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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 |
| 8074809 | Apparatus and method for the treatment of liquid/solid mixtures An apparatus and method are disclosed for the continuous treatment of the flow of a mixture containing liquids and solids. A pump provides the mixture to tube that includes a woven material. The liquid is filtered from the mixture, leaving a solids-enriched mixture ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7435351 | Filter apparatus backwash removal device and backwash removal method A filter media backwash removal method and device for transporting backwash fluid and solids away from re-entering a housing containing circulating filter media. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416665 | Pore size controllable filter The pore size controllable filter can separate and remove effectively the suspended solid and eliminate rapidly it captured by the device. The filtering materials (21) are built on the upper filtering material holder (23) and the lower filtering materi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374676 | High rate filtration system A high rate, upflow filtration system is described in which a compressible, fibrous lump filtration media is compressed to adjust the porosity and collector size of the media in the bed and to provide a porosity gradient within the bed proceeding from more porous to... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7314141 | Folding belt filter A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt use... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7282155 | Device and a method for filtering a fluid A device for filtering a fluid includes a fiber housing having an inlet end with at least one inlet and an outlet end with at least one outlet. The fiber housing surrounds and defines an outer bound for a plurality of fibers extending longitudinally in the fiber hou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267770 | Cartridges A radial flow cartridge, especially for use with an ion exchange resin, includes inner and outer tubular cages, and a tubular knitted liner extending the length of the cartridge between the inner and outer cages and spaced apart from the outer cage. The resin medium... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7223347 | Apparatus and method for filtering fluids The present invention provides an apparatus and method for filtering fluids with a compressible filter media within at least a portion of a housing inwardly compressible. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192528 | Self-cleaning filter apparatus A self-cleaning filter system is disclosed that includes an inlet fitting that is adapted to be inserted into an existing filter body. A spray tube having a plurality of outlets that slideably engages the inlet fitting, is positioned in the ring discs of the existin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188732 | Method for manufacturing of a liquid cleaner and cleaner manufactured by said method The present invention relates to a method for the production of liquid cleaners, consisting of a cleaner housing with a cleaning chamber exhibiting an inner and an outer end, and a cleaning insert arranged inside the cleaning chamber. The cleaner housing is given a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188731 | Variable flexure-based fluid filter An apparatus and method for filtering particles from a fluid comprises a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a variable size passage between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and means for adjusting the size of the variable size passage for filtering the particles from... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166229 | Method and apparatus for extracting liquid present in a humid mass A system for extracting a liquid by pressing a humid mass, the system including at least one extraction channel, while extraction channel being provided with at least one inlet allowing to feed the extraction channel with the humid mass to be treated; with walls pro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7104530 | Device and a method for contacting a liquid with a gas A device or apparatus for contacting a liquid with a gas is provided. The device or apparatus has at least one gas inlet for introducing the gas into the liquid and a fiber housing with at least one liquid inlet and at least one liquid outlet. The fiber housing is s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093720 | Filter device for garden ponds or similar A filter device for filtering flowing liquids comprises a compressible filter medium in a vessel and a device by which the filter medium can be compressed by means of an actuation handle, so that impurities can be pressed out of the filter medium. In addition, the f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052605 | Device for purifying liquids A device for cleaning liquids, in particular edible oils, by means of a filter in a filter housing, the filter being connected downstream of a pump, and a motor for driving the pump, which has a rotor having a rotor disc with vanes in an immersion housing being prov... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040490 | Filter A filter having filter openings, which openings vary in cross-section automatically in accordance with an inherent variable of the medium passing there through. The openings can vary in response to the heat of the medium passing through the openings. The openings ca... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014049 | Device for bio-affinity material Bio-affinity material containing at least one biologically active saccharide which is covalently bound via at least one spacer to a cross-linked matrix and that the material is autoclaved. Apparatus for contacting body fluids with the bio-affinity material is disclo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6986842 | Filter element with foam girdle to secure pleats and method of forming same A fluid filter element (10) comprises a pleated filter media (34) having spaced apart pleats (40) and an external filter media surface (38) comprising the external peaks of the pleats (40) and a flexible foam filter media sleeve ( | 01/17/2006 |
