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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 |
| 7805281 | Vibration analysis The present invention relates to vibration analysis and in particular, but not limited to, the derivation of multiple types of vibration signals from one vibration signal for vibration analysis. In the preferred method of the invention the vibrations of an object ar... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7394390 | Receiver collar An animal collar system including an animal collar, a housing mounted to the animal collar and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is enclosed in the housing and a built-in-test circuit is electrically connected to the electrical circuit. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 6224543 | Non-latex inverted sheath device An device for covering an elongated medical probe such as a vaginal, rectal, ultra sound or the like type probe. In the preferred embodiment the sheath is tubular and includes a nose and an open end through which the medical probe is inserted. Preferably ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206469 | Stackable side-by-side ganging chair A stackable chair that is capable of being ganged with a further like chair in side-by-side relationship, including an upper frame adapted to receive and support a seating platform, and a backrest platform for supporting a user seated on the chair. The up... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6178692 | Lighting system for use with a vertical growing column A lighting system for use with a vertical growing column (10) for optimally growing a plurality of plants in an indoor environment and enhancing the tonnage per unit area or per unit volume of product harvestable from plants positioned in these columns (1... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6158314 | Method and apparatus for disabling and disposing of a single-use hypodermic syringe A method and an apparatus for disabling and disposing of a single-use hypodermic syringe from re-use by severing the syringe barrel above the syringe needle and collecting the severed portion of the barrel, including the syringe needle directly in an asso... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5915461 | Heat pack and trigger apparatus A heat pack including apparatus for triggering the crystallization of a supercooled salt solution in the heat pack, wherein the supercooled salt solution is sealed within a flexible package. The apparatus comprises a solid trigger device, and a packet hav... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5791255 | Robotic vehicle A robotic vehicle for travel through a conduit. The robotic vehicle includes forward and rear housings each having a hub portion, and each being provided with surface engaging mechanisms for selectively engaging the walls of the conduit such that the hous... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5733066 | Apparatus and method for disposal of nuclear and other hazardous wastes A hazardous waste containment vessel, and a method for its use, for safe, permanent disposal of hazardous waste in deep ocean pelagic sediment. The hazardous waste containment vessel is dropped into deep ocean water, descends through the water and penetra... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722178 | Method for setting and regulating the position of webbing in a printing press using premarked makeready tape A method for setting and regulating the position of webbing in a printing press using pre-marked makeready tape (10) having a top side (12) defining at least a first mark (22) and a second mark (10) spaced apart a distance equal to a whole multiple page l... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5664783 | Maple-seed simulating auto-rotating toy and associated game A maple-seed simulating autorotating flyer. The flyer is provided with a spherical shock absorbing nose section and a wing section having a substantially straight leading edge, a curved tail, a spine conformed to said leading edge and tail and a curved tr... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5535557 | Non-laminated, self-configuring, variable pitch spiral stairset and method of fabricating spiral stairway A stairset for the fabrication of a spiral stairway on-site, and a method for the assembly of the stairset. This stairset includes a central support to receive spacers to position a plurality of stair tread units at a selected separation (riser height), t... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533464 | Silhouette image flag with cut-outs and improved flag suspending assembly An ornamental flag having a silhouette image and an improved flag suspension assembly. The flag has a substantially continuous border and an image therein. The image is provided with a substantial area of cut-out about its perimeter thereby presenting a s... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5535229 | Digital data transfer system for use especially with advertisement insertion systems A system (10) for transferring digital data from one data bank to another. The system (10) is designed especially for transmitting audio/video signals in digital format from a central processing center (16) to a plurality of cable networks for viewing eit... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531478 | Spider web clearing device for all-terrain vehicles A spider web clearing device for clearing spider webs from the path of an all-terrain vehicle. The spider web clearing device includes a flexible elongated member having an upper end and a lower end, wherein one end defines a distal end that is free to fl... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531214 | Gas vent and burner monitoring system A gas vent and burner monitoring system for monitoring a gas burner vent appliance. The system includes an alarm, a first sensor proximate the burner and a second sensor proximate the draft hood. Each sensor detects the occurrence of an event and the resp... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529062 | Tracheostomy tube holder and associated tube holding method A tracheostomy tube holder for being received about a patient for maintaining the position of a tracheostomy tube and an associated tube holding method. The tracheostomy tube holder (10) includes first and second tube engaging assemblies (14, 16) for enga... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5529085 | Breakaway hose coupling A breakaway hose coupling device (10) for releasably joining two fluid dispensing devices in fluid communications, and for selectively disengaging the dispensing devices in response to a disengaging force in excess of a preselected value being exerted on ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528469 | Light assembly for a ceiling fan A light assembly for securing to a ceiling fan. The light assembly includes a plurality of support arms, the first ends of which are secured to the ceiling fan via a securing device. The second end of each of the support arms supports an illuminating unit... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526830 | Multisensory decorative hair bow A multisensory decorative hair bow, or bow (10), for providing an audible message such as music, spoken words, or sound effects upon the activation of an acoustic element (22). The bow (10) is designed to adorn a wearer by placement in the person's hair. ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524769 | Counterflow aggregate recovery apparatus A counterflow aggregate recovery apparatus for separating and retrieving material. The recovery apparatus includes a rotatable drum in which a cylindrical screen is suspended. The material to be processed is introduced into the cylindrical screen. The scr... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524963 | Stacking interface device for chairs A stacking interface device (10) for altering the stacked disposition of a chair (12) to facilitate the stable stacking of such chair on other chairs. The stacking interface device (10) includes an interface body (14) for being secured beneath the seat bo... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5526004 | Flat stripline antenna An antenna (10) having a plurality of stripline antennas (12). Each stripline antenna (12) is comprised of a plurality of radiating elements (14). The plurality of stripline antennas (12) are arranged in a flat array. The shape of each radiating element (... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520656 | Medical tube/wire holding device and associated tube/wire holding method A medical tube/wire holding device and method. The holding device (10) includes a flexible body (14) defining first and second end portions (16, 18), and defining an opening (20) therethrough disposed between the first and second end portions such that th... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5510768 | Alarm strap for luggage An alarm strap for luggage (10) for emitting an audible alarm when unauthorized entrance into baggage (34) is attempted. The alarm strap for luggage (10) includes an alarm housing (12), alarm circuitry (14), a lock switch (24), and a strap (26), made of s... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507208 | Conversion ratchet drive A conversion ratchet drive (10) for use with socket wrenches having various sizes of ratchet receptors, the ratchet (10) being provided with at least one output shaft sleeve (30) for effectively adjusting the side length thereof. The ratchet (10) is provi... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505319 | Display rack An improved display rack (10) which is supported by existing facilities such as existing shelving (44), an existing suspended ceiling (50) or the floor (48). The improved display rack (20) provides a rotatable display unit (20) and a securing assembly (36... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5505650 | Maple-seed simulating auto-rotating toy and associated game A maple-seed simulating autorotating flyer. The flyer is provided with a spherical shock absorbing nose section and a wing section having a substantially straight leading edge, a curved tail, a spine conformed to said leading edge and tail and a curved tr... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5505028 | Log fabricating process and log for the construction of log structures A fabricating process for fabricating a log used in the construction of log structures, and resulting construction log. The process of the present invention includes the steps of cutting a first longitudinal groove (34) in an upper surface (16) of a log h... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5502535 | Method and apparatus for processing photosensitive sheet material Flexible, photosensitive sheet material such as photographic film is processed for development through an apparatus comprising one or more cells, each having top and bottom plates in matched assembly to provide a thin film transit channel therebetween. Tr... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501216 | Tracheostomy tube holder and associated tube holding method A tracheostomy tube holder for being received about a patient for maintaining the position of a tracheostomy tube and an associated tube holding method. The tracheostomy tube holder (10) includes first and second tube engaging assemblies (14, 16) for enga... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500002 | Continous passive motion physical therapy device A continuous passive motion physical therapy device for passively exercising the muscle groups especially surrounding the lumbar spine for postoperative and other rehabilitative therapy. An improved pivoting support displacement device, comprised of first... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497543 | Doll making method A doll making method. The method of the present invention includes the steps of forming ribbon material (10) into a plurality of first loops (32) disposed on opposite sides of a first gathered portion (34) of the ribbon material (10), and then folding the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494177 | Display rack An improved display rack (10) which allows the use of a pivotable display unit (16) with existing display facilities such as existing shelving (54) or an existing suspended ceiling (62). The improved display rack (10) may be used to display such things as... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5482304 | Bicycle attachment for trailering a pull-type golf cart A trailering device (10) for being secured between a bicycle (12) and a pull-type golf cart (16) such that as the bicycle (12) is ridden, the pull-type golf cart (16) is pulled behind. The trailering device (10) includes a connecting rod (26), a bicycle a... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5471767 | Body warming device A body warming device (10) for warming a user's feet during sedentary activities and a user's hands during substantially any selected activity. A shell member (26) is provided for covering the selected portion of the user's body to be warmed. A heat sourc... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5472235 | Night-visible occupant restraint for vehicles An occupant restraint system for use in vehicles wherein at least a portion of the restraint system is visible at night. This permits observing compliance with governing safety laws and principles. The restraint system specifically utilizes a material in ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471061 | Method and apparatus for transmission measurements to form a 2-d or a 3-d image in tomography applications A method and apparatus for producing radioactive transmission measurements to form a 2-D or a 3-D image with a point source of radiation, such as required in positron emission tomography applications. This involves the passing of the point source proximat... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5463291 | Cyclotron and associated magnet coil and coil fabricating process A cyclotron and associated magnet coil and coil fabricating process. The cyclotron (10) includes a return yoke (12) defining a cavity (28) therein. A plurality of wedge-shaped regions called "hills" (29) are disposed in the return yoke (12), and voids cal... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460757 | Method for manufacturing pre-inked stamps The method (10) of the present invention includes a first step of designing an image to be reproduced by the stamp pad (12). A pre-inked rubber material (14) derived from an ink and plasticizer premix is then super-cooled to immobilize the ink constituent... | 10/24/1995 |
