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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 |
| 7414189 | Integrated wiring for composite structures A wire for integration with an airplane composite structure material includes a conductive core surrounded by an isolation layer for substantially isolating the conductive core from the composite structure material. The isolation layer includes braided fibers, and t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7340305 | Implantable medical device feedthrough assembly having a coated conductor An electrical feedthrough for an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided that employs a feedthrough conductor having a non-platinum based inner core and one or more layers of a conductive coating to control oxide growth on the surface of the conductor. The coat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337009 | Lead having composite tubing A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body which extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the lead body includes one or more conductors. The lead assembly further includes an electrode assembly, and at least one coating of insulative material coated directly ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7257449 | Extendable/retractable lead having downsized lead body A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and the lead body includes two or more conductors disposed therein. The second conductor is disposed within the first conductor, and the second conductor has a coating of in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7239923 | Lead having varying stiffness and method of manufacturing thereof An apparatus includes a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having an intermediate portion therebetween. The lead body includes two or more individually insulated conductors, where a first conductor traverses along less than an entire length ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230186 | Covered wire and automobile-use wire harness A lightweight insulated electric wire and an automobile wire harness using the same insulated electric wire where the insulated electric wire has a conductor portion including one or more first wires and one or more second wires, which are stranded together. The fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220332 | Electrical cable An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220131 | Electromechanical device having a plurality of bundles of fibers for interconnecting two planar surfaces According to various embodiments, exemplary interconnects and methods for interconnection are provided that can include contacts formed by fiber bundles. The exemplary interconnects can be used to form separable or non-separable electro-mechanical connections betwee... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217884 | Electrical wire and method of fabricating the electrical wire An electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, and first and second return conductors which are respectively formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least subst... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168165 | Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high voltage between the cut end and a ground metal plate formed of a mat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155294 | Conductor arrangement for multipolar medical electrical leads A medical electrical lead includes a first electrode and a second electrode positioned distal to the first electrode; a first portion of a first cable conductor extends through a channel of the first electrode to couple with the second electrode and a second cable c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145073 | Electrical wire and method of fabricating the electrical wire An electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, and first and second return conductors which are respectively formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least subst... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140247 | Electrostatic charge control for in-tank fuel module components An in-tank fuel module apparatus arranged to provide an electrostatic discharge path from a conductive component to the ground plane. A conductive float arm is connected to a conductive support through an element in contact with the float arm and the conductive supp... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7093355 | Method and device for producing flat metal ribbon cables A round wire is cold formed in a first pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified width, followed by cold forming the flat metal ribbon cable in a second pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052763 | Multi-element connector An apparatus such as a connector or circuit includes a substrate having a plurality of conductive members and a plurality of non-conductive members. The conductive members include a plurality of conductive fibers in association with a polymer material. The conductiv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049505 | Wire member and method of fabricating same A wire member adapted to be used in a detection coil of an NMR spectrometer's probe. The wire member has a sleeve made of a copper tube having a high electrical conductivity, strands made of platinum, and a thin film of gold or rhodium formed on the surface of the s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978185 | Multifilar conductor for cardiac leads A permanent implantable lead having an elongated lead body with at least one multifilar conductor having electrically active elements for providing electrical communication between connectors at a proximal end and electrical components at a distal end of the lead bo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6950709 | Low impedance implantable extension for a neurological electrical stimulator A medical device known as an implantable neurostimulation system is configured for implanting in humans to deliver a therapeutic electrical stimulation to tissue to treat a variety of medical conditions such as pain, movement disorders, pelvic floor disorders, and m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6881904 | Heat-Shrinkable EMI/RFI shielding material The present invention relates to a material for shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) between a, electrical conductor or bundle of conductors and the environment. The material comprises a heat-shrinkable woven fabric coa... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6730622 | Electrical cable An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6723451 | Aluminum matrix composite wires, cables, and method Wires and cables made from ceramic oxide fibers encapsulated within a matrix that includes aluminum. