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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 |
| 8148491 | Preparation of polytrimthylene ether glycol or copolymers thereof This invention relates to a process for preparing polytrimethylene ether glycols or copolymers thereof by a polycondensation reaction using at least one acid catalyst, wherein the temperature of the reaction is controlled such that the average temperature during the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8088885 | Method and installation for increasing the intrinsic viscosity of polyester material by solid phase polycondensation An installation for increasing the intrinsic viscosity of a polyester material by solid phase polycondensation (SSP) comprises a heatable reaction container (2, 2′) in which the polyester material (P) can be left to reside at a predetermined thermal treatme... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7994275 | Method for extruding polymers The disclosure defined by this invention provides a method for extruding thermoplastic polymers which includes the step of creating high pressure steam in the extruding apparatus so as to prevent scorching and to solubilize contaminants. The method can be used in a ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7906615 | Process for hydrolyzing polyphosphoric acid in a spun yarn The present invention relates to processes for hydrolyzing polyphosphoric acid in a fiber and the removal of hydrolyzed polyphosphoric acid from the fiber. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7875699 | Method of controlling oil-absorbing properties of a silicone rubber powder A method of controlling oil-absorbing properties of a silicone rubber powder characterized by keeping a silicone rubber powder in hot storage at a temperature in the range of 40° C. to 150° C. or in cold storage at a temperature in the range of 0° C. to 10° C. | 01/25/2011 |
| 7816488 | Method to estimate pent values The PENT value for a resin may be estimated within ±10% by determining the % of heat flow to melt a fraction of a polymer above or below a set point and comparing it to a graph or algorithm of PENT values related to the % of heat flow to melt entire sample for a nu... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7795377 | Method of preparing a material for an artificial seed A method of preparing a material for use in a manufactured seed is provided. The method includes providing the material having a melting temperature. The method also includes subjecting the material to a heat treatment at a temperature about 10% below the melting te... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7579431 | Method for treating extremely small particles of polyethylene terephthalate A method for treating extremely small particles of recycled polyethylene terephthalate comprises providing a quantity of RPET particles having an average mean particle size ranging from about 0.0005 inch to about 0.05 inch in diameter, heating the RPET particles to ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7459521 | Heat-sealable polyolefins and articles made therefrom Polyolefins, preferably polyethylene, having a density of about 0.86 to about 0.93 g/mL, having three or more or branches of the formula (CH2CH2)mH wherein m is an integer of one or more, provided that said branched polyolefin has on... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7439317 | Amorphous polyester chip and method for production thereof, and method for storage of amorphous polyester chip An amorphous polyester chip having superior processing ability is characterized by a moisture content of not more than 300 ppm and a fine particle content of not more than 500 ppm. A preferred embodiment is a copolymerized polyester chip comprising a main repeating ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432339 | Inferred water analysis in polyphenylene sulfide production A method for producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer, including polymerizing reactants in a reaction mixture in a vessel to form PPS polymer in the vessel, measuring values of operating variables of the vessel and/or PPS process, and determining the amount of ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432340 | Fluorinated alkyl substituted-thieno[3,4-]thiophene monomers and polymers therefrom Partially and fully fluorinated alkyl substituted thienothiophene monomers (and polymers thereof) wherein the monomers are represented by the formula: wherein R is a partially or fully fluorinated primary, seco... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420027 | Method for producing a borohydride A method for producing a borohydride is described and which includes the steps of providing a source of borate; providing a material which chemically reduces the source of the borate to produce a borohydride; and reacting the source of borate and the material by sup... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399529 | Aminoplast resin composition Resin compositions, methods of forming such resin compositions, methods of using such resin compositions and substrates treated with such resin compositions are disclosed. One of such resin compositions contains no formaldehyde and is useful as a binder. Such resin ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384430 | Low crystalline polymeric material for orthopaedic implants and an associated method A component made from a crosslinked polymeric material, wherein the crosslinked polymeric material has a reduced crystallinity is described. An associated method for fabricating such a component is also described. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7368520 | Crosslinked compositions comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore, and devices incorporating same Crosslinked polymer blends comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore. Also featured are electro-optic devices incorporating these blends. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368525 | Polymeric alkoyamines prepared by atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) The instant invention pertains to polymeric alkoxyamines, which are prepared by atom transfer radical addition polymerization (ATRA). Further aspects of the invention are a process for their preparation and their use as light stabilizers, flame retardants and polyme... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368523 | Polyester polymer and copolymer compositions containing titanium nitride particles Polyester compositions are disclosed that include polyester polymers or copolymers having incorporated therein titanium nitride particles that provide one or more of the following advantages: improving the reheat properties of the compositions, improving the color o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365146 | Substituted polyphenylenes via supported transition metal catalysis Substituted polyphenylenes and methods for producing such substituted polyphenylenes using supported transition metal catalysis are provided. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351871 | Processes for producing poly-alpha-olefins, and poly-alpha-olefins produced thereby Process for producing poly-α-olefins are described wherein the processes comprise: (a) providing a primary alcohol; and (b) polymerizing the primary alcohol in the presence of an acidic alumino layer silicate to form a poly-α-olefin. Water formed during the polyme... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345132 | Method of producing novolak resin Provided an industrially excellent method of producing a phenol novolak resin having an ortho ratio of 30% or more by: (1) a method of reacting a phenol and an aldehyde using an oxalic acid catalyst at 110 to 160° C. under pressure; or (2) a method of reacting a ph... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345141 | Polymer material having carrier transport property, and organic thin film element, electronic device, and conductor line which use same The present invention provides a polymer material having a carrier transport property. The polymer material has first and second states in which degrees of the carrier transport property are different from each other, microscopic structures in the first and second s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342079 | Polymerization process and reactor system This invention is directed to processes for making polymer in the presence of a hydrofluorocarbon, and for the recovery of polymer substantially free of dissolved hydrocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons. The processes provided enables polymerization processes to be prac... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335721 | Polytetrafluoroethylene treatment One or more PTFE films are heated to greater than 150 degrees centigrade (C) and for a time greater than 20 hours, then the PTFE films are cooled. The PTFE films may be heated to temperatures greater than 200° C. and less than 250° C. and most preferably heated to... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332223 | Polymers comprising thieno [3,4-b]thiophene and methods of making and using the same This invention presents polymers and copolymers comprising repeating units of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene. Water-borne dispersions of such polymers and copolymers can be cast by conventional methods to provide uniform, thin films which possess utility in numerous electro... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332561 | Polytrimethylene terephthalate composition particles and process for producing same Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) composition particles comprising 80% by weight or more of trimethylene terephthalate units based on the entire repeating units, having an intrinsic viscosity from 0.8 to 2 dl/g, and satisfying the following conditions (a) to (c): (a)... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329723 | Thermal crystallization of polyester pellets in liquid A process for thermally crystallizing a polyester polymer by introducing pellets into a liquid medium having a temperature of at least 140° C. within a liquid medium zone and crystallizing the submerged pellets at or above the vapor pressure of the liquid medium wi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309758 | Polybenzimidazole compounds, polymeric media, and methods of post-polymerization modifications A PBI compound includes imidazole nitrogens at least a portion of which are substituted with a moiety containing a carbonyl group, the substituted imidazole nitrogens being bonded to carbon of the carbonyl group. At least 85% of the nitrogens may be substituted. The... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307132 | Method for producing low-odor hydrogel-forming polymers This invention relates to a process for preparing a low-odor hydrogel-forming acrylic acid polymer, which comprises the steps of: a) preparing a polymeric hydrogel by free-radically polymerizing a monomer composition comprising at least 50% by weight of acrylic acid... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304123 | Processes for shaping macrocyclic oligoesters In one aspect, the invention relates to processes for producing substantially free-flowing shapes of macrocyclic oligoester, wherein the freshly-shaped macrocyclic oligoester is maintained at elevated temperature for a sufficient time. In certain embodiments, the sh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296576 | Polymers for enhanced solubility of nanomaterials, compositions and methods therefor Poly(aryleneethynylene) polymers, poly(ferrocenylaryleneethynylene) polymers and poly(ferrocenylethynylene) polymers having properties particularly useful for solubilizing nanomaterials and for effecting subsequent re-solubilization of a solid polymer-solubilized na... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282554 | Low molecular weight polyphenylene ether A low molecular weight polyphenylene ether having a reduced viscosity of 0.04 to 0.18 dl/g as measured at 30° C. in a 0.5 g/dl chloroform solution, and a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 2.5; or a low molecular weight polyphenylene ether powder comprising th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279530 | Method for producing low friction fluorine rubber crosslinked body A fluororubber composition includes a polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber, a crosslinking accelerator, a polyol crosslinking agent and calcium hydroxide, with the crosslinking accelerator having a specific weight ratio relative to the polyol crosslinking agent, and is... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279244 | Fuel cell, polyelectrolyte and ion-exchange resin use for same The object of this invention is to provide a solid polymer electrolyte which is excellent in durability and of low cost, and membranes, solutions for electrode catalyst coating, membrane/electrode assemblies and fuel cells which use the electrolyte. According to thi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276572 | Process for preparing aspartates The present invention relates to novel aspartates, their method of production and the use of these mono and polyaspartates as reactive components for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane coating compositions and for preparing polyurethane prepolymers. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265198 | Sulfonated polyarylenethioethersulfone polymer and copolymer compositions A sulfonated polyarylenethioethersulfone polymer and copolymer. The sulfonated polyarylenethioethersulfone polymer and copolymer comprises the reaction product of an aromatic dihalo functionality sulfonated monomer, an aromatic dithiol monomer, and optionally an aro... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259230 | Polybenzimidazole compounds, polymeric media, and methods of post-polymerization modifications A PBI compound includes imidazole nitrogens at least a portion of which are substituted with an organic-inorganic hybrid moiety. At least 85% of the imidazole nitrogens may be substituted. The organic-inorganic hybrid moiety may be an organosilane moiety, for exampl... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259228 | Method of preparing derivatives of polyarylene vinylene and method of preparing an electronic device including same A technique is described for the preparation of polymers according to a process in which the starting compound of formula (I) is polymerized in the presence of a base in an organic solvent. No end chain controlling agents are required during the polymerization to ob... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256241 | Methods for polymerizing macrocyclic polyester oligomers using catalyst promoters The invention provides methods and formulations involving the use of promoters that accelerate the polymerization of macrocyclic polyester oligomers (MPOs). For example, in certain embodiments, the invention provides blends of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO), c... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256251 | Methods of synthesis of polymers and copolymers from natural products Described are polymers and copolymers containing sorbitol, citric acid, starch, aspartic acid, succinic anhydride, adipic acid mixtures thereof, methods of their synthesis and their uses. ... | 08/14/2007 |
