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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 |
| 8187346 | Stabilization of pygas for storage A method for stabilizing pyrolysis gasoline in storage involves adding an effective amount of a quinone methide compound to the pyrolysis gasoline. The quinone methide does not require oxygen for activity. Embodiments of the quinone methide do not contain nitrogen a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7618468 | Transportation fuels The present invention relates to Compositions of fuels for transportation are disclosed, particularly organic compositions which are liquid at ambient conditions. More specifically, it relates to transportation fuels comprising suitable organic distillates, as a pre... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7351268 | Fuel composition There is described a fuel composition incorporating levulinic acid or a functional derivative thereof. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341112 | Firefighting training fluid and method for making same A firefighting training fluid (FFTF) comprising a paraffin blend. The blends of paraffins typically have no less than about two carbon atoms and no more than about twelve carbon atoms. The blends of paraffins may possess Reid vapor pressures in the range from about ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323020 | Method for making a fuel for a modified spark ignition combustion engine, a fuel for a modified spark ignition combustion engine and a fuel additive for a conventional spark ignition combustion engine A method of making a fuel composition for a modified internal combustion spark ignition engine comprising combining a fuel grade ethanol, an oxygen-containing component and at least one C6-C12 hydrocarbon. A fuel produced by such a method is al... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306666 | Additives and method for reducing odor Additives and methods for reducing or eliminating odor in oil based media. The additives comprise an essential oil, an essential oil component, or mixtures thereof. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7182796 | Odorant for fuel gas The present invention provides an odorant suitable for use in fuel gases, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), city gas, and LP gas, or methane gas, propane gas, butane gas and hydrogen gas. Preferably, the present invention provides a novel odorant that can also be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169196 | Fuel or fuel additive containing doped cerium oxide nanoparticles A fuel or fuel additives is disclosed which includes particles of cerium oxide which have been doped with a divalent or trivalent metal or metalloid which is a rare earth metal, a transition metal or a metal of group IIA, IIIB, VB, or VIB of the Periodic Table. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7087447 | Method for fabricating zig-zag slabs for solid state lasers A method for batch manufacturing of slabs for zig-zag lasers including steps of bonding two non-active media to either side of an active medium to form a sandwich, dicing the sandwich to provide slices, rendering two surfaces of each slice into total-internal-reflec... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7037955 | Additives and methods for reducing odor Additives and methods for reducing or eliminating odor in oil based media. The additives comprise an essential oil, an essential oil component, or mixtures thereof. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6939392 | System and method for thermal management A system for the management of thermal transfer in a gas turbine engine includes a heat generating sub-system in operable communication with the engine, a fuel source to supply a fuel, a fuel stabilization unit to receive the fuel from the fuel source and to provide... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6872231 | Transportation fuels The present invention relates to Compositions of fuels for transportation are disclosed, particularly organic compositions which are liquid at ambient conditions. More specifically, it relates to transportation fuels comprising suitable organic distillates, as a pre... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6800101 | Deactivatable biocides for hydrocarbonaceous products The present invention relates to the use of deactivatable biocides for hydrocarbonaceous products, in particular, rapidly biodegradable hydrocarbonaceous products. The present invention also relates to methods of inhibiting growth and reproduction of microorganisms ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761745 | Method of reducing the vapor pressure of ethanol-containing motor fuels for spark ignition combustion engines A method of reducing the vapor pressure of a C3 to C12 hydrocarbon-based motor fuel mixture containing 0.1 to 20% by volume of ethanol for conventional spark ignition internal combustion engines, wherein, in addition to an ethanol component (b)... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6736868 | Method for imparting anti-static characteristics to non-conductive fluids A method for imparting anti-static characteristics to fuel is provided, the method comprising supplying a hydrocarbon fuel and mixing the fuel with an ion, contained in an inorganic compound, to reduce the electrical resistance of the fuel. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6623535 | Fuel additive for reduction of pollutant emissions Glyoxal in an aqueous solution is used in a fuel additive in order to reduce pollutants in the exhaust gases of gasoline and diesel engines. It is sufficient to add glyoxal in aqueous solution to gasoline in the dilution in the ratio of 1:10 000 and highe... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6540796 | Use of trioxepans in ignition improved fuels The invention relates to use of trioxepan compounds of formula I ##STR1## with R1-3 being independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups in the process to make fuels with improved ignition properties. Preferably, R | 04/01/2003 |
