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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 |
| 8181541 | Low profile transducer with high moment capacity A load transducer for use in an automated control system such as those used in robotic assemblies, and other linkage systems separated by joints. The transducer is capable of measuring force and moments transmitted by the joint of the robotic assembly. This localize... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8033184 | Quantum-based force realization apparatus and force measurer using the same Disclosed herein are a force realization apparatus using a superconducting flux quantum, which is capable of generating force proportional to a flux quantum number by including a micron-sized superconducting annulus or superconducting quantum interference device in ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033185 | All electric piezoelectric finger sensor (PEFS) for soft material stiffness measurement A PEFS (Piezoelectric Finger Sensor) acts as an “electronic finger” capable of accurately and non-destructively measuring both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus of tissues with gentle touches to the surface. The PEFS measures both the Young's com... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7779707 | All-electric piezoelectric finger sensor (PEFS) for soft material stiffness measurement A PEFS (Piezoelectric Finger Sensor) acts as an “electronic finger” capable of accurately and non-destructively measuring both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus of tissues with gentle touches to the surface. The PEFS measures both the Young's com... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7497133 | All electric piezoelectric finger sensor (PEFS) for soft material stiffness measurement A PEFS (Piezoelectric Finger Sensor) acts as an “electronic finger” capable of accurately and non-destructively measuring both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus of tissues with gentle touches to the surface. The PEFS measures both the Young's com... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475607 | Sensing apparatus with an integrated gasket on a beam component A sensing apparatus comprises a sensing beam having piezo-resistive components mounted therein that output a signal as a function of a strain on the sensing beam and a main body holding the sensing beam. The sensing beam includes a gasket pattern integrated thereon ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7432458 | Monolithic weight sensor A weight sensor includes at least one force-translating element cooperating in a levered manner in response to an applied load. The at least one force-translating element is arranged at least in part asymmetrically to an imaginary center plane of the weight sensor. | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367242 | Active sensor for micro force measurement An active micro-force sensor is provided for use on a micromanipulation device. The active micro-force sensor includes a cantilever structure having an actuator layer of piezoelectric material and a sensing layer of piezoelectric material bonded together. When an ex... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365276 | Force-transmitting device In a force-transmitting device of a force-measuring cell with a parallel-guiding mechanism in which a stationary parallelogram leg and a movably guided parallelogram leg are connected to each other by parallelogram guides, at least one of the parallelogram legs has ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7284452 | Cantilever sensor using both the longitudinal and the transversal piezoresistive coefficients The present invention relates to a sensor comprising least one sensor unit e.g. a cantilever. The sensor unit comprises a capture surface area and a piezoresistive detection system, for direct detection of stress change of the sensor unit when applying an electrical... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266998 | Method and apparatus for micromachines, microstructures, nanomachines and nanostructures Parts and structures are described for micro and nano machines and the creation of macro structures with nano and micro layers of special materials to provide improved performance. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244959 | Detection of electromagnetic radiation using micromechanical multiple quantum wells structures An apparatus and method for detecting electromagnetic radiation employs a deflectable micromechanical apparatus incorporating multiple quantum wells structures. When photons strike the quantum-well structure, physical stresses are created within the sensor, similar ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240571 | On-board scale sensor with mechanical amplification and improved output signal apparatus and method A system for sensing the load carried in a structural member by attaching a load cell to a neutral axis of bending. Small deflections along an arc of bending create a desirable signal level via mechanical amplification. A load sensor is adapted for mounting on an ax... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220924 | Fastening arrangement of a force-transmitting device In a force-transmitting device of a force-measuring cell with a parallel-guiding mechanism in which a stationary parallelogram leg and a movably guided parallelogram leg are connected to each other by parallelogram guides, each of the parallelogram legs has a fasten... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182338 | Apparatus for discriminating sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for discriminating the kind of a sheet material, comprising: a substrate having a recessed portion; a press member situated so that a sheet material can be deflected using the recessed portion; a support member that is def... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162919 | Blast pressure gauge Blast pressure gauges and methods for detecting blast pressure during a blast test. The gauges operate independently of power sources, are portable, and are used in harsh environments including test ranges. Each embodiment is constructed to detect blast pressures as... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143658 | Deflection plate weight sensor for vehicle seat The present invention involves a vehicle for passengers having a passenger safety system. The system has a crash sensor, a vehicle seat with a weight sensor assembly, an air bag and an air bag controller. The crash sensor is capable of providing a signal when the ve... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7107840 | Pyramid socket suspension An apparatus and method for flexibly suspending a sensing mechanism between a pair of cover plates, including a sensing mechanism formed in a crystalline silicon substrate; a pair of cover plates formed in crystalline silicon substrates; a first plurality of complem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7062951 | Method and device for measuring plasticity of materials such as ceramic raw materials and masses A method for measuring the plasticity of materials such as ceramic raw materials and masses. A weight acts on a sample body and a path signal that reproduces the deformation of the sample body is measured. During the deformation process, the time progression of a re... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7024953 | Apparatus and method for tuning a golf shaft A method of making a golf club includes making a first determination of the location of the effective seam in a shaft and then more precisely locating the seam before attaching a golf club head with the face of the club head facing in a neutral direction. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6946315 | Manufacturing methods of MEMS device The present invention is directed to manufacturing methods of electrostatic type MEMS devices. The manufacturing method of the present invention includes the steps of forming a substrate side electrode on a substrate, forming a fluid film before or after forming a s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941823 | Apparatus and method to compensate for stress in a microcantilever A method to compensate for stress deflection in a compound microprobe that includes a substrate, a microcantilever extending outwardly from the substrate, and a film formed on the microcantilever. The method preferably comprises the steps of determining an amount of... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6828515 | Proof body and weighing apparatus provided with such proof bodies The proof body for a weighing apparatus is comprised of a profiled segment and it includes a measuring beam (9) joined at each one of its ends to a respective wing (10a, 10b) which extend substantially perpendicularly to the measur... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6813937 | Method and apparatus for micromachines, microstructures, nanomachines and nanostructures Parts and structures are described for micro and nano machines and the creation of macro structures with nano and micro layers of special materials to provide improved performance. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797892 | Force transducer for a motor vehicle seat that includes a housing surrounding an extension member of the force transducer A force transducer for sensing the weight introduced into the mounting of a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The force transducer includes a force introduction element that is connected to the motor vehicle seat, a force transfer element that is connected to the mou... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6755087 | Load cell having overload protection A load cell having overload protection wherein a central cantilever beam is provided between the sensing beams in the load cell structure and is bounded by slots of narrow gap width. When an excess load is applied, the load cell structure is deformed and contacts th... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6670560 | Sensor integrated bracket for weight classification A sensor assembly is used to measure the weight of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat. The sensor assembly is integrated into a bracket that is mounted between a seat structure such as a track assembly and a vehicle structure such as floor or riser. One... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6563060 | Electronic balance By using a second Roberval mechanism having beams orthogonal to beams of a first Roberval mechanism for supporting a weighing dish by a movable pillar and integrating a movable pillar of the second Roberval mechanism with a movable pillar of the first Rob... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6504114 | Double bending beam load cell A precision double bending beam load cell made at low cost by using load cell quality material in the bending beams only, while less costly material is used for end blocks to maintain the beams in a predetermined parallel relationship and to mount the loa... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470759 | Load cell with reduced sensitivity to thermal shock A load cell has internal cuts or grooves allowing increased the measurable strain on a load cell package increasing its ability to accurately measure lower weights while reducing the load cell's sensitivity to thermal shock. These cuts or grooves are rect... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472618 | Electronic weighing scale using general purpose block member A weighing scale includes an integral block member having a load receiving portion for receiving a load of a scaled object; a fixing portion for fixing the integral block; and a Roberval portion having recessed portions between the load receiving portion ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6423564 | Force-sensing transducers, accelerometers, rate sensors, methods of forming force-sensing transducers, and methods of forming vibrating-beam force transducers Performance-enhancing, reduced-area metalization adhesion areas in force-sensing transducers are described.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6391674 | Process for fabricating single crystal resonant devices that are compatible with integrated circuit processing This invention describes fabrication procedures to construct MEMS devices, specifically band-pass filter resonators, in a manner compatible with current integrated circuit processing. The final devices are constructed of single-crystal silicon, eliminatin... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6358769 | Process for manufacturing mechanical, electromechanical and opto-electromechanical microstructures having suspended regions subject to mechanical stresses during assembly To reduce the risk of breakage of the moving parts of an integrated microstructure during manufacture steps causing mechanical stresses to the moving parts, a temporary immobilization and support structure is formed, whereby a moving region of the microst... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6202495 | Flow, tactile and orientation sensors using deformable microelectrical mechanical sensors A microelectric flow sensor including a deformable mechanical element is disclosed. The sensor includes a beam element mounted to a substrate. The beam element is anchored to the substrate on a first end, and deformed to a position normal to the surface o... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6143993 | Shear beam load cell A shear beam load cell comprising a cantilevered beam member (1) for measuring the shear force imposed on the beam member by the load (F) to be measured and one or more strain gauges mounted on the beam member so that they are affected by the deformation ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5895894 | Balance A balance includes a weighing cell which is surrounded by an elastic tubular bellows or a soft-elastic hose without ribs and is protected against the penetration of dust and water, wherein one end of the bellows or hose is attached to the stationary end o... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5847329 | Self-supporting weight sensor and scale incorporating sensors of this kind A weight sensor includes a test body in the form of a bar carrying strain gauges, the bar bending due to the effect of the weight to be measured. The bar extends inside a frame, one end of the bar being joined to the frame, its other end being free with r... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5777240 | Load cell and load cell beam assembly A load cell is disclosed having a top plate and a base plate, the top plate adapted for receiving a pillow block mounting and shaft bearing thereon and the base plate adapted to be fixedly secured to a machine frame or other fixed structure. A deformable ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5739425 | Cantilever with integrated deflection sensor A cantilever for scanning probe microscopy and other force or deflection measurements is described. The cantilever includes at least one one integrated strain sensing element within a constriction section (62) . The cantilever is improved over known canti... | 04/14/1998 |
