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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130033309 | POLY SILICON RESISTOR, REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POLY SILICON RESISTOR The present invention relates to a polysilicon resistor, a reference voltage circuit including the same, and a method for manufacturing the polysilicon resistor. The polysilicon resistor according includes a first polysilicon resistor and at least one of second polysili... | 02/07/2013 |
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| 20120268178 | Fully differential adaptive bandwidth PLL with differential supply regulation Provided is a fully differential adaptive bandwidth phase locked loop with differential supply regulation. One fully differential phase locked loop includes a differential active loop filter and regulator coupled to an output of a differential charge pump, a differentia... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120188007 | Impedance-Matching Network Using BJT Switches in Variable-Reactance Circuits This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatuses for impedance-matching radio frequency power transmitted from a radio frequency generator to a plasma load in a semiconductor processing chamber. Impedance-matching can be performed via a match network having a... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120086506 | APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR PROCESS VARIATION OF RESISTOR IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT An electronic circuit apparatus for compensating for a process variation of a resistor in an electronic circuit is provided. The electronic circuit includes a detecting part for generating a tune voltage corresponding to a process variation value of the at least one res... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120062315 | PLL CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME A PLL circuit includes a phase detector, a loop filter (LF), a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), and a frequency divider. The phase detector compares a phase of a signal Fs which is input from outside with a phase of a signal Fo/N which is input from the frequency di... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20110309882 | Method and circuit for operating a power semiconductor component Described is a method for operating a power semiconductor component. A power amplifier provided with a programmable logic is assigned to this power semiconductor component. In at least one embodiment, control signals for the power semiconductor component are transmitted... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110304214 | Switching Configuration and Method for the Production of an Alternating Voltage from at Least Supply Terminals with Temporally Variable Output DC Voltage A circuit having a plurality of parallel-connected partial circuits for feeding an inverter circuit. A partial circuit comprises an unregulated voltage source with a temporally variable output DC voltage and a synchronous converter having an automatically functioning re... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110242866 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM USING THE DEVICE Aspects of the invention are related to a power semiconductor module applied to a multi-level converter circuit with three or more levels of voltage waveform. Aspects of the invention can include a first IGBT to which a diode is reverse parallel connected and a second I... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110210785 | CIRCUIT COMPRISING AT LEAST A FIRST TRANSISTOR GROUP AND A SECOND TRANSISTOR GROUP A circuit including a first transistor group and a second transistor group. The transistor groups are connected such that they are arranged to be fed with at least one input signal, and such that they are arranged to output at least two currents. At least two transistor... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206949 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK CONTAINING COMMUNICATION DEVICE A communication device includes a first JK flip-flop (FF) outputting a first output signal in response to a first input signal at a J-input and a reversed signal of the first input signal at a K-input, and a second JK FF outputting a second output signal in response to ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110175441 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING TWO PARTS OF A DC NETWORK, PARTICULARLY IN AN AIRCRAFT A device and method for coupling two parts of a dc network, in which at least two capacitors respectively are installed, particularly onboard an aircraft. The device includes at least one static converter including at least one electronic coupling device, including at l... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110109383 | MEMS VARACTORS MEMS varactors capable of handling large signals and/or achieving a high capacitance tuning range are described. In an exemplary design, a MEMS varactor includes (i) a first bottom plate electrically coupled to a first terminal receiving an input signal, (ii) a second b... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110095784 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-MODE CLOCK SIGNALS Apparatus and methods for providing multi-mode clock signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, a multi-mode driver configured to receive a first clock signal, and to selectively output a different clock signal in response to one or more signals from a controller is pr... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110018624 | INTEGRATED POWER DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FULLY-CLOSED LOOP CONTROL An amplifier circuit comprises a detection power input circuit for receiving an RF signal, and a bias circuit that includes an output for generating a bias signal in response to a reference control voltage. The power detector further comprises a detection circuit for ge... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100329304 | Circuit and method for beta variation compensation in single-transistor temperature sensor A circuit (1-2) for compensating for variations in the current gain β of a sensing transistor (Q1) having a collector coupled to a reference voltage (GND) includes a first current mirror (20) having an input coupled to a base of the sensing ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100214016 | Trench Device Structure and Fabrication A vertical-current-flow device includes a trench which includes an insulated gate and which extends down into first-conductivity-type semiconductor material. A phosphosilicate glass layer is positioned above the insulated gate and a polysilicon layer is positioned above... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100207690 | METHOD OF APPLYING WIRE VOLTAGE TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A method of applying a wire voltage to a semiconductor device including a plurality of active regions and a field region insulating the plurality of active regions, wherein the field region includes a plurality of wires. The method includes applying an operating voltage... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100123517 | GATE-CONTROLLED RECTIFIER AND APPLICATION TO RECTIFICATION CIRCUITS THEREOF Conventional diode rectifiers usually suffer from a higher conduction loss. The present invention discloses a gate-controlled rectifier, which comprises a line voltage polarity detection circuit, a constant voltage source, a driving circuit and a gate-controlled transis... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100052641 | System and Method for Improving Efficiency of a Power Factor Correction Boost Pre-Regulator A power supply device comprises a driver circuit, a transistor switch, and a first transistor. The driver circuit is configured to provide a stable driving signal and a floating driving signal. The transistor switch has a first terminal, a second terminal connected to a... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100026384 | Method and Circuit for Protecting a MOSFET The invention relates to a method and a corresponding circuit for protecting a power MOSFET from thermal overload when switching the MOSFET off and on, wherein the MOSFET is switched on again after at least a determined off-period has passed.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090224683 | Complimentary Application Specific Integrated Circuit for Compact Fluorescent Lamps In a lighting ballast there are typically several discrete components that combine to take an external AC signal and convert it to a DC signal, and back to an AC signal for powering a lamp. Several of these components can be housed on an application specific integrated ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090102547 | FLYBACK CURRENT CONTROL One embodiment of the invention includes a power driver system. The power driver system comprises a power transistor that is activated to provide power to a load and a switching circuit configured to control the power transistor based on a control signal. The power driv... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090091379 | Active rectifier In accordance with the present invention, the active rectifier is a circuit which directly takes the place of a passive rectifier by using a switching module (or simply a device in cases where a single device is used) controlled by a sensing circuit. Where passive devic... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080224771 | Compensation for Parasitic Coupling Between Rf or Microwave Transistors in the Same Package Parasitic coupling effects between RF or microwave transistors provided in a common package are compensated by connecting one or more capacitors between the transistors. By connecting the capacitor(s) at a location that corresponds to the site of the coupling, the compe... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20070285156 | Expanded Performance and Functions for Vacuum Tube Replacement Devices Methods are provided for solid-state implementation of a vacuum tube replacement device that supplements the functional performance of the target replacement device, i.e., a traditional glass vacuum tube. Example functions may include OEM or user adjustable parameters s... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070252643 | Transistor devices configured to operate above a first cutoff frequency Transistor devices are provided configured to operate at frequencies above a typical first cutoff frequency. In one aspect, a method is provided for configuring a transistor device to operate above a first cutoff frequency. The method comprises selecting a desired opera... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070252642 | Active load An active load including a current source, a first resistive element, and a switch. The current source is configured to provide a bias current and the first resistive element is configured to receive the bias current and provide a bias voltage. The switch has an input a... | 11/01/2007 |