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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 |
| 8105052 | Wave and tide actuated renewable energy pump A pumping mechanism that utilizes wave and tidal energy to operate. The mechanism relies on the depth of the fluid or sea and the length of the pump cylinder to accommodate shifting wave and tide patterns. Alternatively, the mechanism is imbedded or placed in an exc... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8007252 | Wave powered pumping apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for an improved float type wave powered pump that uses the continuous rising and falling wave action in a body of water to pump a fluid. The pump includes piston and cylinder assemblies that are configured for relative reciprocal movement t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7713032 | High pressure tide actuated fluid pump The high pressure fluid pump includes a driver defined by a float riding on the waves of a sea surface, a fluid pump housing, an impeller operatively attached to the driver and disposed within the fluid pump housing, a backflow check system connected to the fluid pu... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690900 | Wave energy accumulator A fluid pressurization unit compresses a fluid in response to natural wave action on a body of water such as an ocean. The unit comprises a floating component and a piston assembly. The floating component has sufficient buoyancy to float on water waves and has a com... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7402028 | Pressurisation system A pressurization device is described mobilizing gravity to mobilize seawater and to employ a weight (56) for gravitionally applying a force to and thereby pressurizing an enclosed pocket (58) of seawater, resulting in low energy utilisation. Energy is ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7339285 | Hydroelectric wave-energy conversion system A method and system to capture kinetic energy of the sea waves and convert it to electrical power is presented. The hydrodynamic power of the waves is converted to mechanical power after impacting and moving a special panel. The mechanical power is converted into a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323790 | Wave energy converters (WECs) with linear electric generators (LEGs) An ocean wave energy converter (WEC) utilizes the relative motion between permanent magnet and induction coil assemblies to generate electricity. The permanent magnet assemblies and induction coil assemblies are separately housed in watertight enclosures, enabling a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7268517 | Method and system for energy reclamation and reuse The present invention relates to a system and method for harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy, and more particularly, to the integration of antennas and electronics for harvesting ubiquitous radio frequency (RF) energy, transforming such electromagnetic energy ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258532 | Buoyancy pump device A buoyancy pump device for use in fluid. The buoyancy pump device includes a buoyancy block housing defining a buoyancy chamber therein through which the fluid may flow. A buoyancy block is disposed within the buoyancy chamber to move axially therein in a first dire... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257946 | Buoyancy pump power system A system for generating electricity includes a buoyancy pump operable to convert wave motion from a body of water into mechanical energy. The buoyancy pump includes a buoyancy block that reciprocally moves in response to wave motion to pump an operating fluid that i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7199481 | Wave energy conversion system A wave energy conversion system converts wave energy within a wave medium into electrical energy. The wave energy conversion system includes a base substantially connected to a wave-medium floor, a tidal platform connected to said base and a tidal float connected to... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188471 | Submersible power plant A submersible power plant 10 comprises a submersible enclosure 12 having at least one intake valve 16 for admitting water at high pressure from the surrounding sea into and air space in the enclosure. An air shaft from the air space 96 is... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7164212 | Electric device and method The present invention relates to a wave-power unit having a floating body (3) which is connected by a connection means (4) to the rotor (7) of an electric linear generator (5). The stator (6) is anchored in the sea bed (1). ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140180 | Wave energy converter (WEC) device and system A wave energy converter system comprises two floats; a first being generally flat and heaving up and down in phase with passing surface waves on a body of water, and the second being elongated and heaving up and down out of phase with the passing waves. Preferably, ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7076949 | System for multiple harnessing and complemented conversion of energy from sea waves System for multiple harnessing and complemented conversion of energy from sea waves. The system includes a structure of vertical guides along which the central floating body moves, a submerged captive-air tank, held up by the floating body, with the body and the tan... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059123 | Buoyancy pump power system A system and method generating electricity includes converting wave motion into mechanical power. A fluid matter is driven as a function of the mechanical power to a reservoir. The fluid matter is flowed from the reservoir. At least a portion of a kinetic energy of ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052582 | Wave powered evaporation desalination system A wave powered evaporation desalination system for removing fresh water from salt water by extraction of water vapor from a negative pressure container using wave motion for power. The wave powered evaporation desalination system includes a first vessel that accepts... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042112 | Wave energy conversion system An omni-directional system configured to convert the kinetic and potential energy in ocean waves to electrical energy or in some special cases to other forms of energy such as heat, mechanical and pressure energy. The system employs a float moored by a single hydrau... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7023104 | Wave energy conversion device for desalination, ETC An impulse-type “wave motor” employs a seabed-mounted or supported structure mounting a wave energy absorbing panel on a hinged lever arm for reciprocation motion to obtain optimal absorption of wave energy from wave motion in the sea. For deepwater wavelengths ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003947 | Gyro wave activated power generator and a wave suppressor using the power generator A gyro wave-activated power generator utilizing wave energy which has, as a component, a control moment gyro, and which comprises a floating body (1), a control moment gyro (5) supported by the floating body, and a power generator (10) connected... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6981373 | Buoyancy engine A buoyancy engine, including an upper casing, a lower casing, and a manifold separating the upper and lower casings. The manifold has internal and external control means, that control amounts of liquid entering and leaving the manifold and casings through a primary ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6956299 | System for generating energy from the waves of the sea Includes at least one floating body (1), and is characterised in that includes a device (2) fitted inside said body (1) for transforming the movement of the floating body (1) into pneumatic or hydraulic energy and means for transmitting t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953328 | Buoyancy pump device A buoyancy pump device for use in fluid. The buoyancy pump device includes a buoyancy block housing defining a buoyancy chamber therein through which the fluid may flow. A buoyancy block is disposed within the buoyancy chamber to move axially therein in a first dire... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6933623 | Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences An elongated cylinder is fully submerged, in vertical orientation, just below the mean water level of, e.g., and ocean, and of a length, dependent upon surface waves of preselected wavelength, such that the top of the cylinder experiences relatively large pressure v... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922993 | Apparatus for deriving energy from waves Apparatus for deriving energy from waves, the apparatus comprising a chamber (1) adapted to float in water but having a water plane area such that its vertical oscillating movement is substantially damped relative to the height of waves in the water in which ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863806 | Barge-mounted tidal-powered desalinization system A tidal-powered desalinization system is mounted on a barge that oscillates about fixed pier structures, generating a two-way pumping action. The two-way pumping action is changed to a single direction flow of seawater. The sea water is directed into an on-board des... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6812588 | Wave energy converter An improved wave energy converter for use in offshore and deep-sea locations. The wave energy converter is adapted for secure attachment to the bottom of a body of water (e.g., the ocean floor), preferably beyond the breaker zone. The wave energy converter is select... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6772592 | Float dependent wave energy device Apparatus for converting energy contained in surface waves on a body of water to useful energy comprises a float from which is suspended a fully or effectively fully submerged inverted cup-shaped member having a closed top end and an open bottom end. Disposed within... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6768217 | Wave energy converter system of improved efficiency and survivability A known type of surface wave energy converter comprises a submerged elongated tube supported by, but being vertically movable relative to, an anchored float. The tube vertically reciprocates in response to overpassing surface waves and drives a transducer for genera... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6575712 | Air compressor system An air compressor system utilized in a body of water that produces compressed air from water wave energy. The air compressor system includes floating structures in a body of water designed to receive ambient air and produce compressed air, utilizing a bel... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6454546 | Maritime pump The maritime pump of present invention has a plurality of crutches and a floating block which keeps the maritime pump at the proper position in seawater. The crutches are set at the lateral sides of the pump body, which stabilize the pump body and make th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443653 | Modular floating breakwater for the transformation of wave energy A floating modular system for the protection of harbours and the transformation of energy, consisting of: a plurality of modules (1) made of metal and/or reinforced marine concrete box-structure, comprising internal air spaces (2) for determining the floa... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6392314 | Wave energy converter A device for extracting energy from a water body (4) comprises a buoyant member of variable buoyancy (6) which is at least partially submerged in the body of water (4). The buoyant member of variable buoyancy (6) contains a fixed mass of gas (7), the volu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6132180 | Automatic pumping apparatus utilizing wave motion An automatic pumping apparatus utilizing wave motion comprises one or more than one sink-and-float members provided so as to move up and down in accordance with a wave motion, positioned below the respective sink-and-float members, connected to the respec... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5975865 | Pump activated by wave energy A wave pump activated by a wave energy for conveying a water to a desired place. The wave pump includes a tiltable hollow piston tube having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is communicated with a submerged pipe and the upper portio... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5921082 | Magnetically powered hydro-buoyant electric power generating plant A hydro-buoyant electrical power generating plant is provided which generates electricity from a source of hydraulic pressure. The energy that pressurizes the hydraulic fluid is derived from movements of a crane-like class II lever that has its fulcrum fi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5842838 | Stable wave motor A wave motion energy harvesting apparatus of the invention comprises a float portion detachably interfitted with and axially moveable with respect to a hydrodynamically resistive portion. The float portion of this apparatus is moored by means of a line at... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5701740 | Device for a buoy-based wave power apparatus A device for buoy based wave power apparatus, where the buoy (30) coacts with a cylinder piston arrangement which is connected to the sea bed, and where the arrangement is provided with the valve means (34, 35) enabling fluid flow through a piston (32) an... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5435134 | Wave activated power generation system A wave activated power generation system comprises a pump to be located on the sea bottom. The piston of the pump is connected by a flexible connection to a float body to be located at the sea surface. The suction chamber of the pump is connected via a va... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5405250 | Wave energy extraction device An apparatus and method for converting the motion of waves on a body of fluid into useable energy. The apparatus includes a floating or fixed rotatable support structure, a lever arm(s) pivotally supported from the support structure, and a wave follower f... | 04/11/1995 |
