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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 |
| RE41248 | Method of making cemented carbide insert A method of making a cutting insert includes forming a powder mixture containing WC, 2-10 wt % Co, 4-12 wt % cubic carbides, adding N in an amount of 0.9-1.7% of the weight of the cubic carbides, mixing the powder with a pressing agent, milling and spray drying the ... | 04/20/2010 |
| RE40962 | Cemented carbide insert Methods of making a coated cemented carbide body include: forming a powder mixture having WC, 5-12 wt % Co, 3-11% cubic carbides of Ta and Ti with a ratio of Ta/Ti is 1.0-4.0; adding N in an amount of 0.6-2.0% of the weight of Ta and Ti; milling and spray-drying the... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7435363 | Method for manufacturing diamond film A method for manufacturing a diamond film is provided. The material with a low thermal decomposition point is used as a substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the substrate by coating or deposition, and then a diamond film is coated thereon, fitting the shape of the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431542 | Coated cutting insert A cutting insert preferably for milling of extremely highly alloyed grey cast iron, of a substrate and a coating and methods of making and using the insert are disclosed. The cemented carbide substrate includes WC, of from about 3 to about 8 weight-% Co and less tha... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429151 | Coated inserts for wet milling Coated milling inserts particularly useful for milling of highly alloyed grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at preferably rather high cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin und... | 09/30/2008 |
| RE40082 | Coated inserts for rough milling Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of κ-Al2O3 ... | 02/19/2008 |
| RE39814 | Cemented carbide insert and method of making same The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide cutting tool particularly for turning applications with high toughness demands, of stainless steels of different compositions and microstructures, and of low and medium alloyed non-stainless steels. The ceme... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7198820 | Deposition of carbon- and transition metal-containing thin films A process depositing a carbon- and transition metal-containing thin film on a substrate involves placing a substrate within a reaction space and sequentially pulsing into the reaction space a transition metal chemical and an organometallic chemical. Following each c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7087266 | Thermal barrier coating and process therefor A thermal barrier coating, or TBC, and method for forming the TBC. The TBC is formed of a thermal-insulating material that contains yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) alloyed with at least a third oxide. The TBC is formed to also contain elemental carbon, and may pote... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067439 | ALD metal oxide deposition process using direct oxidation Methods of forming metal compounds such as metal oxides or metal nitrides by sequentially introducing and then reacting metal organic compounds with ozone or with oxygen radicals or nitrogen radicals formed in a remote plasma chamber. The metal compounds have surpri... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067191 | Method to increase wear resistance of a tool or other machine component A layer system in particular for tools or machine components operated under insufficient lubrication or under dry operation conditions, is proposed, which system, starting from the base body, comprises a hard substance layer system, subsequently a metallic layer and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052585 | Coated article including titanium oxycarbide and method of making same A coated article is provided which includes a layer including titanium oxycarbide. In order to form the coated article, a layer of titanium oxide is deposited on a substrate by sputtering or the like. After sputtering of the layer including titanium oxide, an ion be... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025167 | Shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle One preferred embodiment of the invention is a shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle including a first member having internal splines and a second member having external splines engagable with the internal splines to allow telescopic movement between the first membe... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6849299 | Apparatus and method for introducing small amounts of refractory elements into a vapor deposition coating A method of introducing small amounts of a refractory element into a vapor deposition coating. A second material (30), containing at least two elements which are desired to be deposited as a coating on a base material, has placed over it a first material (... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6800552 | Deposition of transition metal carbides The present invention relates generally to a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films. In particular, the invention concerns a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD), in which a transition metal sour... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6797336 | Multi-component substances and processes for preparation thereof The present invention is a method and apparatus for the synthesis of multi-component substances, comprising entities of at least two elements, molecules, grains, crystals, structural units, or phases of matter, in which the scale of the distribution of the elements,... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6767583 | Coated inserts for rough milling Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of κ-Al2O3 ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6723391 | Method for producing cutting tools Method for producing cutting tools provides a first hard material coating on a first region of a tool base body containing at least one cutting edge, using a plasma vacuum coating process. A second hard material coating is provided on a second region which is adjace... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706327 | Method of making cemented carbide body A method of making a cemented carbide body having WC with an average grain size of 0.5-4 μm, 3.5-9 wt % Co and | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699526 | Method of making cemented carbide insert A method of making a cutting insert includes forming a powder mixture containing WC, 2-10 wt % Co, 4-12 wt % cubic carbides, adding N in an amount of 0.9-1.7 % of the weight of the cubic carbides, mixing the powder with a pressing agent, milling and spray... