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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 |
| 8187694 | Composite plate member A composite plate member having a high tensile strength is disclosed to include a metal plate member having opposing outer face and bonding face and binding units located on the bonding face, each binding unit having binding strips formed of a part of the bonding fa... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8173245 | Peelable tape carrier A support tape used in semiconductor wafer processing that includes an adhesive tape and a plurality of spaced support ribs arranged on the adhesive tape. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142880 | Housing for electronic device, mold for making the housing, and method for making the housing A housing for an electronic device is disclosed, the housing comprises a base layer and a transparent film layer overlapped in the base layer, the film layer includes an inner surface abutting the base layer and an outer surface having ridges protruding thereform. T... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142879 | Pre-applied protective jacketing to grooved insulation A V-grooved composite insulation is provided with an adhesive coating and a protective jacketing material bonded to the adhesive. The protective jacketing material extends beyond the perimeter of the grooved insulation board and comprises at least one intact release... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137790 | Nonwoven medical fabric A method of manufacturing a nonwoven fabric including at least one nonwoven web material layer having thermoplastic polymer filaments and an initial thickness Ts, wherein the method includes embossing the nonwoven web material layer to form in the layer an embossed ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133572 | Light collimating film Light-collimating films as well as other microstructured film articles are described that comprise a (e.g. UV) cured light transmissive film comprising the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition. Polymerizable resin compositions are also described tha... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124218 | Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the fir... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124216 | Adhesive backed skins and grips for handheld devices A skin (11) for use with a handheld electronic device is disclosed. The skin (11) includes a decorative layer, an anti-slip layer adhered over the decorative layer, and an adhesive layer disposed between the decorative layer and the anti-slip layer. Th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124217 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are coated with an optically variable color-shifting coating. Each of the structures form a pyramidal-like having at least ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119223 | Multi-ply tissue paper product, paper converting device for a multi-ply tissue paper product and method for producing a multi-ply tissue paper product A multi-ply tissue paper includes at least two plies of tissue paper, including a first ply (2) being provided with a first embossing pattern forming cushions (24), each cushion being shaped in the form of at least a part of a first motive (20);... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105678 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are preferably formed by printing pyramids with an optically variable color-shifting ink using an Intaglio-like printing pr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8084118 | Plate member joining structure A plate member joining structure having a high tensile strength is disclosed to include a metal plate member having opposing outer face and bonding face and binding units located on the bonding face, each binding unit having binding strips formed of a part of the bo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075980 | Diffraction grating assisted self-cleaning material A self-cleaning material is generally described that may include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A self cleaning layer may be disposed on the first surface of the substrate. A diffraction grating may be formed in an exposed surface of the se... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057882 | Membrane structure element and method for manufacturing same It is intended to provide a membrane structure element that can be easily manufactured, has an excellent insulating property and high quality; and a method for manufacturing the membrane structure element. The manufacturing method is for manufacturing a membrane str... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043688 | Multiwall sheet, an article, a method of making a multiwall sheet In one embodiment, a multiwall sheet comprises a first sheet comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a second sheet comprising a first surface and a second surface; and a rib disposed between the inner surface and the first surface. The outer layer can hav... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043686 | Method of moulding composite member, and composite member A method of moulding a composite member and a composite member are provided in which a convex part can be formed at one member by moulding the other member integrally to the one member. A concave part 10a is provided at least at a part inside a metal m... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043687 | Structure including a graphene layer and method for forming the same A method for forming a graphene layer is disclosed herein. The method includes establishing an insulating layer on a substrate such that at least one seed region, which exposes a surface of the substrate, is formed. A seed material in the seed region is exposed to a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034433 | Article with a writing surface and method of making an article with a writing surface An article including a writing surface includes a surface, a recess on the surface of the article, and a writing surface formed of a waterproof material disposed in the recess. A method of making an article with a writing surface includes providing an article with a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034434 | Transparent molded body and antireflective member using the same The present transparent molded body is a transparent molded body including a transparent substrate and an uneven layer composed of a cured product of an active energy ray-curable composition formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, wherein the un... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025951 | Multi-stage enamelled dial The dial with an enamel coating (2) includes a base plate (1) made of ceramic material with portions in relief (4, 8) obtained by partial or through shaping or machining, formed by an insert (10) also having an enamel coating (12) ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012567 | Light-collimating film Light-collimating films as well as other microstructured film articles are described that comprise a (e.g. UV) cured light transmissive film comprising the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition. Polymerizable resin compositions are also described tha... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012568 | Laminated shape-retainable sheet, core for brim of headwear using the same, brim of headwear, and headwear The invention provides a laminated shape-retainable sheet which has such a sufficient shape retainability that a user can give a desired shape easily to the sheet, and requires no press working step for giving a curved shape, a core for a headwear brim using the sam... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003196 | Decorative material The present invention provides a decorative material that represents recesses and protrusions by means of difference in the state of luster of the surface, and does not allow an oily substance to infiltrate and remain therein. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989050 | Building slab, floor panels in particular, and method of manufacturing the same A building board, in particular a flooring panel, with a core comprising at least one upper layer and one lower layer of wood fibers or wood chips glued with an adhesive and pressed to one another, which is provided on at least its top side with a pattern that is co... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7972680 | Resin composition and film To realize a resin composition which enables formation of a film having excellent film formability and bending resistance and having a small retardation. A resin composition of the present invention comprises: an acrylic resin as a main component; and organic fine p... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960011 | Markings and method of producing the same The invention relates to a method for producing a visually identifiable diffractive pattern on a substrate by subjecting the substrate to pressure by bringing it into contact with a surface of an embossing plate. An imprinted paper or paperboard sheet, which is varn... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955688 | Wave-like structures bonded to flat surfaces in unitized composites and methods for making same A simplified manufacturing technique to directly form a unitized composite structure with at least one relatively flat surface and at least one sinuous element in an internally-bonded unitized composite is provided. A matrix of fibrous and or other materials is depo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955687 | Antifouling material and production method thereof The subject of the invention is the use of a material composed of a substrate equipped with a coating based on titanium oxide surmounted by a thin hydrophilic layer forming at least one part of the outer surface of said material and that is not composed of titanium ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951444 | Multi-stage enamelled dial The dial with an enamel coating (2) includes a base plate (1) made of ceramic material with portions in relief (4, 8) obtained by partial or through shaping or machining, formed by an insert (10) also having an enamel coating (12) ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7910196 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product An embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product having enhanced quilted appearance comprising: two or more plies of fibrous structure wherein at least one of the piles has a plurality of embossments thereon having a total embossment area of from about 6% to about 16... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7875338 | Security protection of documents or products by affixing an optically active component for verification of authenticity A component for authenticating a document or a product including a plastic film having at least one embossed surface, a metallization layer at least partially covering the embossed surface, the film and the metallized layer forming an embossed film having a first zo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871692 | Multi-ply tissue paper, paper converting device and method for producing a multi-ply tissue paper A multi-ply web of tissue paper having at least two plies comprising a first web (2a) consisting of at least one ply and being provided with a first embossing pattern forming cushions (24) limited by regions (22) of compressed material an... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862879 | Fabrics with v-guides A fabric having one or more guides attached to a wear surface of the fabric so to encapsulate fifty percent or more of the fabric caliper. Advantageously, the encapsulation of the fabric by the guide, and not the chemical affinity of the materials, is the mechanism ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862880 | Film comprising a polymer layer The invention concerns a film, in particular a stamping film, laminating film or sticker film, which has at least one anisotropic polymer layer of an at least partially oriented liquid crystal material. The anisotropic polymer layer has one or more first regions whi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842376 | Diffusers and methods of manufacture Diffusers including of a plurality of protruded structures with each structure containing multiple rugged facets are disclosed. The diffuser may be fabricated by coating a mixture of materials on a carrier film, the mixture of materials including at least a first ma... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842375 | Fiber retention system for metal matrix composite preform A metal matrix composite preform including an angled curved groove in the surface of the matrix material. A reinforcing fiber is placed within the angled curved groove and the stiffness of the fiber causes it to be pressed against an outer wall member defining the g... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838100 | Vehicular structural members and method of making the members The present invention is an article comprising a shaped rigid foam part; a heat activated foamable adhesive applied directly to at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaped foam part and an integral locating means. A second aspect of the invention is a meth... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838101 | Ribbon bonding tool and process An ultrasonic bond is formed using a bond tool foot having a waffle shape of thin protrusions and gaps between the protrusions. The tool is brought in contact with the ribbon to a depth to create depressions in a ribbon approximately 150 μm or less from the underly... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7824757 | Panel made of a wooden material with a surface coating A panel made of a wooden material with a surface coating has an undercoat which is applied to the wooden material and at least one lacquer coating and a functional component. There is produced a panel made of a wooden material with a low-cost surface coating which c... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811655 | Metal-ceramic substrate Disclosed is a metal-ceramic substrate made up of at least one ceramic layer which is provided with metallizations on both faces. In order to obtain a partial discharge resistance of less than 10 pC at a predefined measuring voltage, the thickness of the ceramic lay... | 10/12/2010 |
