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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120066924 | NUTRITION-ENRICHED GAIN MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND GAIN DRYING FACILITY INCLUDING THE SAME A nutrition-enriched grain manufacturing apparatus includes a heating processing portion including a far infrared ray radiator which emits far infrared rays to a flow-down path along which grain flows down, an upper rotary valve device and a lower rotary valve device wh... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120027389 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW Apparatus and method for controlling air flow of a drying unit. The apparatus includes a housing mounted below the dryer unit and a frame member coupled to the housing member. The frame member functions to intersect and deflect the air flow in a direction away from a fl... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024801 | HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DRYER AND FILTERING METHOD A household laundry dryer has at least one filter container which includes a chamber with an inlet for condensate water to be cleaned. The chamber has a first outlet, a second outlet and a filter element which is arranged between the inlet and the first outlet and which... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017457 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS WITH LIQUID SPRAYING FUNCTION The present invention relates to a dryer having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. Th... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017462 | FRAGRANCE DISPENSER SYSTEM FOR USE IN A DRYER A fragrance dispenser system for use in a dryer includes a scented composition that is located in a dispenser device having perforations in the wall. The scented composition has a water-soluble, particulate carrier and a scented substance.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120005914 | RINSE CONTAINER, DEVICE FOR RINSING A COMPONENT OF A LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE, AND LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE A rinsing device for rinsing at least one component to be cleaned of a laundry drying machine by means of a rinsing fluid includes a rinse container having an outlet opening for draining the rinsing fluid to the component. A sealing part selectively opens and closes the... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110305897 | WOOD CHIP DRYING SYSTEM FOR DRYING WOOD CHIP AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR DRYING WOOD CHIP A wood chip drying system for drying wood chip includes a furnace, a drier for the wood chip and a recirculation apparatus for the recirculation of exhaust vapors into their drier. The recirculation apparatus has an exhaust vapor heater, and the wood chip drying system ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110296704 | Rotating Bathroom Floor Mat Device A rotating bathroom floor mat device is disclosed, comprising a series of carpeted, rotatable assemblies, a heating means and a gear and pulley mechanism. The device provides a wide, rectangular enclosure that allows a user to step directly onto its flat, upper surface,... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110289717 | Hand-held multi-function brush system with sprays The present invention is a hand-held device that integrates and enables one or more or a combination of functions of spraying, cleaning, drying, waxing, polishing and shining of a floor or a surface including that of a vehicle. The present invention has one or more brus... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110283555 | INDIRECTLY HEATED FLUIDIZED BED DRYER The invention relates to an indirectly heated fluidized bed dryer (1) for drying moist, fine-grained bulk materials. The fluidized bed dryer (1) comprises a housing (2) with a gas-injection bottom (6) with built-in heat exchanger parts extend... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283556 | Production of smoking products by thermal extrusion The invention relates to a method for producing a smoking product from a tobacco material, wherein the tobacco material is treated using at least one extrusion process, which comprises compaction with an increase in pressure and temperature and a mechanical treatment an... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110271543 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND FILTER TECHNOLOGY A clothes treating apparatus includes an accommodating space, an air supply unit, a duct unit and a filter assembly. The accommodating space is configured to receive one or more clothing articles. The air supply unit is configured to supply air to the accommodating spac... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271542 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS An apparatus for treating clothes includes an accommodating space, an air supply unit, a duct unit, a filter unit, a substance removal unit and a collection unit that is separate from the filter unit and the substance removal unit. The accommodating space is configured ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110239655 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZER PRODUCTS FROM MANURE AND SEWAGE This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of manure to novel fertilizer and/or soil builder products useful as input for organic farming operations. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232122 | DRYING AND WARMING APPARATUS AND METHOD A drying and warming apparatus is provided, comprising a table top having a substantially horizontal planar surface, a top side, and a bottom side; a fan assembly means adjacent the bottom side of the table top; a heating element adjacent the fan assembly; a casing comp... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110197462 | Washer/Dryer The present invention relates to a washer/dryer (1) that comprises one or more chambers (12) disposed on the drum (2) wherein a sufficient amount of water for counterbalancing the unbalanced load is delivered and stored when there is an unbalanced l... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110173834 | Laundry Drying Machine with Vibrating Fluff Filter A laundry drying machine (1) includes a casing (2) containing a rotatable drum (4) for holding the laundry (5) to dry, and a drying air circuit (6) for conveying a drying air flow towards the inside of the drum (6) and from it t... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110094120 | DEVICE TO DRY CATALYST ROASTER CONVEYOR BELT AND METHOD OF USING SAME A system and process for removing an inorganic salt from a catalyst roaster belt is disclosed. The system includes an apparatus with a drying vessel having a catalyst roaster belt inlet, a catalyst roaster belt outlet, a heating medium inlet, and a heating medium outlet... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110067261 | MOISTURE REMOVAL FROM RAILCARS A method of preventing a porous product positioned within an interior area of a railcar bin from caking includes positioning a first vertical pipe at least partly into the product, positioning a second vertical pipe at least partly into the product, capturing moisture f... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110058898 | SAFETY MARKER WITH CONVECTION FAN In accordance with the present invention, there is provided is a safety marker with an on-board convection fan for marking areas/hazards to be avoided while concurrently producing a convection effect upon the adjacent, surrounding surfaces so as to enhance evaporation o... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110047814 | DRYING DRAWER AND METHOD OF DRYING A dryer drawer system is provided comprising a generally multisided drying chamber having opposed side walls, a rear wall, and at least one access door, wherein the door is sealable to the chamber. The dryer drawer further comprises a heater for heating air circulating ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110030235 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY DRYING BULK GOODS, IN PARTICULAR WOOD FIBERS AND/OR WOOD CHIPS The invention proposes a method for drying bulk goods, in particular wood fibers and/or wood chips, wherein the bulk goods is continuously dried in a dryer (1), in particular a drum dryer. The vapor-gas mixture flows through the drum dryer (1) in a dryer c... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030234 | Clothes Dryer Having Liquid Injection Nozzle Disclosed is a clothes dryer including a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, an inlet disposed at an upper side of a rear surface of the drum, and allowing air to be introduced therethrough, an outlet disposed at a lower side of a front surface of the dr... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100307019 | DRYING APPARATUS FOR PET The present invention provides a cross-flow type drying apparatus for a pet, that is capable of quickly performing drying by blowing air uniformly on the entire body of a pet and simultaneously facilitating drying by reducing the amount of stress that a pet is subjected... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100281929 | AUXILIARY LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE AND MULTIPLE TREATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME An auxiliary laundry treating machine that is capable of improving energy efficiency and maximally securing a laundry receiving space and a multiple treating system including the same are disclosed. The auxiliary laundry treating machine includes a machine body mounted ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100223801 | A Lawnmower A lawnmower comprising a grass cutting unit (4,5). A grass collector (6) is positioned to receive grass from the grass cutting unit. The collector has an outlet (9) with a coupling for attachment to an external grass receiver and a mechanism (10<... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100162589 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND DRYING WASTE IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS A method of drying waste in a continuous process comprising feeding waste into a waste receiving means, continually moving said waste from said waste receiving means to a waste discharge means. The waste is heated and aerated as it is moved from said receiving means to ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100077633 | Laundry dryer having fragrance storage and supply assembly A drum rotatably disposed within a cabinet, a door coupled to a front of the cabinet, a front supporter to support a side of the drum, and a fragrance storage and supply assembly disposed on the front supporter and comprising a receiving part that is rotatably installed... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20090320317 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING CLOTHES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME An apparatus for treating clothes and a method for controlling the same, which are capable of controlling or preventing formation of creases on clothes, are disclosed. The disclosed apparatus includes a drum (20), a steam generator (200) to supply steam to... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090313845 | Portable air blowing device A portable air-blowing device comprising a collapsible bulb structure that draws in air through a filter that is removably connected to the bulb and, upon manipulation by squeezing the bulb, expels the filtered air inside the bulb out through a nozzle that can be select... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090282695 | DRYER WITH DRYING SEQUENCE USING AN ADDITIVE The invention relates to a method of treating textiles in a dryer, in particular in an exhaust air and/or a condenser dryer or in a washing machine having a drying unit, wherein the method comprises at least one program sequence of supplying (S) at least one additive in... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090272006 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SCENT FROM CLOTHING The scent removing device has a housing that forms an interior compartment. The compartment is separated into a first and second portion by a shelf that is disposed within the compartment and connected to the interior of the housing. The shelf has at least one channel a... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090249641 | Systems and Methods for Processing Municipal Wastewater Treatment Sewage Sludge The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for drying and gasifying substances using the calorific value contained in the substances, and it more specifically relates to apparatus and methods for processing wet, pasty, sticky substances, such as muni... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090183382 | Hair Styling Device A hair styling device includes a hand unit having an air inlet, an outlet, and a blower between the inlet and outlet. The device further includes a storage case having a water reservoir and being configured to receive the hand unit. Tubing connects the water reservoir t... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090183746 | NAIL DRYING AND DECORATING ASSEMBLY An appliance 1 according to the present invention comprises a bottom tray 2, a middle housing 3, a transparent lid 4, a lid release button 5 for removing the lid from the housing 3, at least one finger hole 6 for receivin... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090178296 | Apparatus and method for drying containers for beverages An apparatus and a method for drying articles are disclosed. The apparatus includes a closed housing with at least one chamber equipped with air nozzles. The apparatus has an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the articles to be dried. An inner routing of air flow ... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090161357 | LIGHTBOX WITH DRYER A lightbox and dryer apparatus combined in a single enclosure and having a plurality of types of illumination sources to view paint samples and a forced convection air drying mechanism having at least one air blower selectively providing forced convection air for drying... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090106998 | Hair Dryer and Vacuum Device A hair dryer and vacuum device includes a housing having a nozzle, a handle, and a body portion situated between the handle and nozzle, the nozzle including a first channel extending from the body portion to an outlet port and a second channel extending from the body po... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090034946 | DRYING APPARATUS A drying apparatus includes a casing and a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object to be dried. A fan is located in the casing so as to be capable of creating an airflow, and a motor is provided in the casing for driving the fan. Ducting is provided for carr... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090000141 | HAIR DRYER WITH LIGHT SOURCE A hair dryer. The hair dryer includes a housing having a nozzle portion terminating at a drying end. The housing defines a cavity. The hair dryer further includes at least one light source coupled to the housing and positioned to direct light towards a work area proxima... | 01/01/2009 |
