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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 |
| 6301603 | Scalable audio processing on a heterogeneous processor array The present invention provides apparatus and methods which allow music synthesis and audio processing tasks to dynamically scale from a default processor to additional processors in a heterogeneous array of processors in a manner transparent to the user. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6294954 | Adaptive dead time control for switching circuits Apparatus for adaptively reducing dead time in a switching circuit includes overlap detection circuitry for measuring the dead time/overlap of the switches, and control circuitry for setting the dead time to the optimum level (generally the minimum possib... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6259317 | Output stage utilizing a floating power supply A switching output stage for Class D amplifiers and the like utilizes a floating power supply providing a relative positive output voltage VP at a first line and a relative negative output voltage VM at a second line. Two switches are connected in paralle... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256395 | Hearing aid output clipping apparatus A digital hearing aid applies clipping to the processed digital signal after at least part of the interpolation of the signal has occurred. The clipping may be incorporated into the output demodulation stage of the hearing aid. The final stages of interpo... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6256096 | Flow cytometry apparatus and method A flow cytometer for detecting target particles such as microorganisms including biological cells and viruses as well as molecular species. The flow cytometer includes a detection system involving a CCD having a time delay integration capability to thereb... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6253478 | Holder for receiving a placard with indicia and method of holding A holder for receiving a placard with indicia, comprising a unitary upper member having a backing and a front face, at least a portion of which is transparent, the placard to be positioned therebetween. The front face and backing each have a lower edge po... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223411 | Resilient retainer for elongated items and method of holding A retainer for removably holding an elongated item to a larger member including the following features: a closed-loop band having elasticity for arrangement around a periphery of the larger member; and a loop for retaining the elongated item, wherein firs... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220719 | Renewable energy flashlight A renewable energy flashlight comprises a housing and a barrel located within the housing. A wire coil wraps around the barrel, between the barrel and the housing. A magnet oscillates within the barrel when the flashlight is shaken, generating an alternat... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6219427 | Feedback cancellation improvements Feedback cancellation apparatus uses a cascade of two filters along with a short bulk delay. The first filter is adapted when the hearing aid is turned on in the ear. This filter adapts quickly using a white noise probe signal, and then the filter coeffic... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6189266 | Safety brake mechanism for overhead sectional door The mechanism comprises a bracket, to which are mounted a fixed roller shaft and a rotatable brake shaft. The roller shaft has a roller which runs in the door track. A cylindrical torsion spring is positioned on the brake shaft. One end of the spring is a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173063 | Output regulator for feedback reduction in hearing aids In a hearing aid having feedback cancellation, a voltage regulator is provided to regulate the voltage from the hearing aid battery to the class D output. Feedback cancellation processing dynamically models the entire acoustic feedback path from the heari... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169397 | Damped superconducting coil system having a multiturn, planar geometry superconducting coil and shunt resistors electrically connecting successive coil turns The operation of a planar geometry superconducting coil used in conjunction with a ground plane is improved by intracoil damping. This damping reduces coil resonances. The improvement consists of an intracoil shunt, which damps the resonances of the coil ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6152883 | KLT-based quality controlled compression of a single lead egg A compression algorithm for the compression of ECG recordings uses the Karhunen-Loeve Transform (KLT) to transform a set of N sampled ECG beats from a matrix of N×M samples into a new form, from which a selected subset can be retained for storage, transm... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6150969 | Correction of nonlinear output distortion in a Delta Sigma DAC A delta sigma modulator of at least second order includes correction means applied to each feedback loop in the modulator, to account for systemic nonlinear output distortions. Since the output distortion is nonlinear, the correction applied to each feedb... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6111958 | Audio spatial enhancement apparatus and methods A spatial enhancement system broadens the sound image of a stereo signal. The system emphasizes dissimilarity between the left and right channels by (i) boosting the level of the dissimilar components, (ii) providing spectral equalization to enhance the p... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110491 | Compound-loaded liposomes and methods for their preparation A liposome composition containing encapsulated compound in stable precipitated form, and a method for producing the composition, are disclosed. The concentration of precipitated compound within the liposomes is severalfold higher than that in the bulk med... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6097824 | Continuous frequency dynamic range audio compressor An improved multiband audio compressor is well behaved for both wide band and narrow band signals, and shows no undesirable artifacts at filter crossover frequencies. The compressor includes a heavily overlapped filter bank, which is the heart of the pres... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082371 | Hair clip having a novel gripping mechanism and removable decorative attachments A hair clip includes a low profile clip mechanism which translates linear pressure on the ends of the clip into rotational action for opening the curved comb moldings. Springs cause the clip to close when pressure on the clip ends is removed. The barrel o... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078669 | Audio spatial localization apparatus and methods Audio spatial localization is accomplished by utilizing input parameters representing the physical and geometrical aspects of a sound source to modify a monophonic representation of the sound or voice and generate a stereo signal which simulates the acous... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074674 | Formulations for sustained-release of topical anesthetics and methods of making and using same The present invention provides, inter alia, formulations useful to ameliorate symptoms associated with mucosal abrasions, specifically those due to dental orthodontic brackets; oral surgery; periodontal surgery or other procedures. For instance, there is ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072884 | Feedback cancellation apparatus and methods Feedback cancellation apparatus uses a cascade of two filters along with a short bulk delay. The first filter is adapted when the hearing aid is turned on in the ear. This filter adapts quickly using a white noise probe signal, and then the filter coeffic... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069738 | Apparatus and methods for extending depth of field in image projection systems An optical system for providing an in-focus, extended depth of field image on a projection surface includes an encoded mask or light encoder for preceding the light to include object information (or, equivalently, information about the desired image), and... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6052082 | Method for determining a value for the phase integer ambiguity and a computerized device and system using such a method A method for determining a value for an integer number of phases using a computerized device, having steps: (a) providing an initial set comprising a plurality of coded integer ambiguity strings; (b) based upon a computed fitness value for each string in ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048550 | Hydrophilic microparticles and methods to prepare same The present invention comprises a material and a method of its preparation. The material may be described as hydrophilic microparticles, comprising a cluster of organic substance with a layer of polyelectrolyte on its surface. The present invention establ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6037880 | Integrated parking meter system An integrated parking meter system automates the issuance of parking citations. Each parking meter will be equipped with a sonar range finder, mercury type switch and a two way radio that communicates via N-PCS to a host computer back at the control cente... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021005 | Anti-aliasing apparatus and methods for optical imaging An anti-aliasing filter for use in an incoherent imaging system reduces the resolution of the optical image to prevent aliasing, without requiring a reduction in the amount of light captured by the system, and without adversely affecting image quality or ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5992678 | Resilient retainer for elongated items and method of holding A retainer for removably holding an elongated item to a larger member including the following features: a closed-loop band having elasticity for arrangement around a periphery of the larger member; and a loop for retaining the elongated item, wherein firs... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5980935 | Cationic lipids and methods of use therefor The present invention relates generally to a non-toxic lipid conjugated with a cationic amino acid containing a guanidino group. Specifically, the naturally-occuring lipid DOPE is combined with the naturally-occurring amino acid Arginine. These compounds ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975714 | Renewable energy flashlight A renewable energy flashlight comprises a housing and a barrel located within the housing. The barrel has a wire coil wrapped around it, between the barrel and the housing. A magnet disposed within the barrel oscillates within the barrel when the barrel i... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967618 | In-line roller skate wheel An in-line roller skate wheel is formed of a polyurethane tire injection molded onto a plastic hub, also formed by injection molding. The hub includes semicircular recesses along the outside rim to prevent the tire from slipping with respect to the hub. T... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5951353 | Disk for throwing and rolling A disk for throwing or rolling is formed of a central disk shaped core attached to a top and bottom pad assembly. The core includes a slot extending inward from its periphery for the insertion of an accelerator strap. The core includes a plurality of cavi... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5952548 | Soybean glucanases, compounds which encode therefor and related methods The present invention provides 12 different sequences for soybean ଲ-1,3-glucanases and the proteins for which they encode. Also provided are methods for the utilization of knockout mutants of the sequences which are useful for engineering genic male... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5942261 | Handheld modeling tool A modeling tool for use with moldable materials having a handle with at least one end, a recess in the end for receiving an end-portion of a wire-end which is releasably secured to the handle. The wire-end may take on a variety of shapes, sizes, thickness... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5935932 | Bradykinin antagonists containing pentafluorophenylalanine The present invention provides bradykin antagonists containing pentafluorophenylalanine which are therapeutically useful. Moreover, the present invention provides methods to antagonize bradykinin receptors in a mammal in need of such antagonism, comprisin... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5896101 | Wide dynamic range delta sigma A/D converter In a delta sigma modulator, generally comprising one or more integrators fed into a multilevel quantizer, the output of which is the output of the delta sigma modulator and is also fed through a digital to analog converter in a feedback loop to the integr... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890126 | Audio data decompression and interpolation apparatus and method Apparatus for simultaneously decompressing and interpolating compressed audio data. The compressed audio data is stored in differential log format, meaning that the difference between each two consecutive data points is taken and the log of the difference... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855166 | Retrofit measuring device for a hay baler Retrofittable hay bale measuring apparatus measures the size of the hay bale being formed, and indicates the size of the bale being formed to a control and display unit. The baler operator sets the desired hay bale size and monitors the baler operation on... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5835393 | Integrated pre-adder for a multiplier A preadder for a multiplier integrates a pre-adder and Booth encoder. The integrated pre-adder/Booth encoder comprises multiple stages, each of which adds and encodes multiple bits (usually two) of two numbers x and y. Each stage comprises three blocks, a... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5815102 | Delta sigma pwm dac to reduce switching A digital to analog (D/A) converter for hearing aids and the like includes a delta sigma modulator and a duty cycle demodulator. The delta sigma modulator converts medium rate, high resolution data into medium rate, medium resolution data, and the duty cy... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5806071 | Process and system for configuring information for presentation at an interactive electronic device A process for configuring electronic information for presentation at an interactive electronic device with which an item may be ordered, including the steps of: providing an original template presentation created at a first location to include a plurality... | 09/08/1998 |
