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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 |
| 8187989 | Wear-resistant coating A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first seal member having a first surface, a second seal member having a second surface, with the second surface configured to generally abut at least a part of the first surface. At least a portion of at least one ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8148281 | Titanium carbide powder and titanium carbide-ceramics composite powder and method for production thereof, and sintered compact from the titanium carbide powder and sintered compact from the titanium carbide/ceramics composite powders and method for production thereof Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal stru... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8110516 | Sintered body and production method thereof An object is to provide a sintered body having a sufficiently higher polishing rate than a conventional AlTiC sintered body and providing a sufficiently smooth air bearing surface. The sintered body according to the present invention consists of Al2O... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8030234 | Aluminum boron carbide composite and method to form said composite An improved aluminum-boron carbide (ABC) composite has been discovered that is comprised of a continuous network of AlB24C4 and boron carbide grains having therein other isolated aluminum-boron carbide reactive phases and at most 2% by volume o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7985703 | Wear-resistant coating A coating suitable for use as a wear-resistant coating for a gas turbine engine component comprises a lubricating material and a hard carbide material. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7915187 | Titanium carbide powder and titanium carbide-ceramics composite powder and method for production thereof, and sintered compact from the titanium carbide powder and sintered compact from the titanium carbide/ceramics composite powders and method for production thereof Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal stru... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7893000 | Boron carbide ceramic and manufacturing method thereof Boron carbide ceramics produced by spark sintering methods have more desirable mechanical properties than conventionally produced carbides. The boron carbide ceramics include amorphous boron, amorphous carbon, and Al2O3 powder as a sintering ai... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7799715 | Boron carbide ceramic and manufacturing method thereof Boron carbide ceramics produced by spark sintering methods have more desirable mechanical properties than conventionally produced carbides. The boron carbide ceramics include amorphous boron, amorphous carbon, and Al2O3 powder as a sintering ai... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7776773 | Boron carbide sintered body and method of manufacturing the same and protective body A boron carbide sintered body having a plurality of pores, comprises a boron carbide as a main component and a plurality of graphite particles dispersed in the sinter. The graphite particles is exposed to the pores or is in the vicinity of the pores. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7651967 | Solid-solution powder, method to prepare the solid-solution powder, cermet powder including the solid-solution powder, method to prepare the cermet powder, cermet using the cermet powder and method to prepare the cermet Disclosed are a solid-solution powder, a method for preparing the solid-solution powder, a cermet powder including the solid-solution powder, a method for preparing the cermet powder, a cermet using the cermet powder and a method to prepare the cermet. According to ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7592279 | Boron carbide and boron carbide components High-density components and products as well as processes for making high-density components and products are disclosed. One exemplary component, among others, includes a boron carbide component comprised of a homogeneous boron carbide powder. The component has at l... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7550401 | Method of making lightweight high performance ceramic material A method of making a sintered ceramic composition includes the steps of: providing a powder that includes at least 50 wt. % boron carbide and 0.05 wt. % to 30 wt. % of at least one oxide selected from oxides of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7442661 | Boron carbide based sintered compact and method for preparation thereof A boron carbide based sintered body having a four-point flexural strength of at least 400 MPa and a fracture toughness of at least 2.8 MPa·m1/2, which has the following two preferred embodiments. (1) A boron carbide-titanium diboride sintered body obtain... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419925 | Lightweight high performance ceramic material A sintered ceramic composition includes at least 50 wt. % boron carbide and at least 0.01 wt. % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, the sintered ceramic composition being charact... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417002 | Boron carbide based sintered compact and method for preparation thereof A boron carbide based sintered body having a four-point flexural strength of at least 400 MPa and a fracture toughness of at least 2.8 MPa·m1/2, which has the following two preferred embodiments. (1) A boron carbide-titanium diboride sintered body obtain... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410923 | SiC material, semiconductor device fabricating system and SiC material forming method A highly corrosion-resistant SiC material is formed on a base body by a CVD process. The SiC material contains β-SiC crystals so oriented that the ratio of the sum of peak intensities of x-ray diffraction for (220) and (311) planes of the β-Sic csystals to the sum... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407903 | Material for high temperatures The present invention relates to a material for use at temperatures exceeding 1200° C. and in oxidizing atmospheres consisting generally of an alloy between a metal, aluminium (Al) and carbon (C) or nitrogen (N). The invention is characterized in that the alloy has... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402540 | Ceramic body containing alumina and boron carbide A ceramic body that includes between about 15 volume percent and about 35 volume percent of a boron carbide irregular-shaped phase, and at least about 50 volume percent alumina, and the ceramic body has a fracture toughness (KIC, 18.5 Kg Load E&C) greater... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381670 | Material for magnetic head slider, magnetic head slider, and method of producing material for magnetic head slider A material for a magnetic head slider according to the present invention is a magnetic head slider material comprised of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium carbide, in which an area percentage of an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide cr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375044 | Process for making a ceramic body containing alumina and boron carbide A process for making a ceramic body that includes the following steps: providing a starting powder mixture, the starting powder mixture comprises between about 15 volume percent and about 35 volume percent boron carbide powder and at least about 50 volume percent al... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371340 | Method for producing silicon oxycarbide fibers The present invention relates to a method for producing silicon oxycarbide fibers by pyrolysis of preceramic precursors. Said method comprises the following steps: spinning of a composition comprising a silicone polymer and a reticulating agent, chemical reti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371704 | Sintered bodies of yttrium-aluminum garnet, a method of producing the same and sintering aid therefor An object of the present invention is to lower the sintering temperature required for a sintered body of yttrium-aluminum garnet, to improve the corrosion resistance of the sintered body and to prevent the reduction of the transmittance thereof. A sintered body of y... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7352023 | Constructions comprising hafnium oxide The invention includes methods of forming hafnium-containing materials, such as, for example, hafnium oxide. In one aspect, a semiconductor substrate is provided, and first reaction conditions are utilized to form hafnium-containing seed material in a desired crysta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345849 | Magnetic head slider material, magnetic head slider, and method of manufacturing magnetic head slider material The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 150 parts by weight of titanium carbide and silicon carbide in total, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335615 | Method of machining a workpiece using a ceramic cutting insert including alumina and boron carbide A method of machining a workpiece including the steps of providing a workpiece; providing a ceramic cutting insert having a rake surface and a flank surface wherein the rake surface and the flank surface intersect to form a cutting edge and the ceramic cutting inser... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326396 | Method for preparing nanoporous carbons with enhanced mechanical strength and the nanoporous carbons prepared by the method The present invention relates to a method for preparing nanoporous carbons with enhanced mechanical strength and the nanoporous carbons prepared by the method, and more specifically, to a method for preparing a nanoporous carbon, comprising the steps of (i) synthesi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320716 | Method for toughening surface of sintered material cutting tool and sintered material cutting tool having long life A ceramics sintered material cutting tool, characterizing in that it has a dislocation structure which formed on the surface thereof in a straight line from and distributed uniformity in a dislocation density of 1×104 to 9×1013 cm−2 | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309373 | Method of making a ceramic body of densified tungsten carbide A method of making tungsten carbide and a method of making a densified tungsten carbide-containing ceramic body with a transverse rupture strength greater than 300,000 psi are disclosed. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309672 | Lightweight boron carbide materials with improved mechanical properties and process for their manufacture This disclosure describes sintered bodies comprising about 90 wt % to about 99 wt % of boron carbide, having a B:C atomic ratio ranging from 3.8 to 4.5:1; 0 to 1 wt % free carbon; 0 to 1 wt % BN or AlN, remainder an oxide binder phase; said sintered body having a un... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293526 | Plasma reaction chamber liner consisting essentially of osmium The invention encompasses a method of enhancing selectivity of etching silicon dioxide relative to one or more organic substances. A material comprising one or more elements selected from Group VIII of the periodic table is provided within a reaction chamber; and a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294596 | Sintered ceramic material with improved properties and method for its manufacturing A sintered ceramic material comprises a crystalline phase and an intergranular phase comprising a glass phase. The material is manufactured from a starting powder being mixed with an additive comprising one or more metal from a group of Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291574 | Zirconia sintered body and a method for producing the same A zirconia sintered body having high strength and high toughness is provided, and a method for producing the same is also provided. The zirconia sintered body comprising tetragonal zirconia, wherein a full width at half maximum at (111) plane of the tetragonal zirco... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282079 | Thermal spray powder A thermal spray powder includes cermet particles. Each cermet particle includes tungsten carbide particles having a mean primary particle size of 3 to 9 μm and metal particles or ceramic particles containing chrome. The mean particle size of the cermet particles is... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270895 | Coated article with dark color An article is coated with a coating having a dark gray or bronze color. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer, and a color and protective stack layer comprised of layers of oxygen-rich refractory metal oxycarbides. The p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267882 | Ceramic/metal material and method for making same An improved ceramic/metal composite material is disclosed which is fully reacted with aluminum. The composite is made from a ceramic preform, such as silicon carbide, having a binding agent, such as silica, that is contacted with a metal mixture or alloy, such as al... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258722 | Process for manufacturing ultra fine TiC-transition metal-based complex powder Any one of a Ti-containing water-soluble salt, metatitanic acid (TiO(OH)2) slurry and ultra fine titanium oxide powder, and a transition metal containing metal salt are dissolved in water to prepare a raw material mixture. The raw material is spray-dried ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247276 | Micro-reactor for reactions between gases and liquids Described herein is a microreactor for carrying out chemical reactions between a reaction partner in liquid form and a reaction partner in gaseous form, if necessary in the presence of a solid catalyst, whereby the chemical process guidance takes place in spaces tha... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241423 | Enhancing fluid flow in a stacked plate microreactor A stacked plate chemical reactor in which simple plates are stacked together to form the reactor. When openings in adjacent plates are properly aligned, fluid pathways and processing volumes are defined for chemical reactants, heat transfer medium, and a product. In... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235505 | Carbide and nitride ternary ceramic glove and condom formers A slip-cast article former containing ternary ceramics, particularly of carbide and nitride materials, having the formula Mn+1AXn(MAX), where M is a transition metal, A is an element from Groups IA and IVA of the periodic table, X is nitrogen o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217907 | Stick resistant cooking utensils Durable, stick resistant, stain resistant, dishwasher safe, and thermal shock resistant cooking utensils produced from a MAX phase and methods for their production are provided. ... | 05/15/2007 |
