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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 |
| 7419526 | Conformal filter cartridges and methods Conformal filter cartridges, filtering apparatus using the conformal filter cartridges, and methods of manufacturing the conformal filter cartridges are disclosed. The conformal filter cartridges may include a bed of filter material between a pair of support plates,... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396383 | Membrane-based reservoir dryer A device and method for preventing ingression of contaminants and moisture and for removing moisture from a fluid reservoir, the device comprising a fluid reservoir for supporting a fluid therein, a fluid reservoir opening for allowing an exchanging of air between a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377966 | Adsorptive assembly and method of making the same An adsorptive filter/member for adsorbing a gaseous adsorbate. The filter includes two layers of a flexible polymeric material to form an area therebetween. Fasteners are located at predetermined areas across the two layer outer surfaces, the fasteners extending fro... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323024 | Vessel with filter and method of use Chemical processing apparatuses which incorporate a process vessel, such as a crucible or retort, and which include a gas separation or filtration system. Various embodiments incorporate such features as loose filtration material, semi-rigid filtration material, and... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320723 | Exhaust gas filter and filtering system An exhaust gas filter cartridge which is suitable for use in a muffler such as to form an exhaust gas filtering system is disclosed. The filter cartridge preferably includes a first porous longitudinal wall and a second porous longitudinal wall, both porous longitud... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7250067 | Gas and odour treatment The present invention relates to a product for, and a method of, treating gases, fumes and vapors with fragments of crustacean shell so as to extract one or more components/pollutants from the gases. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7175681 | Apparatus for removing fine particles in exhaust gas The present invention provides a fine particle removing apparatus which can efficiently burn collected fine particles in exhaust gas, has a simple configuration and can be readily controlled. In this fine particle removing apparatus, a filter unit which collects fin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7115160 | Filtration media Particles may be used to filter harmful biological material from an fluid stream such as air. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter the harmful biological material from the fluid. The particles include a biocidal agent which is used to destroy the harmf... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112237 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077888 | Device for separating dust from flue gases from combustion plants, especially solid fuel combustion plants The invention relates to a device for separating dust from flue gases from combustion plants, especially solid fuel combustion plants, comprising at least one dust filter via which the flue gases are guided, and by means of which the dust from the flue gases can be ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070638 | Burp gas filtering and deodorizing device The burp filtering device has the body of a writing pen, with an intake port at the upper end of the body, a plurality of exhaust ports adjacent the writing tip, and a filter disposed within the body. The filter may be made of activated charcoal or other media for f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7045554 | Method for improved Fischer-Tropsch catalyst stability and higher stable syngas conversion The present invention is generally related towards methods for preparing and using a more stable synthesis catalysts. In particular, the present invention is directed towards treating synthesis catalysts with low levels of oxygen to deactivate the smaller more unsta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018449 | Filtration media Particles may be used to filter oleo material such as grease from a flow of fluid such as a gas. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter the oleo material from the fluid. The filtrate substance collect on the inorganic particles. The particles are re-usab... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994743 | Two stage air filter A two stage air purification system is provided for the removal of airborne impurities from an airflow prior to the airflow entering a building's ductwork. In particular, a primary air filter is mounted within the hood of, for example, a cooking area and operable to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992112 | Selective removal of oxygen from syngas The present invention is an improvement in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas/methane, oxygen and/or steam. In particular, the present invention relates to processes for the production of synthesis gas, reducing the oxygen concentration from the... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6878277 | Photocatalytic filter, photocatalytic filter device and method for manufacturing photocatalytic filter Disclosed is a photocatalytic filter which can fully secure a space of gaps to constitute a flow path for flowing a fluid to be disposed of and which has gaps structured for easily trapping an organic substance in the fluid when the fluid is brought into contact wit... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6878193 | Filter material and method of making same Non-shedding light duty fibrous filter material containing activated carbon and/or other sorbtive granules is disclosed having a thickness of ⅛ inch to ⅜ inch and composed entirely of low melt fibers of 4 to 15 denier. Heavy duty filter material, also of a non-s... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6848465 | Dual-action vent check valve A dual-action vent check valve is disclosed. The valve includes a first check valve which is responsive to elevated fluids inside the valve. A second check valve is responsive to elevated fluids external to the valve. The first check valve prevents overflow from a v... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6814783 | Filtration media of porous inorganic particles Inorganic, porous particles filter a substance or substances from a flow of fluid such as a gas. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter a substance (filtrate substance) from a fluid. The filtrate substance can collect on or within the pores of the inorga... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797041 | Two stage air filter A two stage air purification system is provided for the removal of airborne impurities from an airflow prior to the airflow entering a building's ductwork. In particular, a primary air filter is mounted within the hood of, for example, a cooking area and operable to... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6726745 | Filter assembly with shaped adsorbent article; and devices and methods of use A filter assembly includes a shaped adsorbent article disposed in a housing. The shaped adsorbent article has one or more projections extending from a surface of the article toward the housing to provide for flow of fluid between the shaped adsorbent article and the... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6491741 | Filter assembly with shaped adsorbent article; and devices and methods of use A filter assembly includes a shaped adsorbent article disposed in a housing. The shaped adsorbent article has one or more projections extending from a surface of the article toward the housing to provide for flow of fluid between the shaped adsorbent arti... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6436161 | Mobile granular bed filtration apparatus for hot gas conditioning Provided herein is a granular filtration apparatus for the removal of particulate material from hot gas by contacting said hot gas with granular filtration material. The apparatus being of the type having a filtration chamber containing granular filtratio... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6402811 | Non-dusting sorbent material filter A sorbent filter for use with an air-purifying apparatus. The filter includes a flexible bag and a sorbent material in granular form. The flexible bag defines at least one storage region and is formed of a porous material. The sorbent material is disposed... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6358729 | Compact plant for the removal of odorous substances from polluted air A compact plant for the depuration of polluted air, in particular from odorous substances, comprising a unitary housing in which are placed, in sequence, a prescrubbing section, a filtering bed and a postscrubbing section, in the two scrubbing sections th... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350300 | Gas purification apparatus A gas purification apparatus has a housing with an inlet end having an inlet port for gas supply to an interior chamber, and an opposite, outlet end having an outlet port for exit of purified gas from the chamber. The housing is of generally cylindrical s... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6344071 | Broad spectrum filter system for filtering contaminants from air or other gases Filter medium includes at least two kinds of filter media particles. A first plurality of filter media particles includes an extended surface area substrate comprising at least one transition metal impregnant. A second plurality of filter media particles ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6168651 | Filter assembly with shaped adsorbent article; and devices and methods of use A filter assembly includes a shaped adsorbent article disposed in a housing. The shaped adsorbent article has one or more projections extending from a surface of the article toward the housing to provide for flow of fluid between the shaped adsorbent arti... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6146446 | Filter assembly with shaped adsorbent article; and devices and methods of use A filter assembly includes a shaped adsorbent article disposed in a housing. The shaped adsorbent article has one or more projections extending from a surface of the article toward the housing to provide for flow of fluid between the shaped adsorbent arti... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6068686 | Scrubber system and method of removing pollutants from a fluid A scrubber for removing pollutants from a fluid and having an inlet for receiving the fluid and an outlet for emitting the fluid, the scrubber comprising a first scrubber coupled with the fluid intermediate the inlet and the outlet for removing a first me... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6059860 | Sorptive articles A sorptive article is provided. The sorptive article includes a polyolefin, a wax which is miscible with the polyolefin at the melt temperature of the polyolefin but phase separates on cooling of the article, and sorptive particles distributed in the arti... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6019810 | Effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream An effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream including a packing having a plurality of randomly arranged elements of calcareous material. The elements may be spent shells of shellfish, especially half mussel shells and have a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5800587 | Filtration arrangement and method Constructions and methods are described for collecting particulate material from gas streams. In one specifically described arrangement, a region of depth media is oriented upstream of a second region of depth media. A surface loading media is positioned ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5622537 | Filtration arrangement Constructions and methods are described for collecting particulate material from gas streams. In one specifically described arrangement, a region of depth media is oriented upstream of a second region of depth media. A surface loading media is positioned ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5599713 | Apparatus for purifying contaminated air Contaminated air, e.g., air contaminated by exhaust gases from automobiles and factories, is purified by passing the contaminated air through a soil layer populated with microorganisms. The contaminated air is humidified before the contaminated air is pas... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5593477 | Gas and odor absorber A device for removing odors and undesirable gases from ambient air comprising an absorbent material enclosed in a tubular shaped container designed to encourage flow of the ambient gases through the container and over and through the absorbent material. I... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5558688 | Block filter-purifier A filter-purifier that removes particles as well as trace amounts of moisture, oxygen, and other chemical impurities from a gas stream. The filter-purifier includes a removable canister that contains a purifying medium and a pair of sealing poppet valves ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5480465 | Air/foreign material separator A device for separating foreign material from air. A main frame includes a chamber having one or more inlet tubes, an air outlet, and a foreign material outlet. An air pump forces the air including the foreign material into the chamber via the inlet tubes... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5372788 | Deodorizing filter A deodorizing filter which is composed of a honeycomb structure of ceramic fibrous paper supporting cuprous oxide or both cuprous oxide and solid acid; and a method for manufacturing the deodorizing filter wherein the ceramic fibrous paper is soaked in th... | 12/13/1994 |
