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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 |
| 8168025 | Methods of making components for electrochemical cells The present invention is related to methods of making membrane electrode assembly components. The methods include transferring a catalyst layer to a polymer electrolyte membrane or a gas diffusion layer. Methods of making membrane electrode assemblies with these com... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8142593 | Method of transferring a thin film onto a support A method of transferring a thin film onto a first support, includes supplying a structure comprising a film of which at least one part originates from a solid substrate of a first material and which is solidly connected to a second support having a thermal expansion... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8105456 | Method of making a breathable film laminate and a breathable film laminate produced therefrom A method of making a breathable film laminate includes: (a) providing a TPU film; (b) applying to a release substrate a layer of a film-formable liquid composition containing a volatile component; (c) heating the liquid composition on the release substrate to expel ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105455 | Film transfer unit having an integrated further processing device and method for transferring a transfer layer from a carrier film onto a print carrier A printing machine contains a transfer unit for transferring a transfer layer onto a print carrier in a transfer nip. The printing machine further has at least one applicator unit for applying an adhesive to the print carrier. The applicator unit precedes the transf... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8066839 | Adhesive articles with improved air egress and methods of making the same Methods of making adhesive articles providing air egress by supplying a route for the air to flow out from under the construction are described. One method includes providing a release liner comprising a moldable layer having a release surface and a back surface; ap... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8048251 | Method of manufacturing optical film To provide a method of manufacturing an optical film formed on a plastic substrate. There is provided a method of manufacturing an optical film including the steps of laminating a separation layer and an optical filter on a first substrate, separating the optical fi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034207 | Printing method and a printing apparatus A printing method comprising a process of forming an ink pattern on a silicone rubber blanket having a plate function, or a process of forming an ink pattern from a uniform ink on a silicone rubber blanket having no plate function, a process of transferring the patt... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034206 | Method of fabricating flexible display device A method of fabricating a flexible display device, the method including applying a transparent adhesive layer on a carrier substrate, laminating a flexible substrate comprising a barrier layer on the transparent adhesive layer, forming a thin film transistor array o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012288 | Method of fabricating flexible display device A method of fabricating a flexible display device, the method including applying an adhesive layer including polyimide on a carrier substrate, laminating a flexible substrate on the adhesive layer, and separating the carrier substrate from the flexible substrate by ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012289 | Method of fabricating a release substrate The invention relates to a method of fabricating a release substrate produced from semiconductor materials, the method comprising creating a reversible connection between two substrate release layers characterized in that the reversible connection is formed by a con... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007617 | Method of transferring carbon nanotubes Provided is a method of transferring carbon nanotubes formed on a donor substrate to an acceptor substrate which may include vertically forming carbon nanotubes on a first substrate, providing a second substrate, aligning the first substrate with the second substrat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7951253 | Method of manufacturing display device, method of preparing electrode, and electrode composition for offset printing A method of manufacturing a display device, including providing a composition including a conductive material, an organic binder; a glass frit, and a solvent, wherein the organic binder has a glass transition temperature of about −50° C. to about −5° C., loadi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935209 | Composition for protecting work surfaces from contamination A protective covering constructed from an electrostatically charged sheet having a top and bottom surface and an absorbent layer. The absorbent layer has top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface of the absorbent layer being bonded to the top surface of the electr... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7897001 | Heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, producing method thereof and image-forming method A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one receptor layer, and at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles which layer is provided between the support and the receptor layer, wherein the hollo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7824515 | Method for image formation, intermediate transfer recording medium, and image formed object This invention provides a method for image formation, which can produce a thermally transferred image possessing excellent heat resistance and various fastness properties even under severe service conditions, and an intermediate transfer recording medium and an imag... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7771554 | Image transfer on a colored base The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7754042 | Method of image transfer on a colored base The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7670450 | Patterning and treatment methods for organic light emitting diode devices A thermal transfer donor element is provided which can include a support, light-to-heat conversion layer, interlayer, and transfer layer. When the donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7588656 | Thermal transfer imaging element and method of using same The present invention pertains to a donor element comprising a support layer, a transfer layer supported by the support layer, and a second layer disposed between the support layer and the transfer layer, wherein the second layer contains a binder and optionally an ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7520951 | Method of transferring nanoparticles to a surface A method of transferring nanoparticles to a surface is provided. The method includes rotating a perimeter surface through a colloidal solution such that nanoparticles are captured by binding sites, removing liquid from the captured nanoparticles and rotating a take-... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7438780 | Manufacturing method for base piece made to adhere to adhesive sheet, manufacturing method for semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor device A first adhesive sheet is made to adhere to glass in plate form, and after that, the glass is cut with a blade so as to be separated into a number of glass pieces. A second adhesive sheet is made to adhere to the surfaces of glass pieces on the side opposite to the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432224 | Imaging compositions, imaging methods and imaging members There are described imaging compositions which include a copper phthalocyanine dye and an aminoanthraquinone dye and thermal imaging members and ink jet inks which utilize the imaging compositions. Thermal imaging methods utilizing the thermal imaging members and in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404751 | Method of manufacturing a light emitting display panel and a light emitting display panel The present invention is a method of manufacturing a light emitting display panel, which includes a laminated structure formed by laminating at least a flexible base layer, a first electrode layer, an EL layer, a second electrode layer and a flexible sealing layer i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402220 | Method for manufacturing multi-layered unit for multi-layered ceramic electronic component It is an object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a multi-layered unit for a multi-layered ceramic electronic component which can prevent a ceramic green sheet from being deformed and destroyed and prevent a solvent contained in an el... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386936 | Method for manufacturing in electrically conductive pattern The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrically conductive pattern by printing a layer comprising metal oxide on a carrier substrate (2) and reducing the metal oxide to metal. The reduced layer is transferred to an application subs... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384672 | Heat transfer recording sheets A heat transfer recording sheet comprising a support layer; an adhesive layer; and at least one ink receiving layer comprising a microporous polymeric film including at least one thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer may be blended with a hydrophilic melt... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374801 | Thermal transfer assembly for ceramic imaging A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371443 | Multilayer laser transfer film for permanently inscribing parts A multilayer laser transfer film for permanently inscribing parts made from at least one backing layer, where on at least part of the underside of the backing layer there is a first adhesion layer, characterized in that, on the backing-layer side of the laser transf... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372722 | Methods of operating magnetic random access memory devices including heat-generating structures Methods may be provided for operating a magnetic random access memory (MRAM device including a magnetic tunnel junction structure and a heat generating layer. More particularly, a write current may be provided through the magnetic tunnel junction structure and throu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368029 | Thermal transfer media and method of making and using same There is disclosed thermal transfer media containing both fixed and variable printed information, and method of making and using such a thermal transfer medium. The fixed information is printed in one or more fixed-information zone(s) preferably on a web during a lo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368028 | Method and unit for applying labels to products and collecting reject labels A method and unit for applying labels to products fed by a conveyor along a conveying path; a number of pickup heads are fed along a feed path to withdraw the labels successively from a feeder and apply the labels successively to respective products on the conveyor;... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363720 | Marking sheet for cutting drywall The marking sheet for cutting drywall provides an adhesive sheet having a marking layer formed of a transferable medium for transferring an image of an opening to the rear surface of a sheet of drywall. The user may then use the transferred image as a template for c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364636 | Heat transfer paper with peelable film and crosslinked coatings The present invention was directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring an image-bearing coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used in cold peel transfer processes, ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361247 | Matched heat transfer materials and method of use thereof A heat transfer material kit is disclosed that includes a first heat transfer material that includes a printable, peelable transfer film, and a second, different heat transfer material that includes an overlay transfer film. A method of using the kit is disclosed th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361401 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358189 | Copper clad laminate To reduce warping of a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thicknesses on both sides, and thereby to improve production efficiency of the printed-wiring boards, there is provided a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341768 | Transfer paper for printing with an inkjet printer Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338066 | Method for producing a board-like gliding device, and a board-like gliding device The invention relates to a method for producing a board-like gliding device (1), in connection with which strength-related and decorative layers (2, 3, 4) are joined together to form a one-piece composite body (6) in a hot compression molding cy... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339690 | Identification card printer with client/server An identification card printer for printing an image on an identification card, is provided which includes a print mechanism adapted to deposit material on to the card. A network adapter is configured to couple to a network. A print drive module controls the print m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335274 | Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprising a step of, in a state in which a transparent resin film is laid on a surface of a laminate sheet in which a pattern layer is placed on one surface of a base film of a thermoplastic resin, inserting the laminate she... | 02/26/2008 |
