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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 |
| D660110 | Wrench | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180073 | System for creating and manipulating digital media A system for creating and manipulating digital media integrates a graphics tablet, a touchpad, and a synthesizer chipset. The graphics tablet includes a tablet surface, a grid of wires located under the tablet surface, and a graphics tablet chipset. The graphics tab... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178302 | Mouse models for studying and treating hepatocellular and gastrointestinal tumors A mouse model is provided which is directed to mice bred to have a disruption in the TGF-β signaling pathways which causes tumorigenesis in the liver and gut of the developing mice. The mice models of the invention include those mice whose genome include at least o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177427 | Temperature sensor and method of producing the same A temperature sensor is provided. The temperature sensor includes: a temperature sensitive element having a temperature sensitive body and an element electrode wire; a sheath member having an external cylinder, the sheath member encompassing a sheath core wire to be... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176810 | Wire attachment Wire attachment and attachment method for a sheathed wire including a wire and a sheath coaxially surrounding the wire, the wire attachment including: a housing; an axial bore inside the housing including an opening adapted to receive the sheathed wire; a spool slid... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175286 | Recording, synthesis and reproduction of sound fields in an enclosure The invention relates to simulation of sound fields in enclosures, for instance for application in listening tests, where test subjects assess the sound quality or other sound perception characteristics of the sound field. According to a specific embodiment, the sys... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171873 | Assembly for deploying a payload from a submarine A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171571 | Garment with crotch part and method of making the same A garment with a crotch part according to the present invention is a garment with a crotch pat formed at least by a front body (2) which covers an abdominal, a back body (3) which covers a buttock, and a crotch section (5), wherein an opening ( | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168804 | Large stoke shift NIR dyes A compound of the following formula: wherein R1 is SO3H; R2 is chosen from carboxylic acid group and SO3H; and R3 is chosen from Cl, carboxylic acid group, amino, amino... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168438 | Chemical sensors for detecting hydrogen and methods of use The presently-disclosed subject matter provides sensors and methods for detecting hydrogen by determining the conductivity of a chemiresistant film upon exposure to hydrogen, including for example chemiresistant films comprised of alkylamine-, alkylthiolate-, and/or... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658346 | Waffle | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163950 | Processes for the production of tri-organo-monoalkoxysilanes and process for the production of tri-organo-monochlorosilanes A silane containing a bulky hydrocarbon group or groups R therein and having the formula (III) R3−(x+y)(R1)x(R2)ySi(OR3) can be produced by reacting a silane of the formula (I) | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161782 | Lock for vending machine A locking system for access to a door of a vending machine includes an opening handle lock for guiding of a movable lock mechanism between a locked position and an unlocked position. An identification unit for electronic identification operates an electronic blockin... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159903 | Underwater communication system Underwater communication system comprising a plurality of communication modules, each provided with a microprocessor, a memory, a transmitter and a receiver unit; these communication modules are incorporated in an underwater computer and in a plurality of underwater... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159616 | Histogram and chrominance processing The present invention relates to a method and corresponding system for improving the perceived visual quality of images for instance displayed on a color television screen. According to the invention, there is provided a means for carrying out histogram processing (... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153926 | Etching method and system An etching method and an etching system are adapted to produce a high etch selectivity for a mask, an excellent anisotropic profile and a large etching depth. An etching system according to the invention comprises a floating electrode arranged vis-à-vis a substrate... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153909 | Multilayer wiring board and method of manufacturing the same A coreless wiring board has no core board but a laminated structure in which a conductor layer and resin insulating layers are alternately laminated into a multilayer. Each of the resin insulating layers is formed to contain a glass cloth in an epoxy resin. A plural... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153439 | Chemical sensors for detecting volatile organic compounds and methods of use The presently-disclosed subject matter provides sensors and methods for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by determining the conductivity of a chemiresistant film upon exposure to VOCs, including for example chemiresistant films comprised of surfactant-coa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153167 | Herbal medicine for osteoporosis and related conditions A composition derived from six plant materials: ((i) Herba epimedii (Yin Yang Huo) (ii) Fructus Psoraleae (Psoralea coryfolia) (Bu Gu Zhi) (iii) Radix Rehmanniae preparatae (Rehmannia glutinosa) (Shu Di) (iv) Cortex Eucommiae (Du Zhong) (v) Fructus Cni... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657430 | Duck shaped bath toy | 04/10/2012 |
