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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 |
| 8035815 | Optical detection method and optical detection apparatus for a fine particle Disclosed herein is an optical detection method and optical detection apparatus, the apparatus including: a light irradiation section configured to irradiate a laser beam upon one of fine particles which are successively fed in a flow path; and a light detection sec... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7663751 | Nephelometer instrument for measuring turbidity of water The specific wavelength of 525 nm is described as a single monochromatic light source used in the determination of turbidity by nephelometry at 90° for particulate matter in raw water, water treatment, waste water treatment and industrial process streams. This wave... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7659980 | Nephelometric turbidity sensor device Describes a nephelometric turbidity sensor device which embodies: methods for: (a) attenuation of entrained air, (b) attenuation of bubbles, (c) attenuation of scattered light (d) interchangeable light sources with automatic indexing of algorithms (e) anti-fog windo... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7605919 | Method and apparatus for analyzing particles in a fluid A method and apparatus for analyzing particles in a fluid, such as proteinaceous particles in a pharmaceutical formulation intended for parenteral delivery, are disclosed. The method comprises arranging a fluid to form a wide and shallow stream, acquiring a sequence... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7505132 | Self calibrating measurement system A measurement system that can self calibrate is disclosed. The measurement system comprising a first light source directed along a first axis and configured to illuminate a sample volume. The measurement system has a sensor aligned along a second axis and is configu... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7439855 | Method and wireless communicating apparatus for analysis of environment The improved methods and apparatus for analysis of environment provide wireless communication of the environmental analyzers, e.g. such as particle monitoring (counting and measuring) instruments. The improved apparatus includes at least one of a plurality of enviro... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7423751 | Systems and methods for use in detecting harmful aerosol particles The invention provides systems and methods for detecting aerosols. The systems and methods can be used to detect harmful aerosols, such as, bio-aerosols. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417734 | System and process for sorting biological particles A system which irradiates light onto a liquid flow containing a biological particle, detects the light therefrom to collect biological information thereon, and sorts the biological particle based upon the biological information, comprises an optical detector for det... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408639 | Tunable optical routing systems An optical spectral detection device utilizing free space optical beam propagation is provided. The device includes at least one optical fiber input, at least one opto-electronic detection device, an optical element having an actuator with at least one tilt axis, an... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7369243 | Optical measuring apparatus and optical measuring method An optical measuring apparatus comprises: an illuminating section that illuminates a first object with a first light; a light changing section that changes an intensity of the first light illuminating the first object; a light receiving device that receives a second... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352461 | Particle detecting method and storage medium storing program for implementing the method A particle detecting method which is capable of detecting the number of low-speed particles accurately, and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. Intensity of scattered light generated when a light emitted into a gas stream is scattered by ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7315372 | Instrument using near-field intensity correlation measurements for characterizing scattering of light by suspensions Imaging systems may include a light source that directs light towards a scattering medium. A digital imaging system receives transmitted light that is transmitted through the scattering medium substantially without being scattered, and also receives multiple compone... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7268881 | Light scattering detector The invention concerns high sensitivity light scattering detection and its application to evaporative light scattering detection in liquid chromatography. The exemplary embodiment includes a detection cell to accept particles suspended in a gas stream and permit a p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260271 | Digital image data correction apparatus, digital image data correction method and digital image pickup apparatus The present invention discloses a digital image pickup apparatus. The digital image pickup apparatus reads digital image data from a main memory in a horizontal direction. The digital image pickup apparatus corrects an optical distortion component in the horizontal ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256891 | Sensor alignment apparatus for an analysis system An apparatus for analyzing a population of particles is set forth. The apparatus includes an emitter adapted to generate a beam of electromagnetic radiation, such as from a laser, and a particle chamber disposed in a path of the electromagnetic radiation beam. The a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245368 | Sample chamber for microscopy A chamber is provided having a main body and one or two optical plates that are held to the main body by O-rings or other seal forming elements using forces created by vacuum and/or chemical adhesion. The chamber, in which a sample well holds a specimen, is formed f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242001 | Device for measuring water quality The present invention relates to a device for measuring both the color and turbidity of a liquid sample. LEDs are used as light sources and reference detectors are included to control the output of the LEDs. The device is also capable of monitoring and correcting fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218655 | Solid state laser insensitive to temperature changes A temperature insensitive diode-pumped solid state laser is disclosed in this invention. The components of the laser are optimized with temperature insensitive design, making the laser capable of operating in a wide temperature range without using any cooling/heatin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214946 | Speckle reduction method and apparatus An apparatus adapted for confocal imaging of a non-flat specimen comprising a coherent light source for producing a light beam, imaging optics adapted to focus the light beam into at least one spot on a surface of a specimen, and a detector adapted to receive and de... