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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 |
| 8075666 | Process for treating particulate material containing heavy metal and an additive for use in such process A process for treating particulate material containing heavy metal generated during a manufacturing process is disclosed. The process includes providing particulate material containing heavy metal within an enclosed area and mixing an additive of calcium silicate fo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7597741 | Method of making steel A method of making steel in an electric arc furnace is provided. The method comprises the steps of charging a steelmaking furnace with an iron source, wherein the iron source is melted and refined in the steelmaking furnace during a campaign, providing a source of l... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7438740 | Briquette for raw material for iron manufacture and briquette for introduction into slag generating apparatus With the object of effective utilization of a fine powder generated during comminution of a crude material for iron manufacture, a briquette is provided which comprises a porous brittle molded body with a bulk specific gravity of 1.5 or more which is obtained by com... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7226495 | Method to increase the adherence of coating materials on ferrous materials Method to increase the adherence of coating materials on ferrous materials, comprising the step of: before the reduction of iron ores and/or on the agglomerates thereof, contacting same with a dispersion containing at least a particulate material, thus forming a com... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7105114 | Briquetting of lime based products with carbon based additives A method is shown for briquetting quicklime fines. A source of quicklime or dolomitic quicklime fines is combined with a binder in the form of a pseudo-plastic carbon containing material which will deform under briquetting conditions of elevated temperature and pres... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059805 | Process for environmental pacification of drill cuttings The process for environmental pacification of drill cuttings which contain drilling fluid residue is characterized by mixing said cuttings with dehydrated limestone coke ash in the presence of water. Upon mixing the drilling fluid residue becomes entrapped into a no... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6921427 | Process for cold briquetting and pelletization of ferrous or non-ferrous ores or mineral fines by iron bearing hydraulic mineral binder The present invention provides a process for cold briquetting and pelletization of ferrous or non-ferrous or mineral fines using iron bearing hydraulic mineral binders for metallurgical applications, said process consisting the steps of: mixing 80-95% by Wt. of a me... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6773486 | Use of rice hull ash in steelmaking A method is provided by which rice hull ash is pelletized for use in steelmaking. The rice hull ash is blended with lime or dolime, and also with a mixture of water and molasses. This generates heat as the lime and water react to form lime hydroxide, a known binder.... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743275 | Method of making and using ferrous metal particle briquettes Ferrous metal briquettes made from ferrous metal particles and an alkaline metal silicate, for adding to ferrous melts to recycle the particles. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6676725 | Cold bonded iron particulate pellets Shaped bodies containing particulate iron materials, such as cast pellets, briquettes and the like, with sufficient strength to withstand temperatures of up to at least 1000° C. can be obtained by using a fully hydrated high-alumina cement as the binder.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6387175 | Roadway base intermediate, roadway base, and methods of manufacture A roadway base comprises oily sludge, steelmaking slag fines, and an additive selected from the group consisting of cement, fly ash, asphaltic emulsion, and mixtures thereof... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6293994 | Mineral pelletisation The present invention is directed to a process of making fired mineral pellets by mixing particulate mineral material with moisture and binder comprising substantially water soluble organic polymer to form a moist pelletizable mix, pelletizing the moist m... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293991 | Process for producing liquid pig iron comprising recirculating agglomerated sludges In a method of producing molten pig iron (13) or molten steel pre-products from charging substances formed of iron ore (4), preferably in the shape of lumps and/or pellets, and optionally of fluxes (5), the charging substances are directly reduced to spon... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6007601 | Lime enhanced pressure filtration of iron and steel making sludge A method is provided for improving the filtration rate of nonhazardous wastewater streams generated at a steel plant. The solids are concentrated in the wastewater stream. No more than about 5% by weight of lime is added to the concentrated wastewater str... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5912403 | Cold briquette of waste materials as an aggregate for smelting furnaces of an iron foundry and method of producing the same The invention relates to the use of a briquette of waste materials as an aggregate for smelting furnaces of an iron foundry, in particular in cupola furnaces or other shaft furnaces. The object of the invention is to disclose the use of a briquette of was... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5885328 | Method of agglomerating oil-containing steel mill waste A method of agglomerating oil-containing steel mill waste includes the step of combining a first steel mill waste component with a second steel mill waste component to form a mixture. The first waste component includes substantially dry non-oily steel mil... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5858525 | Synthetic gasket materials for use in high-pressure presses A synthetic gasket material for use in a high-pressure press includes a major proportion of clay mineral powder having sufficient lubricity to flow in a high-pressure press, a minor proportion of at least one hard material powder having a sufficiently gre... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5589118 | Process for recovering iron from iron-containing material Iron-rich-material waste products, such as electric arc furnace dust, are formed with an organic binder into discrete shapes, such as briquettes. The shapes can then be used in iron and steel making processes and the iron and heavy metal values in the was... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573576 | Method of treating steel mill waste A method of treating steel mill waste containing iron oxides and silica includes reacting the steel mill waste with an alkali aqueous solution in an amount sufficient to raise the pH to at least about 7 to solubilize silica to form soluble silicate compou... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5476532 | Method for producing reducible iron-containing material having less clustering during direct reduction and products thereof A method for abating the incidence of cluster formation of reducible iron-containing material during the direct reduction of said material is disclosed. The method generally comprises contacting the reducible iron-containing material with a cluster-abatin... