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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 |
| 7487043 | Relative positioning system A relative positioning system enabling a user to return to a starting position or some other point on the user's path. The system may include an array of accelerometers. The output from the accelerometers may be integrated to quantify movement of the array. The vari... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7472207 | Optimized-incrementing, time-gap defect detection apparatus and method Programmatic detection of time-gap defects in computer system hardware where data is corrupted without detection by the computer system. A detection module initiates data transfers between devices in a computer system. An interrupt service routine interrupts the pro... | 12/30/2008 |
| D583059 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465904 | Portable hair iron utilizing anions and moisture to strengthen and reduce damage to hair The present invention relates to a hair iron adapted to reduce hair damage, strengthen hair and facilitate hair styling by blowing air toward the hair. The hair iron of the present invention is further adapted to provide hair with anions or moisture during hair styl... | 12/16/2008 |
| D582554 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 12/09/2008 |
| D580740 | Double-toggle cover plate | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452175 | Side-loading refuse collection apparatus and method An apparatus for collecting refuse, the apparatus comprising a vehicle having a frame formed as two substantially parallel members and a hopper secured to the frame. First and second bins may be connected by respective first and second dumping mechanisms to opposite... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580061 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 11/04/2008 |
| D580060 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 11/04/2008 |
| D580062 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 11/04/2008 |
| D578650 | Positive airway pressure apparatus | 10/14/2008 |
| D577985 | Switch cover plate | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430689 | Counter-invasive software system and method A method and apparatus for detecting, curing and remedying invasive software installation inadvertently, negligently, or intentionally marketed by a vendor. A party may procure a product that sends back invasive data to a source. A testing regimen may identify and d... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428785 | Hair dryer A hair dryer in which the direction of a palm of a user gripping the hair dryer is same as the direction of wind blown from the hair dryer. A blowing pipe is coupled to a case and has an air outlet at one end. A heater for heating air is provided inside the case. A ... | 09/30/2008 |
| D576866 | Outlet fixture cover plate | 09/16/2008 |
| D576962 | Wide-strap dimmer switch | 09/16/2008 |
| D576961 | Wide-strap paddle switch | 09/16/2008 |
| 7409601 | Read-write function separation apparatus and method A system and method for a software override capability for enforcing a predetermined state for an otherwise hardware-programmable device. Software that may think it knows what it is doing may try to control a hardware device, but may not know about a hardware issue,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404360 | Dynamically controllable, trolley brake A trolley for traveling along a cable. The trolley may include a frame having a first end, a second end, and a rail positioned between the first and second ends. A brake pad may connect to the frame. A sheave mount may also connect to the frame and include a sheave ... | 07/29/2008 |
| D573006 | Toggle-switch cover plate | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395598 | Face plate securement method A method for installing an electrical fixture such as a power switch or power receptacle. The method may include the steps of selecting an assembly comprising an a face plate, an electrical fixture, and at least one anchor, connecting a conductor to the electrical f... | 07/08/2008 |
| D571729 | Wide-strap decorative outlet | 06/24/2008 |
| D571730 | Wide-strap outlet fixture | 06/24/2008 |
| 7366804 | Programmatic time-gap defect correction apparatus and method A programmatic time-gap defect correction apparatus and method corrects errors which may go undetected by a computer system. Buffer underruns or overruns, which may incur errors in data transfers, yet remain undetected and uncorrected in a computer system, are corre... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364113 | Corrugated flanges for spools and reels A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbor aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363237 | Enforcement process for correction of hardware and software defects A method and apparatus for improvement of computer-related products to solve problems caused by artificially embedded locks, barriers, defects, and the like, that force a consumer to needlessly upgrade hardware or software on a computer. An independent developer may... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353458 | Computer presentation and command integration method A method for integrating the monitoring and control of multiple subsystems. The method may include receiving a plurality of display signals, generating a composite display signal defining a plurality of windows, and transmitting the composite display signal to a dis... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346160 | Randomization-based encryption apparatus and method A method for encryption data subdivided into segments of random lengths. A data source having a state corresponding to initialization parameters and the number of patterns output therefrom provides for a reversible encryption process. Decryption is accomplished by r... | 03/18/2008 |
| D563909 | Wide-strap adapter | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342173 | Multi-directional-port junction box An electrical junction box is disclosed in one aspect of the present invention as including a housing; two or more wiring ports formed in the housing to accommodate electrical wiring routed into the housing; and tabs resiliently connected to the housing and substant... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341157 | Enclosed-reeving, live-line boom A crane comprising a boom formed as an elongate tubular structure and a line assembly to extend a line from a least one end of the boom. The line assembly may include a first bank of sheaves, a second bank of sheaves, a line reeved around the first and second banks ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338675 | Fenugreek seed bio-active compositions and methods for extracting same A composition of bio-active compounds and methods for facilitating and supporting the metabolism and transport of glucose and carbohydrates into muscle cells. Preferably, the composition of bio-active compounds include 4-hydroxyisoleucine and one or more amino acids... | 03/04/2008 |
| D562043 | Snowboard rack | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328669 | Buoyancy-based, underwater propulsion system and method An apparatus for underwater propulsion. The apparatus may include a hydrofoil, a buoyancy compensator connected to the hydrofoil, a tank containing air, and a controller regulating the passage of air from the tank into the buoyancy compensator. The controller may al... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320572 | Cargo unloading apparatus and method An apparatus and method to facilitate unloading material from the cargo area (e.g. bed) of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a flexible member placed to line the bottom of the cargo area before a load is placed therein. After moving the vehicle to a desired locat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318732 | Wide safety strap for electrical fixtures An electrical fixture having a front side and a back side and defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another. The electrical fixture may include a body, a flange, and at least one anchor. The body may have at least ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316908 | Peptides from the E2 proteins of human papillomaviruses 16 and 18 for detecting and/or diagnosing cervical and other human papillomavirus associated cancers An isolated protein sequence or peptide from the E2, E6 or E7 early coding region of human papillomavirus (HPV) that is soluble in an aqueous medium, and characterized by a relative paucity of tryptophan, methionine and cysteine residues, and a relative abundance of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314336 | Fine-grained fill reinforcing apparatus and method A geosynthetic reinforcement comprising a container formed of semipermeable material mutually conformed with a portion of earthen material contained therein. A structural member such as a geogrid may engage (e.g. frictional) the container and extend therefrom to eng... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309205 | Vehicle loading and unloading method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306482 | Electrical connection box A connection box assembly includes an electrical connection box with one end shaped to receive a fastener for securing the connection box to a stud or other structural member. The other end is secured to a slide. A spacer is inserted within the slide to register the... | 12/11/2007 |