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6353177 | Vibration resistant overhead electrical cable A vibration resistant overhead electrical cable is provided, such as a high-voltage transmission line, which has an insulated conductor, the insulation of which has an axially continuously rotating oval or elliptical outer periphery such that the aerodyna... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6344270 | Metal matrix composite wires, cables, and method Metal matrix composite wires that include at least one tow comprising a plurality of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. The fibers are selected from the group of ceramic fibers carbon fibers, and mixtures thereof... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6329056 | Metal matrix composite wires, cables, and method Metal matrix composite wires that include a plurality of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. The wire exhibits zero breaks over a length of at least 300 meters when tested according to a specified test.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6180232 | Overhead high power transmission cable comprising fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite wire Overhead high power transmission cable comprising a plurality of wires comprising polycrystalline -Al2 O3 fibers within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% coppe... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6068917 | Composite metallic wire and magnetic head using said composite metal wire A composite metallic wire includes: an inner layer having a cross-sectional shape of a rough circle; and a metal outer layer having a cross-sectional shape of a rough ring; wherein the composite metallic wire has a diameter of 15 μm or less and an electr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6054224 | Polyester film for electrical insulation An electrical insulating polyester film has an apparent density of 1.37 to 0.85 g/cm3 and a tensile modulus of 2.0 to 4.5 GPa. A film having low oligomer content, low cost, high heat resistance, high impact resistance, superior machinability and pro... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6023025 | Electric wire and manufacturing method thereof An electric wire in which a carbon film having abrasion resistance and lubricity is formed on the outer surface of an insulation cover made from at least one kind of material selected from rubber and resin, and covering an electric wire body, and a manufa... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5843567 | Electrical component containing magnetic particles There is disclosed an electrical component having an axial direction and two ends for making electrical contact with another component comprising a plurality of electrically conductive fibers in a matrix, the plurality of the fibers being oriented in the ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5483022 | Implantable conductor coil formed from cabled composite wire An implantable lead conductor comprises at least one helical coil formed from at least one electrical cable. Each cable is formed from several wires twisted in a ropelike configuration with at least some of the wires being helically wound around a central... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5414216 | Electrostatographic reproducing machine resistive carbon fiber wire An electrostatographic reproduction machine wherein at least a portion of the wiring is formed from partially carbonized polyacrylonitrile filaments having a resistivity of between 1×102 and 1×1010 ohm-cm. Preferably, the interconn... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5254806 | Insulated magnet wire, method of forming the same, and transformer windings formed therefrom A magnet wire of modified cross-section is electrically insulated by adhering thereto an insulation tape which does not require a high temperature adherance step. The insulation tape has a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating which, prior to application to... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5250756 | Pultruded conductive plastic connector and manufacturing method employing laser processing A high voltage connector is formed of a composite pultruded member that has an inner core including a plurality of high resistance electroconductive strands carried in a resin binder. The inner core is surrounded by an outer nonconductive shell, and exten... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5214244 | Strumming resistant cable An underwater cable has a flexible, elongated core surrounded by a flexible, elongated jacket. A distributed jacket includes a helically displaced phase shifter to decouple the cable from strumming produced by shedding of von Karman vortex streets from th... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5170015 | Wire conductors for automobiles An electric wire conductor for use in automobiles made by twisting together a plurality of strands. Each of the strands has a surface layer made of copper or a copper alloy and a core made of steel containing 0.05-0.85 percent of carbon and other elements... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5091610 | High impedance electrical cable An electrical cable assembly includes a plurality of electrical conductors supported within an insulative casing. The conductors are arranged in side-by-side transversely spaced position and the casing surrounds and electrically isolates each of the condu... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5049215 | Method of forming a high impedance electrical cable A method of forming an electrical cable assembly includes providing a plurality of round electrical conductors. One of the conductors is flattened along a longitudinal surface portion. The conductors are arranged in side-by-side transversely spaced positi... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5038002 | Cable which is easily strippable by a transversely-acting pincer, and cable-stripping pincer A cable which is easily strippable by a transversely-acting pincer. Its sheath has a cross-section including at least two pairs of ribs delimiting longitudinal grooves which face one another in planes intersecting the inside surface of the sheath, but out... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5020741 | Aircraft propeller with improved electrically de-icer leads A multiple blade aircraft propeller hub has a bulkhead supporting concentric slip rings connected by slide blocks to the aircraft electrical system. Electrical conducting flexible leads connect the slip rings to electrical heating elements or de-icing boo... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4945342 | Electrical cable for performing stimulations and/or measurements inside a human or animal body and method of manufacturing the cable The cable comprises one or more fiber bundles having 100 or more fibers per bundle, the diameter of the fibers having a value smaller than 20 micrometers, and the fibers preferably consisting of an alloy containing titanium as base metal and, in addition,... | 07/31/1990 |
