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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 |
| 7280844 | Wristwatch type cellular phone A plurality of plane antennas 6-1 and 6-2 are embedded in the equipment body section 1, and every time occurrence of reception failure is detected by the internal electronics circuit, switching between the antennas used is establis... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7231262 | Apparatus for monitoring and controlling use of equipment Apparatus is provided for controlling and limiting the amount of time that a television, computer game, or other electrical appliance can be utilized. The apparatus is inserted in the electrical cord leading to the electrical appliance and is programmable to limit t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209114 | Bracelet with information display and imputting capability A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit receives inputted information from an inputting device, for example, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203134 | People-on-the-go-watch A wrist watch that also has a pager function incorporated into it. The wrist watch comprises a flexible band and with a watch unit attached to the flexible band. The watch unit displays the time manually, while a LCD readout located on the flexible band displays the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187928 | Call delivery systems for roaming prepaid subscribers The invention provides systems and methods that operate to provide seamless roaming to a prepaid subscriber in as many markets as possible. To that end, the systems of the invention include a location register (LR) that can determine the type, or class, of serving m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7152989 | Bracelet A bracelet includes at least one electronic display unit. Each display unit has a display having a plurality of display elements arranged in a sequence lying along the length of the bracelet and/or arranged in a sequence lying substantially around the perimeter of t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104715 | Deployable keyboard device including displaceable keybutton positions for portable miniature electronic devices In a miniature keyboard, keybuttons may shift their relative positions from a relatively smaller array when stored to deployment which results in a relatively larger array for active keyboard use. An application for this positional adjustment is the use of the keybo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6944293 | Telephone line isolation device and method of use A telephone line shunt for disabling incoming and outgoing calls to or from a telephone line. The device attaches to a single outlet or telephone such that the line is unavailable to devices attached to it from any other location. A shunt short circuits the ring and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6464390 | Multifunction wrist watch with electronic device A wristwatch with a usable dial, fitted with keys, includes an electronic device to form a multifunctional wrist worn device. The structure of the wristwatch is such that there is enough space to regularly actuate each key with a finger. The part of the m... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6442106 | Curfew timer apparatus A curfew timer apparatus for selectively disconnecting a signal line from an appliance. The apparatus includes a base and a timer coupled to the base. The timer is preferably a seven day timer configured to disconnect the signal line from the appliance du... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6173170 | Radio telephone apparatus capable of detecting a drop of power source voltage An automobile radio telephone apparatus capable of detecting a drop of power source voltage to prevent a telephone channel from being occupied wastefully and to thereby enhance efficient use of channels with regard to the operation of an automobile radio ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5815554 | Method and system for indicating operator availability A timing system which permits the operator of the timing system to indicate to others who wish to interact with the operator whether the operator is currently available. If the operator of the device is unavailable, the ting system indicates at what time ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5677895 | Apparatus and methods for setting timepieces Apparatus and methods are provided for setting timepieces. A system for setting timepieces includes a television signal receiver having a first clock for keeping time in the television signal receiver, a device for extracting a time from a television sign... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5317545 | Telephone timer apparatus Telephone use control apparatus in which a microcontroller controls the functions of the apparatus and in which the apparatus is provided with batteries to maintain power to the microcontroller and circuitry associated therewith when the the telephone is ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5251189 | Wristwatch radiotelephone A wristwatch radiotelephone having a plurality of substantially rigid members connected end to end in a series. The members are shaped and positioned to allow the members to be arranged in an arcuate array when the apparatus is to be worn on the wrist as ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5164923 | Cumulative operational timers and methods for cellular telephones Cumulative timers are used in a cellular telephone to record total mobile "ON" time and total transmitter "ON" time. These "ON" times are periodically stored in long term nonvolatile memory. The period is chosen such that a time-limited number of write cy... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5077682 | Apparatus and method for displaying duration of a call made over a central office line in a keyphone system A method and apparatus for displaying duration of a call that is made over a central office line. The keyphone system having a plurality of keyphone subsets with displaying devices, for carrying out the invention, includes the steps of: notifying call-sta... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5062134 | Timer for controlling telephone usage A timer for automatically controlling the cumulative service time of a telephone consisting of a box mounted over and plugged into a standard wall telephone outlet. The box contains an exterior receptacle for connection with the telephone cord. The interi... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4473718 | Self-actuating telephone timer According to the present invention a timing device for use with a telephone having a hand held receiver/transmitter replacable on the phone when not in use, is disclosed. The timing device includes a battery operated self zeroing liquid crystal display cl... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4394539 | Timepiece with automatic time setting system thru dial telephone line and automatic speed adjusting system A timepiece with automatic time setting and speed adjusting system can, thru the dial telephone line, call the standard time repeat station to check the standard telephone system standard time. When receiving the time announcement signals from the time re... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4335279 | Mechanical telephone conversation time limiting device To prevent unauthorized or prolonged telephone conversations, a limiting device is attachable to an ordinary telephone set by means of a padlock means with removable key. The device comprises a timer which can be set only when one of the shut-off pushbutt... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4260855 | Telephone timer device An improved telephone timer device which is adapted to be conveniently and readily situated beneath or near a telephone is disclosed. The timer device serves as an automatic stop-clock for telephone calls as well as a manual stop-clock which may be used t... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4115997 | Timing attachment for telephones A timing attachment is secured to one side of a telephone instrument to indicate the elapsed time of a telephone conversation. The timing attachment or timer has an hourglass contained within an elongate cylinder which has an arm extending from the center... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4075829 | Self-contained miniature timer The specification discloses a timer including a housing having a display aperture in the front surface thereof. A light emitting diode display is mounted within the display aperture for displaying multiple digits. A U-shaped bracket pivotally connects to ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4020628 | Automatic regulation of an electronic watch An autonomous electric watch comprises a receiver for picking up a magnetic or acoustic coded regulation signal delivered by a telephone set, and a control circuit automatically controlling memory circuits of the watch to regulate the frequency and/or set... | 05/03/1977 |
