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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 |
| 8117269 | Method for viewing non-image attachments on a portable electronic device A method for viewing an attachment of an email message on a portable electronic device in which the attachment has a renderable format is provided. The method includes: requesting to view the attachment in an attachment viewer of the portable electronic device, buil... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114972 | Tumor and infectious disease therapeutic compositions A pharmaceutical composition comprising lectins is anti-tumorigenic and anti-viral, bacterial or protozoan. The composition, termed BiOmune is also useful for imaging, diagnosis and therapy of cancer. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7926340 | Hybrid method for estimating the ground effect on an aircraft A method for assessing the aerodynamic ground effects on an aircraft. The method includes determining the variation of at least one aerodynamic coefficient of the aircraft as a function of the height for a range of heights extending from an aerodynamically infinite ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912744 | Automated service broker An automated service broker can include a Global Positioning System (GPS) data processor for processing GPS data associated with communicatively linked service providers wherein the GPS data corresponds to a geographic position. The automated service broker also can... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7832169 | Joint profile for a panel A joint profile (1) intended to be arranged between panels (2 and 3 respectively). The joint profile (1) comprises a first edge portion (10) and a second edge portion (11). The first edge portion (10) comprises a main... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7706933 | Method and system of aiding the movement of works trains The present invention relates to a system for aiding the movement of work trains on a railway line under construction having two tracks that are adjacent and two-way, managed from a central block PC by a PC chief. The system comprises ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703670 | Method and apparatus for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain having disparate systems The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pert... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7673791 | Method and apparatus for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain having disparate systems The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pert... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7550493 | Halogenated benzamide derivatives A halogenated benzamide derivative characterized by greater specificity for viral pathogens and less disruptive to beneficial gut microflora, according to formula (III): in which R1 is a halogen atom, and R2-R6 are independently hydr... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7537753 | Moisture-proof mascara composition The invention relates to a moisture-resistant mascara composition with increased moisture and wear resistance. The mascara composition contains a complex, comprising 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a water-soluble polymer, selected from polyvinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate/vinyl ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535201 | Uninterruptible power supply system There is provided an uninterruptible power supply system capable of preventing life shortening of a lithium-ion secondary battery attributable to its overcharge over the whole period of its use. At the start of use of the lithium-ion secondary battery 22, a c... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534446 | Solid cosmetic The present invention refers to a solid, preferably transparent cosmetic product. In one embodiment the solid cosmetic product comprises: from 0.5% to 30% of at least one alkyl ether from polysaccharides; from 0.1% to 55% of at least one dibutyl lauroyl glutamide or... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533937 | Forwardly movable automotive vehicle seat, more specifically for a two door vehicle The forwardly movable automotive vehicle seat has a seat back and a seat frame with a seat part. The automotive vehicle seat can be moved between a normally adopted utilization position and a forwardly moved position. A locking device is associated with the seat fra... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7244785 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7224292 | Reduced keyboard letter selection system and method A system and method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is dis... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211123 | Apparatus for venting a transmission Device for the ventilation of a transmission case (11) that is normally intended to hold liquid lubricant for transmission components and includes a residual internal volume of air inside the transmission case that is connected to the atmospheric pressure by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7163968 | UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives UV curable adhesives are provided that comprise epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymers, hydrogenated hydroxylated polydiene polymers, and selectively hydrogenated starblock copolymers. The adhesive formulations provide both excellent room temperature propert... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7098266 | Polyarylethersulphone and polyamide-based thermoplastic mouldable masses with improved processing characteristics Molding compositions comprise A) from 1 to 98.8% by weight of at least one polyarylene ether sulfone, B) from 1 to 98.8% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyamide, C) from 0.1 to 60% by wei... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087802 | Method for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons In a process for the heterogeneously catalyzed dehydrogenation in one or more reaction zones of one or more dehydrogenatable C2-C30-hydrocarbons in a reaction gas mixture comprising them, with at least part of the heat of dehydrogenation requir... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083342 | Keyboard arrangement A physical keyboard includes a plurality of multi-functional keys with a reduced column QWERTY key arrangement overlaid with a numeric phone key arrangement for use in both text entry and telephony. Another physical keyboard includes a plurality of multi-functional ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071354 | Method for producing N-phosphonomethylglycine The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of N-phosphonomethylglycine from an aqueous mixture which contains N-phosphonomethylglycine, ammonium halides, and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal halides and optionally organic impurities in dissolved... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056356 | Process for producing crystals An apparatus and a process for crystallizing substances from solutions or dispersions containing these substances, in a crystallizer containing a classifying zone (3), comprise a) an inner and an outer circulation system ( | 06/06/2006 |
