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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 |
| 7678425 | Process for finishing a wooden board and wooden board produced by the process A process for finishing a wood or wooden board, in particular an MDF or HDF board, with an upper side and an underside. The process includes applying a sealing layer of melamine resin to the upper side of the board and printing a decoration onto the sealing layer. A... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678426 | Perfluoropolyether amide-linked phosphonates, phosphates, and derivatives thereof Perfluoropolyether amide-linked phosphonates and derivatives thereof are provided. Compositions containing perfluoropolyether amide-linked phosphonates or derivatives thereof, perfluoropolyether amide-linked phosphates or derivatives thereof, or combinations thereof... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7655278 | Composite-forming method, composites formed thereby, and printed circuit boards incorporating them A composite-forming process includes impregnating a reinforcing structure with a curable composition at a temperature of about 10 to about 40° C. The curable composition includes specific amounts of an epoxy resin, a poly(arylene ether), a solvent, and a curing pro... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651739 | Surface treatment method of fiber reinforced plastic substrate A surface treatment method of an FRP substrate is provided. According to the method, an FRP substrate that is less deformed than a conventional flexible substrate material is used, and surface roughness, which is a drawback of the FRP substrate, is improved so that ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7601397 | Copolymers and their use for treating flexible substrates Copolymers prepared by copolymerization of (a) a total of from 3.5 to 20% by weight of at least one polymerizable acid selected from (a1) ethylenically unsaturated C3-C10-monocarboxylic acid and | 10/13/2009 |
| 7595093 | Condensed polycyclic aromatic compound thin film and method for preparing condensed polycyclic aromatic compound thin film An organic semiconductor thin film exhibiting high mobility and a method for preparing the same, and a material for preparing the organic semiconductor thin film by a wet process and a method for preparing the same are provided. Further, an organic semiconductor dev... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7572486 | Photocatalytic coating material, photocatalytic composite material and method for producing the same, and self-cleaning water-based coating composition and self-cleaning member This invention is intended to provide a photocatalytic coating material which includes: at least (a) photocatalytic oxide particles; (b) a hydrophobic-resin emulsion; and (c) water, wherein the average particle size of the photocatalytic oxide particles is smaller t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7527829 | Fluid colloid crystal and process for producing three-dimensional aligned particle mass therefrom Fluid colloidal crystals comprising a solid-liquid dispersion electrostatically charged at not more than 2000 μS/cm in terms of an electrical conductivity, wherein the solid-liquid dispersion comprises, as a dispersoid, electrostatically chargeable spherical colloi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7501157 | Hydroxyl functional surface coating Compositions and methods of preparing functional thin films or surface coatings with low non-specific binding are described. The thin films contain specified functional groups and non-specific binding repellant components. The thin films are either covalently bound ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7482040 | Mixture for applying a polymeric corrosion-proof electrically weldable covering and method for producing this covering The invention relates to an enamel-like mixture containing resin and inorganic particles for applying a polymeric, corrosion-proof, wear-resistant, deformable and electrically conductive covering to a substrate. Said mixture contains at least 10 wt. % of electricall... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7435483 | Process for coating paper, paperboard, and molded fiber with a water-dispersible polyester polymer Disclosed are coated fiber-containing articles, including paper, paperboard, and molded fiber, and methods for preparing such articles. A preferred method comprises heating paperboard containing a polymeric binder to a temperature sufficient to remove at least some ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431759 | High elongation vacuum formable digital ink The present invention includes a curable ink composition for digitally printing onto plastic substrates and three dimensional objects comprising an ink composition comprising a pigment, an oligomeric component, a diluent, additives and a mono-functional monomer havi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427317 | High elongation vacuum formable digital ink The present invention includes a curable ink composition for digitally printing onto plastic substrates and three dimensional objects comprising an ink composition comprising a pigment, an acrylic polymer or copolymer having an acid number below about 20 component, ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425348 | Surface treatment with polymer materials A surface reforming method capable of efficiently carrying out a sustainable, even reforming treatment on a prescribed surface part of an element, a surface treatment liquid to be employed for the above-described method, and an element having a reformed surface trea... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419745 | Method of forming an electrode structure useful in energy storage devices The present invention relates to a method for forming an electrode structure useful in energy storage devices, which method involves the spray deposition of a mixture of carbon and a binder on a current collector. In addition, the present invention relates to energy... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410930 | Recovering catalyst and carrier by exfoliating overcoat layer on the surface of a catalyst layer The present invention is a method for recovering a catalyst from a catalyst body comprising a carrier having a catalyst layer formed on at least a part of the surface thereof, which comprises (a) a step of forming an overcoat layer on the surface of the catalyst lay... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410693 | Adsorbing material and use thereof Disclosed is an adsorbing material (1), particularly for producing protective suits, comprising an especially planar supporting material (2), an at least substantially air-impermeable, steam-permeable barrier layer (3), and an adsorbing layer ( | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407686 | Optical film, polarizing plate and display device utilising the film, and production method of optical film An optical film is disclosed having minimal curl, minimal coating unevenness and no cracks. The optical film is obtained by casting a dope comprising a cellulose ester and a non-chlorinated solvent on a metal support, the cellulose ester having a total acyl substitu... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407535 | Corrosion resistant composition for treatment of concrete structures Water soluble materials, compositions and systems for use in treating concrete-containing materials and surfaces are disclosed. Treatment modalities that include addition of the disclosed materials, compositions and systems to pre- and post-construction concrete-con... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405000 | Resin particle and process of producing the same Provided is a resin particle comprising a resin (a) and a filler (b) contained in the particle; the particle has a volume average particle diameter of from 0.1 to 300 μm and a shape factor of from 110 to 300; the particle has an outer shell layer (S) comprising at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402341 | Methods and compositions for printable surface pre-treatment Methods and aqueous surface coating compositions are provided for producing a high-resolution ink-jet ink printable coating layer on a surface, the composition comprising at least one polymer selected from a water soluble polymer and a water-emulsifiable polymer, wh... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393556 | Process for the production of a multilayer vehicle repair coating A process for multilayer repair coating, comprising the following steps: applying a first base coat layer of a conventional, water-borne base coat I containing at least one special effect pigment, applying a second base coat layer of a water-borne base coat I... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393579 | Cellulose acetate films prepared by coating methods A method of film fabrication is taught that uses a coating and drying apparatus to fabricate resin films suitable for optical applications. In particular, cellulose acetate films are prepared by simultaneous application of multiple liquid layers to a moving carrier ... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40406 | Process for coating and/or touching up coatings on metallic surfaces A composition and method for coating and touching up a metal surface is provided. The composition contains from about 0.5 to about 240 millimoles per kilogram of a fluorometallate ion, from about 0.5 grams/liters to about 10 grams/liter of phosphorous-containing ino... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387843 | Alkyd-based free radical wood coating compositions Coating compositions comprising a polymer and an initiator are disclosed. The polymer comprises an alkyd portion and a free radical curable portion that is pendant from the alkyd portion; the alkyd portion includes one or more fatty acid moieties that can be derived... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384684 | Polyester film with hydrophilic coating, process for its production and its use The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition which comprises a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone, a surfactant and optionally an adhesion-promoting polymer. This mixture is suitable for inline coating of biaxially oriented polyester films. The thus obtained... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381585 | Hetero diels-alder adducts of pentacene as soluble precursors of pentacene The present invention describes organic solvent-soluble Diels-Alder adducts of polycyclic aromatic compounds, such as, oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene and polyacenes, with variety of dienophiles containing at least one heteroatom and in some c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378039 | Aqueous or non-aqueous solution or dispersion of a polythiophene or thiophene copolymer A process for preparing an aqueous or non-aqueous solution or dispersion of a polythiophene or thiophene copolymer, containing structural units according to formula (I): in which R1 and R2 independentl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375150 | Anti-static composition and method for production thereof An antistatic composition that is excellent in thermo stability, is free from the problem of bleeding-out, exhibits its effect independently of humidity, has immediate effectiveness, and also exhibits excellent and persistent antistatic properties, and a method for ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374822 | Near-infrared ray-shielding paint, near-infrared ray-shielding laminate obtained therefrom and production method thereof A near-infrared ray shielding paint capable of forming a coating that exhibits high light transmission coefficient in visible light region while having high shielding capability in near-infrared region and exhibits little chromaticity change even in harsh environmen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374797 | Continuous combined pigmented wax compounding and bichromal sphere fabrication process A system and method for the continuous fabrication of bichromal spheres by introducing continuous streams of differently colored, pigmented polymer melts to substantially opposite sides of a plurality of spinning disks. The system comprises a first and second extrud... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371445 | Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting high available inflation volume The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368147 | Dressing for automobile tires, trim, and bumpers The present invention provides an improved aqueous composition comprising a dimethylpolysiloxane for preserving and renewing the surfaces of automobile tires, bumpers, and trim results from combining a dimethylpolysiloxane with an acrylic polymer, having carboxylic ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368162 | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable having a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises at least one longitudinally o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357875 | Hybrid coating for magnetic heads A system and method for providing corrosion protection for a magnetic read/write head is disclosed. A monolayer surface coating is applied to cover those portions of the under layer of a magnetic read/write head not already covered by a previously applied diamond-li... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335248 | Marine antifouling coating compositions Disclosed are marine coating compositions that are useful to inhibit the fouling of a marine structure by a broad spectrum of organisms. Generally, the marine coating composition comprises an antifouling agent and an organic vehicle. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332327 | Method and biosensor for analysis In a method for analysis biomolecules (3) attached to a solid surface of a substrate (1) are used for detecting the presence of analytes (4) in a sample by binding of the analytes to the biomolecules. The biomolecules (3) are attached dir... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327535 | Hybrid coating for magnetic heads A system and method for providing corrosion protection for a magnetic read/write head is disclosed. A monolayer surface coating is applied to cover those portions of the under layer of a magnetic read/write head not already covered by a previously applied diamond-li... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320828 | Composition for forming insulating film and process for producing insulating film A composition for forming an insulating film comprising at least one of a compound represented by formula (I), a hydrolysate of the compound represented by formula (I) and a condensate of the compound represented by formula (I): | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320829 | Fluorinated polymer and amine resin compositions and products formed therefrom A reactive fluorinated polymer having polyester and polyether segments is mixed with a reactive melamine resin to form a coating composition. The polyether segment can include monomeric units from an oxetane monomer having pendant fluorine groups that are linked to ... | 01/22/2008 |
