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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 |
| 8052877 | Chemical process A process for the removal of azide ions from aqueous liquids at alkaline pH by alkali-soluble metals and catalyst or by hydrogen and catalyst. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7931815 | Method for reducing oxygen content of fluid streams containing sulfur compounds A method of using a sulfided iron reagent to remove oxygen from gaseous and liquid fluid streams such as natural gas, light hydrocarbon streams, crude oil, acid gas mixtures, carbon dioxide gas and liquid streams, anaerobic gas, landfill gas, geothermal gases and li... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7887709 | System and method for catalytic treatment of contaminated groundwater or soil A method for the treatment of a contaminated medium including the steps of introducing hydrogen into the contaminated medium, adding micron-sized metal catalyst particles to the contaminated medium, reacting the contaminated medium with the micron-sized metal cataly... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857981 | Bimetallic catalyst for the treatment of water containing nitrates A catalyst which, by means of a reduction reaction at ambient temperature, permits the elimination of nitrates and nitrites in waters. The catalyst comprises a combination of a noble metal and a non-noble metal supported on or incorporated into the structure of a su... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7833422 | Process of treating selenium-containing liquid It is to provide a process of treating a selenium-containing liquid which can inexpensively treat the selenium-containing liquid. The formation of selenate is inhibited by adding at least one selected from a group consisting of Ti and Mn into the selenium-containing... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820061 | Titanium oxide and alumina alkali metal compositions The invention relates to Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions comprising porous metal oxide selected from porous titanium oxide and porous alumina and an alkali metal or an alkali metal alloy. The compositions of the inventions are described as Stage 0 and ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7731858 | Method for liquid purification using a molecular reaction unit A method for modifying contaminants in a liquid comprising a reaction chamber where the liquid interacts with an ionization reaction material which causes contaminants to reduce or oxidize into harmless compounds. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7686963 | Magnesium thiosulfate as ozone quencher and scrubber In one aspect, ozone is quenched from a water stream, such as a drinking water or wastewater stream being treated with ozone, by contacting the stream with magnesium thiosulfate. In another aspect, a method of scrubbing ozone from a gaseous stream comprises contacti... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7442353 | Heat recirculating cooler for fluid stream pollutant removal A process by which heat is removed from a reactant fluid to reach the operating temperature of a known pollutant removal method and said heat is recirculated to raise the temperature of the product fluid. The process can be utilized whenever an intermediate step rea... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431849 | Encapsulated reactant and process An encapsulated reactant(s) having at least one encapsulant and at least one reactant. An outermost encapsulant is substantially nonreacting, impermeable and nondissolving with water. The reactant(s) contribute to at least one reaction with contaminants in environme... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419606 | Selenium removal process A process for removing selenium from an aqueous stream using a supported sulfur material, and optionally the addition of an activating agent for enhanced removal of selenite, is disclosed. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407591 | Process for the reduction of activated chromium oxide catalyst Process for the reduction of a hexavalent chromium oxide based catalyst comprising contacting, under mixing conditions, a hexavalent chromium oxide based catalyst, with a molar excess, in respect of the chromium species, of a solid reducing agent and subjecting the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393454 | Elimination of metal ions from aqueous effluents Method for the elimination of metal ions from aqueous media, such as zinc, lead, chrome, copper, iron, aluminium, manganese, cadmium, cerium or silver and mixtures of the metals present in a trace or ultratrace state in aqueous effluents, by adsorption on a solid ch... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384554 | Methods for total nitrogen removal from waste streams A method and related apparatus for oxidation and reduction of a reduced aqueous nitrogen contaminant, as can be embodied by a system comprising nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria and contacting oxygen and hydrogen. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384565 | Method for chlorite removal The invention is directed to a process for removing chlorite ion from a body of water containing unacceptably high levels of chlorite comprising adding to said body of water a chlorite removal chemical selected from the group comprising sodium dichloroisocyanurate d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351684 | Aqueous disinfectants and sterilants including colloidal transition metals The present invention is drawn to disinfectant or sterilant compositions, which are human safe, e.g., food grade or food safe. In one embodiment, an aqueous disinfectant or sterilant composition can comprise an aqueous vehicle, including water, from 0.001 wt % to 50... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344649 | Catalytic removal of dissolved oxygen from organic liquids A method for removal of dissolved oxygen from organic liquids by use of a solid state catalyst. In doing so the dissolved oxygen is converted by the action of a reducing agent into water. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338597 | Apparatus for water treatment An apparatus and method for treatment of water borne oxidized contaminants, using hydrogen as an electron donor for denitrification and reduction of other oxidized contaminants. Preliminary results reported here show that a biofilm of autotrophic denitrifiers accumu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311843 | Bio degradation of oxyanions such as perchlorate on ion exchange resins Systems and methods for removing perchlorate load off of ion exchange resins are disclosed. The systems and methods rely upon direct contact between the resin and a liquid product formed by the culturing of perchlorate-destroying microorganisms. These methods can be... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301066 | Method of making and using nanoscale metal Methods of treating ground water and methods for reducing contaminants (e.g., chlorinated compounds in contaminated ground water) to harmless compounds in the presence of an elemental metal treatment composition. Said methods comprise injecting a treatment solution ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297281 | Systems having nanostructured adsorption material and methods for purification of fluid A system for removing particulates and/or contaminants, including impure compounds and elements from fluid to be treated is provided. The systems can include a receptacle having chamber in which a volume of fluid may be accommodated, a cover for placement across an ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285217 | Removing odoriferous sulfides from wastewater A synergistic composition is provided for controlling odor from waste products. The composition comprises a combination of nitrate salt, sulfide-consuming compound, pH-elevating compound, sulfide-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria, and sulfide-oxidizing enzyme. Th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282156 | Apparatus & method for cleaning cooling tower recirculating water An apparatus and method for removing water and debris from a cooling tower basin, discarding debris and returning clean water to the basin. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273597 | Carbon material and method of making same The present invention provides a novel carbon material for a electric double-layer capacitor having characteristics entirely different from prior art activated carbon. The capacitor develops a capacitance by a mechanism entirely different from the mechanism of an el... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273557 | Method for adsorption and reduction of hexavalent chromium by using ferrous-saponite The present invention relates to the development of an improved methodology for adsorption and subsequent reduction of hexavalent chromium aimed at the total removal of hexavalent chromium in water, which comprises, reacting dichromate solutions with natural ferrous... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7238300 | Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method comprises subjecting ant oxygen scavenger to actinic radiation; and then optionally storing the oxygen scavenger in a container, the container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the cont... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235181 | Metal powder for decomposition of organic halogen and method for manufacturing the same The present invention is to provide metal powder capable of decomposing and remedying various range of organic halogen compounds including organic halogen compounds which are difficult to be decomposed by a conventional decomposition and remediation method. Metal po... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232483 | Cement composition having chromium reducer Exemplary compositions and methods for reducing hexavalent chromium in cementitious compositions involve the use of a liquid additive composition, comprising stannous chloride. Along with the stannous chloride may be used at least one co-additive comprising an antio... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223337 | Apparatus and method for cleaning cooling tower recirculating water An apparatus and method for removing water and debris from a cooling tower basin, discarding debris and returning clean water to the basin. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207445 | Device and method for non-dispersive contacting of liquid—liquid reactive system An apparatus for separating impurities from a liquid by a non-dispersive contacting of a liquid—liquid reactive systems, the liquids being immiscible with each other, having a cylindrical column separated into a first stage and a second stage, a plurality of modul... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208117 | Automated process for inhibiting corrosion in an inactive boiler containing an aqueous system This invention relates to an automated process to inhibit corrosion of the metal surface of an inactive boiler containing water. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208646 | Selective hydrogenation of butadiene A process for the selective hydrogenation of dienes in mixed streams of olefin containing hydrocarbons, such as butadiene in a mixed C4 stream with minimum loss of monoolefins is disclosed wherein the reactor is operated at conditions which induce pulse f... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189330 | Method of producing hydrogen rich water and hydrogen rich water generator An object of this invention is to change room temperature or cooling drinking water to hydrogen rich water that contains hydrogen abundantly simply and efficiently without using an electrolytic device, and a hydrogen rich water generator 2 is provided by fill... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186340 | Perchlorate reduction and related water treatment methods Removal of oxidized contaminants from water. Perchlorate and other oxidized contaminants are reduced and removed from water with a method using a primary electron acceptor. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172704 | Method for treating waste water A method for treating waste water fluid, wherein the method comprises the steps of macerating waste water fluid in a first tank forming a sheared fluid, filtering the sheared fluid to remove solids, forming unfiltered waste water and product water, flowing product w... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166759 | Remediation method of media and iron powder for dehalogenation of hydrogenated hydrocarbons The invention provides a remediation method of soil, water and/or gases by prompt dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons by allowing the halogenated hydrocarbons contained at least in one of the soil, water and/or gases to contact an iron powder containing about... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166228 | Method of treating a subsurface formation with ferrous iron to reduce contaminants to harmless species A method for treating a subsurface formation with a ferrous compound, to reduce a contaminant therein, involves introducing into the subsurface formation a ferrous compound in combination with sodium hydrosulfite in an amount sufficient to substantially prevent prec... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150827 | Dechlorinator A portable apparatus for adding a dechlorination agent into a fluid stream prior to discharge and a method for treatment of chlorinated water. The portable apparatus can connect in any part of a fluid flow system. A bypass is provided such that a controlled portion ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147783 | Method for reducing hydrogen sulfide emissions from wastewater A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection ... | 12/12/2006 |
