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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 |
| 7369826 | Method for monitoring broadcast signals at alternative frequencies and gain control unit Many broadcast stations transmit their programs via a variety of different frequencies. The invention relates to monitoring alternative frequencies during the reception of a broadcast signal at a present frequency. Whenever the broadcast signal at an alternative fre... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7229387 | Apparatus for diverting static electricity away from a treadmill The invention relates to an apparatus for diverting static electricity away from a treadmill. The apparatus includes a diverting apparatus, consisting of a conducting piece, a conductive strip and a connection bolt. The diverting apparatus is mounted on the surface ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7159315 | Method of producing an elastic plate for an ink jet recording head A method of producing an elastic plate for an ink jet recording head is provided. In one implementation, the method laminates and bonds a deformable metal plate or polymer film and a rolled metal plate. Also, the method etches the rolled metal plate based on a rolli... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7006150 | Interface module for TV sets An interface module for receiving television signals or radio signals has several inputs and outputs for receiving and distributing picture and sound signals as well as control signals and at least one input for antenna signals. The interface module includes at leas... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6930731 | Video appliance, holding device, and manufacturing method of holding device A cathode-ray tube (CRT) holding device holds a CRT from the rear side by a rib section having a shape similar to that of a funnel of the CRT and extending in plural directions. The rib section has a section having shaped in a recessed groove, and a degaussing coil ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6900795 | Unitary molded lens filter for touch screen interface A durable unitary lens filter is provided for use with a touch sensitive display device for associated control process equipment. A front cover secures the unitary lens filter to the machine. The lens assembly includes a mounting bezel that supports an intermediate ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6873374 | Shielding apparatus of projection television A shielding apparatus of projection television is disclosed. A metal shield casing made of metal plate members shields an optical block and a circuit block. Metal plate printed board holding sections are connected to the metal shield casing detachably at predetermin... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6850287 | System for dissipating electrical charge from a cabinet of an electronic apparatus A TV receiver having a metal front cabinet is provided with a discharge path between the front cabinet and a ground portion of the TV receiver. The discharge path includes a series circuit in which a discharge tube is connected in series to a parallel circuit of a f... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6797876 | Image display device There is provided an image display device including a panel of good work efficiency which can prevent the destruction of its conductive coat due to discharge and can highly efficiently reduce the leakage of unwanted radiation electric fields. The image display devic... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6784947 | Image display apparatus and method of correcting image on image display apparatus against inclination by terrestrial magnetism An image display apparatus which employs a cathode ray tube displays, when an image displayed on a screen of the cathode ray tube is to be corrected against an inclination caused by the terrestrial magnetism, a reference for correction is displayed on the screen of ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6741296 | Multi-hemisphere color CRT The present invention discloses a color CRT system that can be easily adapted for installations in either the northern or the southern hemisphere. The CRT is symmetrical with respect to its yamming or set up for the earth's magnetic field so the CRT can be installed... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6680757 | Environmental magnetism compensating device and cathode-ray tube display device A geomagnetism sensor (2) outputs the vertical magnitude of geomagnetism as a detection signal (Vy). An A-D converter (5) converts the detection signal (Vy) into digital data which in turn is supplied to a CPU (6) together with data from a memory (1). The... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6674491 | Method for reducing the electromagnetic irradiation of an OSD system The invention relates to a software method for reducing the electromagnetic irradiation of the Phase Lock Loop (PLL) within an On-Screen Display Menu system. The method includes the steps as follows: setting the resolution of an OSD system to a predetermi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669524 | Method of treating surface of face panel for image display In a method of treating a surface of a face panel for an image display including forming a film on the surface using coating materials, the film is formed of at least two layers including a first layer formed by a spray coating method and a second layer f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6448492 | Transparent member for shielding electromagnetic waves and method of producing the same The invention provides a transparent member for use as a shield against electromagnetic waves characterized in that an electrically conductive reticular pattern is provided on a substrate (1) by forming a thin-film layer (2) of copper or an alloy thereof ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6246448 | Purity adjustment device for video display appliance A purity adjustment device for a video display appliance which automatically compensates for a purity of a picture displayed on a CRT screen that is varied due to the change of the earth magnetic field by electromagnetic deflection using a purity coil. Th... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6129992 | High-strength cold rolled steel sheet and high-strength plated steel sheet possessing improved geomagnetic shielding properties and process for producing the same Provided are a high strength cold rolled steel sheet and a high strength plated steel sheet possessing improved geomagnetic shielding properties, that is, having a high relative permeability in a d.c. magnetic field around 0.3 Oe, a process for producing ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6055026 | Apparatus for holding degauss coil An apparatus for attaching a degauss coil to a cathode-ray tube can simplify a manufacturing process by reducing the number of assemblies for attaching a degauss coil stretched over a curved surface of a funnel of a cathode-ray tube. This apparatus includ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6034744 | Magnetism shield for cathode ray tube A magnetism shield for a color cathode ray tube is disclosed including: a shadow mask through which an electron beam passes; a mask frame to which the shadow mask is fixed; an inner shield fixed to the mask frame and for preventing the path of the electro... