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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 |
| 8190316 | Control apparatus for marine vessel propulsion system, and marine vessel running supporting system and marine vessel using the same A control apparatus controls a marine vessel propulsion system which is equipped with a propeller system to generate a propulsive force and a steering mechanism to determine a steering angle of the propeller system. The control apparatus includes a target propulsive... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180507 | Manoeuvre and safety system for a vehicle or an installation A system for a vehicle is provided for allowing a user of the vehicle or installation to obtain advanced and up-to-date information about the surroundings of the vehicle or installation and the vehicle or installation itself. The system may be located on a marine ve... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175765 | Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation To perform control of movement of a marine vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation, input information relating to factors that affect a speed of the marine vessel is received. The speed of the marine vessel is adjusted in response to the rec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170733 | Vehicle control system and method A vehicle control system includes a first powertrain, a second powertrain, and a third powertrain. The first powertrain includes a first power source. The second powertrain includes a second power source. The third powertrain includes a third power source. The vehic... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170735 | Marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus and marine vessel including the same A marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus is used in a marine vessel which includes a propulsion system and a steering mechanism. The marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus includes a first operational unit arranged select a forward drive position for... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170734 | Marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus and marine vessel including the same A marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus is used in a marine vessel which includes a propulsion system and a steering mechanism. The marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus includes an operational unit, operated by an operator, arranged to control mov... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165736 | Control device for watercrafts A control device for watercrafts includes a control station having a control lever, a motor, and an actuator coupled to the motor. In one embodiment, the control lever is provided with a sensor for generating a main command signal that corresponds to or is related t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160760 | Human-machine interface device for an autonomic vehicle control system An apparatus for generating autonomic control mode commands to an autonomic control system in a vehicle to execute an autonomic vehicle maneuver in response to an operator command includes a control module signally connected to the autonomic control system and an in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155812 | Floating dock deflection management systems This invention relates to a ready system for providing floating dock deflection management systems increasing operations efficiency and providing accurate, safe control to eliminate man-made accidents. This invention also relates to a ready system for providing floa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155813 | Control device for vessel equipped with exhaust heat recovery system and the vessel equipped with the control device A ship powered by an internal combustion engine (1) and an electric motor (2) connected to a propeller (3) powered by surplus electric power obtained by a thermal discharge recovery system has a controller including a feedback control section fo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155811 | System and method for optimizing a path for a marine vessel through a waterway A system is provided for optimizing a path for a marine vessel through a waterway from an initial location to a final location. The system includes a propulsion system and a directional system on the marine vessel, which impart a selective propulsion force on the ma... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150569 | Marine vessel running controlling apparatus, and marine vessel including the same A marine vessel running controlling apparatus is applicable to a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit arranged to generate a propulsive force to be applied to a hull of the marine vessel, and a steering unit arranged to turn the hull. The ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145369 | Docking apparatuses and methods An intercepting vehicle, which is being towed by a towing vehicle, may home in on and attach to a retrievable vehicle that catches up to the intercepting vehicle from behind. Then, the intercepting vehicle, with the retrievable vehicle docked thereto, may be brought... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145370 | Steering system for a marine vessel A steering system for a marine vessel includes one or more steering devices operable to turn a marine vessel; a steering input device arranged to generate a desired turn rate signal; a rate sensor arranged to generate a turn rate signal indicative of vessel turn rat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145371 | Dynamic control system for a marine vessel A dynamic control system for a marine vessel having two or more waterjet units as the primary propulsion system of the vessel, for maintaining vessel position or velocity when in a dynamic control mode, comprises a position or velocity indicator to indicate vessel p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145372 | Watercraft speed control device An automatic speed control system that provides desired watercraft velocity over land. The coupled algorithms correct engine speed and torque using inertia based measurements, GPS, and tachometer measurements, and the corrections are augmented and enhanced by veloci... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135504 | Navigational planning and display method for the sailor's dilemma when heading upwind A method is disclosed that resolves a long-standing seafaring problem of how close to the wind to sail. Sailboats need a convenient way to determine the optimal heading to minimize the Tacking Time to Destination (TTD). Unlike Velocity Made Good (VMG), the method di... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131412 | Method for arrangement for calibrating a system for controlling thrust and steering in a watercraft In a method for calibrating a system for controlling thrust and steering of a drive arrangement in a watercraft, the system includes an operating device adapted for indicating a requested direction of travel of the watercraft, the operating device being connected to... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126602 | Method and apparatus for controlling a water-jet driven marine vessel A system for controlling a marine vessel having first and second waterjets, corresponding first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets. The system comprises a speed control device for providing a first vessel control signal ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112190 | Boat control system and boat A boat control system detects a wire break status in a duplicated communication system. A hull of a boat is provided with a main remote control side ECU and a subremote control side ECU, and the subremote control side ECU communicates with an engine side ECU via the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8078347 | Control device for watercraft propulsion system A control device for a watercraft propulsion system can reduce wear of a shift mechanism, can achieve an automated extremely slow speed navigation and easy watercraft navigation, and can negate differences between watercraft navigation skills of watercraft operators... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065046 | Olivo-cerebellar controller Non-linear control laws are disclosed and implemented with a controller and control system for maneuvering an underwater vehicle. The control laws change the phase of one Inferior-Olive (IO) neuron with respect to another IO. One control law is global, that is, the ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060265 | Method of steering aquatic vessels There is provided a boat (200) including a hull (20), and two engines (30, 50) couplable to rotationally drive mutually spaced separate corresponding propeller assemblies for providing thrusts. Directions of the thrusts are angularly adjustable ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046122 | Control system for a marine vessel hydraulic steering cylinder A control system for a hydraulic steering cylinder utilizes a supply valve and a drain valve. The supply valve is configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid from a pump to either of two cavities defined by the position of a piston within the hydraulic cylinder... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046121 | Watercraft steering device and watercraft A watercraft steering device can include at least one of steerage status detection device configured to detect a steerage status following an operation of the steering wheel, running status detecting device configured to detect a running status of the watercraft, wa... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041473 | Method and system for assisting steering and mooring alongside of vessels A method and a system for assisting steering and mooring alongside of vessels that enables operators to easily obtain physical relationship between two vessels and the states of mooring lines and fenders when the operators lay the two vessels aboard and moors them a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032271 | Boat propulsion unit and boat A boat is capable of preventing shocks on gears in meshing engagement with each other and an abrupt movement thereof when a remote control shift lever is quickly rotated to reverse from a cruising mode. A control microcomputer is arranged to control the operation of... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019498 | Ship-steering device An instruction value conversion section (31) of an operation target calculation section (30) converts an instruction signal from a joystick (25). In order to obtain a movement mode of a ship intended by an operator, a target propeller speed calc... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8000851 | Automatic trim system for a jet propulsion watercraft An automatic trim system for a jet propulsion watercraft is provided. Control electronics are in communication with a steering angle sensor to monitor the steering angle of the watercraft, and evaluate a target setting for the trim taking the steering angle into con... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996122 | Method of measuring coupling ratios There is provided a method of measuring coupling ratios in a marine vessel. The vessel includes: (a) a source of mechanical power; (b) a coupling system operatively coupled via a first input shaft to the source of power and operatively coupled via a second output sh... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996123 | Device and method for controlling the engine speed and the slip of the clutch of a ship's propulsion system A control unit and a method for influencing the speed of an engine and the slip of a downstream clutch of a transmission of a ship's propulsion system via an electronic control unit in response to a manual control-signal generator to select the sense of rotation and... | 08/09/2011 |
| RE42546 | Method and system for target localization The present inventions comprise a A method of estimating a minimum range for a target with respect to a first point of interest, independent of actual, range to the target, comprising obtaining three bearing data points; using the three bearing data points to determ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7941253 | Marine propulsion drive-by-wire control system with shared isolated bus A marine propulsion drive-by-wire control system controls multiple marine engines, each one or more PCMs, propulsion control modules for controlling engine functions which may include steering or vessel vectoring. A helm has multiple ECUs, electronic control units, ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933692 | Outboard motor conversion unit In an outboard motor conversion unit, it is configured to have a boat-side conversion unit that detects displacement generated at a movable member due to manual manipulation of a mechanical operation mechanism and converts the detected displacement into an electric ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933693 | System and method for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications A system for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications uses AIS signals as the source of information regarding the position and heading of vessels. The system builds and maintains a data base of location information of vessels within one or more ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7917258 | Ship of the type comprising a control bridge with a direct view of the environment and an operations control room Ship (1) of the type comprising a control bridge (2) with a direct view of the ship's environment, and an operations control room (3) receiving information in real time on the situation of the environment of the ship, prepared by analysis means ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7890225 | Automatic pilot module and system for automatically steering a sailboat for sailing in the presence of waves A steering correction signal generator module (MC) for generating steering correction signals (SC) for an automatic pilot for automatically steering a sailboat comprises: an inlet (EM) for a signal (SM) indicating movement of the sailboat that is caused by waves; a ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890226 | Apparatus and method of vessel emission management An emission management system (200) for a vessel (100) adapted to travel on water. The emission management system includes a monitoring assembly (202) for monitoring an emission from the vessel. The monitoring assembly is adapted to automaticall... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877174 | Watercraft speed control device An automatic speed control system that provides desired watercraft velocity over land. The coupled algorithms correct engine speed and torque using inertia based measurements, GPS, and tachometer measurements, and the corrections are augmented and enhanced by veloci... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869910 | Auto-catalytic oscillators for locomotion of underwater vehicles A system is provided to control maneuvering flapping foils of an underwater vehicle. An oscillator generates periodic signals in which effects of external disturbances are minimized or amplified as required; the periodic signal can be either sinusoidal or can depart... | 01/11/2011 |
