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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 |
| RE38590 | Operation apparatus for correcting ametropia with laser beam An operation apparatus for ablating the cornea by laser beam and correcting ametropia of the eye comprising a diaphragm with variable aperture, which is disposed on the optical path along which the laser beam is irradiated on the cornea, a shading member for shading... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6525808 | Method and system for local index measurement in optical materials A method and system for determining a spatially local index of refraction in optical materials is provided. Light, including a near-field intensity, is collected above a surface of the material. A probe is oscillated at a plurality of frequencies and in a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6356675 | Fiber optic refractive index monitor A sensor for measuring the change in refractive index of a liquid uses the lowest critical angle of a normal fiber optic to achieve sensitivity when the index of the liquid is significantly less than the index of the fiber core. Another embodiment uses a ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 5347358 | Refractometer The invention relates to a transmitted-light refractometer wherein a slit diaphragm is imaged on a diode array through a cuvette holding the sample. The cuvette itself is arranged in the telecentric beam path. The exit window of the cuvette has several re... | 09/13/1994 |