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669989 | Method for producing by evaporation a functionally graded coating with an outer ceramic layer on a metal substrate The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of protective coatings on parts. A coating formed in accordance with the invention has a chemical composition and structure gradient across its thickness. The coating is obtained by heatin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6656520 | Surface coated non-carbon metal-based anodes for aluminum production cells A non-carbon, metal-based, high temperature resistant, electrically conductive and electrochemically active anode of a cell for the production of aluminum has a metal-based substrate to which an adherent coating is applied prior to its immersion into the ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6616970 | Cemented carbide insert Methods of making a coated cemented carbide body include: forming a powder mixture having WC, 5-12 wt % Co, 3-11% cubic carbides of Ta and Ti with a ratio of Ta/Ti is 1.0-4.0; adding N in an amount of 0.6-2.0% of the weight of Ta and Ti; milling and spray... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599572 | Process for growing metalloid thin films utilizing boron-containing reducing agents A process for growing an electrically conductive metalloid thin film on a substrate with a chemical vapor deposition process. A metal source material and a reducing agent capable of reducing the metal source material to a reduced state are vaporized and f... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6524402 | Passivation method for metallic articles of nickel and iron-based superalloy A passivation method for the metallic surface of a nickel and iron-based superalloy which is used as the constituent material of reactor or furnace walls is described, in which the superalloy is coated on at least one of its surfaces which comes into cont... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6482262 | Deposition of transition metal carbides The present invention relates generally to a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films. In particular, the invention concerns a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD), in which a transition... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6432022 | Low-play planetary gear mechanism A low-play planetary gear mechanism for high rotational speeds and low torque transmission and having roller bearings for the parts which rotate within the gear mechanism. The gear mechanism is designed for a long, maintenance-free service life in continu... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6376015 | Thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article and a method of application thereof A multi-layer thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article includes a metallic matrix coating containing particles, a MCrAlY alloy bond coating on the metallic matrix coating, a thin oxide layer on the MCrAlY alloy bond coating and a columnar grain ce... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6350510 | Processing insert, and production of same The invention pertains to a processing insert comprised of a body with a hard metal or ceramic substrate and with a multilayer coating and the manufacture of same. In order to have a highly fracture-tough insert with a relatively thick coating, it is sugg... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6331332 | Process for depositing diamond-like carbon films by cathodic arc evaporation In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a process for depositing diamond-like carbon (DLC) films by cathodic arc evaporation (CAE), wherein the high energy of CAE metal ions causes the cracking reaction of the hydrocarbon gases fed int... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6326093 | Cemented carbide insert and method of making same The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide cutting tool particularly for turning applications with high toughness demands, of stainless steels of different compositions and microstructures, and of low and medium alloyed non-stainless steel... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6235416 | Composite body and production process A composite in which a substrate body is coated with a single layer or multiple layers and at least one layer has two or three phases comprised of cubic ZrCN and monoclinic or tetragonal ZrO2. The composite can be in the form of a lathe or mill... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224968 | Composite body, production process and use Disclosed are a composite body and the production and the use thereof. It consists of a substrate body with a single- or multilayer coating, containing either Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and/or Ta and/or Al2 O3 | 05/01/2001 |
| 6190725 | Coating method for the preparation of coated nuclear fuels with carbides borides or nitrides by using high temperature and high pressure combustion synthesis The present invention relates to a coating method for the preparation of a coated nuclear fuel. Particularly, the present invention relates to the coating method of nuclear fuel surface with more than two coated layers of carbides, borides or nitrides and... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6146697 | MT CVD process The present invention comprises a method for coating at least one substrate with a carbonitride-containing coating by a MT CVD process which includes heating a substrate or substrates to a reaction temperature in a reaction chamber and then introducing in... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143376 | Method for manufacturing coated short fibers A method for manufacturing coated short fibers, in which the short fibers are coated in a reactor with at least one coating agent. The method includes exposing a short fiber bundle having a coating or a plastic matrix to a high-frequency field which disso... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6071560 | Tool with tool body and protective layer system A tool has a tool body and a wear resistant layer system, which layer system has at least one layer of MeX. Me comprises titanium and aluminum and X is nitrogen or carbon. The tool has a tool body of high speed steel (HSS) or of cemented carbide, but it i... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5981078 | Composite body and process for its production A composite body for use, for example as a cutting tool, having a metal-carbonitride layer of titanium, zirconium or hafnium carbonitride with at least two of these metals in the lattice structure as deposited by a CVD or plasma-activated-CVD process.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5958569 | Anchored oxide coatings on hard metal cutting tools A cutting tool insert comprises a hard metal substrate having at least two wear-resistant coatings including an exterior ceramic coating and a coating under the ceramic coating being a metal carbonitride having a nitrogen to carbon atomic ratio between 0.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5869147 | Method of making a multilayer tool surface with PCNA interruption of CVD, and tool made by the process A tool is made in a coating vessel, depositing upon the base tool body of a hard metal or cermet, a coating by chemical vapor deposition by admitting to the vessel a reactive gas mixture capable of forming a composition selected from the group which consi... | 02/09/1999 |