| D657144 | Mascara brush | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149705 | Packet communications unit To analyze traffic at an application level, a stream according to TCP or SCTP is required to be reconstructed and to be analyzed. When a packet is transferred to analyzing equipment using a port mirroring function with which a router and a switch are provided, trans... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148664 | Glow plug and manufacturing method of the same A sheath heater for a glow plug comprises a sheath tube having a closed front end portion, and an open rear end portion. An insulating powder is charged into a gap between the sheath tube and a heat-generating resistor disposed within the sheath tube. A seal member ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148356 | Acetylcysteine composition and uses therefor This invention relates to novel acetylcysteine compositions in solution, comprising acetylcysteine and which are substantially free of metal chelating agents, such as EDTA. Further, this invention relates to methods of making and using the acetylcysteine composition... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144883 | Method and system for adapting a loudspeaker to a listening position in a room The invention relates to a method and a system for adapting a loudspeaker to a specific listening position relative to the loudspeaker according to which method and system the acoustic power radiated by the loudspeaker is corrected by means of a correction filter in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143534 | Wiring board having solder bump and method for manufacturing the same A wiring board has a wiring board main body, a solder resist and solder bumps. The solder resist is formed on a top surface of the wiring board main body, and includes first openings, and second openings that have a diameter larger than that of the first openings. T... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142806 | Methods and compositions for controlled delivery of phytochemical agents The presently-disclosed subject matter provides compositions and methods for treating a cancer by providing a composition comprising a biocompatible polymeric matrix incorporating an effective amount of a phytochemical agent, a combination of phytochemical agents, o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139324 | Magnetic read head having a non-magnetic electrode layer and a magnetic read write system To provide a magnetic head that is suited for high recording density magnetic read and write, and has little noise. A magnetic pinned layer is formed on a non-magnetic electrode layer via a first insulating layer, and a magnetic free layer is formed on a medium-side... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138841 | Apparatus and method for controlling the output phase of a VCO A method and apparatus controlling the output phase of a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator). The apparatus has a phase locked loop 20 having a first input 21 for receiving a reference signal and a second input 22 for receiving a feedback signal... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137625 | Urea sensor A urea sensor includes a detecting portion which, in use, is immersed in a liquid accommodated in a urea solution tank for detecting the thermal conductivity of the liquid to detect whether the liquid accommodated in the urea solution tank is an aqueous urea solutio... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656033 | Flask for cosmetic | 03/20/2012 |
| D655615 | Flask for cosmetic | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131783 | Storage system, volume management method, and management computer A storage system for optimizing volume capacity among file management computers of sharing a storage apparatus is provided. A capacity management computer acquires statistical information such as access history information from the file management computers and the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130507 | Component built-in wiring board A component built-in wiring board is provided. The component built-in wiring board 10 includes a core substrate 11, a first component 61, a first built-up layer 31 and a capacitor 101. The core substrate 11 has a housing hol... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129828 | Wiring substrate with reinforcement A wiring substrate assembly includes a resin wiring substrate and a reinforcement member. The resin wiring substrate does not have a core substrate, and includes a substrate main surface, a substrate back surface, a laminate structure comprised of resin insulation l... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127047 | Storage system and its multiple extent exclusive control method Proposed is technology for shortening the time required for analyzing and processing commands issued from multiple hosts and speeding up the processing. When a controller receives a command including random IO processing and the reception of commands is complete, it... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124107 | Antibodies recognizing a highly expressed putative antigen of CA-MRSA and methods of use The present invention provides MSCRAMM® proteins from S. aureus which are putative highly-expressed antigens from methicillin-resistant S. aureus, including communit-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), and these antigens can thus be utilized in methods of gene... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123945 | Method for making high flux, high salt rejection cellulose desalting membranes A method is provided for producing a high flux, high salt rejection cellulose acetate desalination membrane. In this method, cellulose acetate polymer is dissolved in a first solvent such as methylene chloride or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran to produce a solution. Furthe... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654809 | Flask | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117724 | Method for joining together steel pipes for conveying fluids under pressure A method for joining fluid carrying steel pipes together including the following steps. Identifying a subject pipe section to be replaced and intercepting the fluid flow by fastening stoppers inside of pipe portions upstream and downstream from the subject pipe sect... | 02/21/2012 |
