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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 |
| 7367752 | Extended width retaining wall block A retaining wall block having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Each side surface comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, with the sections configured and arranged to allo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322159 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305803 | Block construction system A block construction system includes interlocking, self-aligning blocks that can be used to construct structures with mortarless joints. A typical block has a top face that is formed with a raised, substantially flat horizontal portion that extends between a pair of... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270497 | Paving element A cluster of paving elements is formed with a peripheral edge having a re-entrant formation formed between the upper supporting surface and the lower, supported surface. The formation engages a complimentary formation on an adjacent cluster to inhibit relative movem... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7207146 | Multiple purpose wall block A block used to construct a wall. The block has a front and rear surfaces, top and bottom surfaces, and side surfaces. The bottom surface of the block has a projection that extends downwardly therefrom and which is configured to engage one or more blocks in an adjac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185470 | Retaining wall block A block for use in constructing a retaining wall and comprising a body having a central cavity extending vertically there through and defining front, rear, and side walls. The side walls diverge rearwardly from the front of the block to the rear. Stabilizing wings e... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155871 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152381 | Building with triangular facades A building uses three or more triangular facades arranged in a serial array formed by one triangular facade jutting from side face boundaries of each of the abutted and side-by-side triangular facades. The triangular facades configured similarly are in a dispersed s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7118309 | Component for spatial grid supporting systems comprising filler material especially for retaining walls or noise-abatement walls, and corresponding structure The invention relates to a component for spatial grid supporting systems comprising filler material, especially for retaining walls and/or noise-abatement walls. Said component comprises the following characteristics: a closed or open, single-element or multi-elemen... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096635 | Multiuse block and retaining wall A retaining wall with a series of differently sized, pre-formed blocks. Each block includes a projection and a recess, with the projection and recess arranged and configured so that each projection effectively engages a recess in an adjacent course to connect and al... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059808 | Split key segmental retaining wall system A segmental earth retaining wall block having a front side, a top side with a transversal tongue of a given width projecting from it, the tongue extending at a first distance from the front side, and a bottom side with a transversal groove made in it, the groove bei... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6938382 | Stockade A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face comprises a correspondingly formed concave receptacle for the head. When for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907705 | Reversible wall block, block wall, and method of wall construction A wall block, system, and method for creating a straight and/or curved wall such that the front and back sides of the wall will have generally the same appearance. The block is asymmetrical and is designed to abut the ends of like blocks that are upright or inverted... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907703 | Interlocking block A five-sided interlocking block. At least one side, and preferably at least three sides, of the block is adapted to engage the same side of a similar block to interlock the blocks. At least one side of the block may also be adapted to rotatably engage the same side ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6854236 | Reinforcing system for stackable retaining wall units A stablized retaining wall structure comprising concrete blocks stacked in an array of superimposed rows, and with a stable anchoring assembly being in restraining contact with selected blocks. An access bore extends from the rear surface of the block to the surface... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6679022 | Building block or panel A building block or panel having a shape of a parallelpiped including four edge faces (11, 13, 15 and 17) and two opposed major faces (19 and 21), the edge faces being formed to be interlockingly engageable with the edge faces on similar building blocks, ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6622445 | Modular wall block with mechanical anchor pin A modular wall block is adapted for being assembled together with a number of like blocks in stacked courses to form a retaining wall. The wall block includes a front and rear, top and bottom, and opposing sides. A generally J-shaped anchor has a connecti... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6592301 | Block with multifaceted bottom surface A block for use in constructing a retaining wall having a bottom with a non-planar portion which creates a gap between the bottom surface and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon. Preferably, the block's bot... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591569 | Building blocks A building block for use in construction, comprises a first and second side wall. First and second end walls join the first side wall to the second side wall at the respective ends thereof. A top surface and a bottom surface are also provided. The top and... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6539684 | Concrete block for elevating and retaining surfaces A concrete block comprised of a horizontal rearwardly extending surface of a suitable elevation and a vertically extending surface that extends an appropriate height above the horizontal surface, whereby the present invention allows for the association of... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523317 | Wall block with interlock A wall block arranged to be stacked vertically for creation of a retaining wall, the block being of generally trapezoidal configuration having parallelly arranged front and rear surfaces along with opposed top and bottom surfaces. The top surface has fron... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6389776 | Gas permeable refractory brick for use in regenerative heat exchanger and hot grid formed therefrom Provided are novel gas permeable bricks of a refractory material suitable for use in a hot grid of a regenerative heat exchanger. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the brick has an inner face and an outer face on opposite sides of the brick.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6374556 | Concrete elevation assembly, hollow concrete block, and method of making In a method for forming a block having a core, the core is formed in a vertical orientation, providing for increased control of wall thickness. The block has a projection on one surface and a groove on an opposing surface. The block core is disposed paral... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6286287 | Converted wood articles A converted wood article for use in combination with other converted wood articles to form composite wood products for use in general construction such as in the construction of posts, flooring, walls and support beams.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6178704 | Splitting technique A concrete masonry unit having a top surface with a splitting pattern formed therein. The splitting pattern has a splitting groove which intersects at least one recessed region formed in the top surface.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6145267 | Interlocking blocks of precise height An interlocking block for constructing walls without mortar at bed joints includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a web arrangement connecting the walls, wherein upper and lower surfaces of the block when in use are formed in contact with walls of a mo... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6119418 | Pre-stressed built-up insulated construction panel A construction panel is formed of a plurality of elongate subpanels where each subpanel comprises a plurality of expanded polystyrene blocks placed end to end. Tensioning cables pass over the inner and outer surfaces of the subpanels between tensioning pl... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6108995 | Block for the mortarless construction of a wall A mortarless wall of a building structure has a plurality of blocks arranged in successive overlapping courses. Each of the blocks has a top, bottom, front and rear face disposed between opposed side ends. The blocks are able to interlock in the manner of... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082057 | Splitting technique A concrete masonry unit having a top surface with a splitting pattern formed therein. The splitting pattern has a splitting groove which intersects at least one recessed region formed in the top surface.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6061988 | Building module and a method of constructing a wall from said module A module, a wall made from said block, and a method of constructing a wall using such blocks, wherein the block has the general shape of a plus sign. The block is made from a first rectangular piece and a second rectangular piece joined perpendicular to s... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6038822 | Octagonal shaped concrete block Construction blocks having a generally octagonal configuration. The octagonal shape is defined by first through eighth external side portions respectively connected end-to-end to define an octagonal shape with respective first through eighth corners; a tr... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024517 | Retaining wall system A concrete slab for forming blocks for a retaining wall comprises a prism having parallel top and bottom surfaces, and opposed parallel side walls, and end walls, the prism has an X axis in the longitudinal direction extending between the end walls, a Y a... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5943827 | Retaining wall block with light Block assembly for use in retaining wall systems. The block assembly includes a body having a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A formed recess is located within the block having a recess opening extending out the front s... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5924477 | Brick for heat exchangers A hexagonal refractory brick is constructed with tapered sides so it can be stacked 3-on-1 and 1-on-3, the bottom surface of the brick fitting between projections on the top surfaces of three others. A central vertical channel in the brick is complemented... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921710 | Revetment blocks and method The revetment mat comprises at least two webs joined together at aligned perimeter edges. Each web comprises a plurality of (a) interior blocks disposed side-by-side in rows and (b) a plurality of edge blocks defining a pair of perimeter edge rows of the ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5913790 | Plantable retaining wall block A plantable retaining wall block having a plant-receiving cavity located in a top surface thereof. The block is constructed so that the plant-receiving cavity lies between portions of side walls which are generally parallel with a front face of the block.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5826395 | Concrete block with offset ledge and installation guide means A building construction block includes a body made of a rigid material and having a substantially rectangular-shaped main portion, a wedge-shaped offset portion formed integral with the main portion, a pair of opposite side surfaces, a bottom surface, a t... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806273 | Multi-storey concrete construction system A concrete construction system enabling the construction of multi-storey buildings using single storey wall panels and elevated flat slabs is provided. The invention provides a plurality of concrete panels of a uniform thickness, the plurality of concrete... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5802796 | Curvilinear masonry building unit having a glaze composition and uses thereof A building unit including a base unit including a non-curvilinear front face, two side faces, a back face, a top face, and a bottom face. A glaze portion is applied to the front face of the base unit. The glaze portion includes a front face having a curvi... | 09/08/1998 |
