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 |
| 6461582 | Single-crystal rod and process for its production A single-crystal rod, obtained using CZ crucible pulling, has a crystal cone and a cylindrical single-crystal rod, and the crystal cone has an apex angle of 30° to 90°. There is also a process for producing dislocation-free single-crystal rods using CZ ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6312617 | Conductive isostructural compounds A family of isostructural compounds have been prepared having the general formula An Pbm Bin Q2n+m. These compounds possess a NaCl lattice type structure as well as low thermal conductivity and controlled electr... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6273969 | Alloys and methods for their preparation The present invention relates to an alloy comprising a first element A, a second element B, a third element C, and a fourth element D. In the alloy, first element A and second element B are present as a binary compound AB, and third element C and fourth e... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5242505 | Amorphous silicon-based photovoltaic semiconductor materials free from Staebler-Wronski effects Alloys of amorphous silicon with Group VIa elements are disclosed that form high-quality materials for photovoltaic cells that are resistant to Staebler-Wronski photodegradation. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the alloys. The alloys can be f... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5173127 | Semi-insulating INP single crystals, semiconductor devices having substrates of the crystals and processes for producing the same A semi-insulating InP single crystal, semiconductor device with a substrate of crystal and processes of producing the same are disclosed. The crystal is derived from an undoped InP single crystal intermediate. The intermediate has a concentration of all n... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4830877 | Compositions for forming insulating films on electromagnetic steel plates and methods for making the same The present invention provides an insulating film-forming composition in which a mixed resinous liquid obtained from a specific proportion of an aqueous emulsion of an acrylic resin and/or an acryl-styrene base resin and an aqueous dispersion of PAN free ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4804490 | Method of fabricating stabilized threshold switching material A method of stabilizing the switching characteristics of a thin film chalcogenide glass material by subjecting said material to a hydrogenated atmosphere, preferably activated hydrogen and argon. It is also preferred to provide a post hydrogenation anneal... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4649227 | Photoactive pyrite layer and process for making and using same Photoactive pyrite layers, whose preparation and use represent a commercially highly interesting alternative to materials hitherto in common use. The semiconductor material chiefly used until now, e.g. for solar cells, is silicon. However, its costs of ma... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4634493 | Method for making semiconductor crystals A planar solid-state recrystallization process for growing mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) crystals suitable for semiconductor applications, in which molten MCT material is solidified in a horizontal sealed ampoule having a substantial portion of its lowe... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4602189 | Light sink layer for a thin-film EL display panel A thin-film electroluminescent (EL) panel operating as a matrix-addressed display is provided with a light sink layer immediately behind the phosphor layer thereof to enhance the legibility of the display under high ambient light conditions. The light sin... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4344476 | Supercool method for producing single crystal mercury cadmium telluride A process for producing single crystal Hg1-x Cdx Te is disclosed. An ingot of Hg1-x cdx Te is prepared from a stoichiometric mixture of mercury, cadmium and tellurium by the supercooling of a heated mixture ther... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4263604 | Graded gap semiconductor detector A variable temperature method for the preparation of single and multiple taxial layers of single-phase (e.g., face-centered cubic), ternary lead chalcogenide alloys (e.g., lead cadmium sulfide, [Pb1-w Cdw ]a [S]1-a | 04/21/1981 |
| 4249987 | Method of growing large Pb1-x -Snx -Te single crystals where 0 Large single crystals of Pb1-x -Snx -Te are grown in a near-equilibrium condition by applying a minimal driving force such that a high degree of growth reliability is achieved. The process utilized allows the growth mechanism to take... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4228454 | High temperature cadmium boracite semiconductor device A cadmium boracite crystal electronic device, having at least one silver containing electrode, which is useful as a symmetric current controlling device for DC, DC pulse and AC circuits, an asymmetric current controlling device for DC and DC pulse circuit... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4154631 | Equilibrium growth technique for preparing PbSx Se1-x epilayers A high temperature method for the preparation of single and multiple epitaxial layers of single-phase lead sulfide-selenide, [Pb]a [Sx Se1-x ]1-a wherein x varies between one and zero, inclusive, and a=0.500b1... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4144147 | Photolysis of water using rhodate semiconductive electrodes Decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen by sunlight is accomplished by using a rhodate p-type semiconductor as cathode and an n-type semiconductor or a metal as anode. A cell exposed to sunlight using a rhodate cathode and an n-type TiO2 | 03/13/1979 |
| 4076572 | Crystal growth and anneal of lead tin telluride by recrystallization from a heterogeneous system Large bulk single crystals of lead tin telluride are synthesized by first mixing desired amounts of lead, tin and tellurium with, if desired, bismuth and reacting the mixture at 950° C to form a source material. The source material is then converted into... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4066481 | Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of IVA-IVA compounds and composite A composite comprising a monocrystalline substrate and one or more layers or films of monocrystalline IVA-VIA compounds and/or alloys formed thereon by a chemical vapor deposition process. The composite is formed at a preferred temperature range of approx... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4040917 | Preparation of intercalated chalcogenides Ions are intercalated in chalcogenides by flowing a current through a system comprising a cathode which contains the chalcogenides (e.g., TaS2 is a suitable chalcogenide), an anode containing electronically conductive material which is not a so... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4006107 | Method of producing ternary lead molybdenum sulfides The method of preparing Pbx Moy Sz where x = 0.8-1.1, y = 4.5-5.6, and z = 5.4-7.2 comprising the steps of mixing commercial reagent grade powders of the reactants, heating in a sealed, evacuated reaction vessel to a tempe... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3961998 | Vacuum deposition method for fabricating an epitaxial PbSnTe rectifying metal semiconductor contact photodetector A junction photodetector employing Pb1-x Snx Te in narrow film strips grown epitaxially on an appropriate substrate. An appropriate metal overlaps the film to form a metal-semiconductor contact.... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3956461 | Orthorhombic rare earth Hf and Zr sulfides and selenides Solid compositions of the formula where M is one or more element selected from the group consisting of the rare earths of atomic numbers 57-71 and yttrium, but excluding europium and ytterbium, M' is one or more of zirconium and hafnium, and X is sulfur o... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3945935 | Semiconductive metal chalcogenides of the type Cu3 VS4 and methods for preparing them Novel semiconductive tertiary and higher order type copper-Group V transition metal chalcogenides having useful broad-band photoconductive properties are characterized by containing fewer than 100 ppm of impurities as determined by electron microprobe ana... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3940472 | Quaternary sulfides and selenides containing Ba or Sr and selected transition metals Described herein are solid compositions of the formula M m'1.sub.-y M"y X3 where M is Ba or Sr M' is one or more of Ta and Nb M" is one or more of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Rh and Ir X is one or more of S and Se, and Y is 0.33 to 0.5, With... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3932291 | Preparation and doping of semiconducting forms of CuAlS2 New forms of copper aluminum sulfide are semiconductors. Depending on the amount of dopant present, they are either p-type or n-type.... | 01/13/1976 |