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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 |
| 7670482 | Self-cleaning screen with check valve for use in shallow water pumping A self-cleaning screen for shallow water pumping includes a rotatable drum made of mesh material for removing debris from water passing into the drum, and a suction chamber within the drum for feeding water to a suction pipe connected to a centrifugal pump. Inlet op... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7347933 | Self-cleaning intake screen A self-cleaning screen that automatically cleans both the inside and outside surfaces of the cylindrical screen using only the rotation of the cylindrical screen itself. This self-cleaning ability is accomplished by using a fixed brush on the exterior surface of the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344637 | Apparatus for removing fine material from a liquid An apparatus serves for removing fine material to be screened from waste water. The apparatus includes a sieve grate (6) and a detaching device (16). The sieve grate (6) is cylindrical, and it is rotatingly driven. The sieve grate (6) all... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7267763 | Water intake screen with circular filter panel A water intake screen with a filter panel includes a frame adapted to be connected to the water intake and a circular filter panel disposed transversely in an opening of the frame, to which it is fastened. The panel includes a wheel extending in a substantially vert... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241384 | Floating strainer A floating strainer is constructed having a rectangular frame. A cylindrical drum is attached to each corner of the rectangular frame. Below the rectangular frame, a box-strainer is fixed. The distance between the box-strainer and the rectangular frame is adjustable... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7160443 | Apparatus for removing material from a liquid flowing through a channel An apparatus for removing material from a liquid flowing through a channel includes a sieve grate, a screw conveyor and a detaching device. The sieve grate has an inflow side, an inner side and an outer side. The sieve grate is designed to be cylindrical and to be r... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150826 | Filtering apparatus A liquid filtering apparatus for mounting in a housing and positioned to filter liquid flowing from an inlet (23) to a drain. A rotatable wheel is disposed within and coupled to a rotating screen so that rotation of the wheel causes rotation of the screen. Th... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147784 | Hydraulic or pneumatic drive system, method, and apparatus for a fluid screening system A drive system for driving a screen in a fluid screening system comprises a hydraulic or pneumatic motor coupled to a drive shaft of the screen. The system is sized to provide the torque required to drive the screen throughout-the desired speed range, as well as pro... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115423 | Fluidic structures within an array package A package for an addressable array of multiple features carried on a first side of a substrate, and a method of using such package. The package includes a housing which receives the substrate such that the housing and received substrate define a chamber into which t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048850 | Water screen A traveling water screen comprising an endless foraminous belt with flights. The foraminous belt forms a water screen extending from a lower end in a flowing stream to an upper end above the surface of the stream. The stream flows through openings in the foraminous ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6994785 | Removable grid for filter element screens A fine filter screen assembly comprising a length of filter screen having a relatively fine filtering surface and terminating at opposite ends with opposed end shafts. Generally open connecting means interconnect the opposed end shafts to define a continuous loop st... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936164 | Rotary drum rainhead A device for separating debris and other material from rainwater as it flows into a downpipe from a roof gutter is disclosed. The device has a compartment for fitting to the upper end of a downpipe. The compartment has a horizontally pivoted perforated drum which ro... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6719898 | Sieving device The invention relates to a sieving device for mechanically separating and extracting solid bodies or solid matter from a liquid current, in particular, to sieve gratings for process or effluent currents or for use in sewage treatment plants or hydroelectric power st... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6500331 | Machine for micro-filtering solid particles suspended in a liquid stream The invention relates to a machine for micro-filtering solid particles suspended in a liquid stream comprising: a couple of coaxial filtering discs each rotating round its own axis arranged horizontal and normal to direction of the flow to be treated and ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6338595 | Storm water control header for culverts A storm-water control header for a culvert has a vertical head-wall with a thimble on the downstream side, and an adjustable inlet control device including a weir on the upstream side. The thimble is positioned within the culvert, and passes water from th... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6089790 | Self-cleaning intake screen A self-cleaning intake screen assembly for preventing debris, fish, and other wildlife from being transferred from a waterway such as a lake or river, which includes a conical support structure, a screen and a screen sweeping assembly. The conical support... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5851087 | Self-cleaning intake screen A conical intake screen which is self-cleaned by using four elongate brushes which are slowly driven over its surface by a submersible, programmable electric motor. The invention is preferably placed in the waterway with the axis of the conical screen ori... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5798038 | Device for removing deposited material from a liquid in a flume A device for removing deposited material from a liquid in flume includes a conveyor for the deposited material that is disposed at an ague with respect to the plume and leads to a discarding point. The device includes a housing which houses a shaft and a ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5641398 | Device for removing screened material from a liquid flowing in a flume A device for removing floating and suspended debris from a liquid flow passed through a liquid flow flume (3) is disclosed, the device including a separator (9) positioned within the liquid flow flume at an angle with respect to the flume and extending ac... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5552044 | Apparatus for separating solid material and liquid Apparatus for separating waste liquid and solid material comprises an upwardly inclined passage containing an auger for conveying the solid waste material upwardly along the passage, with an inlet opening at a lower end of the passage for receiving a mixt... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5507947 | Centrifugal apparatus for separating particulate material In an apparatus for separating particulate material from a particle-containing liquid, at least the section of the cylindrical housing (10) provided with perforations (5) is designed as a driveable drum sieve (2') so that the solid materials are optimally... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5407563 | Screening panels A band screen (1) for installation across a channel (2) containing a flowing liquid (6) comprising an endless belt of screening panels (19), each provided with inwardly extending leading and trailing edge walls (26) and so attached to the belt as to be pi... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5356532 | Use of a multi-apertured plastic pipe in the drive and structure of a rotary self-cleaning strainer A cylindrical plastic pipe is used as the sidewall of the rotary portion of the strainer. Apertures are drilled radially through the pipe, and one or more screen assemblies are circumferentially wrapped around the outside of and removably fastened to the ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5296136 | Apparatus for separating liquids and solids comprising screens and augers Apparatus for separating solids and liquids has an initial separator for removing coarse solid material from a mixture of solids and liquids, a first screen for separating further solid material from the liquid and a first auger extending axially through ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5290435 | Aerobic purification installation A device for aerobic purification of industrial and/or household waste water, which device comprises a trough-like container for receiving the water for treating, at least two rotatably mounted contactors introduced into the container and having filler el... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5242583 | Wire screen clamp A clamp or clamping member for securing a screen to a support, the clamp having a clamping face adapted to engage the screen and an opposite face, opposite sides and opposite ends. The junction between the clamping face and at least one of the opposite si... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5116490 | Rotary screen apparatus for use with cooling towers An improved rotary screen for high volume water screening includes a rectangular truss having a forward bearing surface supporting a rotary screen element supported by a central rotating hub and a plurality of radial beams connecting to a peripheral beam.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5110461 | Apparatus for separating liquids and solids Apparatus for separating liquids and solids, comprising, separator screen means for receiving and separating the solids and liquids, conveyor means for feeding the separated solids upwardly from the separator screen means, and compactor means for compacti... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5108592 | Rotary self-cleaning strainer simultaneously cleaned and rotated by nozzle structure A rotary self-cleaning strainer comprises a circular cylindrical walled pipe on which a circular cylindrical filter screen assembly is journaled for rotation. The pipe has an intake that is surrounded by the filter screen assembly and a discharge that is ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5061380 | Screening system and method The invention is a screening device suitable for screening a liquid material having solid matter suspended in it, which comprises a number of sets of discs, the discs of each set being rigidly mounted on a shaft, with the discs on each shaft being separat... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5037542 | Protective grating with pivoting sections for culvert pipe A grating type pipe covering and protector which can be located either within the interior of a pipe or be attached to the outer walls of the pipe at its exit or its entrance openings includes a grating protector employing a two part grating covering havi... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5019253 | Apparatus for collecting and discharging waste material Apparatus for collecting and discharging waste material comprises peripheral rows of teeth arranged on rotatable cylindrical shafts. The teeth on each shaft intercalate so that an entrapment zone for waste material is formed thereat during contra-wise rot... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4935131 | Dual-flow band screen conversion apparatus A band screen conversion apparatus for filtering water comprising a structural frame and a conventional endless loop of screens mounted for movement in a circuitous path defining two vertical generatrices through which the water may flow in a dual-flow co... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4929350 | Rotary screw fish collector A porous, conical structure for submersion in a body of water for rotation by water action. A screw blade in the structure confines as well as propels fish toward an outlet end of the porous structure. A support structure for the porous, conical structure... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4875980 | Method for separating and concentrating an organic component from an aqueous solution containing same Disclosed is a method for separating and concentrating an organic component having a lower boiling point than water from an aqueous solution containing the organic component which comprises the steps of (1) bringing an aqueous solution containing an organ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4836919 | Device for removing waste material screened or filtered out of liquid flowing throgh a channel A device for removing waste material screened or filtered out of liquid flowing through a channel (1) has a basket-type interceptor (6) that is slanted and cylindrical and that rotates subject to power, extends to some extent into the liquid, and has its ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4702845 | Rotary drum filter The present invention provides a rotary drum filter wherein one or preferably two rotary drum filters are submerged in a tank of liquid to be filtered. Each rotary drum filter is comprised of a generally cylindrical tank having a perforated outer wall pla... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4676893 | Apparatus for the recovery of living organisms on the rotary filters of water pumping stations Apparatus for the release and recovery of living organisms collected or trapped on the rotary filters of water pumping stations. The apparatus comprises: on the inside of the filters, a system of two rows of multiple washing jets using water under low pressure... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4652529 | Serum pretreatment for tricyclic antidepressant drug assays Serum is passed through a column containing alkylated silica gel. The column is then washed with a mixture comprising from about 50 to 85 volume percent of an aqueous buffered medium of pH from about 3.5 to 5.0 and from about 15 to 50 volume percent of an... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4582601 | Polymeric basket frame for a traveling water screen A basket frame for a traveling water screen includes a pair of hollow parallel lip beams connected together by end plates which are secured to the lip beams by plugs fixed to the ends of the hollow lip beams. The hollow cores of the lip beams are sealed a... | 04/15/1986 |
