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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 |
| 7416903 | Wavy interface mixer The present invention provides methods and apparatus for mixing samples in-line in a microfluidic system, comprising methods of and means for introducing a first fluid sample into a flow-tube at a first end at a first velocity via a first conduit; methods of and mea... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374726 | Chemical reactor In a chemical reactor, a gas and a liquid which are in trace volumes are used to produce air bubbles and thus increase the interface area between the gas and liquid, substantially enhancing the efficiency of reaction between the gas and liquid. The chemical reactor ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7310852 | Valve assembly The invention relates to a valve assembly for use in connection with carpet cleaning extraction machines and similar extraction cleaning devices. The invention allows the intake of liquid and the mixing of different liquids in a mixing chamber, such as clean water w... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302971 | Umbrella valve and assembly An umbrella valve includes an umbrella-valve body having a stem, a flexible umbrella, and a flange. The umbrella and the flange are each attached to, and extend radially outward from, the stem. The flange has at least one fluid passage. The umbrella valve can be pla... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291194 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288128 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255129 | Valve with elbow joint diverter A multiport diverter valve comprising a valve housing defining a valving chamber therein. A plurality of ports open into the chamber. A flow diverter is pivotally mounted in the chamber and has a concave diverter surface forming a portion of a torus. First and secon... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7082836 | Pressure averager The invention is relative to pressure averagers (1), especially flange pressure averagers, with a base body (10) and a separating membrane (5) that is fastened to a side (14) of the base body (10) in a fastening area (6) for... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082933 | Fuel valve operated by nitrous oxide pressure This invention is a fuel valve used with a nitrous oxide delivery system to control supplemental fuel flow to an engine. This valve is typically a normally closed valve which is opened by application of nitrous oxide under pressure when the nitrous oxide delivery sy... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083118 | Device for injecting and mixing liquid fertilizer with water flow in a sprinkler system pipeline The invention relates to a device for mixing a liquid such as fertilizer with water flow in a sprinkler pipeline where the liquid is timely dispensed over a period of time from a fertilizer chamber into a mixing chamber for mixing with the water before re-entering t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036686 | Soft drink dispensing system A system for dispensing and mixing metered amounts of first and second liquid components of a soft drink. The system comprises a mixing chamber connected by separate feed conduits to pressurized sources of the first and second liquid components. First normally close... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032609 | Vacuum feed system for liquid chemical feeding A vacuum feed system for feeding liquid chemical into a stream of a second liquid flowing in a conduit includes a venturi connected in the conduit for supplying vacuum through first and second one-way check valves, a flow regulating valve, and a vacuum regulated flo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025087 | Reciprocating piston pump adjustable inlet ball travel A ball stop valve (10) allows liquid to enter a reciprocating piston pump when internal suction is great enough to raise the ball (13) and create a space between the ball (13) and a seat (9). This invention allows the user to easily inser... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025643 | QuickFlush valve kit for flushing and winterizing of cooling system of inboard marine engines, power generators, air-conditioning units, and sailboat engines A QuickFlush Valve, available in four different versions is a simple, inexpensive device, which allows for a thorough, regular, cost-effective, and convenient flushing or winterizing of cooling systems of inboard marine engines, power generators, and A/C units. At t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6979569 | Apparatus and method for mixing fluids for analysis In an apparatus for fluid analysis, a plurality of reagent-mixture components are each injected by a respective pump through a valve matrix and into a flow-injection unit. The flow-injection unit defines a mixing chamber including a plurality of. As the reagent-mixt... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935813 | Control mechanism, an installation and a method for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line A control mechanism (20; 70) and a method for use in an installation for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line (1) with the aid of a pressurized gaseous medium. The control mechanism (20; 70) i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934643 | Ultra accurate gas injection system with vehicle transient air simulation An ultra accurate gas injection system with vehicle transient air simulation is provided. The device includes an input device, at least one mass flow device, an air flow device, a controller, such as a PC based controller, and an output device. The air flow device i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926036 | Fluidic diverter valve with a non-spherical shuttle element A fluidic diverter valve for use in flight control systems that includes a non-spherical shuttle element disposed within a cavity formed in the valve housing. In one embodiment, the shuttle element has a disc-shaped main body with first and second sides that are sub... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926030 | Apparatus for mixing two fluids or keeping them separate A mixing apparatus for mixing two fluids immediately following contact with each other is disclosed. The mixing apparatus includes a spring-loaded ball valve separating a first fluid from a second fluid. The ball valve closes as a result of at least spring force. Th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6708709 | Method of regulating a steam injector The disclosure relates to a method of regulating a steam injector. The injector is of the type which has an inlet for steam and an inlet for the product which is to be heat-treated, as well as an outlet for the ready-treated product. The injector further has a centr... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706438 | Fluid supply device for fuel cell The ejector includes a diffuser, a nozzle, a needle, and a drive section. A throat portion and an increasing diameter portion are formed in a third conduit of the diffuser, and the nozzle and the needle are arranged coaxially with the third conduit. A first taper se... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6412514 | Flip check valve A check valve for placement in a fluid conduit, includes a separator element with at least one opening; the opening allows fluid flow through the separator element. A pliant sealing member is attached to a downstream side of the separator element, coverin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6318400 | Low interflow hydraulic shuttle valve The hydraulic shuttle valve has two coaxial supply ports and a transverse function port to direct fluid coming from alternative control sources to a blow out preventor (BOP). The valve includes a moveable shuttle with opposing tapered metal sealing surfac... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308724 | Low capacity chlorine gas feed system A switchover device for providing a continuous supply of a gas such as chlorine to a water system. The switchover device includes an outlet in communication with a chamber as well as with a vacuum source and two inlets also in communication with the chamb... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299657 | Process for carrying out chemical reactions using a microlaminar mixer In the reaction process, at least two educts A, B are divided by a system, assigned to each of them, of slit-like microchannels 1a, 1b into spatially separate fluid lamellae, which then emerge into a common mixing and reaction space 4. The fluid lamellae ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6293777 | Hydraulic positive displacement machine A hydraulic positive displacement machine has rotating conveying elements whose end faces are sealed by pressure plate. This pressure plate is loaded by a control valve with hydraulic pressure in order to adjust the size of the sealing gap. The control va... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6273125 | Compression key lockout device for a gate valve A lockout device (12) operable to lock a valve (8) into a particular operating position and to prevent further actuation of the valve (8) until removed. The preferred lockout device (12) comprises two lock couplings (16,18), two lock plates (20,22), and t... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6131596 | Automatic vacuum isolation valve network for a vacuum collection system An automatic vacuum isolation valve network for use in a vacuum collection system having at least two branches connected to a main vacuum pipe maintained under negative pressure. The network includes a first valve located in each branch adapted to close i... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6120606 | Gas vent system for a vacuum chamber The present invention provides a gas vent system for a vacuum chamber. The particle placed onto the wafer after loading out from a vacuum chamber can be greatly reduced by the system design. The gas vent system has a gas supply, an anti-vibrating tube, a ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6048453 | Swimming pool skimmer valve system A skimmer valve system for a swimming pool includes a skimmer mounted in a wall of the swimming pool that has an intake port coupled via a primary suction pipe to the suction system of the swimming pool, and further includes a valve mounted in the intake ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5896882 | Pressure control valve A rapid acting flow limiting valve is provided for an autoclave processing system. In this environment, each of a plurality of parts is placed in immediate proximity with a tool, then impressed into congruent engagement with the tool by an overlying vacuu... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5850844 | Pressure reduction valve A pressure reduction valve for reducing the pressure in double-acting, closed hydraulic systems when they are not attended. The valve comprises a valve housing (1) with a boring (6), whose ends communicate with the respective circuits, and wherein there a... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5810042 | Device for ensuring the safety of the gas and oxygen supply to a cutting and welding torch, and a flow-pressure switch for use in said device A device for ensuring the safety of the oxygen and gas supply to a welding and cutting torch (4). The object of the device is to prevent accidental escape of oxygen and/or gas when the torch is not in use. For this purpose, the device is characterized in ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5632299 | Water and steam mixing device The invention relates to a device for the mixing of water and steam introduced via seperate closable supply lines into a mixing vessel wherein the water-to-steam ratio can be changed and wherein the steam supply can be automatically stopped if the water p... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5435132 | Method and flow control valve assembly for flow balancing The invention relates to a method for, in a hydrostatic transmission having a preferably variable displacement hydraulic pump (P) feeding a number of hydraulic motors (M1, M2, M3, M4) provided in association with respective drive wheels, drive tracks or c... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5190356 | AND-type control valve for a tractor-trailer braking system An AND-type control valve useful in a vehicle braking system to prevent application of the vehicle brakes when only the right-hand or left-hand vehicle brakes are applied for the purpose of steering the vehicle. The control valve has two input flowpaths c... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5146944 | Dual pump metering dilution apparatus Apparatus for dilution of one liquid with another, such as a pesticide concentrate diluted with water, wherein dual piston displacement pumps are each actuated respectively by a coil spring and by an opposed hydraulic actuator with a piston powered by the... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5070813 | Coating apparatus Disclosed is a coating apparatus, comprising a gas exhaust rate controller disposed within an exhaust pipe connected to a cup which houses a substance to be treated, and a branch pipe connected to the exhaust pipe. The flow speed of the fluid within the b... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5018547 | Pressure actuated valve A pressure actuated valve is normally closed by the action of an externally manually adjustable spring that acts against the back side of the valve element. The valve element surface opposite that of the adjustment spring is exposed to a first port in the... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4917137 | Pressure-balancing mixing valve A mixing valve for two fluids under pressure at different temperatures. The mixing valve has a body with means defining a valve chamber, separate inlet ports for each of the fluids to be mixed, and an outlet port. A main mixing valve unit projects into th... | 04/17/1990 |
