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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 |
| 8038385 | Spindle device with rotor jetting driving fluid A spindle device driven by driving fluid, having accurate rotation and superior quietness. The device includes a stator having at least one inlet for introducing the driving fluid, a rotor having at least one flange arranged outside of the stator and provided with n... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7967552 | Drive spindles A rotary atomiser drive spindle for use as part of a rotary atomiser, the drive spindle comprising a shaft which carries a turbine and a body which comprises at least one supply channel for supplying gas to the turbine for rotatingly driving the shaft relative to th... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7824149 | Turbine A turbine has a hollow conical rotor sealed by a base end cap. The outer race of a bearing is centered and mounted on the end cap. An intake shaft mounted within the bearing's inner race passes through the race. High-pressure fluid introduced into a passage within t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7722313 | Device for converting kinetic energy contained in a fluid, into mechanical energy Device for converting kinetic energy contained in a fluid, into mechanical energy, coupled to an either gaseous or liquid fluid mass outlet secondary conduit, constituted by a fixed main conduit receptor of said fluid mass and a movable conduit coaxially attached to... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7314347 | Pressurized fluid bladeless turbine engine with opposing fluid intake assemblies A bladeless pressurized fluid turbine engine having a bladeless turbine, internal, concentric or circumferential shaft fluid ways which transmit pressurized gas to the turbine, and a pair of opposing pressurized fluid intake assemblies. Each intake assembly has a fi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314104 | Steam driven road vehicle A steam driven road vehicle having a firebox, a boiler, a drive mechanism operated by steam from the boiler, a water supply supplying water to the boiler, and a drive connection connected between the drive mechanism and an axle of the vehicle. A fuel bin is supporte... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7093503 | Variable phase turbine An axial flow turbine configured to accept different nozzles which are respectively compatible with different fluids (gas, liquid or mixture thereof). The turbine is compatible with different rotating loads, which can be cooled or lubricated using liquid derived fro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092795 | Turbine apparatus and governor for turbine In a turbine apparatus comprising a runner rotatable to be rotationally driven by a water, a gain of a derivative calculation element generating a derivative component of a control signal for controlling a flow rate of the water which derivative component is to be a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7072744 | Turbine apparatus and governor for turbine In a turbine apparatus comprising a runner rotatable to be rotationally driven by a water, a gain of a derivative calculation element generating a derivative component of a control signal for controlling a flow rate of the water which derivative component is to be a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997674 | Pressurized fluid turbine engine A bladeless pressurized fluid turbine engine having a bladeless turbine, internal, concentric or circumferential shaft fluid ways which transmit pressurized gas to the turbine, and a pressurized fluid intake assembly. The intake assembly has a fixed outer housing, t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996971 | Rotary heat engine A jet-propelled rotary engine comprises a stator and a rotor operatively coupled to the stator for rotation of the rotor relative to the stator about a rotor axis. The rotor comprises at least first and second jet assemblies wherein the first jet assembly defines a ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929444 | Rotary engine device and power generating system A rotary expansible chamber device includes a sealable shell member with a hollow interior and a cylindrical stator member, with stepped interior surface, rigidly secured interior the shell member. A cylindrical rotor member is positioned concentrically interior the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6783320 | Pressurized gas turbine engine with electrothermodynamic enhancement Pressurized gas turbine engine with efficiency enhanced by an electrothermodynamic power convertor. The turbine has peripheral nozzles which are supplied with pressurized gas or pressurized liquid by internal nozzle gas ways. Pressurized liquid is flashed by the noz... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779964 | Viscous drag impeller components incorporated into pumps, turbines and transmissions The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for facilitating the movement of fluids, transferring mechanical power to fluid mediums, as well as deriving power from moving fluids. The present invention employs an impeller system in a variety of app... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6726215 | Dynamic pressure seal device and rotary joint device using the same Disclosed are a dynamic pressure seal device and a rotary joint device using the same which are applicable to a rotary body to be rotated at high speed and which are capable of effecting delivery of a target fluid between a rotary side member and a stationary side m... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6695573 | Hand-held turbine power tool A turbine tool design with a number of innovative aspects which may be incorporated into the tool individually or as a group. One aspect relates to improved speed control, based on an elastically deformable governor member disposed within the rotating imp... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668539 | Rotary heat engine A jet-propelled rotary engine comprises a stator and a rotor operatively coupled to the stator for rotation of the rotor relative to the stator about a rotor axis. The rotor comprises at least first and second jet assemblies wherein the first jet assembly... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6565310 | Steam-powered rotary engine A steam-powered rotary engine is provided in which a rotor arm assembly and an outer ring are positioned such that steam ejected from outlets at the two ends of the rotor arm assembly will impact at a substantially right angle onto steps or depressions fo... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6533539 | Pressurized gas turbine engine A pressurized gas turbine engine is disclosed which utilizes a new turbine design. Pressurized gas is supplied by nozzle gas ways in the turbine to gas nozzles affixed to the perimeter of the turbine. The gas nozzles may be recessed in the turbine perimet... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6368052 | Spindle device having turbine rotor A spindle device can prevent a drive fluid for a turbine rotor from being leaked to a gap between a fixed housing and a spindle which is rotatably supported on the housing as much as possible and hence, the spindle device can efficiently make use of the s... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6090299 | Three-phase rotary separator The method of operating rotating separator apparatus, to which fluid, including gas and liquids is supplied in a fluid jet via a nozzle, which includes separating the liquids from the gas in the stream, at a first zone within the rotating apparatus, and s... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5934385 | Tapping tool and method for driving or controlling a tapping tool with pressurized fluid A threading attachment for internal or external threading includes a spindle head (1) which is intended to be attached to a spindle on a machine tool and also a tap holder (5) with a holder body (6) in which a tap (13) is arranged during the threading wor... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5750040 | Three-phase rotary separator The method of operating rotating separator apparatus, to which fluid, including gas and liquids is supplied in a fluid jet at via a nozzle, which includes separating the liquids from the gas in the stream, at a first zone within the rotating apparatus, an... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5607289 | Underwater excavation apparatus This disclosure relates to an underwater excavation apparatus comprising a tube in which a propeller is mounted for rotation. The tips of the propeller blades are formed with jets supplied from a high-pressure water supply through passages in the propelle... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5525034 | Hybrid two-phase turbine In a rotary turbine having inlets for mixtures of gas and liquid, and a rotary shaft, the combination comprising a separator to receive the mixture of gas and liquid, and to separate the mixture into a stream of gas and a stream of liquid; first structure... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5497635 | Refrigeration system utilizing an enthalpy expansion jet compressor A closed loop vapor cycle refrigeration system an expander-compressor is disclosed. A portion of the liquid refrigerant in the system is expanded into gas. This gas is used to operate a compressor. The compressor compresses the low pressure gas from the e... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494401 | Orifice motor An orifice motor which includes a plurality of spaced-apart rotors positioned along a shaft and enclosed within a casing or housing. Each rotor includes at least one jet orifice thorugh which fluid passes and is ejected tangentially to the peripheral surf... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5480291 | Underwater excavation apparatus The disclosure relates to an underwater excavation apparatus comprising a tube (10) in which a propeller (18) is mounted for rotation. The tips of the propeller blades are formed with jets (30) supplied from a high pressure water supply through passages i... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5385446 | Hybrid two-phase turbine A rotary separator turbine having inlet structure for mixtures of gas and liquid, rotary shaft structure comprising separator structure to receive the mixture of gas and liquid and to separate the mixture into a stream of gas and at a stream of liquid; fi... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5347823 | Refrigeration system utilizing an enthalpy expansion jet compressor A closed loop vapor cycle refrigeration system an expander-compressor is disclosed. A portion of the liquid refrigerant in the system is expanded into gas. This gas is used to operate a compressor. The compressor compresses the low pressure gas from the e... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5263814 | Water driven turbine An improved water turbine which has a first rotatable cylinder having a water inlet hole and a plurality of nozzles, and a second rotatable cylinder having a plurality of rotating blades on the inner surface is disclosed. Water dropped from an altitude en... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5219270 | Reaction barrel with rocket nozzles in staggered alignment and connecting ducts of unequal length A method and apparatus for recovering energy from a wet oxidation products stream flow includes channeling the stream flow to an energy recovery assembly (10). The assembly (10) includes a rotatable reactor barrel (32). The reaction barrel (32) is mounted... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5186603 | Air motor The air motor of the present invention has an air chamber for taking compressed air in a rotor body fitted to a rotary shaft, forms a jet hole opening in the tangential direction of the rotor on the periphery of the rotor, jets compressed air from the jet... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5161368 | Stationary reactor and rotary motor A stationary reactor is provided having a disc-shaped combustor having a top plate and a bottom plate spaced apart from each other. The space between the plates defines a combustion chamber having a center and a periphery, the space tapers at the peripher... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5147564 | Method for recovering energy from a wet oxidation products stream flow using rotational energy A method and apparatus for recovering energy from a wet oxidation products stream flow includes channeling the stream flow to an energy recovery assembly (10). The assembly (10) includes a rotatable reaction barrel (32). The reaction barrel (32) is provid... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5118250 | Compressed air motor with reaction propulsive disk A fluid motor includes a rotatable shaft and at least one disk attached to the shaft. An axial groove on the surface of the shaft forms a channel for communicating pressurized fluid into a receiving chamber in the disk. At least one outlet channel extends... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4776754 | Total flow turbine Hot water is uniformly accelerated in a nozzle having a tapered flow passage so that it can flow into a moving blade smoothly. The hot water is then expanded and accelerated within the flow passage of the moving blade which is not turned but widened towar... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4769987 | Flywheel rotary engine A flywheel rotary engine power plant comprises a flywheel having internal passages through which power fluid is conducted to impart rotation to the flywheel about an axis. The flywheel is mounted on a journaled shaft and the pressure fluid is conducted th... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4741154 | Rotary detonation engine In an engine of the type wherein the combustion of fuel is initiated by a detonation wave, a plurality of axisymmetrical rotor elements are fixed along the length of a drive shaft. The drive shaft has a central longitudinal chamber which is supplied with ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4695222 | Recirculating toilet pump assembly A recirculating pump assembly in a self contained recirculating sewage system includes a filter surrounding a pump housing positioned in a sewage holding tank. A water rotated filter rinse assembly including a filter rinse member having a plurality of tan... | 09/22/1987 |