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5439505 | Treatment of steel mill waste for recycling Steel mill waste containing iron, iron oxides and polluting compounds are treated with a strong alkali to raise the Ph to 14 to allow more alkali to solubilize silica. The mixture of materials and silica gels is then reacted with alkaline silicic compound... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5385602 | Agglomerating by extrusion A process for agglomerating by extrusion, metallurgical by-products and waste products having small particle size, is described. A blend of metallurgical by-products, some of which contain silicates previously treated at high temperatures and thereby bein... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5286278 | Dry process for the cold briquetting of metallurgical dusts A dry process for cold briquetting of metallurgical dusts, including converter steel dust, to provide transportable briquettes which do not give off dust, including the steps of admixing metallurgical dust and at least one basic additive selected from the... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5245122 | Method and mixture for treating electric arc furnace dust A method and a mixture for chemically stabilizing electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) by entrapping the metals inherent in EAFD within a cementitiously hardened product from the mixture. The method includes using the pozzolanic characteristics of EAFD and fo... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5186742 | Method and composition for use in recycling metal containing furnace dust A process is shown where an arc dust waste produced by an electric arc furnace is conducted to silos and converted to a reusable co-product by means of the addition of a special blend of high calcium and dolomitic quicklime, calcium stearate and pulverize... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5149364 | Desulfurization agent The desulfurization agent for molten iron is made up of 70 to 95% commercial calcium carbide, 5 to 25% silicon dioxide, 0 to 10% of a metal oxide, and 0 to 5% calcium fluoride. The metal oxides are iron oxides and manganese oxides. The desulfurizing agent... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5127943 | Treatment of reclamation baghouse dust A method for treating reclamation baghouse dust originating from particulate material emitted during melting of aluminum scrap metal. The reclamation baghouse dust typically comprises a mixture of carbonaceous materials and heavy metals. The method compri... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5102586 | Agglomerating process of sinter mix and apparatus therefor An agglomerating process and an apparatus therefor for preparation of sinter mix having the basis of kneading with vibration to make raw feed in capillary state and then agglomerating the kneaded material with tumbling vibration. By using the particular p... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5066327 | Method for manufacturing cold bonded pellets A method for manufacturing cold bonded pellets comprises the steps of mixing fine iron ore with binder and pelletizing the mixture of the fine iron ore and the binder to manufacture green pellets, charging the green pellets into a travelling grate, a laye... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4943317 | Agent for desulphurizing iron melts, a process for the production thereof and a process for desulphurizing iron melts with the use of said agent The present invention provides an agent for desulphurizing iron containing calcium carbide and a metallic component, wherein the calcium carbide and the metallic component are present in such a form that the bulk densities and grain sizes thereof lie in t... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4909844 | Flux material for steelmaking A fused, hardened composition containing CaO, MgO and Al2 O3 for use in purifying molten metal during steel production and a method of making the same. The composition can be made up of electric arc furnace dust and lime or dolo-lime... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4878944 | Method of treating metallic oxide impregnated dust A process for treating hazardous particulate generated during a manufacturing process is provided. The process includes the steps of: passing particulate material through at least one duct toward a waste collection device; feeding an additive into the duc... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4846884 | Process for producing cold-bonded iron ore for use in a blast furnace A process for producing cold-bonded or non-fired iron ore which introduced as a charge into a blast furnace. The iron ore, which contains 10 to 70% of particles having a diameter ranging from 1 to 10 mm, is molded into a block, preferably by a pressure-mo... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4786451 | Method of manufacturing a metallurgical addition agent A method of manufacturing a metallurgical addition agent, especially an agent comprising silicon carbide fines, comprises a first step of forming a mix of at least 30% fines, cement and at least 20% water. The next step comprises pressing the wet mix in a... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4753782 | Cemented silver powder Cemented silver powder is thermal conditioned in order to preserve the cemented silver powder morphology through subsequent processing operations.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4648900 | Suction sintering method and apparatus therefor A suction-sintering charge of high permeability and stable structure is produced on a mobile suction-sintering grate or in a stationary or mobile suction-sintering pan by form compacting a moist material mixture (18) to be sintered to form a coherent cake... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4605435 | Recycling of steel plant dusts to steel furnaces A method is provided for converting iron-containing steel plant dust to recyclable agglomerates. The method comprises mixing the dust with sufficient water and about 1 percent by weight Portland cement to permit pelletization. The pellets are dried at tem... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4585475 | Method for recycling oily mill scale Oily mill scale recovered from steel manufacturing operations downstream of a refining stage for molten steel is recycled to the refining stage. Coarse particles of mill scale are removed in a pre-screening operation, the mill scale is mixed and blended w... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4572737 | Agents for the removal of impurities from a molten metal and a process for producing same There is disclosed an agent and a method for producing the same for removing impurities from a molten metal comprising a first compound capable of reacting with and removing the impurities contained in the molten metal and a second compound coated on the ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4400207 | Method of producing metal alloys The pulverulent metal oxide, especially molybdenum oxide is mixed, to increase the metal conversion, with a stoichiometric quantity of finely divided ferrosilicon. This mixture is combined with about 5% by weight bentonite as a binder and agitated with ab... | 08/23/1983 |
