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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 |
| 8174196 | Alternating current light emitting diode device An alternating light diode device is provided and includes a substrate, a rectifier and a light emitting diode. The rectifier, a bridge rectifier with four diodes, includes a first alternating terminal and a second alternating terminal receiving an alternating signa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8084946 | Method of driving a flash device and a number of loads powered by a battery and handheld electronic device including the same A handheld electronic device includes a processor; a battery; a flash device; a number of loads powered by the battery; and a flash driver outputting a flash current to the flash device. The processor determines a temperature operatively associated with the battery ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8040066 | Flesh illuminating device A flesh illuminating device (FID) (10) that is comprised of three major elements: an electronic control unit (ECU) (12), an LED assembly (50) and a flesh attachment assembly (70). The ECU (12) and the LED assembly (50) are a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7400095 | Portable electric lighting fixture A portable electrical luminaire (1) having a supporting body (2) having an upper support end (2a) and having a lower support end (2b), having a lamp base (3) arranged on the upper support end (2a) for ac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 6864634 | Method and system for transmitting and displaying information on a wireless device using plastic electronics The present invention provides a structure, method, computer program and a system for displaying information on a portable wireless device. This may be accomplished by receiving a light signal containing embedded data and converting the signal into electrical power.... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6831418 | Rapid assembled and detached structure of lamp A rapid assembled and detached structure of a lamp comprises a retaining seat, a lamp seat and a connector. The receiving hole is formed in the retaining seat. A bottom end of the receiving hole is mounted with a conductive receptacle. An outer side of the retaining... | 12/14/2004 |
| 5869934 | Barricade light control switch apparatus The present invention is directed to a barricade light control switch apparatus for operating a battery powered barricade light unit. The apparatus comprises a light unit housing, light source, battery, and circuit means for controlling operation of the l... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5600206 | Solid state sound lamp The present invention is a sound light assembly for reading encoded information on a film utilizing cyan, magenta and yellow color dyes rather than silver emulsion, that may be used with existing projection equipment. The invention comprises at least one ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5394063 | Video light apparatus A reed switch is provided between a video camera and a battery pack circuit section. A current flowing when the video camera operates is detected by the reed switch. A video light is turned on or off on the basis of the detected current value. When the po... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5374876 | Portable multi-color signal light with selectively switchable LED and incandescent illumination A portable multi-color signal light having at least two color LED, such as red or blue or green or yellow, with or without covering color films, and at least one incandescent lamp, with or without covering color films. Independent switches allow for the s... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5214353 | Flashlight with boost feature Connected in circuit between a regular two-cell battery and the light bulb in an otherwise ordinary flashlight is an auxiliary voltage source, such as a third battery cell of relatively small size. The bulb is normally powered directly from the regular tw... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5107180 | System for operating a portable lamp Provided in a portable lamp is a cathode-heatable fluorescent bulb which is supplied from a rechargeable battery. For the purpose of charging, the lamp is coupled with a charging device situated in a region which is not at risk. The charging device is pro... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4818917 | Fluorescent lighting ballast with electronic assist A ballasting circuit for fluorescent lamps includes a series-connected current limiting ballast element and an electronic assist circuit. The ballast element has a high voltage side connectable to a commercial 110 VAC/60 hertz power source and a low volta... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4757238 | Low voltage fluorescent lighting system This invention is directed to an improved low voltage fluorescent lighting system having two elongated fluorescent lamps. The invention provides an improved simple switching system which allows one or both lamps to be turned on. The improved switching sys... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4754199 | Self contained gas discharge display device A gas discharge apparatus includes a discharge chamber including a transparent dome portion and an electrode-including base portion, which together enclose an ionizable gas. A cup-shaped base member is affixed at its periphery to the edge of the base port... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4749908 | Emergency power supply An emergency power supply including an input for connection to a power line, an output for connecting the input to electrical equipment so as to supply power thereto from the power line, a supplemental power supply connected to the output and adapted to s... | 06/07/1988 |