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209231 | Optical detection of particles in a liquid medium Particles in a liquid medium are detected by directing a source of laser light through a container containing a liquid sample with a concentration of microscopic particles in suspension. An optical detector located off the optical axis receives scattered light from ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7180591 | Semiconductor processors, sensors, semiconductor processing systems, semiconductor workpiece processing methods, and turbidity monitoring methods Semiconductor processors, sensors, semiconductor processing systems, semiconductor workpiece processing methods, and turbidity monitoring methods are provided. According to one aspect, a semiconductor processor includes a process chamber configured to receive a semi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173697 | Low truncation loss, non-reciprocal nephelometer with integrating sphere A non-reciprocal nephelometer is disclosed herein that uses an integrating sphere with attached truncation-reduction tubes to contain the sample volume and to integrate the scattered light. The disclosed nephelometer improves on the imperfect angular response by usi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173704 | Measuring device for immunochromatography test piece and light source device A measuring device for immunochromatography test piece comprising an irradiation optical system for irradiating measurement light onto an immunochromatography test piece, and a detection optical system for detecting reflected light from the immunochromatography test... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166480 | Particle control device and particle control method for vacuum processing apparatus A particle control device and a particle control method are capable of controlling the occurrences of particles in a vacuum reactor. The particle control device is used in a vacuum processing apparatus having a vacuum reactor, a gas delivery unit for supplying proce... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162896 | Apparatus for checking the formation of scale, and water-carrying appliance An apparatus allows monitoring the formation of scale. The apparatus makes it possible to determine the degree of water hardness or a tendency of the degree of water hardness to change over time and to take measures for adjusting the desired degree of water hardness... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7122820 | Method for determining visibility, amount of precipitation and type of precipitation The invention is directed to a method and a combined visibility measuring and precipitation measuring instrument for determining visibility, amount of precipitation and type of precipitation. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119899 | Particle sensor system A device is illustrated for detecting particles in a fluid that can detect smaller particles without the need for added power or space and can be implemented inexpensively. The device utilizes two mirrors and a photo-diode. The housing of the photo-electric diode is... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086406 | Device for measuring the turbidity of the rinsing liquid in a dishwasher The invention relates to a device for measuring the turbidity of the rinsing liquid in a dishwasher by means of a turbidity sensor. If it is provided according to the invention that the turbidity sensor is incorporated into the inlet flow of the circulation pump int... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078712 | monitoring on an ion implanter The present invention is directed to in-situ detection of particles and other such features in an ion implantation system during implantation operations to avoid such additional monitoring tool steps otherwise expended before and/or after implantation, for example. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075647 | Back-scatter detection in flow cytometers A method and apparatus for detecting back-scattered light from small particles, such as blood cells, irradiated by a focused beam of light as such particles travel through the interrogation zone of a standard optical flow cell in a flow cytometer. Back-scattered lig... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7034549 | Device to detect and measure the concentration and characterization of airborne conductive or dielectric particles A measuring system is disclosed which detects and measures the volume concentration and mass flow of the airborne conductive particles, such as carbon-absorptive chaff particles. The measuring system can be used to estimate the effective conductivity of the detected... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030383 | Speckle reduction method and apparatus An apparatus adapted for confocal imaging of a non-flat specimen comprising a coherent light source for producing a light beam, imaging optics adapted to focus the light beam into at least one spot on a surface of a specimen, and a detector adapted to receive and de... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027467 | Fiber laser A fiber laser with a fiber for laser light generation having an entrance end and an exit end comprises a pump light source for generating pump light to be coupled via the entrance side into the fiber. At the exit end of the fiber a first resonator mirror is provided... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7016022 | Dual use detectors for flow cytometry An optical alignment system for aligning a light beam with a core flow in a flow stream. The flow stream may have a sheath fluid and a core flow, where the core flow has a current position within the flow stream. A light source may be used to produce a light beam, a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009186 | Method for monitoring of polymer in liquid state In a method for monitoring of polymer in a liquid state, such as a polymer melt or resin, to detect inhomogeneities therein, such as the presence of other phase objects, especially gels in a matrix formed of the liquid state, the polymer in a liquid state flowing pa... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982785 | Apparatus for determining radiation beam alignment This invention provides a radiation directing device, including a screen having a mirrored surface interrupted by one or more pin holes that pass through the screen, the pin holes having an elliptical shape. The invention further provides an apparatus, including (a)... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6972424 | High detection rate particle identifier An improvement is described for use in a system that identifies particles in a fluid such as water by passing the fluid through a passage in a transparent carrier and detecting light from a laser beam that is scattered by particles, followed by comparing the scatter... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970799 | Method and apparatus for particle sizing A method and apparatus provides for particle size detection. A particle detector signal is utilized to provide particle size information. The particle detection signal is obtained by utilizing particle detector information. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970247 | Methods and devices for optically recording and imaging representations of interactions of an object with its environment Using an array of optical sensors affixed to measure interactions on a surface of an object, in combination with a specially configured personal computer, dynamic mapping of interaction is provided. One application maps washover of an object towed in a large body of... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967235 | Method for the production of polybutylene terephthalate In a process of producing PBT, a mixture of BDO and TPA is esterified in the presence of a catalyst solution, and the esterification product is polycondensated. To avoid the formation of deposits in the PBT, the catalyst solution contains 0.05 to 10 wt-% alkyl titan... | 11/22/2005 |