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6020939 | Method and apparatus for reducing electromagnetic interference radiated by cathode ray tube displays Electromagnetic interference ("EMI") is reduced in a CRT video display system by spreading-out the EMI-producing spectra present in the video pixel data and/or clock signals. A clock dropping circuit coupled between the display generator main oscillator a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5953081 | Complementing circuit for tilt of picture in a display device A picture tilt complementing circuit in a display device includes: a microcomputer for receiving horizontal and vertical sync signals from a computer and generating a tilt control signal; a horizontal sawtooth wave generation unit for converting the tilt ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5952786 | Auto deguassing from stand-by to on Circuitry to control a power supply of a degaussing coil of a cathode ray tube, said degaussing coil is coupled to a main voltage supply through a switching device the circuitry has inputs coupled to a direct source of current of a switched mode power sup... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5818171 | Device for removing electric field of display A device for removing electric field of a display according to the present invention comprises: a voltage generator connected to a horizontal deflection output circuit of a CRT and generating an antiphase reverse pulse having a frequency band equal to tha... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5751112 | CRT magnetic compensating circuit with parallel amorphous wires in the sensor A magnetic compensating circuit includes a magnetic sensor (1), a control circuit (2) for generating a signal for magnetic compensation, and coils (3) for magnetic compensation. The magnetic sensor has a pair of amorphous magnetic substance wires (101) ar... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5734234 | Cathode ray tube display with deflection yoke and radiation shield A display comprising a cathode ray display tube (1) having an electromagnetic deflection yoke (2) is described. A pair of first deflection coils (7,6) are located symmetrically about the longitudinal axis of the tube (1) on opposite sides of the yoke (2) ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5705860 | Inflight entertainment system having EMI and ESD improvements A vehicle passenger information system, for example an inflight entertainment system, has a combination of improvements for reducing electromagnetic interference ("EMI") and electrostatic discharge ("ESD"). A microprocessor based system controller has a s... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5696565 | Demagnetizing device is automatically energized after counting a set number of power-on operations of a cathode ray tube A CPU is designed so as to put a demagnetizing circuit in an operative state in accordance with a result of detecting, among other quantities or events, the number of operations to turn on a power counted by a counter, the lapse of time under a predetermi... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5689157 | Cathode-ray tube display unit in which unwanted radiant electric field from face plate of cathode-ray tube is decreased A cathode-ray tube display unit provided with a high voltage transformer for supplying high voltage to an anode of a cathode-ray tube, a deflection yoke having a horizontal deflection coil and a vertical deflection coil, and an interior conductive coating... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5668612 | Pivotable protective screen structure which is height-adjustable and forward/backward shiftable A pivotable protective screen structure which is height-adjustable and forward/backward shiftable. The protective screen structure includes a base body, a protective screen body and two support racks. The base body is formed with a slot passing through th... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5642175 | Color cathode ray tube display device and method of eliminating the influence of an external magnetic field A color cathode ray tube display device comprises a color cathode ray tube including a neck portion (1a), a funnel portion (1b), and a panel portion (1c), a compensating coil (7) which generates a compensating magnetic field for eliminating the influence ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5563476 | Cathode ray tube display A display comprising a cathode ray display tube (1) having an electromagnetic deflection yoke (2) is described. A pair of first deflection coils (7,6) are located symmetrically about the longitudinal axis of the tube (1) on opposite sides of the yoke (2) ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5530316 | Color cathode-ray tube Provided is a color cathode-ray tube with a magnetic shield member which is capable of efficiently reducing only the amount of mislanding caused by the external magnetic field applied in one direction by effectively utilizing the shape effect of a magneti... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5521612 | Method and device for reduction of electric field radiation from a liquid crystal display unit A display unit of the LCD type having a display side and a rear side. The display side is provided with a first layer that is both transparent and electrically conductive, and the rear side is provided with a layer that is electrically conductive. Both of... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5495302 | Television receiver viewing distance sensor switch A television receiver radiation exposure limiting apparatus including a power supply, a proximity sensor, a rf switch, and a housing wherein the apparatus may be located within a small housing emplaced on the television receiver. The preferred proximity s... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5432492 | Deflection yoke apparatus with auxiliar coils to compensensate magnetic leakage A deflection yoke apparatus has a pair of horizontal and a pair of vertical deflection coils, a coil separator therebetween, and a funnel-shaped deflection core which provides a magnetic path for magnetic flux generated by the deflection coils. A pair of ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5430352 | Alternating electric field diminishing structure for cathode ray tube device A cathode ray tube device capable of providing sufficient shielding effect against leaking alternating electric field while exhibiting high reliability during long use. Alternating electric field generated by a deflection yoke is sufficiently reduced by t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5416595 | Methods and apparatus for securing a degaussing coil Methods and apparatus for securing a degaussing coil to a cathode ray tube (CRT) are disclosed wherein one or more restraint cables are used together with one or more cable ties to secure and position a degaussing coil onto a CRT. The method and apparatus... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5398046 | Faceplate for an interactive display terminal A faceplate assembly has an electrically conductive grid, which is electrically connected to a suitable ground potential, positioned on or above a display screen of an interactive display terminal (IDT) where the grid has a plurality of optical pipes with... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5291097 | Cathode-ray tube A cathode-ray tube having a layer provided on a face plate outer surface, with the layer comprising at least one colored transparent electroconductive domain consisting of at least one organic dye, at least one electroconductive metal oxide and silica mai... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5196761 | Color cathode-ray tube In a shadow mask type color cathode-ray tube, the coercive force of the shadow mask frame, internal magnetic shield, shadow mask and reinforcing band is limited to a specific value when they are magnetized at specific magnetic field, in order to eliminate... | 03/23/1993 |
