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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 |
| 7755601 | Display unit for vehicle The present invention is to provide a display unit for a vehicle. The display unit has an attractive and three dimensional appearance and is manufactured with low cost. A display unit for a vehicle includes a display screen having display areas displaying a pluralit... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7659881 | Display device for vehicle Embodiments of a display device for a vehicle and methods for the same can adjust operation velocity and stroke of a monitor by changing simple mechanical configurations of a driving apparatus for the monitor in the display device. The display device for a vehicle c... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7441738 | Monitor driving apparatus of car audio/video system A monitor driving apparatus of a car audio/video system having a monitor is provided. The apparatus includes: a monitor main body hinged, at its lower end, to inside of the car audio/video system, and having a pair of mutually spaced pins provided at one side surfac... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7382306 | AD converter and display unit An AD converter includes: a reference voltage generator circuit having a plurality of resistors connected in series with predetermined reference voltage applied to both ends thereof, the reference voltage being divided at connecting points between the individual res... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7239505 | Direct hinge for optimizing conversion An electronic device that has a body portion having an internal track, a display portion having a follower member that runs along the internal track and a support arm pivotally coupled to the body portion and to the display portion and enabling the display portion t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7161256 | Automatic power generation light-image fan device An automatic power-generation light-image fan device is described. It has a fan motor, a vane set, a circuit board, a programmable chip, an automatic power-generation component, a rectifier filter circuit, a magnetic sensor and a positioning magnet. In this device, ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7142173 | Kinetic device and method for producing visual displays A visual display device is constructed which uses the “persistence of vision” effect of human vision and responds to kinetic motions of the user as the device is held and swung by an operator. Displays may consist of alphanumeric and graphic data with image symm... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116378 | Color-balanced brightness enhancement for display systems A technique for providing a desired level of color balance in field sequential color systems with brightness enhancement. In color wheels having a spectrally-broad transmissive segment, the spectrally-broad segment has a transmittance that is selected to provide a d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7002548 | Drive controller and control method A drive controller for controlling to change the orientation of a display surface of a display in accordance with the seating position of occupants aboard a vehicle. A display unit is rotatably mounted on a vehicle. A controller automatically rotates the display uni... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6972738 | Image displaying apparatus An image display machine includes a first planar display to present a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image includes an object image. The display machine also includes an image transmitting panel which has a micro lens array. The image transmitting panel ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950089 | Moveable magnetic devices for electronic graphic displays In one aspect, the invention includes a fader controller comprised of a longitudinally extending track having a portion thereof extending over an image area of an electronic display, and a fader cap joined to the track for longitudinal sliding translation therealong... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923552 | Wind power driving auxiliary lamp A wind power driving auxiliary lamp comprises a seat, a generator, a transparent cover and a circuit device. The seat has two supporting frames. The generator has a blade set and a small power generator firmly secured to a blade groove of the blade set. The blade se... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912121 | Personal computer device having constant tilt display with adjustable height The present invention provides a notebook PC with a monitor that enables a user to have better handling of the PC and viewing of the display of the device when using the PC. A PC includes a monitor and a main unit that are connected to each other by an arm through a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886281 | Display device A display device, comprising a central shaft; at least one support arm, rotatably attached to the central shaft; and a cam member having at least one cam surface, the cam surface positioned so as to be engageable with at least one support arm, the cam member being m... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6839042 | Light beam display with interlaced light beam scanning A light beam display employing interlaced light beam scanning comprising a display screen having a vertical and a horizontal dimension, a source of a plurality of light beams and an optical path including a movable reflector having a plurality of reflective facets b... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6815904 | Backlight unit, driving apparatus for liquid crystal display device using the same and method of driving the same A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of lamps each having a first electrode and a second electrode extending along a length of the lamp and at least one window formed by a first gap between the first and second electrodes, and a p... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6753845 | Methods and apparatus for addressing pixels in a display The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for addressing pixels in a display. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for addressing pixels in a display using one or more movable mechanical scanning mechanisms. The mech... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6741225 | Device for generating an image In order to provide a device for generating an image on an image surface with N×M image elements which can be illuminated individually, comprising a plurality of semiconductor radiation sources, each of which generates radiation with at least one color, an optical ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6633276 | Adjustable viewing angle flat panel display unit and method of implementing same A flat panel display unit can be adjusted with respect to the bezel in which it is mounted so as to provide an optimal viewing angle from wherever the user chooses to locate himself or herself. Four servos located behind the flat panel display unit shift ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6603457 | Display device with moving pixel members A display device having much fewer drive electrodes than expected by the number of pixels is formed by including a plurality of pixel members, an endless guide holding the plurality of pixel members movably therein, a pixel member mover disposed at a part... