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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 |
| 7607863 | Automated pipe-laying method and apparatus A trench box, including a pair of oppositely disposed parallel elongated sidewalls defining a work volume, distal and proximal support members extending between the sidewalls, and a track positioned between the sidewalls. Track adjusting members extend between the t... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7351009 | Fiber optic installation structures in a paved surface, ducts, and methods therefor A fiber optic installation structure and method therefor includes a duct having an inner tube, at least one optical waveguide, and a jacket and is disposed within a channel of a paved surface. The jacket generally surrounds the inner tube. When the duct is disposed ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7310896 | Mechanized unit for protectively encasing a utility in a trench with processed excavated trench material A mechanized unit that is moved through a trench in the ground for the purpose of placing a length or lengths of a utility or utilities by a guide device on the bottom of the trench, and then encasing the placed utility or utilities. The unit has at least one plow t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293952 | Lift apparatus for vehicle for the handicapped The lift apparatus includes a forward and rearward moving rail member mounted to a roof panel within a vehicle body to extend rearward from a position of a driver's seat by a predetermined distance. A leftward and rightward moving rail member is mounted to the roof ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284345 | Milling device for floors, rock, excavated material or other material The milling apparatus (1) has a bucket with a receiving chamber and has a milling unit with a milling rotor (14). The receiving chamber has a receiving opening (4) and is embodied as a bucket (2). On the bottom of the bucket (2), a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267141 | Method of on-site production of novel textile reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset pipes Novel thermoplastic pipes which can withstand extremely high internally generated and/or applied pressures for utilization within, primarily, high pressure underground liquid and gas transport systems are provided. Such pipes are improvements over standard metal (i.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261493 | Device and method for laying and joining pipe A pipe installation device and a method for laying consecutive lengths of bell and spigot pipe. The pipe installation device installs sequential pipe lengths. The pipe installation device includes a pipe supply system and a pipe alignment system attached to a carria... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237982 | Agricultural implement for installing an irrigation system The present invention is an agricultural implement for installing an irrigation system. The implement is made up of a frame structure having front and rear ends including a hitch for attaching the frame structure to a tow vehicle. An earth-excavating chute is attach... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7186059 | Padding machine and method of use An integrated padding machine that incorporates a front digging auger that is preferably mechanically as opposed to hydraulically powered, which in conjunction with a breaker bar assembly provides for digging and crushing capabilities, and that incorporates several ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7140831 | Attachment for forming shapes following excavation An attachment for a skid steer loader, back hoe or powered excavator that can be used to quickly smooth out the walls of a swimming pool, ditch, etc. following the excavation and the process of using the attachment. The attachment includes a vertical flat surface pe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7090433 | Underground cable laying apparatus Presented is an underground cable laying apparatus that leaves virtually no visible scar in the turf under which cable, wire, line, hose, etc. is laid. The apparatus utilizes a pair of angularly displaced turf slicing wheels to slice and separate the turf forming a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7037042 | Device and method for laying and joining pipe An auto-advancing pipe installation device and a method for laying consecutive lengths of bell and spigot pipe. The auto-advancing pipe installation device installs sequential lengths of pipe in a trench. The auto-advancing pipe installation device includes a locomo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029201 | Utility line bedding for storm water management and storm water management system and method A water retaining and dissipating bedding for a utility line consists of an elongate trench formed in the earth. A filter fabric wrap is provided lining a lengthwise segment of the trench, with a lengthwise segment having a select length. A first select depth of a p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6981342 | Screening laying box A mechanized unit that is moved through a trench in the ground for the purpose of placing a length or lengths of a utility or utilities by a guide device on the bottom of the trench, and then encasing the placed utility or utilities. The unit has at least one plow t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976809 | Method of preventing frost heave stress concentrations in chilled buried pipelines A method for maintaining a stable soil by surrounding a chilled gas pipe with a material that has an antifreeze component that prevents the soil from freezing. By keeping the soil from freezing, it remains stable at all times. The method calls for excavating a trenc... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966415 | Rollable support for a cement-pouring chute An apparatus for rollably supporting a cement-pouring chute having a support structure cooperatively engageable with a cement-pouring chute for supporting the chute and directing the pouring of cement therefrom. The support structure is angularly adjustable to allow... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6902027 | Piping structure of crawler driving hydraulic motor A piping structure of a crawler driving hydraulic motor able to reduce a reduction in strength of a vehicle body frame and shorten the exposure length of a hydraulic piping in the exterior of the vehicle body frame, and reduce a damage opportunity due to an external... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899842 | Method and installation for laying a cylindrical pipe on a support A process and plant for laying a pipe in a trench comprising placing a flattened tubular preform in the trench, the perform having a reinforcement surrounding an inner seal, the reinforcement being impregnated with a resin, and inflating the perform in the trench. | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854931 | Apparatus for establishing adjustable depth bed in trenches for utility lines and encasing the lines A mechanized unit that places a predetermined and adjustable depth of a selected bedding material on the bottom of a trench in the ground, then places on the bed a continuous length of a utility or utilities having a predetermined spatial relationship with each othe... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6763925 | Self propelled backfilling apparatus A self propelled vehicle for transport and placement of an onboard supply of fill material in an onboard hopper. The hopper is connected to said vehicle at a point operatively positioned to discharge fill material placed therein on a conveyor belt mounted to a suppo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6644891 | Composition having low thermal resistivity and method for laying underground cables for carrying electrical energy A system for carrying electrical energy in connections in underground cables. In particular, it relates to a method of laying cables and a trench filler having a low thermal resistivity, used for laying underground cables for carrying electrical energy. M... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6622403 | Backfill and grading apparatus Apparatus for depositing material within a trench including a hopper and an elongated chute extending down from the hopper which is configured to fit within the trench. The apparatus includes a gate between the hopper and the chute for controlling flow of... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6530723 | Device and process for excavating and backfilling of soil A device for digging and backfilling of ditches, in particular for laying pipes, comprising an automotive travelling mechanism (2) carrying a machine frame (4) with an upper structure, a boom (6) pivoted on the machine frame (4) and having a plurality of ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6502333 | Pipeline padding machine and method A self-propelled pipeline padding machine and a method for padding pipelines in ditches without damaging the pipeline prior to backfilling of the ditch. A spoils pile comprising dirt, various size rocks, and sand taken from the ditch during the digging th... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6478508 | Apparatus for laying underground electric cables An apparatus for laying underground electric cables, in particular for high-voltage lines, having a vehicle towable along a trench and carrying, on a first van, a first deposition unit adapted to form a base layer of inert material for heat dissipation at... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6418644 | Apparatus and method for padding the ground below a duct using excavated soils, equipment for compacting soil below a duct, and a soil-compacting mechanism The present invention relates to a method for padding ground below a duct (1) using excavated soil (2), wherein said method uses a vehicle (6) that comprises a soil feeding organ (13), a transport organ (14) and soil compacting organs (104, 105). The vehi... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6413018 | Method for supporting a pipeline in a trench A method for supporting an underground pipeline in an excavated trench. The method involves supporting the pipeline on specially-designed support benches at spaced intervals. The benches are designed to fail when exposed to a predetermined load, which loa... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6374915 | Process and apparatus for sealing abandoned well bores Apparatus and process for sealing of abandoned water well bores includes a hopper for dispensing comminuted well bore packing material such as a bentonite clay onto an inclined screening surface which removes undesired fine materials. A chute for collecti... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371691 | Method of introducing optical cable into a solid bed A process for introducing an optical cable, in the form of a microcable or minicable (1), in solid ground (17) with the aid of a laying unit (23). The microcable or minicable (1) used for this purpose comprises a homogeneous and pressurized-water-tight tu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345933 | Tank with backfill deflectors An underground storage tank with backfill deflectors is provided to permit installation of the storage tank underground without requiring any workers to enter the excavation. The backfill deflectors are preferably elongate, and generally the same length a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6318930 | Efficient method and pulverizer for pipeline trench padding A trench-padding method and apparatus provide a more efficient, cost efficient process of obtaining a maximal amount of padding material from material excavated from a trench, and where selected, provide for trenching. The trench-padding apparatus include... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6312194 | Device for excavating and redepositing earth A device for digging and backfilling of ditches, in particular for laying pipes, comprising an automotive travelling mechanism (2) carrying a machine frame (4) with an upper structure, a boom (6) pivoted on the machine frame (4) and having a plurality of ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302257 | Self propelled backfilling apparatus with controllable steering of material stream A self propelled vehicle for transport and placement of an onboard supply of fill material in an onboard hopper. The hopper is connected to said vehicle at a point operatively positioned to discharge fill material placed therein on a conveyor belt mounted... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280119 | Apparatus and method for placing and engaging elongate workpieces The invention contemplates a working implement, for use with an excavating type machine, which semi-automatically brings a pipe section to a specified grade, slope, and line for emplacement in a line of pipe sections to be laid on the specified grade slop... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6158925 | Apparatus for installing pipeline fill An apparatus for depositing fill material over a pipeline. A wide-track carriage is provided for straddling the pipeline trench, and this includes a shaker screen mechanism for screening aggregate fill material, such as excavated native spoils. The screen... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139223 | Trench filler A trench filler having a generally synclinal front section having a solid top and generally downwardly extending sidewalls, a rear section of unitary construction with the front section, the rear section having a solid top and generally downwardly extendi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125558 | High volume pipe padding machine A padding machine (10, 100) is disclosed which is capable of separating materials in a spoils bank beside a trench into coarser materials, which are redeposited in the spoils bank behind the machine, and finer materials which are conveyed to the trench fo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6095721 | Method and device for burying a conduit under water A method for the penetration of a body (8), having a leading edge (21) and an inclined ground contacting surface (C, D, E) extending upwardly therefrom, into a porous ground material, the pores of the ground material being at least partially filled with w... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6055749 | Apparatus for padding underground conduits The present invention provides an apparatus for constructing bottom pads, or bench pads, as well as for padding a pipeline during construction. To pad the bottom of a pipeline, a padder is removably attached to one end of a conventional excavator or other... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6029378 | Apparatus for padding underground conduits The present invention provides an apparatus for constructing bottom pads, or bench pads, as well as for padding a pipeline during construction. To pad the bottom of a pipeline, a padder is removably attached to one end of a conventional excavator or other... | 02/29/2000 |
