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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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Class 52/505 - Horizontal and vertical communication


Subclass of Class 52 - Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Definition: Structure wherein the through passages or channels in the
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 07/22/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7402747Photoelectric conversion device and method of manufacturing the device
There is disclosed a photoelectric conversion device comprising a substrate 1 serving as a lower electrode; first conductivity-type crystalline semiconductor particles 3 deposited on the substrate; second conductivity-type semiconductor layers 4 formed...
07/22/2008
7207147Mortarless wall structure
A wall structure (10, 110) and method of construction. The wall structure (10, 110) comprises a plurality of preformed, lightweight blocks (12, 112) supported and interconnected by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, collateral suppor...
04/24/2007
7191571Modular construction blocks, building structures, kits, and methods for forming building structures
The modular construction blocks include a preform having a plurality of passageways therethrough. The preforms may by formed from a plastic material and filled with concrete and steel reinforcing bars to form footings, foundations, girders, walls, and roofs. The mod...
03/20/2007
6962028Interlocking masonry articles and methods thereof
Each of a plurality of masonry article comprises a contoured first header, a contoured second header, a contoured front face, a back face, a contoured lower base and an upper base. The plurality of masonry articles has a plurality of holes extending from the lower b...
11/08/2005
6735913Block wall system
A masonry block wall system is disclosed comprising a plurality of piers positioned at predetermined intervals with a pilaster mounted on each of the piers. The pilasters are formed by vertically stacked masonry blocks that are attached to the pier by a reinforcing ...
05/18/2004
6550207Modular element for crawl spaces and floor structures
Modular element for floor structures or crawl spaces used in self-supporting structures, the modular element including an upper surface (11) and supporting legs (13), the modular element defining, either alone or in combination with one or more identical ...
04/22/2003
6539682Building elements and methods in relation to same
A dry wall building system comprises courses of building blocks where the building blocks are joined end to end by keys. Each of the blocks comprising sidewalls, endwalls and at least one vertical cavity or slot, at least one first channel in the upper su...
04/01/2003
6508038Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks for habitable shelters
Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks include, for each building block: (a) hollow rectangular parallelepiped center block, (b) an outer siding member, (c) a first tenon member sandwiched between the center block and the siding member, (d) an inn...
01/21/2003
6318041Panel system with moisture removal
An insulation panel includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first side, a second side, a third side opposite the first side, and a fourth side opposite the second side. The first, second, third, and fourth sides define a p...
11/20/2001
6305142Apparatus and method for installing prefabricated building system for walls roofs and floors using a foam core building pane
A building assembly for efficiently and economically constructing walls and roofs for a building assembly that utilizes a prefabricated building panel. The prefabricated panels utilize miter-cuts when joined, form cores, interior and exterior walls, and r...
10/23/2001
6195946Forming apparatus and method for thermally insulated concrete wall
A construction form for building an insulated concrete reinforced wall includes separable and independently usable lintel block and post block sections, made from injection molding Styrofoam. The lintel block section includes a channel extending horizonta...
03/06/2001
6164035Reinforced foam block wall
A foam wall assembly including vertical passageways that guide wall support elements. The wall assembly includes a lower end and an upper support element that are affixed to the wall support elements. The foam wall includes inner and outer thermal barrier...
12/26/2000
6164026Raised access floor
In a preferred embodiment, there is a raised floor body having a plurality of parallel bottom arches, each arch defining a lower race thereunder, wherein the lower races are separated from one another by the arches. The raised floor body preferably includ...
12/26/2000
6161357Bidirectionally interlocking, hollow brick wall system
A brick with, preferably, two or three cylindrical passageways running from top to bottom, a cylindrical passageway running from one end to the opposite end, two linear grooves at one end and two linear projections at the other end which are of identical ...
12/19/2000
6158178Panel wall construction
A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one...
12/12/2000
5992108Modular access floor system
A modular floor access panel having at least one fully enclosed access channel and a vertically extending service well intersecting with the access channel, with an interlocking structure on the periphery allowing secure attachment to adjacent panels. Pre...
11/30/1999
5992102Cellular resin block and structural unit for an exterior structure using such block
This invention is to provide a structure unit comprising a lightweight cellular resign block and plural bricks laid thereon. A cellular resign block 1 is integrally molded from suitable foamable resign so as to include vertical grooves 3 at the transverse...
11/30/1999
5950397Building panels
A building panel (1) has an upper edge (4) adapted to interlock with a lower edge (6) of a vertically adjacent substantially identical panel (1). The lower edge (6) of the panel (1) is adapted to interlock with a vertically adjacent substantially identica...
09/14/1999
5924247Lightweight structural panel configured to receive poured concrete and used in wall construction
A component of lightweight structural material to be utilized in the construction of a sturdy wall, the component being elongate and generally in the configuration of a rectangular solid whose height is approximately three to four times its width. The com...
07/20/1999
5881512Precasted wall/column module
Disclosed is a precasted wall/column module including a hollow body formed from a four-side outer frame and an inscribed round pipe. The outer frame has an upper end forming a first axially projected flange extending along an inner edge of the upper end a...
