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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 |
| 7297549 | Method of determining measurement bias in an emissions monitoring system A method of determining bias in a measurement of a constituent concentration level in a sample gas is provided. The method comprises establishing a sample gas flow from an emission stream into a sample gas line of an emissions monitoring system. The method further c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285246 | Hand-held fluid analyzer A hand-held device detects the presence of a preselected substance in the breath. A deformable housing forms a test chamber for interacting an indicator reagent with the breath. An ampoule positioned inside the housing is ruptured by manual pressure through the wall... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261857 | Colorimetric artificial nose having an array of dyes and method for artificial olfaction The present invention involves an artificial nose having an array comprising at least a first dye and a second dye in combination and having a distinct spectral response to an analyte. In one embodiment, the first and second dyes are from the group comprising chemor... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7204905 | Method for forming laminated synthetic leather A method for forming a laminated synthetic leather includes engaging a textile carrier onto a carrying roller and engaging a release liner onto a lamination roller, extruding one or more materials with an extruder machine into a film, and feeding the film downwardly... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182912 | Fluid handling apparatus for an automated analyzer An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection system for test sample containers, a storage and selection system for reag... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159475 | Apparatus and method of sampling semivolatile compounds An apparatus and method for sampling semivolatile compounds is disclosed. A collection bag is placed around an air conditioning vent on an aircraft. An opening in the collection bag receives air from the air conditioning vent into the bag. An exit in the collection ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6852281 | Gas indicator and gas sensor sheet The invention designed to provide a gas indicator which can be applied over a broad range of gas concentration from a low concentration gas to a high concentration gas is concerned with a gas indicator comprising a housing and a change-color gas sensor element with ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6773925 | Detector agent for halogen compounds and method for detecting halogen compounds There are provided a detector agent which is effectively discolored at a lower concentration for various halogen compounds and a method for detecting halogen compounds by use of said detector agent. A detector agent for halogen compounds, which contains curcu... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6652811 | Device for measuring the concentration of gaseous and vaporous components of a gas mixture A device for detecting gaseous and vaporous components of a gas mixture by means of channels 2, which are located next to each other on a support 201, are connected in parallel in terms of flow, and are exposed to the component to be detected along a flow... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6531097 | Measuring the concentration of a substance A system for measuring the concentration of an assay substance comprising a sensor having an optical fiber (10) on one end of which is coated a body (22). A fluorophor is dispersed within the body (22), the fluorescent activity of which is altered in rela... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6495102 | Colorimetric artificial nose having an array of dyes and method of artificial olfaction The present invention involves an artificial nose having an array comprising at least a first dye and a second dye in combination and having a distinct spectral response to an analyte. In one embodiment, the first and second dyes are from the group compri... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6479019 | Sensor and sensor assembly for detecting a target gas in a breath sample Sensor and sensor assemblies generally comprises a sensor body having a chamber disposed therein for accommodating a sensor reagent or material. The chamber is defined within the body between optically transparent body portions. The chamber is in gas flow... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6368558 | Colorimetric artificial nose having an array of dyes and method for artificial olfaction The present invention involves an artificial nose having an array comprising at least a first dye and a second dye in combination and having a distinct spectral response to an analyte. In one embodiment, the first and second dyes are from the group compri... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6348355 | Testing element for the colorimetric determination of oxidizable components in gas mixtures A testing elements for the calorimetric determination of oxidizable gas and/or vapor components in gas mixtures is provided. The testing element contains, besides usual oxidizing agents, at least one redox indicator, which is in the oxidized form. The red... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6309599 | Apparatus for determining the content of a predetermined substance in a fluid This invention relates to an apparatus for determining a given substance content of a fluid comprising a means for monitoring the fluid volume passing through the tube, and a heat sensitive indicator for indicating that the reactant mass has reached a cri... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6177051 | Dispensable alcohol breath analyzer system A dispensable alcohol breath analyzer system including a rectilinear box with an analyzer on one face and an extendable tube on another face. The system also includes a plurality of units located within the box to be dispensed, each unit containing an ana... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6048733 | DMS detecting agent, method for preparing the same and DMS detector tube A DMS detecting agent with a permanganate deposited on a support, characterized in that the support is quartz sand, and that the DMS detecting agent is obtained by adding an aqueous solution of silica sol or alumina sol and a permanganate to said quartz s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6039923 | Method and kit for monitoring mammalian reproductive cycles A kit for monitoring mammalian reproductive cycles by monitoring variations in the quantity of one or more low molecular weight volatile compound having a molecular weight of less than 50 grams per mole present in a body constituent sample is disclosed. S... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5849594 | Carbon dioxide sensitive material A carbon dioxide sensitive material including a polymer binder, a plasticiser, a lipophilic organic quaternary cation, an indicator dye anion and an aromatic alcohol in such concentration that the material changes color in accordance with the concentratio... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5834626 | Colorimetric indicators for breath, air, gas and vapor analyses and method of manufacture Colorimetric indicators for breath, air, gas, & vapor analyses that can be thrown away after a single use, are easy to use, low cost, small, and simple to manufacture for indicating at least volume passed through the colorimetric indicators and may also b... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5789175 | Pressure actuated exposure mechanism for sterilant indicator A sheet of chemically sensitive paper (54) that exhibits a measurable change in a physical property, such as color, when exposed to a chemical environment is inserted between two sections (20, 22) such that an area of the paper is exposed to the chemical ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5719052 | Simple examination method of infection with Helicobacter pylori and device therefor There are described a simple examination method of infection with Helicobacter pylori possibly presenting in a gastric mucosa, and a device therefor. The examination is conducted by collecting gas in gastric cavity, and measuring mainly ammonia and additi... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716798 | Enhanced detection of microorganisms in samples This invention describes a method for the rapid identification of the presence of microorganisms in a sample. Briefly, in the method of this invention the sample container is divided into a plurality of discrete zones, each of which can be separately moni... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5556761 | Test strip for blood glucose testing A test strip for determining blood glucose levels comprising a reagent which incorporates a dye color. Whole blood reacts with the reagent of the test strip resulting in a color change on the reagent portion of the strip which is controlled by the dye col... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5522253 | Smelling aid device The present invention is directed to a smelling aid device including a nose member of a configuration to be at least partially insertable into a nostril and having a passageway therethrough, and means connected to the nose member for pumping an aroma of a... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5480611 | Carbon dioxide detector The detector which provides a detectable indication of the presence of an elevated proportion of carbon dioxide compared to that in normal ambient air, comprises a substrate coated by an intimate mixture of a transparent plasticised polymer vehicle, and a... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472668 | Carbon dioxide monitor The monitor which provides a detectable indication of the presence of an elevated proportion of carbon dioxide compared to that in normal ambient air, comprises a substrate coated by an intimate mixture of a transparent plasticised polymer vehicle, and an... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470755 | Process for determining the alcohol content of a biological sample Hemiacetals are disclosed which correspond to the following formula II ##STR1## in which R' is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic residue, Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic residue and X1, X | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468451 | Device for indicating the presence of carbon dioxide in a patient's exhaled air A device for indicating the presence of CO2 in a patient's inhaled air comprises a CO2 detector including an indicator element (14) which undergoes a reversible color change in response to exposure thereof to air containing CO2 | 11/21/1995 |
| 5432094 | Apparatus and method for collecting, detecting and indicating true alveolar breath collections A simplified, user-friendly method and apparatus for collecting and storing a human breath sample and for detecting and indicating whether the stored breath sample is a true alveolar sample. The invention includes in one embodiment thereof a preferably tr... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5403749 | Reagent for the determination of ethanol and method of determination of presence of ethanol in the human body Reagent is offered for the determining of the ethanol and method of determining the presence of ethanol in the human body by the method of processing of the biological material by the reagent, composed from the component 1, presenting itself as 0.06-0.36M... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5375592 | Carbon dioxide detector and shield An apparatus (14) for detecting carbon dioxide in exhaled gas is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an indicating element (10) for changing color when exposed to carbon dioxide and a carbon dioxide shield (12) for absorbing a predetermined level of carbon... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5374562 | Process for the determination of alcohols in liquid or gaseous samples Hemiacetals are disclosed which correspond to the following formula II ##STR1## in which R' is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic residue, Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic residue and X1, X | 12/20/1994 |
| 5328823 | Enzyme-based biosensors for detecting noble gases A method of detecting at least one noble gas through a semi-permeable membrane, allowing the permeating noble gas to contact an enzyme, the activity of which is changed by the noble gas, and detecting the change in enzyme activity.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5328664 | Prepackaged fluid test system for determining levels of a substance A device for determining the levels of a predetermined substance in a predetermined volume of a fluid has an inner tube, a mass in the inner tube of a material that changes properties when exposed to the substance so that when the fluid passes through the... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5320807 | Test kits for determining the chemical stability of a compost sample A test kit for determining the `total compost life`, and chemical stability of a moist compost sample, includes a transparent container for holding the compost sample, and a reactant mass, located within the container in the space not occupied by the comp... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312593 | Colorimetric detecting device having a reagent supply vessel A detecting device in the form of a testing tube or dosimeter having a carrier indicating a color reaction requires a reagent liquid for carrying out a measurement. The reagent liquid is contained in a separate reagent supply vessel and the carrier is imp... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5304465 | Enzyme assay method using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy Method of performing enzyme assays using the technique of surface plasmon resonance spectrometry (SPRS). An SPRS surface carries an immobilized reagent which is capable of being released by an enzyme. A fluid sample containing the enzyme is brought into c... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5174959 | Breath component monitoring device The present invention relates to methods and materials for the detection of ketone and aldehyde analytes in fluid samples by means of reacting analyte containing samples with a first solid matrix material to which a nitroprusside salt is coupled and a sec... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5171535 | Breath alcohol tester A disposable breath alcohol tester is disclosed which includes a transparent housing defining an interior chamber. A tube extends through the housing chamber so that one end of the tube is open to one side of the chamber while the second end of the tube i... | 12/15/1992 |
