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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 |
| 8158051 | Vacuum transfer seal An intermediate sealing element and method for unsealing a vacuum membrane from one tool surface and transferring it to another tool surface without damaging the vacuum membrane. The intermediate sealing element forms a continuous path around the periphery of a vacu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8083984 | Apparatus and method for close tolerance forming of areas in fiber reinforced resin composite components An apparatus and method for forming a fiber reinforced resin composite component by a resin transfer infusion (RTI) process in which a preform is laid up on a hard base tool and a bagging blanket is applied as a flexible upper tooling. Edge and/or other regions of t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8043551 | Method for producing an aortic or mitral heart valve prosthesis and resulting aortic or mitral heart valve A method for producing an aortic or mitral heart valve prosthesis and the resulting aortic or mitral heart valve. The method is characterized in that it essentially consists in producing the prosthesis by shaping a textile material. The invention is more particularl... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021595 | Composite material A method of producing a panel having at least one feature comprising a discontinuation in curvature of surface in the surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first reinforced layer of long and/or continuous parallel fiber reinforced thermoplastic of... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7935299 | Method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material for use as a component in an absorbent core assembly A method and apparatus for forming a wad of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a laydown drum having a plurality of vacuum zones, a plurality of fence zones, and a plurality of blow-off zones. The plurality of v... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7906065 | Method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material for use as a component in an absorbent core assembly A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zo... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901613 | Vacuum mandrel for use in fabricating an implantable electrode A vacuum mandrel for use in fabricating an implantable electrode comprises a hollow body member and a first groove provided radially on an outer surface of the hollow body member. The first groove is adapted to receive an implantable electrode and retain the electro... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7780899 | Process and tooling for reducing thermally induced residual stresses and shape distortions in monolithic composite structures Process for manufacturing monolithic composite structures comprising providing first and second subcomponents (1, 2) of composite material, attaching an expansion compensating tooling to the second subcomponent, placing the second subcomponent along with said... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767133 | Method and apparatus to produce stretchable products The invention provides methods and apparatus for producing flexible, stretchable, and/or elastic products comprised principally of material such as natural elastomers and other synthetic polymers. The method and apparatus for producing stretchable products by sprayi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758800 | System and method for resin infusion Among other things, the present invention provides a system and method for improved infusion of a fiber containing preform with a resin. The system comprises a mould base portion adapted to support the preform and a mould closure portion adapted to overlie the mould... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749423 | Method of producing an orthotic brace or prosthetic device A method of producing an orthotic brace or prosthetic device comprising the steps of creating an anatomical mold or cast of that portion of the patient's anatomy upon which the orthotic brace or prosthetic device is to be applied, applying at least one layer of epox... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7704439 | Method for making air-laid structures A method for forming air-laid fibrous articles. The method includes the steps of providing a stream of loose air-entrained fibers, providing a core pocket assembly comprising a central foraminous forming surface and an edge foraminous forming surface, applying a fir... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695670 | In-die cover forming method and method for manufacturing product integrated with cover An in-die cover forming method for integrally forming a cover member with a surface of a base member in a die is provided. The die including an upper die half and a lower die half. The upper die halves are movable relative to each other. The base member is set on th... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7662333 | Vacuum-assisted potting of fiber module tubesheets A tubesheet is formed at the end of a module containing polymeric material for gas separation, by immersing the end of the module in an epoxy material, or its equivalent. A vacuum, or partial vacuum, applied at or near the opposite end of the module, tends to draw t... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641845 | Method for manufacturing a foil decorated molding A method for manufacturing a foil decorated molding includes steps of: providing an injection molding device, the injection molding device comprising a male mold and a female mold, the male mold having a projecting part, the female mold defining a cavity; transporti... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7524449 | Method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material for use as a component in an absorbent core assembly A method and apparatus for forming an absorbent core assembly containing a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a laydown drum having a plurality of vacuum zones, a plurality of fence zones, and a pluralit... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7442542 | Shallow multi-well plastic chip for thermal multiplexing Disposable units in current use for performing PCR are limited by their heat block ramping rates and by the thermal diffusion delay time through the plastic wall as well as by the sample itself. This limitation has been overcome by forming a disposable plastic chip ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438781 | System and method for vacuum bag fabrication A system and method for vacuum bag assembly fabrication via the vacuum bag method which reduces the amount of trapped air. The inventive system includes a chamber adapted to contain a vacuum bag and first and second evacuating mechanisms. The first evacuating mechan... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419565 | Method for encapsulating A method for encapsulating an area on a substrate comprising the steps of a) providing a substrate having an area on a surface thereof which is to be encapsulated, b) providing an assembly fixture which has features formed into the surface of the fixture, and vacuum... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419627 | Co-cured vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding manufacturing method According to one embodiment of the invention, a co-cured vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding manufacturing method includes providing a tool base, disposing a prepreg skin panel outwardly from the tool base, disposing one or more tooling details outwardly from the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413694 | Double bag vacuum infusion process The double bag vacuum infusion process of the present invention provides a low cost method for producing complex composite assemblies without an autoclave. It also enables the production of highly innovative structures. The quality of the composites produced using s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413698 | Method of molding load-bearing articles from compressible cores and heat malleable coverings Load-bearing articles are manufactured from shape defining compressible cores and thermoplastic shells. The manufacture of these articles requires specific methods and tools. Articles that can be manufactured using these methods include relatively lightweight pallet... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7374715 | Co-cured resin transfer molding manufacturing method According to one embodiment of the invention, a co-cured resin transfer molding manufacturing method includes providing a tool having one or more tooling details and disposing one or more preforms proximate the one or more tooling details. The one or more preforms a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361297 | Process for making a decorated laminate A laminate comprising a printed layer, a transparent thermoplastic polyurethane layer and a layer forming a substrate of a thermoplastic material is disclosed. The laminate that is characterized in that the printed layer is interposed between the layer forming a sub... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348220 | Resin-encapsulated type semiconductor packages, and production method and apparatus therefor The present invention is characterized in that a powdery or granular resin composition stirred and melted in an agitating pot having a heater by rotating an agitating rod projecting from a tip of an agitating plunger, the agitated and melted resin composition is tak... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338628 | Resin infused acrylic shell An improved method of forming fiber-reinforced plastic shells for bathtubs utilizes a fiber mat placed on a rear surface of a plastic shell. The fiber mat is infused with a resin, and is then cured. The mat and resin are preferably received within a vacuum chamber a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332120 | Method for molding running board with step plate A process for making a molded running board assembly for installation on a vehicle includes blow molding the body of the running board and incorporating one or more additional components such as a step plate or a trim strip. The process involves placing the insert i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332376 | Method of encapsulating packaged microelectronic devices with a barrier Methods and apparatuses for encapsulating a microelectronic die or other components in the fabrication of packaged microelectronic devices. In one aspect of the invention, a packaged microelectronic device assembly includes a microelectronic die, a substrate attache... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323251 | Decorating sheet, decorated resin molded article and method for production thereof The present invention provides a decorative sheet having a base film made of a thermoplastic polyester resin and a decorative layer on the base film, and provides a decorated resin molding produced by using the decorative sheet. The base film is not broken in both o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317072 | Process for the production of polyarylene sulfide resins The present invention is a process for the production of polyarylene sulfide based resin, wherein in washing a polyarylene sulfide based resin with a mixed solvent of an aprotic organic solvent and water in a softened or molten state, the polyarylene sulfide based r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306761 | Method of manufacturing composite sandwich structures A method of manufacturing a composite sandwich structure, the method comprising a preform assembly method. The method comprises providing a preform (8) comprising at least two sheets (12, 14) connected by a plurality of extensible threads (16), ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299544 | Apparatus for separating cull of semiconductor package molding system Disclosed is an apparatus for separating culls coupled to a lead frame when a semiconductor chip is molded. The apparatus includes a lower plate, on which culls coupled to a lead frame are placed, an upper plate pressing culls placed on the lower plate in order to s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291657 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276868 | Carbon-fiber laminate musical instrument sound board A soundboard for a hollow-body stringed instrument made of layers of carbon-fiber and resin material surrounding a core of one or more layers of constant-thickness plywood, veneer (thinly sliced wood) or paper. Additional shaped layers are provided to produce a desi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261532 | In-mold decoration apparatus and horizontal direction decorating sheet feeding machine In an in-mold decoration apparatus, with decorating sheets pinched between a fixed mold half and a movable mold half, molten resin is injected into the mold so that the decorating sheets are respectively bonded to surfaces of a resin molded article. The in-mold deco... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258828 | Infusion joining of composite structures A method of joining two components utilizes a fibrous preform at the joint. The preform has two lateral portions and a longitudinally extending flow path. The preform is sandwiched between the two components and enclosed within a vacuum bag. Resin is introduced at a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255549 | Control of resin flow during molding of composite articles The flow of resin during the molding of composite articles is controlled by forming areas of immobilized resin during the infusion of resin into the fibrous body. The immobilized resin is formed using an immobilization agent that interacts with the infused resin to ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255822 | Process for manufacturing a composite sheet A method of manufacturing a composite sheet includes perforating a reinforcement panel. A mold surface onto which the composite sheet may be formed is provided. At least one outer coat of material is applied onto the mold surface. At least one coat of resin and rein... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238307 | Method for pre-conditioning inserts for injection molding A method is disclosed for pre-conditioning inserts for improved replication during injection molding. The pre-conditioned inserts provide improved bonding with the injection-material and improved replication of complex molding surfaces. The pre-conditioning of the i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226559 | Method for molding structures A method for molding composite structures whereby a material stack including a core having first and second opposing sides is prepared. The preparing of the material stack includes applying a fibrous support layer on at least one of the first side and the second sid... | 06/05/2007 |
