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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 |
| 7802350 | Flange hole repair The invention is a method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect in a part which is started by removing one or more defects adjacent an aperture in a base material. The material is removed to create a weld seam that extends past an area of high stress concentr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7437813 | Probe repair methods A method and apparatus for repairing a probe on a probe card is provided. A plurality of beams is formed on a beam panel. The plurality of beams includes a replacement beam. After identifying a damaged beam on the probe card, the damaged beam is removed from the pro... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7363688 | Land grid array structures and methods for engineering change A Land Grid Array structure is enhanced with a flex film interposer that not only provides a Land Grid Array (LGA) electrical connection between a Multi-Chip Module (MCM) and the next level of integration such as a system board, but also provides a reliable means to... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341176 | Method of tying two or more components together Method of tying two or more components together using a fastener. Each component is provided with a hole and the components are placed so that the holes overlap one another in order to receive the fastener in the holes. The fastener is placed in the holes and mechan... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7278829 | Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261784 | Method of making a coating on a metal substrate and/or an article, such a coating, such a metal substrate and/or an article, and a cam forming such an article The method of the invention enables a coating to be made on at least one face to be protected of a metal substrate and/or article in order to improve its performance in terms of resistance to wear by friction, in particular at high temperature. The method comprises ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252326 | Vehicle underbody structure A vehicle underbody structure including: a front floor panel; a rear floor panel having a portion raised above the front floor panel; side sills; tunnel members extending along a floor tunnel; and a reinforcing plate. The rear floor panel is provided with suspension... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249412 | Method for repairing a damaged blade of a Blisk A BLISK having a damaged blade, with a repair region that has a thickness less than a specified thickness as a result of damage during manufacture or prior service, is repaired by depositing repair metal onto the repair region to increase its thickness to greater th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240728 | Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses A tubular liner including a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion coupled to, and positioned between, the first and second tubular portions. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231701 | Modular PCB and method of replacing a malfunctioned module of the PCB Modular PCB and method of replacing one of a plurality of modules of a first PCB are provided. One embodiment of the method includes checking each module of the first PCB and each of a plurality of modules of a second PCB, cutting a malfunctioned module from the fir... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222422 | Method for refurbishing surfaces subjected to high compression contact A process for refurbishing a worn surface of a shroud support component of a turbomachine, as well as a shroud support component refurbished with the process. The process generally entails removing a surface region of the worn surface so as to define a repair surfac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216428 | Method for turbine element repairing Physical vapor deposition is utilized to deposit repair material on Ti alloy turbine components. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7169242 | Method of removing casting defects A method for removing casting defects (5) from an article (1) with an oriented microstructure can include locating at least one casting defect (5) and melting the casting defect (5) locally by a heat source (7) to a depth at least ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146725 | Repair of combustion turbine components A method of repairing a combustion turbine component having damage located at or near a cooling hole or hollow or geometrically complex portion of the component is provided. The method comprises forming a preparatory groove that extends from a surface of the compone... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125227 | Process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc A monobloc bladed disc and a process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc, where the process includes forming, on a protruding projection belonging to a disc and extending from an upstream end to a downstream end along a protruding projection chord,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108336 | Emergency axle An emergency axle is provided for small trailers normally pulled by automobiles or small trucks. The emergency axle may be carried on the trailer on in the pulling vehicle. In the event an axle is damaged or breaks, the emergency axle is placed over the end of that ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7076017 | Apparatus and method for repairing reactor vessel cladding using a seal plate A seal plate for repairing damaged areas in a pressure vessel cladding includes a first side and an opposing second side and a sealing portion located on the second side, with the sealing portion circumscribing the seal plate. The seal plate also includes a seal lip... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063142 | Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone A method of applying an axial force to a first piston positioned within a first piston chamber including applying an axial force to the first piston using a second piston positioned within the first piston chamber. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051435 | Process for repairing turbine components A process for repairing a turbine component comprises overlaying a preform of a brazing material onto a surface of the turbine component, wherein the surface comprises a damaged portion; securing the preform of a brazing material to the surface; and heating the turb... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047612 | Method for repairing a casting This invention relates generally to a method for repairing a casting, and more specifically to a method of repairing a casting by pouring melted filler material into a damaged portion of the original casting. Damaged cast metal components, such as a cylinder head of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040396 | Apparatus for releasably coupling two elements An apparatus for coupling two elements including an outer tubular member defining one or more outer tubular member slots, an inner tubular member defining one or more inner tubular member slots positioned within the outer tubular member, and a coupling assembly for ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6991434 | Method of producing components subjected to flow, and components made by said method The invention relates to a method of producing disc-shaped or ring-shaped components subjected to flow. The components are produced by milling and finish machining downstream of the milling, the component being milled out of a workpiece, and a finish machining mediu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6982123 | Method for repair of a nickel-base superalloy article using a thermally densified coating A nickel-base superalloy article, such as a gas turbine stationary flowpath shroud that has previously been in service, is repaired by applying a restoration coating to a surface of the article. The restoration coating is applied by providing a precursor mixture, wh... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966370 | Apparatus for actuating an annular piston An apparatus comprising a first tubular member; a second tubular member positioned within and coupled to the first tubular member; a first annular piston chamber defined by the space between the first and second tubular members; an annular piston movably coupled to ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944925 | Articulated connector reconditioning process and apparatuses A method for reconditioning an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The connector is measured to find areas and amounts of wear on portions of the connector. The measurements are taken relative to a referen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941639 | Method for repairing generator rotor An improved generator rotor (30) and a method of repairing an existing generator rotor (12) are disclosed. Methods consistent with the present invention provide techniques for repairing existing stress-damaged rotors (12) to remove stress-induce... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902096 | Method of joining material A method of repairing a part, such as a rotating disk/drum rotor of a gas turbine engine. The method includes: heating a contact area of a wrought material and a contact area of a wrought part; and pressing the contact area of the material against the contact area o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892930 | Process for reconditioning worn or out-of-spec components A process for reconditioning worn or out-of-spec components, in particular titanium components and components which in partial areas are designed to receive further components in a positively locking and dimensionally accurate manner, e.g., as grooves, for which pur... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6823585 | Method of selective plating on a substrate A method and structure to form surface plating metallization on a substrate. Two layers of tape are applied to the surface of the substrate. A first path is cut through both layers of tape exposing the substrate surface. The first path connects at least one conducti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6782620 | Methods for replacing a portion of a combustor dome assembly A method enables a portion of combustor dome assembly to be replaced. The dome assembly includes at least one dome cup including at least one swirl cup including a joint that defines a slot therein, and a deflector plate assembly that is coupled to, and extends down... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6757961 | Wireless suspension salvage method A method to salvage suspensions from defective head gimbal assembly units is presented. Because the performance of a slider becomes more sensitive to signals and the wafer manufacturing process produces a lower yield, a suspension salvage method is developed to recy... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754955 | Method or repairing trailing edge portions of partitions in turbine diaphragms Using sinker electrode discharge machining tools, damaged portions of partitions of the turbine which have been removed and replaced with weld material of increased thickness may be shaped and contoured to blend with the suction and pressure sides of the partitions.... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6751835 | Method for reconditioning propane cylinders The method for reconditioning a used propane gas tank or cylinder comprises the steps of: removing an existing relief valve from the tank; rolling up sheets of aluminum mesh material into mesh inserts and clipping the rolled up sheet with two clips; inserting the al... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6725540 | Method for repairing turbine engine components The present invention relates to a method for repairing turbine engine components, such as vanes and blades, which have airfoils. The method broadly comprises removing oxidation debris from portions of the component by blending areas exhibiting thermal barrier coati... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6701616 | Method of repairing shroud tip overlap on turbine buckets Shroud covers for buckets of gas turbines sometimes overlap one another. To repair a shroud cover overlap and preclude further overlap during turbine operation, a first weld bead of high hardness material is applied along the radial inside surface of the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6651322 | Method of reworking a multilayer printed circuit board assembly An improved rework method and rework wiring structure for repairing and reworking multilayer printed circuit boards utilizing ball grid array (BGA) solder pads are described. The repair method includes the steps of locating a solder pad to be rewired, rem... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6637643 | Method of applying a bond coating and a thermal barrier coating on a metal substrate, and related articles A method for applying at least one bond coating on a surface of a metal-based substrate is described. A foil of the bond coating material is first attached to the substrate surface and then fused thereto, e.g., by brazing. The foil is often initially prep... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629368 | Method for isothermal brazing of single crystal components A process of brazing cracks and gaps in a single crystal article which takes places isothermally under the following conditions: the temperature of the isothermal solidification is between TLiqidus, Braze +5*(wt-%BBraze) and (Ts... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6615470 | System and method for repairing cast articles A system and method for repairing defects such as bumper holes, cracks, freckles and inclusions, in a cast article, such as a turbine component. The system comprises a device for locating a defect in a cast article, a repair material that is disposable at... | 09/09/2003 |
