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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 |
| 7621568 | Block fitting and seal structure An air conditioner system fitting is disclosed including a first seal portion with a metal material adapted to provide a primary seal, and a second seal portion attached to a free edge of the first seal portion and adapted to provide a secondary seal, wherein the fi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7581764 | Connection seal structure for fluidic device A connection seal structure for a chemical valve (1) in which a resin manifold base (3) and a resin valve assembly (4) are connected to each other includes an H-shaped resin ring (20) interposed between a connection portion (7) of ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7387731 | Filtration element and method of constructing a filtration assembly A coupler for a spiral membrane filtration element having a spiral membrane enclosed within a rigid outerwrap includes a center support, a plurality of spokes extending outwardly from the center support, a circular rim coupled with the spokes, with the face of the r... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364166 | Seal and retainer for a fluid connection A seal/retainer unit (10) comprising an annular sealing gasket (12) and a plurality of retaining legs (14) extending generally perpendicularly therefrom. The sealing gasket (12) and the retaining legs (14) are formed in one piece (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350833 | Self-aligning aseptic flanged joint A flanged joint system connects two pipes disposed along a common axis. A flange having a mating surface terminates each pipe. A gasket assembly comprising an outer annular, substantially rigid retaining ring and a peripheral alignment rim, an inner deformable annul... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350562 | Drilling flange and independent screwed wellhead with metal-to-metal seal and method of use A drilling flange and an independent screwed wellhead provides a metal-to-metal seal that supplements the traditional elastomeric O-rings for providing a fluid seal between the drilling flange and the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal may be achieved using a metal r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7309068 | Rubber gasket for separator of fuel cell A rubber gasket to be disposed in a compressed state between separators of a fuel cell includes a sealing portion having a sectional shape of a two-projection structure with a first projection having a curved slope of a first curvature radius (D), and a second proje... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7241084 | Tool assembly with universal coupling for various tools, for work on underground pipes A tool assembly is provided for working on underground pipes, through a small hole at the pipe surface, by means of an elongate handle member that reaches into the hole, and has a coupling at the lower end thereof, whereby various ones of selected tools may be quick... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7159906 | Methods and apparatus for flange sealing Embodiments of the invention, can utilize a flange system incorporating metal sealing. In a further specific embodiment, the subject invention can utilize stainless steel sealing, where the flanges and seals are stainless steel. The subject seal may be made and rele... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159652 | Drilling flange and independent screwed wellhead with metal-to-metal seal and method of use A drilling flange and an independent screwed wellhead provides a metal-to-metal seal that supplements the traditional elastomeric O-rings for providing a fluid seal between the drilling flange and the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal may be achieved using a metal r... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128323 | Seal device Primary objective of the present invention is to provide a seal device wherein the seal surfaces of the device are always brought into close contact against the side walls of the mounting slot regardless of fluid conditions. The seal device has two seal portions loc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7063108 | Corrugation structure for pipe A corrugated pipe 2 has a plurality of corrugation structures 10, 12 positioned adjacent one another. The corrugation structures 10, 12 comprise an inner cylindrical wall 22, two annular wall portions 28, 32 that extend outwardly f... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047908 | Cooling flange An apparatus has a body with first and second faces, an inboard surface bounding a central aperture, an outboard perimeter, and an array of bolt holes between the first and second faces. A channel is inboard of the bolt holes and first and second ports communicate w... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029037 | Apparatus for connecting and sealing duct sections An apparatus (10) for connecting and sealing duct sections is adapted for connecting and sealing round ducts (100), round oval ducts (200), and other commonly used ducts. The apparatus includes first and second connectors. Each connector include... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004470 | Device for a pipe flange seal An arrangement for access to the external cylindrical/barrel shaped surface (16b) of a gasket (16) in flange connections in a piping installation in which the piping installation comprises flange halves (1, 1′) of the type in which a ga... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6951226 | Shear-resistant modular fluidic blocks A block for a modular fluid block assembly is disclosed. The block includes first and second opposed faces and first and second apertures from the first face to the second face for receiving a fastener. Each aperture includes a first end and a second end and a head ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938933 | Corrugated plastic pipe sections having flanged ends and structurally tight joints thereof Rigid corrugated plastic pipe sections are provided with a flange radially extending from at least one end of the pipe length, which allows structural and water tight joints between connecting flanged pipes and fittings to be formed in an assembly including a periph... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926284 | Sealing arrangements Sealing elements locate an annular seal plate in an annular recess. The sealing elements are each in the form of a ring or a segment of a ring comprising a channel-shaped cross-section, the mouth of which receives the seal plate. Each sealing element is thus interpo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905141 | Glass elements with a conductive coating, the use thereof, as well as devices, installations and pipe conducts produced therefrom Glass modules for use in the assembly of equipment, installations and for pipe works, the surfaces of which are entirely or partially coated with a conductive coating, in particular from transparent conductive polymers for the purpose of reducing surface resistance,... