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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 |
| 7784183 | System and method for adjusting performance of manufacturing operations or steps A manufacturing system and manufacturing method for adjusting the performance of manufacturing operations or steps in manufacturing components having three-dimensional external structural characteristics. An embodiment of the system broadly comprises: (a) a pluralit... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7594325 | Aerofoil and a method of manufacturing an aerofoil An aerofoil (35) for example a fan blade (26) comprises a leading edge (36), a trailing edge (38), a concave pressure surface extending (40) from the leading edge (36) to the trailing edge (38) and a convex suction su... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7546685 | Process for producing a rotor A process for producing a rotor, the rotor formed thereby, as well as turbines in which such a rotor is installed. The rotor is formed by casting an ingot to have first and second regions formed of different alloys that intermix during casting to define a transition... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543379 | Method of manufacturing an article by applying heat and pressure, a method of connecting a pipe to a sealed assembly and a connector for use therein A method of manufacturing an article by diffusion bonding at least two metal components (30,36) comprises assembling the metal components (30,36) into a stack relative to each other so that the surfaces (34,40) are in mating contact. The edges o... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7516548 | Method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal matrix composite article A method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal matrix composite article, the method comprising placing metal coated (18) fibers (14) between a first metal ring (30) and a second metal ring (36). Each of the metal-coated (18) fi... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7441331 | Turbine engine component manufacture methods A cooled turbine engine component is made by providing first and second pieces respectively having first and second surfaces. At least one circuit is formed in at least one of the first and second surfaces. A first plurality of apertures is provided in the first pie... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7410342 | Airfoil support A blade or a vane preferably used in a gas turbine engine, the blade or vane being formed of a metallic core or insert with a ceramic airfoil surface bonded to the metallic insert. The insert includes a series of concave and convex portions arranged along the outer ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7343677 | Method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced metal matrix composite article A method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal matrix composite article, the method comprising placing at least one metal coated (18) fibre (14) between a first metal ring (30) and a second metal ring (36). Heating to a first temperat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325306 | Method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal matrix composite article and a cassette for use therein A method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal matrix composite article (10) comprises forming an annular groove (32) in the first metal component (30), forming a second metal component (36) and forming a number of fibre preforms (... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320238 | Method of forging a titanium alloy A method of forging a titanium alloy component comprises applying a protective coating onto the surface of the titanium alloy component. A glass lubricant coating is applied onto the protective coating and the titanium alloy component is forged at a high temperature... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316539 | Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment Embodiments of the invention relate to a vane assembly formed by a forward airfoil segment and an aft airfoil segment. The aft segment is made of metal and can define the trailing edge of the vane assembly. The forward segment can be made of ceramic, CMC or metal. T... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316066 | Method of manufacturing an article by applying heat and pressure, a method of connecting a pipe to a sealed assembly and a connector for use therein A method of manufacturing an article by diffusion bonding at least two metal components (30,36) comprises assembling the metal components (30,36) into a stack relative to each other so that the surfaces (34,40) are in mating contact. The edges o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314670 | Welded component A welded component includes at least one high temperature segment of a high alloy Cr steel with high creep strength and a low temperature segment of a low alloy steel with high toughness and/or a high yield strength which are connected materially to one another via ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311495 | Vane support in a gas turbine engine A fluid flow machine comprises an array of vanes (2) which are supported at their ends by inner and outer support structures 4, 6. The ends of the vanes are received in slots 8, 10, with resilient material 12 disposed between the vane ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303374 | Disbond resistant composite joint and method of forming A disbond resistant multi-laminate composite product is provided having, a first member; a second member of composite material bonded to the first member; a third member of composite material bonded to at least the second member and being so positioned and arranged ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258530 | CMC component and method of fabrication An airfoil (44) formed of a plurality of pre-fired structural CMC panels (46, 48, 50, 52). Each panel is formed to have an open shape having opposed ends (54) that are free to move during the drying, curing and/or firing of the CMC material in o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7198472 | Platform mounted components A platform arrangement for components such as aerofoil vanes 1, 21 is provided whereby the necessary rigidity provided by the platform does not create excess problems with respect to stress and strain fatigue failure at thinner sections of the component. The ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165945 | Braided spar for a rotor blade and method of manufacture thereof A braided rotor blade spar includes a tri-axle braid in which braided bias angled fibers are located non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of the spar. Zero degree fibers are located parallel to the axis and are positioned to be on the upper and lower surfaces of the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156622 | Compressor blade for an aircraft engine A compressor blade for an aircraft engine includes a blade core made of a fiber compound material and a metallic enclosing structure. The enclosing structure is of a multi-part design and includes blanks (4, 5) attached to the blade core by a metallic weave (... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117596 | Variable blade manufacturing method and variable blade in VGS type turbo charger A shaft portion is processed to have a desired diametrical thickness by rolling in place of cutting so that a cutting operation requiring much time may be eliminated from a manufacturing process of the adjustable blade. A shaft elongation and a sharp edge caused by ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107886 | Production of disc components A disc component for a gas turbine engine is produced from a workpiece by a sequence of machining operations. During the machining operations, the workpiece is supported by a fixture engaging support surfaces. The workpiece remains secured to the fixture throughout ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104761 | Hybrid turbine blade and related method A method of manufacturing a blade for assembly on a steam turbine rotor wheel includes forming an airfoil portion with plural pockets and filling the pockets with more than one filler material chosen as a function of required temperature capability. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101154 | Turbomachine blade, in particular a fan blade, and its method of manufacture The composite turbomachine blade of the present invention comprises a preform made of yarns or fibers woven in three dimensions and a binder maintaining the relative disposition between the yarns of the preform. Said preform is made up of warp yarns and of weft yarn... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093359 | Composite structure formed by CMC-on-insulation process A method of manufacturing a composite structure uses a layer of an insulating material (22) as a mold for forming a substrate of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material (24). The insulating material may be formed in the shape of a cylinder (10... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7065872 | Method of processing a multiple alloy rotor A method of processing a rotor. The rotor is formed by casting an ingot to have first and second regions formed of different alloys that intermix during casting to define a transition zone therebetween. The ingot is forged to yield a rotor forging that contains axia... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066717 | Ceramic matrix composite airfoil trailing edge arrangement An airfoil (30) having a continuous layer of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material (34) extending from a suction side (33) to a pressure side (35) around a trailing edge portion (31). The CMC material includes an inner wrap (3... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6676373 | Assembly formed by at least one blade and a blade-fixing platform for a turbomachine, and a method of manufacturing it A part is used that constitutes a platform web and that has a shape close to the shape of the platform with an inside face and an outside face that are opposite each other. Fiber reinforcement plies are draped on a blade core and at least some of these pl... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658715 | Method of producing an element of composite material A method of producing an element of composite material, including the steps of forming a first distribution of first elements defining the matrix of the element of composite material; forming a second distribution of second elements defining the reinforci... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6598781 | Article having turbulation and method of providing turbulation on an article An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle si... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6532658 | Process for the manufacture of a blade/vane of a turbomachine In a process for the manufacture of a blade/vane of a turbomachine, the blade/vane is made of a metallic enveloping structure and a supporting structure made of composite material provided inside of the enveloping structure and suitably joined to the enve... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6467167 | Method of producing a lining artefact A hollow liner (14) for fitting in the interior of a aerofoil vane (10) is crimped prior to fitting within the vane (10). Following fitting, the liner (14) is expanded so as to fit snugly within the vane (10). The technique permits the insertion of liners... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6383570 | Thermal barrier coating system utilizing localized bond coat and article having the same A thermal barrier coating system for a superalloy substrate is disclosed. The superalloy is preferably of the type that is capable of forming an adherent alumina layer. A bond coat is applied to a local area of the substrate, so that a portion of the subs... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379480 | Method for obtaining thin, light and rigid metal parts The invention concerns a method for producing parts made of thin, light and rigid metal alloy essentially having the following steps: producing a core having the part shape; producing cavities in the core; producing shells made of metal alloy combined wit... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375426 | Protective edge members for composite flexures An edge member for use on a composite flexure having an exposed edge surface. The edge member includes an innermost composite ply attached to the edge surface, an outermost composite ply attached to the innermost composite ply, and at least one interior c... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354803 | Blade damper and method for making same A turbine engine blade damper for damping vibrations of blades in a turbine engine. The blade damper includes an elongate body extending between a forward end and a rearward end opposite the forward end. The body is sized and shaped for receipt within a g... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6322322 | High temperature airfoil A high temperature repairable airfoil having a plurality of flow path cover tiles coupled to a single crystal spar member. In one embodiment, the plurality of flow path cover tiles include an attachment portion that is received within a groove formed in t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6302649 | Superalloy weld composition and repaired turbine engine component A solid-solution strengthened superalloy weld composition, includes: about 0 to about 10 wt % Co; about 18 to about 22 wt % Cr; about 0.2 to about 0.7 wt % Al; about 15 to about 28 wt % of the sum of refractory elements; up to about 0.09 wt % C; up to about 0.06 wt % Zr... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6269540 | Process for manufacturing or repairing turbine engine or compressor components A process of the kind used for producing or repairing a turbine or compressor or fan blade by laser consolidation wherein a laser beam is moved relative to a metal surface and a stream of metal is supplied to the surface via a supply tube, so that said la... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6233823 | Method of making plastically formed hybrid airfoil A plain blank is sized to produce an airfoil. The blank is plastically formed to include a pocket blending smoothly in one side thereof. Leading and trailing edges of the airfoil are benched. And, filler is placed into the pocket to effect an aerodynamic ... | 05/22/2001 |
