| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362500000 | Wheel spindle, axle, or hub cap | 9 |
| 20080212334 | Vehicle wheel solar powered lighting system - A vehicle wheel lighting system powered by the sun including light emitting devices attached to the front of a wheel in an aesthetic array. The light emitting devices are powered by rechargeable batteries that are recharged by solar panels. The light emitting devices are activated by light sensors that sense ambient light for automatically energizing the light emitting devices in darkness. In addition to the vehicle lighting system's aesthetics, it also provides automatic lighting for the vehicle, which from the safety standpoint is beneficial when a vehicle is parked or stopped or moving. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090052198 | Quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system - A quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system for vehicles and structures to provide lighting and illumination effects and to display data or other information on a display screen. The apparatus and system includes a removable housing assembly with illumination sources, a power source and an optional display screen to provide lighting to accent a vehicle or structure and to display data, pictures or other information. The apparatus and system includes a quick release mechanism with a biasing cam operably connected to a number of biased lock shafts. The controlled movement of the biasing cam operates so as to quickly lock or unlock the housing assembly onto or off of the support structure. The apparatus and system has enhanced lighting and display effects by the use of optional ball bearings, a cap to exhibit team or manufacturer logos, the use of LED lights secured to directional nipples, a display screen, a USB port, computer memory, a control switch, remote control operation and solar power. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090168442 | HUBCAP FIXING STRUCTURE - A hubcap fixing structure includes a main body having its front side provided with a recessed surface that has a through hole in its center, a plurality of studs at its rear side, a decorative plate positioned thereon and a transparent cover covered thereon. A counter weight block is assembled in the main body. A luminous unit positioned in the main body consists of a micro-generator, a connecting plate and a circuit board that is provided with at least one LED. The connecting plate and the circuit board are connected together and secured with the main body. A base connected with the luminous unit has a central hole for receiving the micro-generator and a plurality of engage blocks protruded at its underside with their inner walls engaged with a spring ring. So this structure is quick and stable in assembly, preventing patterns on the decorative plate from fading and exfoliating. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090213605 | Automobile Wheel Illuminating Device - A telescoping automobile wheel illuminating device having one end for attachment within a wheel well and an opposite end having a light source, wherein the device can be activated to extend the light source out of the wheel well to illuminate a tire rim and retract the light source back into the wheel well when not in use. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100014303 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE INSTALLED ON A TRUCK'S WHEELS - An illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels includes a hubcap having a positioning base and at least one fixing base. The positioning base is provided with a chamber and two notches formed in its one side wall. The fixing base has a recess, a through hole bored in the recess to communicate with an outside of the hubcap, and two recessed slot. A generator is fixed at an inside center of the hubcap, provided with two conducting blades extending into the chamber of the positioning base. At least a light is fitted in the through hole of the hubcap and connected with the conducting blades by conducting lines. By means of rotation or vibration of the wheels, the generator can create electromotive force to supply the light with power to make rotary brilliant brightness so as to achieve a warning effect for traffic security. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110116279 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED ONTO WHEEL RIM OF VEHICLE - A decorative lighting device, adapted to be installed onto wheel rim of vehicle, includes a telescopically fixing mechanism and a light-emitting assembly connected thereon. The light-emitting assembly includes a lid plate and a plurality of light-emitting units fixed thereto. The telescopically fixing mechanism includes a support seat, a clipping-and-abutting plate connected fixedly to the support seat, a plurality of telescopic links, one end of each of which is accommodated between and pivoted to the support seat and the clipping-and-abutting plate, and another end of each of which is wedged by being fixed in a central hole of the wheel ring when extended outwardly, and a rotating wheel pivoted to the support seat and capable of driving the telescopic links to make actions of shrinking inwardly or extending outwardly. Thereby, it is possible to simplify the manner of installing a decorative lighting device or a light-emitting assembly onto a wheel rim, without doing any machining process thereto. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120320614 | WHEEL LIGHTS - A wheel light assembly may be mounted on wheel studs of a wheel hub, between the wheel hub and the rim of the wheel. The wheel light assembly may include a mounting plate having wheel stud holes in a pattern matching the pattern of the wheel studs onto which the light assembly is to be mounted. The wheel light assembly may further include one or more light bars extending from the mounting plate. The light bars may include one or more lights connected to a power source. The power source may be solar power and/or a battery. The wheel light assembly may include a remote power switch for turning the power to the light bars on and off from inside the vehicle. The vehicle may be an automobile, motorcycle, bicycle or any similar wheeled vehicle. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140043839 | WHEEL MOUNTED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A lighting assembly for mounting to the exterior of a wheel of a vehicle includes a mounting assembly which enables the lighting assembly to be mounted to the wheel via the lug nuts ordinarily associated with a wheel cover. The mounting assembly, in one embodiment, includes a twist lock assembly which not only mounts the lighting assembly to the wheel but also stabilizes it while mounted thereto. The lighting assembly includes and interchangeable LED display for providing interchangeable messages, advertising or the like. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140340917 | Illuminated Brake Assembly and Wheel Well Accessory - An accessory for the wheel-well of a vehicle that is equipped with a series of lights designed to illuminate the inner portion of the space that exists between the brake rotors and the rim of the wheel in a conventional automobile. A series of LED lights are configured to project light from a ring that lines the brake rotor and brake caliper of a vehicle's brake assembly. Light is preferably projected in a 180 degree radius from the ring, which illuminates the rim of the wheel assembly, a portion of the ground beneath the vehicle, and portions of the wheel-well. | 11-20-2014 |