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6593906 | Display apparatus and information display system using the same A display apparatus includes a projection display device for enlarging and projecting an image from the back side of a display plane, a screen disposed on the front side of the display plane of the projection display device, and a screen driving device fo... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6452575 | Planar reciprocating electronic light emitting device Disclosed is a planar reciprocating electronic light emitting device consisting of a small amount of light emitting units arrayed in a row or more than one row transversely which being able to reciprocate up and down so as to exhibit much better visual ef... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6389719 | Display device A display device, comprising a central shaft; at least one support arm, rotatably attached to the central shaft; and a cam member having at least one cam surface, the cam surface positioned so as to be engageable with at least one support arm, the cam mem... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6275212 | Rotary pointer display device When displaying operational settings and measurements on a pointer type display device, the starting position of the needles is automatically adjusted even when there are battery exchange and needle drive process errors. The display device may be used to ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6229517 | Display or indicating device The display or indicating device comprises at least one display unit (1) having a display dot (10) as well as having means for actuating the display dot. The latter has a pivotably mounted baseplate (11) which is provided with an electroluminescence appar... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6175354 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus comprising a rotatable member carrying an array of light emitting devices; a drive for rotating the member, and a control for selectively energizing each of the light emitting devices in a predetermined sequence as the member ro... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5793343 | Display apparatus for signage A portable display signage for all weather and ambient lighting conditions has dual matrices of character generating elements. One matrix is provided by a multiplicity of passive display units arranged in an array for cooperatively displaying graphics or ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5717424 | Banner display device A banner display device where a plurality of banners are mounted end-to-end to form a scroll which is wound on a pair of parallel and spaced-apart rollers, each driven by a motor. Pulse code modulated drive voltages are produced by microprocessor based co... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5666134 | Electromagnetic shutter A shutter is designed for use with an optic fibre which is designed to emit rays in a cone in a selected viewing direction. A mount carries the optic fibre to emit such cone. Associated with the mount is structure for rotatably mounting the shutter, or ro... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5636038 | Apparatus for converting visual images into tactile representations for use by a person who is visually impaired A device for converting the visual and/or auditory into tactile representations includes imaging equipment for converting light and/or sounds, including spoken text, into electrical signals, processing equipment for processing the electrical signals, and ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5562459 | Dynamic three dimenional amusement and display device A three-dimensional display device for commercial advertisement and science museum displays is disclosed. Three-dimensional elements are stacked horizontally or vertically along a stationary shaft around which they rotate, and are coupled together in such... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5528258 | Changeable signboard A changeable signboard, in which each turning pole is operated by a stepping motor, has three advertisement faces and turns clockwise and counterclockwise at a predetermined degree, thus displaying a certain pattern according to the electronic circuit. As... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5442374 | Color display A color display has a transparent cover glass having a color stripe filter; a translucent data film located in proximity to a face of the color stripe filter to overlap and display image information; a writing device for writing the information to the dat... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5430463 | Display element with teeth on the arrises of the vertical faces; display panel and display system comprising them The invention relates to a display element and to its use in a display panel, and to a display system. This display element is generally in the form of a cube (32) and thus comprises four display faces of different color. This cube (32) is mounted so as t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5410330 | Scroll displaying device A scroll displaying mechanism suitable for use in moving advertising displays, chart recorders and tape readers uses a pair of D.C. motors wired to operate under slightly different speed-controlling voltages in order to maintain the displayed part of the ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5063377 | Display system Accordingly, a display system is provided whereby visual elements can be independently transported not only around but also parallel to the display axis. The display comprises a central shaft; carriages mounted along the length of this shaft; and visual e... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5055832 | Display element with notched disk A rotor presents bright and dark sides of a flat disk to a viewer. When the bright side is presented this side plus a stationary panel form a bright viewing area. When the dark side is presented the panel is occluded. The edges of the panel and of the dis... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4940973 | Method and apparatus for displaying graphic and alphanumeric data A method and apparatus for displaying the graphic and alphanumeric data of the type utilizing pixel matrix panels with an outside light source. The method comprises reflecting the outside light on a preselected colored surface, rotatably housed within eac... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4794391 | Display matrix incorporating light-conducting fibers and light-occulting shutters A display matrix incorporates optical fibers to transmit light from light sources to the front of the display. An occulting device is associated with an assembly of fibers to modify the character of the light emitted to the front of the matrix, and a devi... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4761905 | Scanned electromechanical display A display panel includes a matrix of rows and columns of individually rotatable cube-like display elements each having four display faces, with opposing faces being identical in color or reflectivity, for example, and adjacent faces which are 90° to one ... | 08/09/1988 |