| 6458176 | Diesel fuel composition This invention is a fuel composition for use in internal combustion engines comprising a major amount of a base fuel which contains no more than 10% by weight of olefins and no more than 10% by weight of esters, and greater than 5% by weight based on the ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447558 | Diesel fuel composition This invention is a method of reducing particulate matter emission from internal combustion engines which use a diesel fuel composition comprising a major amount of a diesel fuel having a base fuel which contains no more than 10% by weight of olefins and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447557 | Diesel fuel composition This invention relates to an ultra-low sulphur fuel composition comprising (A) a major amount of a base fuel having (a) no more than 50 ppm by weight of sulphur, (b) no more than 10% by weight of olefins and (c) no more than 10% by weight of an ester and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6379404 | Additive used in the combustible water/hydrocarbon fuel mixture This invention provides an additive used in the water/oil mixture to form an emulsified water/oil mixture suitable as a fuel source. The additive comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group of chemicals consisting of 55-65% of phenyl ethyl phe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6165237 | Fuel and lubricant additives Compounds of the general formula I Z--CH2 --NY2-n Hn (I) where n is 0 or 1, z is a straight-chain or branched polyalkyl radical having a number average molecular weight of from about 150 to 40,000, and Y is... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6102975 | Fuel conditioner and improver compositions Fuel conditioner and improver compositions for (1) diesel fuel for medium speed diesel engines and (2) gasoline, diesel fuel, liquified petroleum gas (LPG), and liquified natural gas (LNG).... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6063146 | Ethercarboxylic acids as asphaltene dispersants in crude oils The present invention relates to crude oils and products derived therefrom comprising, as asphaltene dispersant, ethercarboxylic acids of the formula RO(CH2 CHR1 O)x (CH2 CHR2 O)y CH2 ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5984983 | Use of carbonyl compounds as markers Carbonyl compounds, such as ketones, aldehydes, esters, amides, anhydrides and carboxylic acids are added to a material, particularly a liquid material as markers. Subsequently the carbonyl compound(s) are identified by measuring the absorbency peak(s) of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5919275 | Fuel and lubricant additives, their preparation and fuel or lubricant compositions containing these additives Fuel or lubricant additives based on reaction products of an ethylenically unsaturated poly-1-alkene derived from one or more 1-alkenes of 3 to 24 carbon atoms and from 0 to 50% by weight of ethene, processes for their preparation and fuel or lubricant co... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5766272 | Additive composition for diesel fuel for engine driven vehicles The invention concerns a composite additive for diesel fuel for engine driven vehicles containing Dimethylcarbonate, ethylic aldehyde and ethyl nitrate mixed together. The composite additive is added to the diesel fuel in an effective quantity from 4 to 5... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5593464 | Fuel additives The emission of particulates and unburnt hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas emissions from liquid hydrocarbon fuels, especially diesel fuels and fuel oils is reduced by incorporating into the fuel an effective amount of an oil-soluble alkali, alkaline earth ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5366518 | Motor fuel additive and fuel composition A motor fuel additive composition comprising the imide reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted dibasic acid anhydride and a random backbone polyoxyalkylene diamine having the formula: ##STR1## in which R' represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5354344 | Gasoline fuel composition containing 3-butyn-2-one A fuel oil composition for use in a spark ignition engine, which comprises conventional gasoline for spark ignition engine use and a compound selected from the group consisting of an alkynyl alcohol, alkynyl ether, alkynyl ketone, alkenyl aldehyde or an a... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5203878 | Fuel oil additives A fuel oil additive is prepared by combining a mixture of diesel oil and camphor, with a mixture of petroleum oil and benzoic acid. Additional diesel oil and turpentine are added to the combination to form one component of the additive. Such component is ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5171330 | Compositions of refinery hydrocarbons endowed with improved fluidity at low temperatures containing methacyclophanes The fluidity at low temperatures of compositions based on refinery liquid hydrocarbons can be improved by adding, preferably under solution, [l4 ]-methacyclophanes with substituents, obtained from the condensation reaction of a resorcin with a ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4981495 | Methods for stabilizing gasoline mixtures Oxidative stability of gasoline mixtures is improved by adding to the gasoline an alkyl 1,2-dihydroquinoline compound, dimer, trimer or polymer thereof. Optionally, a hindered phenol may be conjointly used with the quinoline compound.... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4954077 | Gas lighter A gas lighter adapted for sending forth a desired fragrance whenever a liquefied gas is issued from an injection nozzle, comprises a gas container which contains a liquefied gas composed of a liquefied butane gas and a small amount of a perfume.... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4943303 | Cetane improver A cetane improver for diesel fuels is a sulfur containing compound having at least one electron withdrawing group therein. The electron withdrawing group desirably is a carbonyl group.... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4844717 | Fuel composition and method for control of engine octane requirements The octane requirement increase phenomenon in a spark ignition internal combustion engine is controlled by introducing with the combustion charge a fuel composition containing an octane requirement increase-inhibiting amount of a combination of compounds,... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4743273 | Fuel composition and method for control of engine octane requirements The octane requirement increase phenomenon in a spark ignition internal combustion engine is controlled by introducing with the combustion charge a fuel composition containing an octane requirement increase-inhibiting amount of a combination of compounds,... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4723963 | Fuel having improved cetane A middle distillate hydrocarbon fuel boiling in the range of about 160° C. to about 400° C. having an improved cetane number is disclosed. The fuel comprises at least about 3 weight percent oxygenated compounds preferably at least about 3 weight percent... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4632675 | Process for stabilization of coal liquid fractions Coal liquid fractions to be used as fuels are stabilized against gum formation and viscosity increases during storage, permitting the fuel to be burned as is, without further expensive treatments to remove gums or gum-forming materials. Stabilization is a... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4456771 | Chemical process for preparing 1,3-diketones Novel (3',5'-dihydrocarbyl-4'-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3-diketones are prepared by reacting an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-2,6-dihydrocarbyl-4-aminomethylphenol with a 1,3-diketone and an alkyl halide in the presence of an alkali or an alkaline earth metal hydride. The pro... | 06/26/1984 |
