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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 |
| 7775765 | Fluid pump A pump pulley is supported on a pump body via a bearing interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the pump body and the pump pulley so that the pump pulley can freely rotate relative to the pump body. A pump shaft extends along the rotation axis of the pump... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7704040 | Water pump A water pump includes an impeller provided on an end of a rotational shaft supported on a body through a bearing, a mechanical seal provided between the impeller and the bearing, a draining hole guiding a coolant leaked from the impeller side to a reservoir provided... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7244104 | Deflectors for controlling entry of fluid leakage into the working fluid flowpath of a gas turbine engine A deflector arrangement is provided for improving turbine efficiency by imparting added tangential velocity to a leakage flow entering the working fluid flowpath of a gas turbine engine. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6984465 | Seal-leak detector arrangement for compressors and other equipment An early warning system for equipment or processes which can be permanently or temporarily damaged by contaminants coming from air moving equipment, such as a compressor, positioned upstream of air flowing through the equipment. The present invention provides a seal... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6948320 | Expansion turbine stage An expansion turbine stage for compressed gases has a housing and a turbine rotor. The housing has flow guide channels for feeding the compressed gas to the turbine rotor. The turbine rotor, which is over-mounted and has centripetal flow through it, is followed by a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6539977 | Self draining orifice for pneumatic lines Drainage is enhanced in an orifice formed inside the internal passage of a pneumatic line by providing the orifice with first and second portions. The first portion defines a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the internal passage, and the seco... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6190123 | Centrifugal compressor The object of the invention is to provide a method of operating a simply constructed centrifugal compressor equipped, in the region of the rear wall of the compressor impeller, with no sealing elements in the separating gap between the compressor impeller... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5950577 | Water pump A water pump is provided with pressure-feed means whereby coolant that has leaked into the space between a bearing and a seal member in a pump housing is forcibly fed into an radiator reservoir tank in order to be recovered.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947681 | Pressure balanced dual axle variable nozzle turbocharger A turbocharger with a variable turbine nozzle having a plurality of vanes provides reduced actuation forces by pressure balancing the vane support axles. A nozzle ring and insert ring are secured in substantially rigid spaced relation by a series of hollo... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5490762 | Weep hole plug for a fluid circulating pump The present invention provides a fluid circulating pump utilizing a plug assembly sealingly disposed within a weep hole located in a secondary compartment of a cavity. The plug assembly is disposed within the weep hole and has a tube portion extending a p... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5277545 | Vapor emission control A vapor emission control system for preventing the emission to the atmosphere of vapor leaking from a seal of a rotating machine. A containment vessel defines a chamber into which any vapor leaking form the seal must flow. An emission control device is co... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5228827 | Device for evaporating fluid leakage of liquid components in a shaft seal Device for the removal of liquid components issuing from a shaft seal into a cavity (3) enveloping a rotating shaft (1). A frictional heat source for the evaporation of the liquid components is associated with the cavity (3) and/or parts of the engine adj... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5133638 | Centrifugal pump diffuser ring assembly This invention relates to a unitary centrifugal fluid fuel pump diffuser ring assembly for use between a low pressure source of fluid on a fluid input side of the diffuser ring and a high pressure fluid exit side of the diffuser ring. In the preferred emb... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131806 | Pump The present invention provides a pump which is capable of supplying a liquid free from worn materials and other impurities resulting from pump operation. In one embodiment, the pump includes a diverting passageway for diverting flow liquid from the main d... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5071316 | Combination coolant pump drip collection, belt tensioner A vehicle coolant pump is improved with the addition of a channel shaped shield that surrounds the coolant weep holes. In addition to protecting the weep holes, expelled coolant is collected and allowed to evaporate before it can visibly pond. The channel... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5058615 | Method and apparatus for pumping high consistency pulp A method and apparatus for pumping a liquid-fiber suspension, and specifically for pumping high consistency fiber suspensions in the pump and paper industry. The method of pumping a liquid-fiber suspension includes the moving of the suspension into a pump... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5031921 | Gland pressure seal plate A steam turbine gland seal arrangement for use in a steam turbine which has at least one casing and a shaft extending through the casing so that steam may be admitted into the casing for operating on blades attached to the shaft for effecting rotation the... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5019136 | Method and apparatus for separating gas with a pump from a medium being pumped The method and apparatus include that the rear vanes (11) of the pump or the members operating therewith are arranged so that they either direct the flow of the medium, generated by the combined effect of forces with different directions and different int... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4979875 | Centrifugal pump for the delivery of hot liquids Centrifugal pump for the delivery of hot media, in particular of hot water with at least one shaft passage through the pump housing (1,2) to the outside, which passage is provided with a mechanical seal (5). The sealing space is separated from the pump ho... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4973222 | Pump A pump wherein a discharge port for discharging a working fluid in the vicinity of a mechanical seal to the outside of a casing is provided so as to be communicated to the portion of the outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft between an impeller ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4948335 | Turbine moisture removal system An apparatus and method for improving moisture extraction from a steam turbine incorporates a collection slot adjacent a last rotating stage of the turbine with the collection slot being vented outside the turbine by bores through the turbine wall. Moistu... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4867634 | Turbocharger turbine housing particulate debris trap A turbocharger turbine housing particulate debris trap for collecting all unwanted exhaust gas entrained particles before engagement with the turbine wheel. The trap can be located anywhere in the exhaust system upstream of the turbine wheel and is design... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4815931 | Overhung radial-flow steam turbine wheel with toothed and bolted shaft connection The present invention includes an overhung turbine wheel which is provided with at least one ring of turbine blades and is connected with a shaft. In order to control the thermodynamically required circumferential speeds necessary to achieve maximum effic... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4775291 | Magnetic clutch drive and thrust balancing mechanism for rotary pumps A magnetic clutch drive for rotary pumps is characterized by a motor driven outer magnetic clutch member juxtaposed to an imperforate wall of a pump housing. Within the interior of the housing a pump impeller shaft carries an inner magnetic clutch member ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4753571 | Liquefied gas pump A liquefied gas pump wherein a vessel contains a supply of liquefied gas which is pumped from its inlet to its outlet by a multi-stage upright centrifugal pump whose first stage is immersed in the supply of liquefied gas in the vessel. The shaft seal at t... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4621975 | Centrifugal pump seal A centrifugal pump seal for providing a liquid seal to a vertically oriented pump drive shaft, including a bellows seal fixedly attached to the drive shaft and having a rotatable sealing ring as a part thereof, mated to a fixed sealing ring held in a seal... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4514138 | Leakage water discharge method and apparatus in a reversible hydraulic machine An apparatus for use in a method for discharging leakage water from guide vanes of a reversible hydraulic machine when the guide vanes are fully closed under the water surface of a runner being depressed comprises a runner connected to a main shaft of the... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4357914 | Cooling system for internal combustion engines The air flow between the outlet of a centrifugal fan and the inlet of a surrounding annular radiator or heat exchanger for cooling an internal combustion engine is made uniform by rounding the peripheral edges of the fan wheel support discs so as to enlar... | 11/09/1982 |
