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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4986211 | Toning method and member for electrostatography A toning method and member for electrostatography wherein a recording member containing information on its image bearing surface in the form of electrostatic latent images of one polarity is toned by attracting to such latent images toner material of oppo... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4918487 | Toner applicator for electrophotographic microimagery A method and apparatus for applying liquid toner to fractional areas of a photoconductive recording member in processes involving microimagery. The method includes the steps of providing a photoconductor disposed over a conductive substrate having at leas... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4664499 | Electrostatic duplicator for multicolor imagery An electrostatic duplicator for forming color composite images and employing preformed electrostatic masters (color separated fixed toner images). The duplicator has a drum including four flat sides for mounting respective ones of the masters (4). The res... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4628367 | Method and device for reading digital data in an optical mass memory system using electrophotography An electrostatic image of binary data representing elements if formed on a particular electrophotographic member disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,025,339. The electrostatic image is toned and the toned image is transferred to a storage medium. The... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4566781 | Method of apparatus for liquid developing of electrostatic images in an electrophotographic imaging system including a looped image carrier An apparatus and method for making copies of an original pattern through the use of electrostatic techniques in which there is a looped belt having an exterior photoconductive layer. The exterior of the belt passes through a charging station and is imaged... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566042 | Electrophotographic imaging apparatus by variably placing pixel elements A digital laser platemaker for imaging an electrophotographic member by electrostatic techniques using information which is derived from a source of binary data. The binary data may be achieved by scanning a pattern or may be synthesized electrically to r... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4561730 | Synthetic resin lens system for imaging apparatus A unitary magnification lens system for an electrophotographic imaging system including a folded optical system is made of synthetic resin. It has an f/5.6 aperture for increased light gathering power to ease the requirements of the imaging system illumin... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4556309 | Electrophotographic imaging apparatus, particularly for color proofing and method Apparatus and method for producing color proofs electrophotographically. A platen carrying an electrophotographic member is translated sequentially past functional stations including a charging station, an exposure station, a toning station, a transfer st... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4547061 | Electrophotographic imaging apparatus and method particularly for color proofing Electrophotographic imaging apparatus, particularly for color proofing, is provided for normal daylight operation including a light-tight housing having a framework mounting plural spaced functional processing stations for charging, imaging, toning, trans... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4538204 | Corona producing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for producing a uniform elongate corona is provided. The apparatus includes at least one stationary corona electrode coupled to a supply of corona voltage. A moving ground electrode having a series of equally-spaced grounding points... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4533941 | Method and apparatus for half-tone reproduction of a varying tone original image Sequential scanned scaled density data representing a varying tone image is electronically screened to form binary element data that when imaged to form an array of orthogonally arranged binary elements on a member produces screened color separation plate... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4529650 | Image transfer material An electrostatic transfer medium comprising a sheet formed of a transparent polyester plastic substrate having a thin transparent coating of a compatible polyester resinous composition having a softening range less than the softening range of the substrat... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4526357 | Electro-static sheet feeding method and apparatus Apparatus and a method are disclosed that can be selectively operated with equal advantage to strip sheet material from either the top or the bottom of a stack. A translatable member having a generally planar surface formed of an electrically insulative m... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4521097 | Electrophotographic image recording method and apparatus An electrophotographic method and apparatus for recording micrographic images as high resolution positive or reversal transparencies. Plural planar reusable electrophotographic plates are mounted for stepwise movement sequentially along a path for a cycle... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4515879 | Optical mass memory system using electrophotography An electrostatic image of binary data representing elements is formed on a particular electrophotographic member disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,025,339. The electrostatic image is toned and the toned image is transferred to a storage medium. The... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4510223 | Multicolor electrophotographic imaging process A method of electrophotographic color reproduction by forming sequentially superimposed toner images of each color successively on the photoconductive surface of an electrophotographic recording member. The photoconductive surface is charged uniformly by ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4510225 | Electrophotographic method for producing an opaque print An opaque reflective print copy is produced by transferring via heat and pressure, an electrophotographically formed toner image to a presoftened transparent thermoplastic thin layer carried bonded to an opaque substrate. The print is formed of at least o... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4504138 | Method and apparatus for developing electrostatic latent images A method of developing a latent electrostatic charge image formed on a photoconductor surface comprising the steps of applying a thin viscous layer of electrically charged toner particles to an applicator roller preferably by electrically assisted separat... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4504126 | Digital plate maker system and method Graphics and text data are combined selectively to discharge incremental areas of a charged electrophotographic member to form thereon a latent text and/or graphics image represented by the graphics and text data, the imaged member thereafter being toned ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4468706 | Imaging by varying the placement of elements in the pixels A digital laser platemaker for imaging an electrophotographic member by electrostatic techniques using information which is derived from a source of binary data. The binary data may be achieved by scanning a pattern or may be synthesized electrically to r... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468707 | High speed imaging of electrophotographic film by fine beam scanning Half-tone xerography involving high speed charging of a limited region of an electrophotographic member and subsequent high speed discharging as by writing with a fine laser beam upon the limited region of the electrophotographic member, the beam being mo... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4456367 | Toning system for electrostatic imaging apparatus A method and apparatus is provided for toning a latent electrostatic image on an exposed photoconductive surface of an electrophotographic member, using liquid toner comprising toner particles suspended in an electrically insulating liquid dispersant. Plu... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455039 | Encoded security document Documents are encoded with at least one thin, transparent coating, normally invisible, but having a readily detectable physical characteristic such as, electrical conductivity, electrical impedance, electrical capacitance, electroluminescence. Each docume... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4439789 | Binary scan system An original image is reproduced on an electrophotographic member with a series of binary data bits having a statistically valid count corresponding to the relative density of the original image. A sensor senses the density value of individual information formi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4431302 | Charge level control for an electrochargeable medium Apparatus is described for providing controlled corona charging of an electrophotographic member that moves past a corona charging electrode. A corona sensor probe near the charging electrode receives a sample of the corona current flow from the electrode... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4428000 | High speed imaging of electrophotographic film by fine beam scanning A latent electrostatic image is formed on an electrophotographic member having a crystalline, stable coating of wholly inorganic photoconductive material which is of the order of 0.2 to 2 microns thick. This is effected by moving a corona needle energized... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4427999 | High speed imaging of electrophotographic film by fine beam scanning Half-tone xerography involving high speed charging of a limited region of an electrophotographic member and subsequent high speed discharging as by writing with a fine laser beam upon the limited region of the electrophotographic member, the beam being mo... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4424589 | Flat bed scanner system and method A flat bed scanner system for optically sensing a transparent original image and producing three channels of binary digital data representing the densities of the original image. Each channel produces data in response to one sensing color and sensing of t... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4419004 | Method and apparatus for making transparencies electrostatically An electrostatic method of making transparencies and apparatus for practicing said method. An endless electrophotographic belt is charged, imaged and toned with a liquid toner suspension. The belt with the toned image is brought into close proximity to a ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4419005 | Imaging method and apparatus An electrostatic method of making transparencies and apparatus for practicing said method. An endless electrophotographic belt is charged, imaged and toned with a liquid toner suspension. The belt with the toned image is brought into close proximity to a ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4410260 | Toning apparatus and method An apparatus and method for making copies of an original pattern through the use of electrostatic techniques in which there is a looped belt having an exterior photoconductive layer. The bottom reach of the belt is charged and imaged by the projected patt... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4408868 | Digital plate maker system and method Graphics and text data are combined selectively to discharge incremental areas of a charged electrophotographic member to form thereon a latent text and/or graphics image represented by the graphics and text data, the imaged member thereafter being toned ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4403856 | Office copier with articulated hinge cover A hinge link connecting a cover to an office copier machine is completely enclosed by the cover when the cover is swung down in a closed position on the copier machine. One edge of the hinge link is connected to the top of the copier machine by a first pi... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4398497 | Liquid electrophotographic toner applicator An applicator and method for applying liquid dispersed toner to the surface of an electrographic recording member, held on a platen which moves over a planar developing electrode, in which there is relative movement between the developing electrode and th... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4394084 | Low-profile electrophotographic copying machine A low-profile electrophotographic copying machine employing an electrophotographic imaging system including an electrophotographic belt transportable through plural work stations at which the belt is charged, exposed to a projected image to establish a la... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4386847 | Office copier with articulated hinge cover A hinge link connecting a cover to an office copier machine is completely enclosed by the cover when the cover is swung down in a closed position on the copier machine. One edge of the hinge link is connected to the top of the copier machine by a first pi... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4363711 | Method of making photoconductive coating A method of making a photoconductive coating of the type which comprises a crystalline layer of wholly inorganic material on a suitable substrate for use as an electrophotographic member, said method including the steps of depositing the coating in a vacu... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362804 | Method of toner transfer with pulse bias A method of electrically transferring an image deposit formed of liquid dispersed electroscopic toner particles from an image-bearing photoconductor surface of a recording member to the surface of an image-receiving member in which an electrical transfer ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4361112 | Apparatus for developing latent electrostatic images A removable cartridge like toning device for electrophotographic imaging apparatus of the type wherein a latent electrostatic image formed on an endless electrophotographic belt is translated past a toning station for rendering the latent image visible. T... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4358195 | Electrophotographic color proofing apparatus An electrophotographic color proofing apparatus is provided including a copyboard carrying a color separated positive and capable of being positioned into intimate contact with a charged photoconductive coating of an electrophotographic member. The engage... | 11/09/1982 |
