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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 |
| 7408438 | Communication apparatus having wired communication function and wireless communication function, and control method therefor A communication apparatus automatically sets the most appropriate communication mode in accordance with the location at which the communication apparatus is used. For example, the communication mode is switched between operating as a master station and operating as ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7366533 | Methods for providing access to wireless resources in a trunked radio communication system Methods are disclosed for providing requested access, network-initiated access and autonomous access to communication resources (101-105) by wireless communication unit(s) (112, 114), and for controlling the different types of access using acces... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7299988 | Information processing system, hand held cellular phone, and information processing method An information processing system comprises an information providing medium that stores information in an electromagnetic or optical manner, the information providing medium being attached to an entity in order to provide information associated with the entity; a han... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301440 | Power line communication system and method The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One embodiment of the present invention may be comprised of a transmit c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290067 | Information processing apparatus control method for external device having both a wire interface and a wireless interface settings An information processing apparatus which makes it easier to carry out setting of a wireless interface necessary for enabling a device or apparatus to be used via the wireless interface, using a wire interface. An information processing apparatus carries out first c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286928 | Wireless communications system for work machine components Systems and methods are disclosed for providing wireless communications between on-board components of a machine, In one embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a first on-board component associated with a first transducer for wirelessly transmitting first d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7191021 | Remote management of field devices in a manufacturing plant A client connected to a field device management station (FDMS) by a wireless path. An operator can issue commands to any field devices from the client. As a result, the operator can manage the field devices from any remote location. In addition, the FDMS may be conn... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187276 | Power line communication system and method of using the same The fiber optic isolator of the present invention transports data signals between high voltage power lines and a communications interface device, bypassing a step down transformer to low voltage power. The communication interface device includes a low voltage power ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173912 | Method and system for modeling and advertising asymmetric topology of a node in a transport network A method and system for providing an internal topology of a node within a network includes determining asymmetric connections between traffic bearing components in a network node. An intranode connectivity is determined between the traffic bearing components based o... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7132819 | Floating power supply and method of using the same A power supply of the present invention comprises a transducer having a transducer and a voltage regulator. The transducer is coupled to an electrically non-conductive medium, which may be a light pipe. The electrically non-conductive medium is coupled to a non-elec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114004 | Premium messaging exchange A premium messaging exchange. The premium messaging exchange can include a list of destinations supported by the premium messaging exchange. Each record in the list can include a specified destination, and a supporting external messaging system. Finally, the premium... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113134 | Transformer antenna device and method of using the same The invention contemplates an antenna device, system and method of installing the antenna device for receiving a wireless signal at a pad mounted electrical transformer. The novel device includes an antenna capable of communicating the wireless signal and a material... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7102529 | System and method for suppressing the spread of fire and various contaminants Systems and methods for suppressing the spread of fire, fire-related toxins, and other biological and chemical hazards are disclosed. In embodiments of the present invention a controller shuts off the flow of electrical current to the fan of a residential heating, v... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7075414 | Device and method for communicating data signals through multiple power line conductors The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One embodiment of the present invention may be comprised of a transmit c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7058024 | Automatic telecommunications link identification system A telecommunications network in accordance with the principles of the invention includes one or more controllers that automatically determine the physical interconnectivity between at least two ports adjacently situated in different network elements. Each end-point,... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053756 | Facilitating communication of data signals on electric power systems The invention includes a method, system, and device for communicating a data signal on an electric power system. The inventive method includes communicating the data signal to the electric power system, and modifying the characteristics of the electric power system ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050806 | Method for enhancing mobility in a wireless mesh network In a wireless communication system having sometimes mobile subscriber units and a plurality of fixed network devices located at cell sites, a multimode acquisition protocol is provided at each subscriber unit which first senses whether the subscriber unit is static ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046124 | Power line coupling device and method of using the same The coupler of the present invention couples broadband RF signals to and from a power line conductor. The coupler of one embodiment that is for use with overhead power lines includes a length of URD MV cable with the neutral conductor removed and that is communicati... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042351 | Data communication over a power line Data signals are communicated between a power line and a computer, wherein the power line provides power to the computer via a distribution transformer and the computer is in communication with a wireless communication path. A first data signal is communicated with ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035658 | Wireless communication device and network controller for affiliation with associated groups and method thereof A wireless communication device facilitated by a network controller and corresponding methods select a list of requested groups for affiliation from a list of associated groups. The list of requested groups is sent to a network infrastructure where it is processed a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6998958 | Remote control system for a vehicle A remote control system for precisely identifying a distance from the vehicle to an entry key and favorably controlling a vehicle-mounted device such as a door corresponding to the distance. The system comprises a transmitter transmitting different types of response... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998962 | Power line communication apparatus and method of using the same A communication device for use with a power line communication system is provided. One embodiment forms a bypass device and comprises a low voltage coupler, a low voltage signal conditioner, a controller, a medium voltage modem, a first medium voltage signal conditi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6985978 | Method of optimizing topology of IEEE 1394 serial bus A method of optimizing the topology of the IEEE 1394 serial bus having a plurality of nodes each with communication ports, comprises the steps of prioritizing the nodes according to the number of the ports and the transmission speed, connecting a non-used port of th... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983330 | Method and apparatus for using multiple paths for processing out of band commands One aspect is directed to a method and apparatus for transferring information, through a shared storage system, between first and second processes running on first and second computers, respectively. Both computers are coupled to a data storage system, with the firs... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980089 | Non-intrusive coupling to shielded power cable The invention describes a method and a device for transporting a signal over a power line. The inventive method includes inducing an alternating current (AC) voltage from the power line, powering a transceiver device with the induced AC voltage, communicating the si... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980090 | Device and method for coupling with electrical distribution network infrastructure to provide communications A device for providing communications through power lines that are communicatively coupled to an electrical distribution network infrastructure and to the internal wiring of at least one customer premises having one or more communication devices therein is provided.... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980091 | Power line communication system and method of operating the same The present invention provides a system for operating a power line communications system that is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, bypass devices, backhaul devices, wireless backhaul devices, enhanced bypass device, ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977578 | Method of isolating data in a power line communications network Isolating data in a power line communications system. Although plural subscribers receive electric power distributed from a common distribution transformer, it is desirable to isolate their branch lines from one another when those branch lines are used to conduct da... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6965303 | Power line communication system and method A method of communicatively coupling power line communication (PLC) devices to a first and second overhead power line conductor that travel in a substantially parallel physical arrangement and in spaced-apart relation is provided. The method may comprise coupling a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965302 | Power line communication system and method of using the same The communication system of one embodiment is for communicating data through a power distribution system having a medium voltage power line and low voltage power line and comprises a first device comprising a first wireless transceiver, a first modem in communicatio... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965299 | High-speed, low-power crossbar switch In a crosspoint switch, both input buses and output buses are driven at low swing. Self-timed, differential, push-pull, low swing driver circuits drive the input buses and are provided in the crosspoints to drive the output buses. Clocked, regenerative sense amplifi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958680 | Power line communication system and method of using the same The last portion of the electrical distribution system is used to provide high-speed communications to residential homes. An aggregation point interfaces a medium voltage power line with a point-of-presence, and a power line bridge enables flow of communications sig... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6950567 | Method and apparatus for providing inductive coupling and decoupling of high-frequency, high-bandwidth data signals directly on and off of a high voltage power line The present invention is drawn to an electrically “closed” method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data signals over a high voltage power line. Inductive coupling is employed for coupling and decoupling the data signal directly on to and off of a sin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947377 | Path network and path network operation method using conversion of protection path into working path A path network and a path network operation method capable of dealing with an abrupt traffic variation by realizing fast path bandwidth increase are disclosed. A path network is operated by transmitting path signals from a transmitting node to a receiving node throu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928066 | RSMA control device and method for mobile communication system An access request message transmission device for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system employing RSMA in which a base station assigns a reverse common channel in response to an access request message from the mobile station, and the mobile station transmi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6895441 | Path rerouting mechanism utilizing multiple link bandwidth allocations A path reroute mechanism for use in communication networks comprising multiple searches for a routing path to restore traffic following a failure that could not be protected by a previously established protection route (i.e. protection tunnel, bypass, etc.) or for r... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6856592 | Method of providing restoration routes in a mesh network A method of providing restoration routes for protecting traffic in a mesh network is described. The method comprises the steps of generating a set of eligible restoration routes for each span in the network, establishing a bi-criteria objective function in terms of ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6842104 | SYSTEM LSI AND A CROSS-BUS SWITCH APPARATUS ACHIEVED IN A PLURALITY OF CIRCUITS IN WHICH TWO OR MORE PAIRS OF A SOURCE APPARATUS AND A DESTINATION APPARATUS ARE CONNECTED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND BUSES ARE WIRED WITHOUT CONCENTRATION A cross-bus switch apparatus which establishes simultaneously two or more pairs of connections between (i) a source bus arbitrarily selected from a plurality of source buses connected to one or more source apparatuses and (ii) a destination bus arbitrarily selected ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6816129 | Multiple display device for use with existing personal computer systems A method and apparatus for adapting a single computer to drive at least two displays is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for adapting a single computer to drive at least two displays is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a controller, coupled between a use... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6778065 | Remote control system for a vehicle A remote control system for precisely identifying a distance from the vehicle to an entry key and favorably controlling a vehicle-mounted device such as a door corresponding to the distance. The system comprises a transmitter transmitting different types of response... | 08/17/2004 |
