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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 |
| 7334485 | System, method and computer-readable medium for locating physical phenomena A method, system and computer product for detecting the location of a deformation of a structure includes baselining a defined energy transmitting characteristic for each of the plurality of laterally adjacent conductors attached to the structure. Each of the plural... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7284447 | Apparatus and method for testing weld integrity An apparatus and method for testing weld integrity is disclosed which is portable, self-contained, adaptable for field use in most locations, and can verify the integrity of attachment welds. The testing apparatus includes a cylinder or cylinders, attachable to the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7124644 | Structure for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A minimum resolvable distance along the structure is selected and a quantity of laterally adjacent conductors is determined. Each conduct... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7106215 | Device for monitoring the integrity of spacecraft thermal protection tiles An electrical circuit, attached to the tiles of the space shuttle, provides an indication of tile integrity in real time. Each tile has a resistor attached thereto between parallel conductors, and a series of tiles forms a protected grid series tile section. A compu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066038 | Material stability test system A material stability test system has a plurality of sealed test containers mounted in an environmental chamber. Each container has a humidifier for generating a desired humidity within the container. The environmental chamber is operable to provide a desired tempera... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047819 | Testing of samples Test apparatus comprising means for holding a sample to be tested, means for altering the strain in the sample, an optical arrangement for monitoring the sample to be tested, and processing means for processing the signals resulting from the monitoring of the sample... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032459 | Structures including network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6901810 | Method of cyclic testing A part that is subject to at least a cyclic thermal stimulus is numerically simulated to determine extremum states of stress therein that would be suitable for an associated life cycle test. The assembly of the part in a fixture is then numerically simulated to dete... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889557 | Network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena, systems and methods for employing same A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6536289 | Automated sample tester An apparatus for testing a plurality of samples comprises a carousel, means for indexing the movement of the carousel, an environmental chamber, and means for positioning the sample for viewing and measuring the results of the testing. The environmental c... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6453750 | Stress testing apparatus A stress testing apparatus includes a cylinder block 2 with twelve cylinders 4, each housing a piston 14. Hydraulic pressure is provided to each of the cylinders 4 by a common supply bore 6 for urging each piston 14 out of its respective cylinder 4. A str... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5883311 | Methods and apparatus for detection of crack initiation Methods and apparatus for detecting the onset of stress corrosion cracking are described. In one aspect, the present invention is a passive detector for in-situ detection of the onset of stress corrosion cracking in a nuclear reactor. The detector include... | 03/16/1999 |
| 4911017 | Multiple sample automated cut growth analysis A sample (16) with a cut (18) is mounted by clamps (14) between a stationary bar (10) and a movable bar (12). A motor driven cam (22) reciprocates the movable bar causing the samples to undergo cyclic deformation. A camera (C) is selectively positionable ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4760731 | Method and apparatus for the stress testing of glass containers arranged hanging A method and an apparatus are described for the stress testing of glass containers (10) which are arranged hanging, by impulse action on the bottom (14) of the container through the adjustable action of force on an impacting rod (12) resting on the bottom... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4676110 | Fatigue testing a plurality of test specimens and method A fatigue testing apparatus (10) for simultaneously subjecting a plurality of material test specimens (24) to cyclical tension loading to determine the fatigue strength of the material. The fatigue testing apparatus includes a pulling head (12) having cyl... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4572002 | Apparatus for determining the fatigue limit of elastic material under completely reversed stress In order to determine the fatigue limit of elastic materials, especially rubber, under completely reversed stress by applying a load which alternates between zero and a maximum value and in order to determine the number of load alternations which leads to... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4474066 | Portable variable expansion testing device The present invention is a portable testing device for directly measuring developed lateral pressure and displacement induced on a material by a vertically applied load. The testing device comprises a thin walled cylindrical sleeve-like receptacle which i... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4379410 | Battery electrode fatigue simulator A battery electrode fatigue simulator having a frame which supports therein a pivotal and a stationary beam. The pivotal and stationary beams secure therebetween an electrode plaque which is to undergo the fatigue simulation. Also mounted to the frame is ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4375766 | Device for testing rims of wheels The invention relates to a device for testing vehicle wheel rims. The device comprises means of positioning and holding the rim, means for applying loads on the rim, and is characterized by the fact that the said means for applying loads on the rim compri... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4112747 | Real-time recording of fatigue damage In the case of those rotating components of rotary machines which are cyclically stressed as their rotational speeds are cyclically varied such as aero gas turbine engine components, the cumulative total number of stress cycles which each component receiv... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4102180 | Slide fastener endurance tester An apparatus and method for testing the mechanical endurance of a slide fener by determining the number of cycles of opening and closing which the slide fastener is capable of undergoing while being subjected to preselected degrees of loading in both the... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4056973 | Testing viscoelastic solids An apparatus and method for testing viscoelastic solids, such as tire cord. The apparatus includes: holding means, pretension means, first and second displacement generators, and mechanical-electrical transforming means. The holding means holds the materi... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4041806 | Testing cord-to-elastomer adhesion The adhesion of cord or wire to the elastomer, rubber, or rubbery material is measured by exerting forces or loads collinear with the cords or wires such that one of the cords or wires is pulled from between a pair of cords. The three cords are embedded i... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3937071 | Fatigue test apparatus Four tensional test stations are mounted on a rectangular support frame m up of four channels. Each test station comprises an air cylinder attached to the frame and having a tensioning piston connected to a first specimen holder, a second specimen holder... | 02/10/1976 |
