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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 |
| 20110223037 | VARIABLE SPEED PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP SYSTEM A pump system including a pump and a sensor system for monitoring a fluid production of the pump and providing an output indicative of the fluid production. The sensor system is configured to use at least two discreet methodologies for measuring the fluid production. Th... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110123352 | ELECTRIC PUMP WITH TIME SETTING AND ENHANCED OIL-PIPE TRANSFER CAPABILITY An electric pump with time setting and enhanced oil-pipe transfer capability, which comprising at least: an electric pump, a timer and an electromagnetic valve; the electric pump is used to supply lubricating oil for the engine operation, and a motor is equipped to prov... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110020138 | Clutch Control System and Method for Operating a Clutch Control System A system includes a compressor, a control unite and a clutch assigned to the compressor. The control unit is suitable for opening and closing the clutch in order to economize energy. The control unit is suitable for carrying out a monitoring routine during which the clu... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100310382 | Method of Controlling a Pump and Motor Embodiments of the invention provide a variable frequency drive system and a method of controlling a pump driven by a motor with the pump in fluid communication with a fluid system. The drive system and method can provide one or more of the following: a sleep mode, pipe... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100284783 | Diffuser of natural aromas for refrigerated environments A diffuser of natural aromas for refrigerated environments includes a dome designed to build up aromas, and houses a cartridge containing coffee as a natural base product, which is covered by a waterproofed mesh to protect the substance from moisture. The dome is couple... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100247331 | SET OF PISTON COMPRESSORS AND METHOD FOR OIL COMPENSATION A set of piston compressors (2, 4, 6, 8) for use in a refrigeration system comprises a fluid connection (10) between the crank cases of the piston compressors (2, 4, 6, 8) for allowing oil compensation between said piston compressors (2, 4, 6, 8<... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100232981 | CONTROLLER FOR A MOTOR AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTOR A method of controlling a motor operating a pumping apparatus of a system includes determining a trip value for a parameter, floating the trip value, and monitoring the operation of the pump. Monitoring the operation of the pump includes determining a value for the para... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100209259 | EVACUATION APPARATUS The present invention relates to an evacuation apparatus for evacuating a vacuum chamber of a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer or liquid crystal panel. An evacuation apparatus according to the present invention incl... | 08/19/2010 |
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| 20100178175 | Start-Up Control Device and Method for Electric Scroll Compressor A device executing a start-up control method for an electric scroll compressor has a thermistor (18) and a pressure sensor (20) which, prior to the start-up of the scroll compression unit, detect temperature and pressure of a suction refrigerant introduced... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100154421 | RANKINE SYSTEM WITH GRAVITY-DRIVEN PUMP A gravity-driven pumping unit has an inlet valve connected to a condenser, an outlet valve connected to a boiler, and a staging zone between the inlet and outlet valves. The inlet valve, the outlet valve, the liquid line and entire path established between the condenser... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100135823 | SEWAGE PUMPING A method of flushing a wet well operating under a constant level pumping regime in a sewage system in which the wet well level is monitored and controlled along with the pump operation in response to a predicted period of reduced inflow. The method operates such that in... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100092306 | COMPRESSOR REVERSE ROTATION OF VARIABLE DURATION ON START-UP In a method of operating a compressor at startup, the compressor is rotated in reverse for a brief period of time. The compressor is of a type that does not compress liquid when rotated in reverse. The purpose is to boil off the liquid refrigerant from the oil by heatin... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100028165 | OIL-FLOODED SCREW COMPRESSOR, MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE When an oil-flooded screw compressor is started up in a cold environment after a long halt, start-up torque increases due to the increased viscosity of the oil that has long stayed inside the working chambers of the compressor. This has necessitated drive means with a l... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090311107 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A SUCKER ROD PUMP Apparatus, methods, and system for wireless remote monitoring and controlling a sucker rod pump for producing hydrocarbons, providing self-adjusting methods for operation over a wide-range of operating conditions according to algorithms that automatically compensate for... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090266426 | HOT WATER SYSTEM A hot water system includes cold water pipes, hot water pipes, a water heater, a pump, a pump control unit and a connection valve unit. The pump is used to increase the pressure of the hot water pipes to a preset higher level than the pressure in the cold water pipes. W... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090214356 | Pump control valve A pump control valve for use between a motor driven pump and a fluid storage and supply tank. The pump control valve is operative to control the run time of the pump by controlling the fluid supplied to the tank between a maximum of fluid supplied to a minimum of fluid ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090097984 | OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VACUUM PUMP AND METHOD FOR STOPPING OPERATION THEREOF To provide an operation control device for a vacuum pump and a method for stopping the operation of the vacuum pump that make it possible to effectively remove products, resulting from solidification and liquefaction of gas in a casing and possibly hindering the rotatio... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090084127 | Air Conditioner In a drain water discharging method for force-feeding drain water via a drain pump, clogging of a drain piping is prevented by controlling the drain pump. An air conditioner has a drain pan for collecting drain water that is dropped from a heat exchanger, a drain pump f... