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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 |
| 8113069 | Aerodynamic sampler for chemical/biological trace detection An aerodynamic sampler for sampling particles from a surface or a flowing gas stream is provided. The sampler can include an arcuate-shaped shroud having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being directed in a first direction and the second openi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7363830 | Discrete volume sampling device using a vacuum A discrete volume vacuum sampling device is provided with a vacuum tube, a sample tube, and a sample container. The container defines a discrete volume of product to be sampled from a product bed within a processing machine. The sampler tube extends between the cont... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7258167 | Method and apparatus for storing energy and multiplying force to pressurize a downhole fluid sample A method and apparatus store energy in an energy storage medium located in an energy storage chamber. As a sampling tool descends into the borehole, the energy storage medium is pressurized with hydrostatic pressure. A sample is collected in a sample chamber by pump... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240999 | Liquid ejection apparatus and control method of the liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus has a liquid cartridge including a liquid container that has a flexible portion and stores liquid therein and a pressure chamber for applying pressure to the flexible portion of the liquid container; a liquid ejection head for ejecting li... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7140264 | Sampler and method of dispensing and cooling a fluid The sampler comprises a vessel assembly for taking, conducting, and storing a fluid sample to be stored at a predeterminable storage temperature as well as a cooling assembly, thermally coupled to the vessel assembly, for cooling the fluid sample. The cooling assemb... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7082849 | Apparatus and method for extracting volatile constituents A method and apparatus for ensuring the collecting volatile constituents contained in a solid sample S such as leaf tobacco. In particular, a sample vessel 10 for containing a sample of a solid containing volatile constituents, a gas feeding device 16 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071000 | Method for sampling reaction products A method for sampling reaction products includes delivering a reactant through a sampling probe to contact a substance deposited on a substrate and reacting the reactant to form a reaction product. At least a portion of the reaction product is withdrawn through the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059541 | Fluid mixing block A fluid mixing arrangement, referred to as a mixing block, for use in mixing two liquids like an acidic and a basic components of a cleaning solution, which is placed under pressure and sprayed through a conventional spray gun or nozzle at a reduced amount of pressu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043974 | Multiple-blower relative humidity controlled test chamber An accelerated weathering apparatus includes a test chamber (30), a specimen supporting means (34), a light source (60) powered by a power source controlled by a ballast, at least one chamber air temperature sensor (26), a black panel tem... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007828 | Chemical metering pump A liquid chemical metering pump (24) is described that can be fully submerged within a hazardous liquid chemical transport/storage container (28). The pump (24) includes a discharge adaptor (30) that can be received in the outlet aperture... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993985 | Method and device for fluid sampling A fluid stream sampler enables variable flow rate controlled air sampling, as an attachment to a vacuum source, typically a household vacuum cleaner. The fluid stream sampler includes a housing body having a vacuum outlet opening and a sampling port inlet. A volumet... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6938691 | Portable groundwater sampling system A portable groundwater sampling system utilizing an air pump in combination with a sampling tank, valves, and a pressure gauge to sample a liquid from a below ground surface monitoring well. The system includes a portable power supply for energizing the air pump and... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916419 | Device for removal of prions from blood, plasma and other liquids Devices such as flow through columns, substrates such as spherical polymer beads, and methods of using such to remove prions from any liquid sample are disclosed. A surface of a substrate is coated with a prion complexing agent, such as a salt of phosphotungstic aci... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6864091 | Sampling probe A sampling probe for delivering a reactant to a substance deposited on a substrate to form a reaction product and for transporting the reaction product to a product analyzer for analysis. The probe includes a tip positionable over the substance on the substrate. The... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820506 | Multi-chambered pump-valve device A multi-chambered pump-valve device for performing chemical processes, detections or analyses is described herein. The device includes a plurality of chambers having variable volumes in fluid communication with one another via one or more passageways. Liquid may be ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6771371 | Particle detection and removal apparatus for use on wafer fabrication equipment to lower tool related defects from particle contamination A portable particle detection and removal system (100) that connects to a house vacuum (200). A particle sensor (106) is connected between two hoses: one (102) connected to the house vacuum (200) and one (104) for vacuuming ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6698470 | Method and device for collecting fractions after material separation An airbag cover is defined by a predetermined breaking line which is introduced into a shaped flat material in a recessed manner. The recesses are achieved by removing material by means of laser radiation. According to the invention, the flat material is ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6629468 | Liquid measuring device A liquid measuring device is described for carrying out the assay using a gas or vapor permeable but liquid impermeable membrane barrier to control the volume of liquid to be measured or transferred. The membrane may be used in any instance where a fixed ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6551557 | Tip design and random access array for microfluidic transfer The present invention relates to a ceramic tip and a random access print head for the transfer of microfluidic quantities of fluid. The print head can randomly collect and deposit fluid samples to transfer the samples from a source plate to a target. The ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6510736 | Liquid depth sensing system The present invention is a liquid depth sensing system utilizing the bubble tube or purge operating principle. In this system, a pneumatic tube extends downwardly into the liquid, and air (or other gas) passes through the tube to bubble from the lower end... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502470 | Fluid sampling system A fluid sampling system has a drift cell (60) enclosing a first fluid. An inlet chamber (62) communicates with the body of first fluid via an orifice (74). A series of negative pressure pulses is applied to the first fluid, causing a sample of a second fl... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6363801 | Apparatus and process for selecting and positioning particles An embodiment of the apparatus comprises a hollow tubular body (a) of a cross-section size larger than the diameter of any single particle but smaller than twice the diameter to accommodate passage of a single particle at a time through the hollow tubular... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6073498 | Fluid sampling system A fluid sampling system has a fluid enclosing element, such as drift cell (60), enclosing a volume of a first fluid. A body of a second fluid, for example in an inlet chamber (62), communicates with the body of first fluid via a small orifice (74). A seri... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5945611 | Dual piston flow-through sampler A device for introducing a sample into or removing a sample from a pipeline, tube, or the like, and more particularly to a device for sampling fluids under pressure in a pipeline, tube, duct, conduit, or the like.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5817955 | Apparatus for simultaneous aspiration and dispensation of fluids The apparatus for simultaneous aspiration and dispensation of fluids is in the form of a syringe with two chambers located end to end along the length of the syringe. Each syringe chamber includes a port. A piston inside the syringe includes a median sect... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5809825 | Sampling device for aerated liquids A device for the determination of the rate of sedimentation of particles in a sample of a liquid and controlling the addition of a flocculant to the liquid in accordance with the rate of sedimentation so determined. The device comprises a sample container... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5525302 | Method and device for simultaneously transferring plural samples In a preferred embodiment, a multiple sample transfer device which includes a plurality of hollow pistons disposed in a like number of cylindrical channels and connected to a moving plate to permit simultaneous movement of the pistons. At the lower end of... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5441071 | Automated water sample collecting system An automated water sampling system collects multiple samples of sample water at a remote site. A multiport valve provides a plurality of ports and respective port inlets. A sample water intake line is coupled to the respective port inlets. A plurality of ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437201 | Negative pressure gas sampling device An apparatus for collecting fluid samples is presented having a sealable container which has an opening and a cover for sealing and unsealing the opening, an inlet which includes a means for communicating between the inside of the container and the enviro... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5437202 | Fluid sampling device A fluid sampling device for use in obtaining a precise volume of fluid to be sampled from a sealed vessel equipped with a hydraulic fitting to which the fluid sampling device is connectable. The device has a fluid sampling float chamber with an internally... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431037 | Sedimentation rate measuring device and sampler therefor This invention relates to a device and method for the determination of the rate of sedimentation of particles in a liquid and for controlling the addition of a flocculant to the liquid in accordance with the sedimentation rate so determined. The apparatus... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5390551 | Method and apparatus for the analysis of gas in a medium, especially hydrocarbons A method for determining the concentration of a monitored gas in the head space of a confined space containing a medium material at a given temperature (T1), includes the steps of: (a) providing an extracting apparatus having a chamber for rece... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5366904 | Method of metering a fluid using a multi-mode differential fluid displacement pump A measured amount of a first fluid is metered into a measured amount of a second fluid by a method where a fluid is confined within a first chamber and a plunger of predetermined volume is mechanically moved into the chamber to displace a first measured a... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5341691 | Dual use pressurized and unpressurized oil sampling apparatus An oil sampling apparatus for taking samples from either pressurized or non-pressurized oil sources is provided. The oil sampling apparatus includes a body configured to define a conduit therethrough, a vacuum passageway defined to extend through the body... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5330717 | Electropneumatic apparatus for sampling rapidly predetermined volumes of a mixture, to be connected to a computer An electropneumatic apparatus for sampling rapidly predetermined volumes of a mixture, to be connected to a computer. It comprises an injector provided with a detector connected to the computer for indicating activation of the injector; a reactor having a... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5277074 | Variable volume sampling chamber Apparatus for volumetric sampling of a particle-laden gas includes a housing defining a sample chamber, a piston movable in the sample chamber so as to vary the volume of the sample chamber and a drive assembly for moving the piston in the sample chamber.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5256573 | Method for diluting and mixing liquid specimen A method for diluting and mixing specimen such as blood and a reagent, which is designed to prepare a mixed solution of a specimen and a reagent at a specific ratio by discharging the reagent in a passage for quantitative determination in a sampling valve... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5254313 | Apparatus for diluting and mixing a liquid specimen An apparatus for diluting and mixing specimen such as blood and a reagent, which is designed to prepare a mixed solution of a specimen and a reagent at a specific ratio by discharging the reagent in a passage for quantitative determination in a sampling v... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5197340 | Method and apparatus for sampling liquid A method of, and apparatus for, liquid sampling by way of a self contained unit for: 1) the periodical coupling of a pressurizable sample chamber to a source of sub-atmospheric pressure to cause a bulk sample of liquid for sampling to be drawn into the ch... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5191801 | Fluid sampling pump A sampling pump is provided suitable for pumping a discrete quantity of either a liquid or a gas per pump stroke from a flow line to a sample vessel. An operator unit drives a piston within the pump bore, and controls the stroke of the piston and thus the... | 03/09/1993 |
