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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 |
| 7029387 | Device and method for separating meat from bone parts In a device, assembly and method for separating meat from bone parts, at least a chamber (2) is provided for receiving bone parts which are connected to meat, having a first open end (4) and a second open end (5) which is located opposite the fi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6899294 | Hatchery eggshell waste processing method and device A method and apparatus for separating the organic membrane portion of waste egg shells from the hard inorganic mineral portion thereof, so that each can be used or further processed as desired, thereby addressing the environmental and economic issues associated with... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6576140 | Commercial kitchen sink drain improvement A food disposal system for installation on a drain of a commercial kitchen sink enables segregation of oil/grease from effluent flows from the drain. A housing collects effluent flows containing water, oil/grease, and solids from the drain, and a macerati... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6521278 | Food materials with improved flavor and functionality due to size reduction in a modified atmosphere Off-notes normally associated with chocolates made from ingredients containing dairy powders can be avoided using a dry mill in connection with a modified atmosphere to reduce the particle sizes of the ingredients. The modified atmosphere may be air at a ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 5848754 | Method and apparatus for the recovery of packaging and its contents A method and apparatus serve to packaging material and its contents, specifically from packaging elements filled with soft material such as food packaging. The method allows a clean separation of the packaging and content materials so that, according to t... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5733592 | Method for cleaning and sorting bulk material For cleaning foodstuffs in the form of a bulk material, such as cereal grains, rice grains, soybeans, sunflower seeds, coffee beans, and the like, there is provided an optical sorting device (24, 24a, 24a') subsequent to a precleaning system (6), which en... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5609256 | Process for recovery of values from solid waste materials Process for separating valuable solid materials from a mixture of waste scrap materials by adding water and sand to a volume of scrap, such as chopped insulated wire, to obtain a feed of about 70-80% solids by weight; subjecting the feed mixture to vigoro... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5383809 | Desinewing machine for producing coarse-textured meat Sinew is stripped from meat by the coaction of a rotatable rotor and a fixed pressure bar which are constructed so as to avoid severe pulverizing and emulsification of edible meat which remains after stripping of the sinew. The edible meat is forced throu... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5358186 | Method of preparing granules of dipeptide In producing granules of -L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester having a particle size of falling within a determined particle size range by compaction granulation, formation of fine powdery -APM is prevented by breaking the compacted �... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5352469 | Method for recovering and recycling of food products from non-metallic containers Food and other contents of non-metallic containers are recovered from the containers by cutting the container bodies into fragments, advancing along a vibrating conveyor section through a liquid spray while simultaneously tumbling the fragments and the co... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5306202 | Deboning screen One known type of machine in use for separating meat from feed material containing sinew-like material and bone particles includes a foraminous cylinder or sleevelike screen in which a conveying auger rotates. Such feed material is introduced into the inf... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5230917 | Method for separation of canned goods and reclaiming useful food values therefrom Food contents are separated from ferrous metal cans for conversion into useful byproducts by lacerating the can bodies into strips of metal to expose their contents, advancing along a vibrating conveyor section through a liquid spray, followed by magnetic... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5160290 | Meat deboning apparatus and method An apparatus and method for a meat deboning machine are disclosed of the type which includes a drive motor with a motor shaft, an auger for conveying meat and bone material product, and a motor coupling for coupling the auger to the drive motor shaft. A h... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5100064 | Process for separating foods from the packaging A process for separating foods from packaging in which the foods are comminuted with the packaging by masticating and formed into a rope. The rope is cut and foods and packaging are subsequently separated by pressing the foods through a screen. Also, a de... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5048760 | Process for selectively comminuting and purifying psyllium seed husk Processes for selectively comminuting impure psyllium seed husk. These processes comprise milling impure psyllium seed husk in a mill which causes the husk to be fragmented by collision under conditions whereby the mean particle size of the husk material ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4953794 | Single process desinewing and deboning machine and method Improved mechanical processing machines and methods for separating animal, fruit or vegetable meat from bone, cartilage, sinew, skin, stems, seeds and other hard or tough tissue. The equipment and method involved pulling, cutting pressing, wedging and for... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4824027 | Meat separating means and method A meat separating machine for separating meat from a feed material which has an appreciable bone content. The machine includes a foraminous cylinder or screen in which a conveying auger rotates. Feed material is introduced under compression into the infee... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4770349 | Method for finely dividing almond shells Finely divided almond shell flour is used as an extender in plywood- and laminating-adhesives, alone or in combination with other, different, vegetable shell flours.... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4757948 | Process for producing a high total dietary corn fiber A process for producing a high total dietary corn fiber. Undried corn fiber obtained from the corn wet-milling process is separated by means of a sifter to give a coarse fiber fraction of enhanced total dietary fiber content. The coarse fiber fraction is ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4538324 | Apparatus for separating meat from bones An apparatus for severing the meat adhering on bones from these bones, in particular for poultry parts such as carcasses of chickens or turkeys, has a press comprising a press cavity into which the mass of meat and bones is introduced between a press pist... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4536920 | Two stage meat strainer A two-stage meat straining apparatus is provided in which a pair of communicating presses separate meat from bone. Each press has a cylindrical pressure chamber for containing meat and bones to be separated, a sealing wall for closing off one end of the p... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4516731 | Deboning apparatus having auger seal on one end and support means therefor A deboning apparatus having an internal seal for the end of the auger comprising a circular flange having slots therein for directing fluids away from the seal. The end of the auger is supported in a bearing assembly held in place by a cap which is bolted... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4443912 | Method and apparatus for removing solid particles from a pasty mass An apparatus for removing solid particles from a pasty mass, in particular for removing bone particles from a mass of meat particles, in which the mass is advanced through at least one slit-shaped channel defined between two walls spaced apart in parallel... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4303206 | Deboning method and apparatus A deboning apparatus of the sort which operates an auger means to separate bone and similar hard material from the meat of chickens, fish or other animals. The present machine is vertically oriented whereby the ground meat and bone product is ingested or ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4069980 | Process and apparatus for mechanical separation of a combination of meat and bone into useful fractions In known processes and known apparatus for mechanical separation of a combination of meat and bone into useful fractions, the combination is conveyed as by a screw through a screen, which constitutes a portion of an elongated cylindrical conduit, and soft... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4042176 | Deboning apparatus and method A deboning apparatus of the type for effecting a separation of boney material from the meat portion of fish, fowl, or other animals, and includes an auger means that is arranged through an adjoining pressure housing and perforated housing, with the auger ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4025001 | Process and apparatus for the mechanical separation of a combination of meats and bone In a process and apparatus for the mechanical separation of a combination of meats and bone the material is conveyed by a feed screw through a conduit having at least a part of its wall formed as a separator screen. The screw moves the material between it... | 05/24/1977 |
