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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 |
| 8062021 | Actuator for deep-draw thermoshaping machine A thermoshaping machine has a movable die operated by a linkage and an actuator having a transmission fixed on the machine, operatively connected to the linkage, and having a transmission flange. A motor has a motor flange spaced along an axis from the transmission ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7883331 | Containment system for continuous flow hydrolizers A material handling system for a hydrolyzer, comprising a material injection assembly further comprising a ram, a cylinder having a cylinder shaft for reciprocating the ram upon actuation of the cylinder shaft, a sleeve having an interior in which the ram reciprocat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874830 | Method for closing a molded bottle cap The invention concerns a closure system (100) for molded caps comprising: two guide rails (102), a carriage (108) able to move on each rail (102), a closure bar (110 | 01/25/2011 |
| 7427196 | Apparatus for exercising a live hinge The present invention provides a device for exercising a live hinge formed integrally between a vessel portion and a lid of an article during injection molding. In an embodiment, the device includes a core block for forming the vessel portion and a movable side core... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425122 | Method of manufacturing an in-mold laminate component A method is provided for manufacturing a painted plastic component such as painted air bag covers, side cladding or exterior bumpers, which includes a painted film sheet and a one-piece thermoplastic elastomeric structural carrier. A bottom contact surface of the fi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410352 | Multi-ring system for fuselage barrel formation An aircraft fuselage barrel (10) includes a skin (12) and a shear tie (18). The shear tie (18) resides within and is integrally formed with the skin (12). The shear tie (18) is separate from and configured for frame attachme... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7351050 | Side shuttle apparatus and method for an injection molding machine Servo side shuttle apparatus and method for a molding machine includes structure and/or steps whereby a shuttle plate is disposed adjacent at least one of a first mold half and a second mold half of the molding machine. A guidance assembly is coupled to the mold hal... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320582 | Encapsulating fibrous inserts with molding material Disclosed is a molding system. According to an aspect, the molding system includes molding-system elements configured to process a molding material. The molding system includes a mold surface configured to cooperate with the molding-system elements. The molding syst... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7278846 | Vivid three-dimensional illustrated card tool set A tool set for bending a semi-finished decoration with a straight wire into a finished decoration with a bent wire and attaching the decoration to an printed ink layer on a base of an illustrated card has a die mold and a hand-held tool. The die mold has a top edge,... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275924 | Container having extruder for a modeling compound The invention is directed to a toy container having an integrated extruder for extruding a quantity of a deformable molding compound. The toy may include a container having a storage portion configured to receive and store components of a molding compound extrusion ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7235219 | Method and apparatus for removing additives from thermoplastic resin composition There is provided a treatment method of efficiently separating an additive component from a resin component for the purpose of treating and recycling a thermoplastic resin composition containing an additive. The treatment method includes heating and agitating the th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201571 | Method for extrusion and extrusion plant, in particular for production of bent extruded products The invention relates to a method for extrusion, in particular for the production of bent extruded products, in which the extruded product (8) is formed in a die mounted before a support yoke (2) of an extrusion machine and then bent or curved by means... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175788 | Device and method for removal of preforms A device for fracturing a defective preform for use in blowmolding is claimed. The preform has head end and a tail end and the device comprises a tube with walls defining a cavity for accepting the defective preform while the defective preform is on a core of an inj... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7114266 | Apparatus and method for moisture control A housing assembly includes first and second sides and first and second panels spaced apart from each other by an interior of the housing and traversing the first and second sides. A first porous desiccant retention plate and a second porous desiccant retention plat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6893151 | Device for conveying elastomeric media, use of the device, as well as two operating methods A system for delivering elastomeric media comprises a gear pump and a screw-type extruder which, viewed in the delivery direction of the pumping medium, is arranged in front of the gear pump and which comprises a screw and a screw casing. The screw casing has at lea... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887420 | Non-stick coated molds The invention provides non-stick coated molds, a process for the preparation thereof and their use for the production of plastics molded parts, particularly for the production of molded parts made of polyurethane foam. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6863520 | Auger scoop The auger scoop is a handheld, cordless appliance for scooping frozen substances that has three components: an auger unit, a power unit, and a wall-mountable charger unit. The auger unit consists of a cylindrical tube having a flat, angled blade slightly recessed wi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6575725 | Direct shredding process and apparatus A method of producing shredded cheese according to the present invention comprises producing cheese in a mixer; forming the cheese into cubes, the cubes being sized for shredding in a shredder; salting the cubes in a brine solution; and shredding the cube... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568932 | Device and method for forming vegetable fiber material A device and method for forming tableware from biodegradable vegetable fibers includes a device for punching a sheet of vegetable fibers into a preset shape and forming final products from the vegetable fibers. The device and method include a humidifier f... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6303064 | Process and apparatus for making a leakproof plastic container by completely ejecting from a mold and transferring to a cap closing station A process and apparatus for forming a leakproof plastic container by completely ejecting from a mold and then transferring to a cap closing station. The process includes the steps of injecting a molten plastic material into a mold cavity and then opening ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6227103 | Machine for forming cones A machine for making cones from baked wafers utilizes roll-up mechanism in the form of a roll-up mandrel and a roll-up form. A multiplicity of such mechanisms is carried by a chain along an endless path. Each roll-up mechanism can have a frame on which th... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6206681 | Mold for producing resin-molded product A movable mold is movable toward and away from a fixed mold so as to close and open the mold. The fixed mold includes an intermediate plate facing a movable-side mold plate. This intermediate plate has a retainer-molding recess which cooperates with the m... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6139308 | Uniform meltblown fibrous web and methods and apparatus for manufacturing Multilayer meltblown fibrous webs, as well as apparatus and methods of forming the webs. The webs are produced on a rotating collector that also moves parallel to its longitudinal axis. The webs are thus formed in a helical process, and the resulting tubu... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6079969 | Compactor The invention relates to a compactor apparatus for compacting granular material, such as granulated activated carbon, when it is laid in a slow sand filter, comprising a plough, a compacting device and a mechanism to provide swivelling of the apparatus in... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6004121 | Methods of color marking using pituitous color compositions A system of marking substrate using pen devices containing pituitous colorants is described. Preferred applications for such marking devices are art and craft products made by children, students and novice or professional artists. The method of marking co... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5695066 | Kit and process for use in making a personalized memento A kit and a process for use in making a highly personalized memento wherein the kit includes a supply of impression material and plaster material so that, the impression material, when combined with water, may be applied directly to the hands or feet of a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5687542 | Isolation module for molding and packaging articles substantially free from contaminants An apparatus and method are provided for manufacturing articles, such as syringe barrels, substantially free from contaminants. The apparatus is an enclosure defining at least a class 100 and MCB-3 environment, and includes a molding isolation module and ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5551859 | Particulator The present invention provides in a bulk polymerization reactor chain suitable for polymerizing a syrup of one or more monomers having dissolved therein one or more rubbers the improvement comprising a uniform shear field device. During polymerization at ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5374175 | Toner fine recovery system An apparatus in which toner fines are recovered from a recirculating liquid transporting toner pellets cut from extruded toner. The recirculating liquid cleans the pellet cutter and forms a mixture of liquid and toner fines. The recovery unit is positione... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5145690 | Hamburger making machine The meat duct (6) is equipped with a gate (17) to cut the meat supply at intervals and with a plate (14) to regulate the passage of the meat (7). The sheet material paper rolls (9, 10) to wrap the hamburger have respective inertial brakes (26) and sensors... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5003915 | Apparatus for printing and for forming a hologram on sheet material A technique and apparatus for printing that includes the formation of a hologram, or other type of diffraction pattern, directly on a desired end product of paper, or other sheet material. The hologram, or other diffraction pattern, is formed by casting a... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4995801 | Injection molding machine provided with a conveyor for delivering molding from the machine A conveyor having an endless conveying belt, which includes a series of slats, which in the upper course of the belt constitute a conveying surface. The slats include sheet metal blanks and are supported on link chains. The slats are adapted to be manuall... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4944667 | Apparatus for removing flashing from bottles An apparatus is disclosed having a lower housing assembly and an upper clamping assembly wherein the flashing from the neck or top of a bottle, particularly a low density bottle, is removed without damaging the bottle.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4880581 | Means and method for aseptic particle-free production of articles An apparatus and method for aseptic, particle-free production of articles. A shroud is placed around at least a portion of the device which produces the articles to substantially isolate that portion from the external environment. The device for producing... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4634483 | Apparatus for performing several different operations on an initially flat work piece Sheet material to be laminated to a substructure is presented in a stretched out condition for enclosing between upper and lower laminating tools. For this purpose a sheet material transport mechanism such as a tentering frame is movable back and forth be... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4568258 | Apparatus for particulating materials An apparatus for drying pellets of particulate material such as carbon black is characterized by a columnar drying vessel containing inclined trays or screens positioned so that the pellets or particulates roll from screen to screen down the column. Prefe... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4519761 | Combined molding and assembling apparatus A combined molding and assembling apparatus which comprises a conveyor movable from one position to another position spaced apart from such one position, a pallet frictionally engageable with the conveyor for movement together therewith, a catch mechanism... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4413971 | Rubber recovery apparatus Apparatus is provided for the recovery of dry polymer in porous crumb form in which pellets of polymer containing volatile material from a cutter located at the output end of an extrusion device are conveyed by a first gas stream from the cutter through a... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4295814 | Method and apparatus for producing and assembling articles of molded plastic parts A method and apparatus are described for producing an article constituted of two or more plastic parts, wherein a pair of mold plates are each provided with at least two spaced forming surfaces defining, in a closed position of the plates during a molding... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4215843 | Toy molding apparatus and material for use therewith A toy molding apparatus having a housing or container with a heat source therein surrounded by a heat directing baffle member, at least a portion of the baffle member being configured for receiving a plastic squeeze bottle containing a gelatinous substanc... | 08/05/1980 |