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6857638 | Gasket for sanitary fittings A gasket for establishing a seal between the flanges of sanitary pipe fittings having a lumen of pre-determined diameter which comprises an O-ring portion of elastomeric material and an incompressible ring member bonded to said O-ring portion, said ring member havin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6834890 | Coupler apparatus for use with a tendon-receiving duct in a segmental precast concrete structure A coupler apparatus for use with tendon-receiving duct in a segmental precast concrete structure including a coupler body having an interior passageway for receiving the duct therein. The coupler body has a generally U-shaped channel formed at one end thereof. The c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6752435 | Symmetrical coupler apparatus for use with precast concrete segmental construction A coupler member for use with concrete segments having a first duct, a first coupler member extending over and around an exterior surface of the first duct and having an end opening adjacent an end of the first duct, a second duct, a second coupler member extending ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6715802 | Apparatus for connecting tubular bodies An apparatus for connecting first and second tubular bodies comprising first and second flange assemblies, each of which has a hub and an annular flange in surrounding relationship to the hub, the hubs and flanges having engageable, complementary frustoconical surfa... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6702299 | Closure structure with a plug A closure includes an object to be closed. The object having an opening hole, a plug member to be inserted into the opening hole, and a seal member disposed on the plug member. The seal member is formed of a ring-shaped elastic member and contacts the obj... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6682108 | Bottom draining tank with disposable liner and method The portable tank defines a chamber within which is disposed a liner having a sealing interface with a tank discharge assembly. The features of the sealing interface of the liner with the discharge assembly and this discharge assembly itself virtually eli... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6620316 | Modular system for putting together different sized filter elements A modular system for putting together different sized filter elements, especially filter elements having different lengths, more particularly filter devices for hydraulic fluids, comprising a support tube that defines an inner cavity in the corresponding ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6561720 | Axial securing device for two components by means of a locking ring An open end of a hollow cylindrical body receives part of a cylindrical component, where the hollow cylindrical body and the cylindrical component each having a groove, the grooves being aligned when the cylindrical component is in its intended final posi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6523863 | Coupling for fluid pipes Provided is a coupling for fluid pipes, comprising a plug and a socket. The socket includes a socket body, a sleeve slidably fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the socket body and urged toward the distal end thereof, and a plurality of locking memb... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6419282 | Compliant zero evaporative fuel connection A fluid assembly is disclosed. The fluid assembly includes a first conduit having a generally annular first body and a first longitudinal channel extending therethrough and a second conduit having a generally annular second body disposed over a portion of... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6318766 | Face seal gland with raised peripheral ring having circumferentially spaced recesses A coupling assembly includes first and second coupling members or glands having end faces that sealingly engage opposite faces of an annular gasket. An end face of the coupling member includes a circumferentially continuous seal bead disposed adjacent the... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318765 | Serviceable mounting device for conduit A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit that includes a body having a U-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the body. The U-shaped channel receives the conduit therethrough and defines a leg on either side of the U-shaped channel. A re... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6234545 | Clamped flange fitting and assembly A clamped flange pipe or tube fitting assembly includes a resilient seal ring compressed in a chamber formed by cooperating recesses in opposed flanges. The chamber and seal ring are dimensionally related in a manner to produce circumferentially continuou... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231052 | Transparent flange protector A flange protector for protecting opposing flanges of a pipe joint from corrosion and leakage. The flange protector is comprised of a transparent, flexible, elastomeric band for wrapping around the periphery of the opposing pipe flanges of the pipe joint.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6073969 | Pipe connection for pipes having dissimilar end ferrules A gasket is provided for joining lengths of pipe having dissimilar end faces which are of approximately equal diameters and which are substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the pipes. The end faces each include a circular recess which are of dif... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062605 | Weldless joint In a weldless joint 13, screwing a fastening member 13 into a joint body allows two pipes to move closer to each other in an axial direction without rotating. The two pipes can be thus connected without welded. Packings and disposed in the joint body prev... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045033 | Pipe connection and method A method of forming lengths of pipe for assembly together to form fluid flow conduits includes the steps of providing a pipe having a first inner diameter and a central longitudinal axis, providing a ferrule which has an annular first end, having an inner... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5947533 | Gasket assembly with elastomer expansion area A pipe joint assembly comprises a pair of cylindrical pipe ends of the same internal diameter in axially contiguous aligned relationship. Connecting flanges extend radially outward of each of the pipe end and have opposed faces defining a circumferentiall... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5947528 | Pipe flange assembly An erosion resistant pipe flange assembly and a method for preventing erosion of metal pipe flanges connecting larger diameter pipe to smaller diameter pipe. The erosion resistant pipe flange assembly includes a flange section, a reducer section integrall... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5863078 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling for coupling together two lengths of pipe comprising first and second collars or flanges secured to the ends of the lengths of pipe and having joining surfaces thereon which abut one another on securing the lengths of pipe together,radiall... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5837180 | Composite plastic sanitary fitting A composite sanitary fitting in which an inner body portion is secured within a overmolded stiffening sleeve which provides strength and rigidity to the fitting. The main body is comprised of a plastic such as PFA and the outer stiffening sleeve is compri... | 11/17/1998 |
