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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 |
| 7989119 | Fuel diffusion unit, fuel supply unit, and fuel cell system including the same A fuel diffusion unit including: a fuel diffusion plate; a diffusion sheet disposed on fuel diffusion plate, to evenly distribute a fuel to the fuel diffusion plate; a primary transportation unit disposed on the diffusion sheet; secondary transportation units connec... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7534070 | Water collection and distribution system for yard maintenance A water collection and distribution system for yard maintenance includes a buried reservoir for collecting water from the roof of a structure and a submersed pump in the reservoir for supplying contained water to a pressurized manifold having outlets available for y... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7320559 | System and method for dispersing of coal bed sodic water A method for designing and implementing a system for subsurface drip irrigation dispersal of sodic water from a coal bed seam, the method comprising calculating a land surface area below which the sodic water dispersal system is to be placed, determining a concentra... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7207748 | Water collection and distribution system for yard maintenance A water collection and distribution system for yard maintenance includes a buried reservoir for collecting water from the roof of a structure and a submersed pump in the reservoir for supplying contained water to a pressurized manifold having outlets available for y... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7147401 | Installation and drainage system for synthetic grass The system contains an infill for drainage by using crusher fine to absorb and dispense water to a piping system that releases the water into a leech field system, using a final pipe to dispense the water out of the artificial turf covered field. The specified crush... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7040840 | Sewage effluent distribution means Effluent-operated valves provide, in a septic system, distribution of effluent uniformly to a plurality of portions or fingers of a drain field. The installation of such valves in a tank that collects septic system effluent to be distributed to a plurality of finger... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040839 | Subsurface irrigation of plants, trees and landscape with water containing gas micro-bubbles In the subsurface irrigation of crops, using injectors to provide micro-bubbles of useful gases of improvement of delivery of a more uniform stream with lesser variation in gas content and lesser tendency of particulate fines to settle out, thereby reducing the need... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021671 | Septic tank drain field pipe manifold system and method of use A manifold having a tubular body including effluent retention areas formed within the body and conduit portions having opposing ribs extending radially from an outside surface for use with a pipe anchoring mechanism when installing the manifold and connected flexibl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004677 | Enhanced irrigation valve platform assembly A valve containment assembly for an irrigation system may have a first side wall unit, a grate, a second side wall unit, and a lid. The first side wall unit may be disposed on the floor of a hole. The grate may be positioned in the first side wall unit to support a ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986622 | Containment system A pipework containment system comprising: (i) an outer containment pipe extending between a chamber and a sump; (ii) a fluid-tight seal between the outer containment pipe and the chamber; (iii) a fluid-tight seal between the ou... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6953156 | Irrigation method for sloping land A method for providing efficient uniform delivery of a predetermined amount of water needed for a specific crop planted on sloping land using an irrigation system laid out following a topographical map to maintain a constant pressure head for all of the discharge po... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6926464 | Detention pond water quality apparatus and system A water quality apparatus and system utilized in permanent extended dry detention basins having an outlet control structure vertically mounted within a basin and a semi-round pipe (typically including gravel) attached to the forward edge. Typically, in this type of ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6890126 | Subsurface water/air irrigation system with prevention of air lock An underground irrigation system which supplies beneath the surface of the soil under or near the roots of a growing crop, water infused with micro bubbles of gas (usually air). A mixer/injector injects and mixes gas into water to form a mixed stream that flows from... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6709198 | Irrigation system and method An irrigation system comprising a closed-loop piping system, a portion of which is a condensing section extending on or below ground surface, and at least another portion of which is a cool-collecting section buried under ground at a cool ground zone. The closed-loo... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6616375 | Arrangement in a drain system and a method for taking care of drain media An arrangement is provided in a drain water system having a main drain conduit which is designed as a closed ring conduit (19), and pump members (17, 18) are arranged to pump drain media emanating from different buildings (6) to and into the ring conduit ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6576130 | Absorption field reclamation and maintenance system A wastewater absorption field reclamation and maintenance system, wherein effluent (wastewater) is oxygenated such that BOD is not reduced in the effluent, the oxygenated effluent being delivered to the absorption field. As the oxygenated effluent flows t... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565284 | Infiltration control system and method A system for maintaining a surcharge on a sanitary sewer collection system to minimize the pressure differential across pipe walls carrying the waste and to offset the buoyant effects of hydrostatic pressure on the outside of the pipe. Pinch valves or oth... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6517284 | Reservoir drainage system A reservoir drainage system drains water away from a soil around a footing foundation of a structure and collects the drained water outside of the same. The system includes a network of drainage tubes externally rounding a perimeter of the footing foundat... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6503392 | Distribution box for a wastewater treatment system A flow distribution box for a wastewater treatment system includes an inlet into a back wall and outlets in the opposed outer side walls and front wall, the distribution box including a plurality of flow dividers therein to compartmentalize effluent withi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6419422 | Underground irrigation method and system An irrigation system comprising an energized cooling system for cooling the fluid to a temperature below ground temperature, colosed-loop condensation piping buried under ground surface and an energized fluid circulating arrangement for circulating the fl... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6290429 | Multi-level leaching system The invention most fundamentally is a leaching system substantially consisting of subsystems of liquid permeable conduit, serial or parallel interconnected for the serial or parallel flow of fluid being processed. Fluid flow is within subsystems and betwe... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6152651 | Underground sprinkler elevating apparatus and method An apparatus for raising a component of an underground sprinkler including a hydraulic actuator in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source normally associated with an underground sprinkler system, and operably connected to a base of the underg... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6120209 | Method of installing drainfield pipe A drainfield pipe having a rib radially extending from its wall is supported by a device which includes a pair of elongated anchor members generally parallel to each other and separated for receiving the drainfield pipe therebetween and suspending the pip... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6112766 | Low flow wastewater and effluent distribution system A liquid distribution system for distributing effluent from a source of waste water. This liquid distribution system is contained within a distribution box and includes liquid inlet piping, a ramp system, and a low capacity liquid flow splitting system, i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6012871 | Septic tank system and distribution device suitable for use in sloping terrain A distribution device is suitable for apportioning effluent discharged by a settling tank among first and second outlets. A receptacle includes an interior chamber, an inlet, and first and second outlets. A dam partially blocks the second outlet. Effluent... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5913635 | Pipe couplings for irrigation systems An emitter pipe and coupling for use in an irrigation system wherein the emitter pipe includes inner and outer flexible plastic pipe with a pair of longitudinally extending spacers therebetween, the inner pipe having a plurality of longitudinally spaced o... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5836115 | Foundation waterproofing and drainage system A system and method for preventing the accumulation of water below and about a building and soil surrounding the building, the building having a foundation built on disturbed soil, which is in turn surrounded by undisturbed soil and the foundation extendi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829916 | Drainfield pipe A drainfield pipe having a rib radially extending from its wall is supported by a device which includes a pair of elongated anchor members generally parallel to each other and separated for receiving the drainfield pipe therebetween and suspending the pip... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5752784 | Low profile drainage network for athletic field drainage system A drainage system for a natural turf athletic field includes a buried drainage network located above a water impermeable membrane which conforms to the topography of a compacted subsoil, the drainage network including a plurality of water impermeable pipe... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5735635 | Gravity feed watering system for plants A low cost, modular plant irrigation system using any convenient container as a reservoir to hold water, including a detachable manifold connected to the reservoir, one or more detachable dripper devices to produce by gravity droplets of water to flow thr... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5551797 | Underground drainage sump system and method of retrofitting for protecting a floor slab A method of retrofitting an underground water drainage sump system to below a floor slab for protecting the floor slab includes the steps of forming a sump hole below a floor slab of a building, drilling into and removing soil from below the floor slab so... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549415 | Septic tank drainfield installation device and method A drainfield pipe support device includes a pair of elongated anchor members generally parallel to each other and separated for receiving drainfield pipe sections therebetween. The elongated anchor members penetrate a grade surface for holding the anchor ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525007 | Sewer construction Prefabricated concrete pipe encasements are disclosed for stabilizing underground conduit systems from movement caused by flotation, back filling or settling. In one embodiment, a sewer chimney includes a plastic riser connected between a tee-fitting in a... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5360556 | Method of feeding wastewater effluent to filter bed through parallel conduits An on-site wastewater treatment system distributes septic tank effluent over a particulate media filter bed through a distribution manifold at a sufficient volumetric flow rate relative to the cross-sectional area of the distribution conduits to inhibit u... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5350251 | Planted surface moisture control system A system is provided for controlling the moisture content of a planted surface. The system includes a plurality of drain conduits located beneath the planted surface for collecting liquid from the planted surface. The system also includes a sealed collect... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5322387 | Waste water drainfield A waste water drainfield for a sewerage disposal system of the type comprising a plurality of conventional absorption trenches includes a distribution device at each absorption trench for separating waste water into two components of preselected proportio... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5310281 | Subsurface irrigation system A system for irrigating the roots of plants below the surface of the ground in which a narrow irrigation tube is connected at its upper end to a water distribution source. The irrigation tube extends below the surface of the ground from the water distribu... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5248218 | Snake cleanable fluid flow system A snake cleanable fluid flow system is provided which incorporates a first fitting in the form of a clean-out pipe and a second fitting in the form of a baffled tee. The two fittings may be formed integrally. The clean-out pipe is in the form of a tee wit... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5235786 | Hourglass worm gear The improved hourglass worm gear which has been produced by grinding a blank for the worm gear by rotating a grinding wheel about a grinding wheel shaft A while turning the grinding wheel shaft A about a tool shaft A3 which extends in parallel with a whee... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5221158 | Irrigation and drainage method and apparatus There is provided a new and useful irrigation and drainage method and apparatus, the apparatus comprising a pump for raising water via a well from a subsurface water table; a subsurface perforated piping network for distribution of water at a level betwee... | 06/22/1993 |