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090053071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AIR BUBBLES IN A FLUID DELIVERY LINE A method and pump that accurately senses air in a fluid delivery line pulses or activates and deactivates the air sensor(s) multiple times during the pumping phase of the fluid delivery cycle and can generate alarms based upon a single indication or a cumulative indicat... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090019835 | Fluid delivery system A fluid delivery system for delivering a metered dose of fluid from a supply tank (28) to a downstream chamber or vessel (10), comprises a pump apparatus (20) comprising a pump plunger (32) which is operable to perform a pumping stroke under ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080310966 | Scroll type booster An electromagnetic valve at an intake side is provided between an intake port of a compressor body and a pneumatic line at an intermediate position of an intake pipe. The electromagnetic valve is opened/closed by the control unit. When the valve is opened, a communicati... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080300727 | METHOD OF CALCULATING PUMP FLOW RATES AND AN AUTOMATED PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM A method of determining a flow rate of a pump involves determining a volume capacity for a flow line carrying produced fluids from the pump, determining a starting pressure for the flow line and setting an arbitrary target pressure for the purpose of testing. The test i... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080213101 | Shower Wast Pump Control A control device (10) for controlling a shower waste pump, comprises a housing (12) which is mountable to a supporting surface, pump setting means (14) located in and/or on the housing (12), and over-run setting means (16) located in a... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080187443 | Adjustable frequency pump control system An adjustable frequency pump control system (10) that is primarily designed for use in commercial pool filtration systems. The system (10) automatically selects one of three operating speeds that control the speed of a motor that operates a circulation pum... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080181785 | Pump controller system and method A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when syste... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080150351 | Device for Supplying Pressure to an Actuation Unit of a Motor Vehicle Braking System and Method for Controlling Said Device A device for supplying pressure to an actuation unit of a vehicle brake system, in particular to a vehicle brake system of the ‘brake-by-wire’ type, comprising a pneumatic motor-and-pump assembly with a pump and a motor driving the pump, wherein the motor-and-pump a... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080131286 | Pump controller system and method A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when syste... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080031740 | FLUID CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND FLUID CONVEYANCE DEVICE A fluid conveyance system includes: a fluid conveyance device including a micro pump module which compresses a flexible tube communicating with a fluid containing receptacle and discharges a fluid, a memory device furnished on the micro pump module which stores individu... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070280833 | Oscillating type compressor An oscillating type piston is connected to an output shaft of an electric motor through a crankshaft. The piston is provided with a lip ring that slidingly contacts a cylinder. The motor is rotated forward and reversely by using a control circuit. Thus, different region... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070154210 | Method and apparatus for dispense pump calibration in a track lithography system A method of dispensing a photolithography chemical onto a substrate positioned in a track lithography tool. The method includes determining a target volume of the photolithography chemical for a photolithography process and calculating a pump offset. The pump offset is ... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070116577 | Fan system and seriate starting module and delayed starting unit thereof A fan system for receiving an input voltage from exterior includes a first fan module, a second fan module and a seriate starting module. The seriate starting module is electrically connected with the first fan module and the second fan module. The seriate starting modu... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20060275135 | Fuel pump motor using carbon commutator having reduced filming A fuel pump system for pumping fuel to an engine in a vehicle includes a pump motor having a carbon-based commutator and brushes in a position exposed to fuel, resulting in a tendency to form a film between the commutator and brushes that can reduce pump performance by ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20050260079 | Electronic control for pool pump An electronic pool pump timer that controls the run time of the pump for a period of time each day depending on the date. In the preferred embodiment, the user enters the historical daily maximum and minimum pump run times for the specific pool and the system calculates... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050244276 | Pump drive A membrane or piston pump drive comprises a stepping motor (2) and a rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism for converting the rotary movement into a translation movement (6). The rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism comprises a rotary member (4) an... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050220634 | Air brake system characterization by self- learning algorithm Vehicles equipped with air brake systems and onboard vehicle management computers may be programmed to determine normal operating variables for the air compressor system used for maintaining air brake system pressure. The algorithm used determines normal compressor cut-... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050214127 | Fuel pump with automatic shutoff A pressure sensor subsystem measures the pressure within a fuel pump and outputs an under-pressure signal when the measured pressure is below a predetermined threshold pressure value. A temperature sensor subsystem measures the temperature within the fuel pump and outpu... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050069418 | Pump drive motor control apparatus A pump drive motor control apparatus controls a motor used for driving a hydraulic pump. Every time the supply of electricity to the motor is resumed (every time the motor control signal changes from a low level to a high level), the apparatus measures a time which the ... | 03/31/2005 |