03/16/1999
5839243Interlocking and insulated form pattern assembly for creating a wall structure for receiving poured concrete
An interlocking and insulated form pattern assembly for creating a wall construction for receiving a poured concrete. A plurality of form structures each are constructed in a substantially rectangular fashion with a height, length and width and include pl...
11/24/1998
5826394Basic building blocks for constructing complex building structure
A hollow block (e.g. a rectangular prism) preferably has six (6) perpendicular faces. Each face preferably has a wall with a particular thickness. An opening is provided in at least a particular one of the faces, and preferably in all six (6) faces. A hol...
10/27/1998
5809720Water diverting building block
A hollow concrete building block is provided having physical characteristics which diverts water penetrating inside the block away from the interior of the building. The block comprises parallel interior and exterior walls and at least one transverse vert...
09/22/1998
5377468Aerodynamically stable roof paver system and ballast block therefor
A protected-membrane roof paving system and method of constructing same. Rectangular ballast blocks are laid in rows and interlocked by tongue and groove edge faces. The adjacent blocks in each row form labyrinthine channels between their edge faces for d...
01/03/1995
5274968Building block for use with flashing and arrangement for weeping condensation
A construction unit includes weep openings through a front wall, side walls, and a center web, and at least one slot extending parallel to a rear wall to receive a flashing member, the slot being defined at least partially by the rear wall. An insert memb...
01/04/1994
5217000Compound solar collector building construction
A compound construction matrix harvests energy incident on all peripheries of a building by providing compound components having anterior and posterior portions with respect to radiation, the anterior portions being generally transparent and the posterior...
06/08/1993
4856238Prefabricated part for constructing a building air-conditioned via its walls
A large-format artificial brick has vertical air channels extending therethrough. Recesses on the top and bottom of the brick form additional air circulating channels for a heating or cooling medium. In a building formed with such large-format bricks, a b...
08/15/1989
4854097Insulated interlocking building blocks
A building block having improved insulating characteristics. The block includes two spaced parallel sidewalls formed from concrete or the like. The first sidewall has at least one inwardly extending integral web, having end portions extending parallel to ...
08/08/1989
4776143Anchor
An anchor for use in slab facings comprises an anchor bolt (2), which has an inner end that is adapted to be inserted into and to be embedded in mortar in a hole (6) formed in a wall (7) to be faced and an outer end provided with a transverse rod (1) for ...
10/11/1988
4719738Block
A block for a building or a pavement is disclosed which has a plurality of longitudinal holes and transverse holes extending through the block and communicating with each other at the intersecting points, recesses formed on the underside thereof, and a pl...
01/19/1988
4640071Interlocking building block
A block of concrete or the like for use in constructing a mortarless wall is provided which includes a spaced parallel pair of upright sidewalls having flat bottoms and tops and bearing integral block interlocking connectors on their opposite ends. The si...
02/03/1987
4616960Air conveyor components
Improvements to the various components of hydrostatic bearing levitation systems, systems wherein fluid pressure between a load and the rails of a track system supports and guides the load, are described. The rail has a plurality of lengthwise extending p...
10/14/1986
4463872Pressure vessels
To enable the benefits to be obtained simultaneously of using cast iron as a major constituent and of using helical prestressing, the cylindrical wall structure of a pressure vessel (which may be for a nuclear reactor) is made of truncated wedge shaped ca...
08/07/1984
4413924Blocks for constructing a breakwater
Blocks for constructing a breakwater substantially comprises a front wall, a rear wall disposed in parallel and spaced-apart relationship relative to the front wall, and at least one partition wall disposed perpendicular to the front and rear walls and in...
11/08/1983
4380887Insulated structural block
The invention comprises an insulated structural block for masonry construction formed to accept rigid insulating foam insert panels and shaped to minimize the transfer of heat by conduction through the block webs from the exterior to the interior of a str...
04/26/1983
4311558Pressure vessel for a nuclear power plant
Disclosed is a pressure vessel of a nuclear power plant comprising a generally cylindrical shaped first partial section, a cavity for housing a high temperature reactor within the first partial section, a second partial section forming the lower part of t...
01/19/1982
4262463Pressed blocks for interlocked assembly
A block having opposite first and second faces adapted for use in construon. The block comprises male and female assembly means for interlocking a plurality of the blocks. The block comprises at least one male assembly means protruding from the first fac...
04/21/1981
4207718Concrete block wall
A wall comprising concrete blocks each having a longitudinally extending, wedge-shaped groove in one side thereof, the groove communicating with a pair of bores that extend through the block. The block is molded in a hollow shell or frame open at its top ...
06/17/1980
4033082Plate block
A plate block includes a decorative plate which includes a substratum and a face veneer joined to the substratum by adhesive means. The substratum has a front face and a rear face with inclined edge portions disposed between the front face and the rear fa...
07/05/1977
4011022Self-draining vehicular supporting panel and structure
A frictional self-draining structure for a vehicular supporting surface, comprised of a plurality of prefabricated interlocking panels, each panel including a relatively flat upper surface to which is attached a layer of structurally rigid porous aggregat...
03/08/1977
 
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