producing low impurity polyester A polyester production facility capable of producing an esterified product stream having a low impurity concentration relative to product streams produced in conventional polyester production facilities. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829653 | Horizontal trayed reactor A horizontal trayed reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor can include a plurality of vertically spaced trays disposed within the horizontally elongated vessel shell. The reaction medium can flow in ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7790840 | Crystallizing conveyor A method of crystallizing a plurality of polymeric pellets includes a step of introducing the pellets into a pneumatic conveying system with an initial average temperature. The plurality of polymeric pellets are pneumatically transferred from the inlet to an outlet ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7714094 | Simplified isophthalic acid process for modifying PET Disclosed are modified PET polymer compositions and process for making modified PET polymer compositions by reacting purified terephthalic acid and non-hydrogenated isophthalic acid with ethylene glycol. Compositions with acceptable visual appearance, such as clarit... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7674877 | Thermal crystallization of polyester pellets in liquid A process for thermally crystallizing a polyester polymer by introducing pellets into a liquid medium having a temperature of at least 140° C. within a liquid medium zone and crystallizing the submerged pellets at or above the vapor pressure of the liquid medium wi... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7641950 | Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity This invention relates to a polyester/polyamide blend having an excellent gas barrier property. More particularly, the present invention relates to combinations of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer and a polyamide polymer having an excellent gas barrier property ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638596 | Crystallizer temperature control via jacketing/insulation A method of crystallizing a plurality of crystallizable polymer pellets includes a step in which the pellets passed through regions that are temperature adjusted by a heat transfer jacket. The heat transfer jacket adjusts the temperature of the pellets by having a t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7638593 | Crystallizer temperature control via fluid control A method of crystallizing a plurality of crystallizable polymer pellets includes a step in which the pellets are contacted with a temperature adjusting fluid in a crystallizer. The fluid adjusts the temperature of the pellets by having a temperature sufficient to al... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7615663 | Optimized production of aromatic dicarboxylic acids Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently producing and purifying aromatic dicarboxylic acids (e.g., terephthalic acid). The optimized system employs at least one zoned slurry concentrator to enhance purification of the aromatic dicarboxyl... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7586010 | Phosphonite-containing catalysts for hydroformylation processes Disclosed are catalyst solutions for preparing aldehydes with variable normal- to iso-aldehyde ratios comprising one or more phosphonite ligands, rhodium, and a hydroformylation solvent. Also disclosed is a process for preparing aldehydes with variable normal- to is... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7501482 | Crystallizer temperature control via solid additive control A method of crystallizing polymeric pellets includes a step in which a plurality of polymeric pellets are introduced into a crystallizer. While within the crystallizer, the plurality of pellets is contacted with a plurality of solid additives for the purpose of adju... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7390869 | Process for removing metal species in the presence of hydrogen and a porous material and polyester polymer containing reduced amounts of metal species A process for removing metal species from a composition comprising contacting: a. an oligomer mixture stream comprising the monomers of a partially aromatic polyester polymer and at least one metal species, or b. a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375154 | Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity This invention relates to a polyester/polyamide blend having an excellent gas barrier property. More particularly, the present invention relates to combinations of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer and a polyamide polymer having an excellent gas barrier property ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7348452 | Liquid phase oxidation of P-xylene to terephthalic acid in the presence of a catalyst system containing nickel, manganese, and bromine atoms A method for liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene with molecular oxygen to terephthalic acid that minimizes solvent loss through solvent burn and minimizes the formation of incomplete oxidation products such as 4-carboxybenzaldehyde (4-CBA). P-xylene is oxidized at a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7288586 | Polyester based cobalt concentrates for oxygen scavenging compositions A solid concentrate is provided having a combination of a transition metal present in an amount ranging from 1000 to 40,000 ppm (weight by metal) and a polyester polymer present in an amount of at least 40 wt. % based on the weight of the concentrate. Concentrates m... | 10/30/2007 |