| 7038070 | Preparation of preparing substituted indanones A process for the preparation of indanones of the formula II from indanones of the formula I or of indanones of the formula IIa from indanones of the formula Ia comprises reacting an indanone of the formula I or Ia wit... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030063 | Cyclohexenonquinolinoyl-derivatives as herbicidal agents Cyclohexenonequinolinoyl derivatives of the formula I where: R1 is hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyiminomethyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, C1–C6 | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012162 | Phosphacyclohexanes and the use thereof in the hydroformylation of olefins The invention relates to phosphacyclohexanes of general formulae I and II, wherein the following designations, among others, apply: R can represent hydrogen, C1-100-alkyl, C7-20-aralkyl, C7-20-alkaryl, and C6-12-aryl: R | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008986 | Stabilized thermoplastic moulding materials The invention relates to thermoplastic moulding materials containing A) 29 to (100 wt. % minus 1 ppb) of at least one thermoplastic polymer. B) 1 ppb to 1 wt. % or at least one polyethyleneimine homopolymer of copolymer, as well as C) 0 to 70 wt. % of other additive... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005145 | Antibacterial and fungicidal polymer dispersions and polymer solutions The invention relates to polymer dispersions or polymer solutions that are given antibacterial and fungicidal properties by metal ions of group Ib of the Periodic table. According to the invention, a) the polymer dispersions or polymer solutions are not produced usi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998269 | Determination of the quality of polymerization catalysts A method of determining the quality of polymerization catalysts comprises a) provision of the catalysts, b) polymerization of a monomer using these catalysts, c) isolation of the polymers obtained in b), d) charact... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998366 | Thin layer catalysts based on Raney alloys, and method for the production thereof Raney alloy catalysts applied to a support are described, said catalysts having an extremely thin layer of Raney alloy with a thickness of 0.01 to 100 μm. These catalysts are prepared by vapor deposition of the appropriate metals under reduced pressure. They are ge... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998258 | L-pantolactone-hydrolase and a method for producing D-pantolactone The present invention relates to proteins which have an enzymatic activity for hydrolyzing L-pantolactone. The invention further relates to nucleic acids which code for these proteins, to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, genetically modified microorganisms and to a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992161 | Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers, their preparation and use Cationic polyurethanes and polyureas formed from (a) at least one diisocyanate or reaction product thereof with one or more compounds containing two or more active hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (b) at least one diol, primary or secondary... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992204 | Method for the selective production of racemic metallocene complexes The invention relates to a method for producing racemic metallocene complexes by reacting bridged or non-bridged transition metal complexes with cyclopentadienyl derivatives of alkaline or alkaline earth metals and optionally, subsequently substituting the phenolate... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992206 | Method for producing 3-trifluoromethylphenyl-4-cyanobenzyl ketone A process is described for preparing 3-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-cyanobenzyl ketone by reacting a C1–C2-alkyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzoate with 4-tolunitrile in an aprotic polar solvent or an aprotic polar solvent mixture in the presence of at lea... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992212 | Felxible method for the common production of formic acid, a carboxylic acid having at least two carbon atoms, and/or the derivatives of the same Formic acid and a carboxylic acid having at least two carbon atoms and/or derivatives thereof are prepared jointly by a process in which (a) a formic ester (I) is transesterified with a carboxylic acid having at least two carbon at... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992125 | Wax formulations and their use for maintaining and preserving surfaces The present invention relates to wax formulations comprising a wax constituent a) plus at least one high molecular mass isobutene polymer b) in an amount of from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight per part by weight of constituent a). ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989453 | Method of producing a cyclohexenone oxime ether lithium salt, products which can be obtained using this method, the use thereof and corresponding plant protection agents A process for preparing 2-{1-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)propoxyimino]-butyl}-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl)cyclohex-2-enone lithium salt by reacting the corresponding acid 2-{1-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-propoxyimino]butyl}-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl)-cyclohex... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6989468 | Method for the isomerization of allyl alcohols The present invention relates to a process for the isomerization of precursor allyl alcohols of the formula (I) to product allyl alcohols of the formula (II) where R1 to R5 are hydrogen or a mono-... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986833 | Process for fractionating water-containing crude amine mixtures from amine synthesis An amine-containing mixture containing one or more amines, water, low-boilers and optionally high-boilers is fractionated by a process having the steps (iii) and (iv) and optionally the steps (i), (ii) and (v): (i) a (first) low-boiler fraction is separ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987165 | Method for producing highly reactive polyisobutenes A process for the preparation of highly reactive polyisobutenes is described, in which isobutene is polymerized in the presence of a complex of boron trifluoride and at least one cocatalyst in a liquid organic phase at a reaction temperature of from −60 to −4° ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986936 | Layered composite materials with a decorative layer made from a chromed metal Layered composite materials which comprises a substrate made from a thermoplastic polymer, and comprise an intermediate layer arranged thereupon and a decorative layer applied to the intermediate layer, where the decorative layer is composed of a chromed metal. A he... | 01/17/2006 |