| 6926828 | Fluid filter A fluid filter is provided with a case body defining therein a holder and having pressing portions formed on the internal wall surface of the case body. The pressing portions can compress a filter medium housed in the holder. The pressing portions are pressed agains... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919024 | Press membrane from a rubber-elastic material The invention relates to a press membrane (9) for a filter plate (1′) of a filter press. Said press membrane consists of a rubber-elastic material and is supported by the filter plate (1′) while supporting a parallel filter cloth (14)... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911141 | Low waste liquid filter A lubricating oil filter has a housing which includes a first shell providing a housing base and a second shell providing a housing lid, wherein a filter media is suspended in a space defined by the shells by being clamped between a shoulder in the housing base and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6871744 | Apparatus for electrodewatering A solid-liquid mixture is electro-dewatered by apparatus having a conveyor belt for receiving an electric charge and having the mixture deposited thereon and an element above the conveyor belt receiving an opposite electric charge with the conveyor belt an element c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861003 | Edge filter having improved flow rate An apparatus according to the invention includes filter sticks housed within a pressure vessel. Each filter stick includes a plurality of filter disks stacked about a fluid-pervious tube with a hollow core and retained about the tube by a retainer at each end. The f... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852220 | Filter plate of a filter press A filter press for filtering suspensions includes plural parallel filter plates that can be displaced relative to one another. In a filtering position, the filter plates are compressed to a package that forms a filter chamber provided with at least one filter cloth ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6797185 | Filtration method for graft polymer polyols An index filtration method is disclosed for filtering graft polyol dispersions. The method allows for the rapid filtration of large volumes of graft polyol dispersion in an economical manner. The process can be highly automated. The resulting filtered graft polyol d... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6752920 | Integral valved filter A self cleaning filter includes a body (15), inlet (1), outlet (14), flush inlet (12) and waste outlet (2). Elements (7) provide filtration while compressed but are cleaned decompressed. Feed from inlet port (3), impa... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6258262 | Filter of processing volume ratio adapted screw press type A screw press type filter which comprises an alternately superposed arrangement of annular fixed plates (10) and annular movable plates (11), a filter cylinder (2) defining a fixed cylindrical space (12) by a row of openings of the fixed plates with both ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6190569 | Peristaltic filtration hose apparatus and method Incorporating a permeable hose within a peristaltic pump results in a unique device that can simultaneously pump, filter and self-clean suspensions, producing a concentrate and clarified liquid stream. This process, termed peristaltic filtration, has wide... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6180002 | Filter press with alternating diaphragm squeeze chamber plates and filtration chamber plates A filter press and method for separating solids from a slurry. The filter press includes a plurality of plates which are held in a sealed and contacting relationship with one another to form a plate stack. The plate stack includes alternating diaphragm-ty... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6149806 | Two piece frame and two piece diaphragm filter plate The present invention is a two piece frame embodiment in which a novel diaphragm inflation assembly and method are provided. Primary pieces include a two piece frame, two diaphragm pieces and two filter cloths integral with rubber gasketing. The two piece... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6099725 | Tower press filtering system A tower press filtering system (1) is provided. System (1) includes a frame assembly (10) having at least one support engagement portion (14); a collapsible filter tower assembly (20) having a plurality of displaceable filter plate members (20); a press a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6059970 | Membrane separation device A membrane separation device is disclosed having a cylindrical membrane support (4), which is sealed off between a top plate (26) and a bottom plate (28), whereon the cylindrical outer surface of the membranes support a membrane (6) is located, and which ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5984108 | Fluid filtering system with variable filter layer A permanent fluid filtering system includes a cylindrical body having an upper end, to which an inlet tube is connected, and a lower end, to which an outlet tube is connected, and a latitude thread filter assembly disposed within the cylindrical body. The... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5925258 | Upright tubular filter unit and method of separation using the filter unit A method of separating particulate material suspended in a liquid from that liquid is described. The method includes the steps of: providing at least one upright tubular filter unit having a top end and a lower end; introducing a flow of the suspension in... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5851391 | Sludge dewatering treatment apparatus The sludge dewatering treatment apparatus of the present invention is provided with a cylinder that has a large number of pipe members arranged in the axial direction and secured around its inner surface, that is divided axially into two halves so as to a... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5795468 | In-tank automotive fuel filter An in-tank fuel filter for an automotive vehicle filters fuel entering a fuel intake. The fuel filter includes a filter element and a filter manifold integrally attached to a filter frame. The filter frame is disposed within the filter element to retain t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792353 | Helical filter candle including evenly spaced turns and compressed ends and method of its manufacture In order to avoid dead spaces which are difficult to subject to backflushing and in which particles can be deposited, a special helical filter candle, a method of manufacture of said helical filter candle as well as an end portion (11) for a helical filte... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792347 | Effluent precipitation and neutralization vessel and method A neutral dischargeable effluent is developed by reaction between an acidic, spent photographic fixer liquid and an alkaline, spent photographic developer liquid; the spent fixer liquid contains iron in solution, the iron being introduced in a de-silverin... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5785870 | Variable flow filter unit A filter unit (10) designed to filter process streams having different components and/or different fluid flow rates. The filter unit includes an elongated filter housing (12) having an inlet port (14) at one end and an outlet port (19) at the other end. A... | 07/28/1998 |
