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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 |
| 8136502 | Piston and connecting rod assembly having improved cooling characteristics A piston and connecting rod assembly wherein the piston includes an inner cooling gallery defined in the body thereof beneath the crown of the piston, an outer cooling gallery defined between the skirt of the piston and the body and beneath the crown. A pin bore is ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079145 | Method of manufacturing a connecting rod assembly for an internal combustion engine A method of manufacturing a connecting rod assembly including the steps of defining a small end of a connecting rod assembly having a terminal end and then defining a pin bore extending through the small end of the connecting rod assembly. A pair of channels is form... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7810411 | Connecting rod assembly for an internal combustion engine A connecting rod assembly includes a first end and a second end having bore extending therethrough and adapted to be aligned with a piston pin bore and receive a piston pin. The second end further includes a terminal end and has a reduced width configuration. The re... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7581315 | Connecting rod assembly for an internal combustion engine and method of manufacturing same The present invention relates to a connecting rod assembly and method of manufacturing same. The method includes defining a small end of a connecting rod having a terminal end and defining a pin bore extending through the small end. A pair of channels is forged on o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7562651 | Vapor canister having integrated evaporative emission purge actuation monitoring system having fresh air filter A vapor canister having an integrated evaporative emission canister purge actuation monitoring system. The vapor canister has a plurality of sidewalls defining a housing with a valve body formed integrally on the housing and a cover mounted to the valve body so as t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7536945 | Piston pin for a combustion engine and method for its manufacture A piston pin for connecting the small connecting rod eye of a connecting rod to a piston of a combustion engine and a method for manufacturing the piston pin. The piston has boss bores aligned with the small connecting rod eye for receiving the piston pin. The surfa... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533601 | Multi-part piston for a combustion engine A multi-part piston for a combustion engine having a piston upper part and a piston lower part, where the piston upper part has a piston crown and an attachment head on its side facing the piston lower part, and the piston lower part has an attachment element in whi... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516546 | Method of manufacturing a connecting rod assembly for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a connecting rod assembly having a stepped small end. The method includes defining a small end of a connecting rod assembly having a terminal end and defining a pin bore extending therethrough. A pair of cha... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7497476 | Positive locking connector for vehicle component A vehicle connector assembly includes a positive lock feature that allows a hose to be quickly and easily attached to a vehicle component such as an intake manifold or air induction component. The component includes a projection that extends outwardly from a main bo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7458354 | Intake manifold tuning assembly The present invention relates to an intake manifold including first and second plenums in fluid communication with the throttle body and a plurality of runners depending from the plenums to direct air into the cylinders of an engine. Each of the runners includes a v... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7431022 | Evaporative emission canister purge actuation monitoring system An evaporative emission canister purge actuation monitoring system includes an integrated valve body having a main flow passage, a first one-way umbrella valve mounted to the valve body that is responsive to predetermined positive pressure in the main flow passage t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7377206 | Piston for an internal combustion engine A piston for an internal combustion engine, which performs a sliding reciprocating motion in a cylinder, and a method for producing the piston. The piston has a piston head and a piston skirt having at least one bearing surface. The at least one bearing surface is p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7305959 | Intake manifold with low chatter shaft system An intake manifold assembly includes a housing, a shaft assembly, and an intake insert. The shaft assembly has a metal shaft with bearings located at each end to provide hard mounting surfaces for the shaft assembly when assembled in the housing. The bearings suppor... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270101 | Intake manifold shaft and blade attachment An arrangement for attaching a blade to a shaft for use in intake manifolds, uses fasteners that create a load on the blade. Fasteners are inserted through fastener holes in the blade and through shaft holes in the shaft. Once inserted outward pressure by the fasten... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7210399 | Two-part piston for an internal combustion engine A two-part piston for an internal combustion engine has a piston head and a piston skirt. The piston head has a piston crown on the underside of which at least two boss lands, each provided with a head boss and a head boss hole are connected. The piston skirt has at... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7171936 | Piston having a patterned coating and method of applying same The present invention relates to a piston adapted for reciprocal movement within the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The piston includes a body having a crown formed at the uppermost margins of the body and a skirt, depending from the crown, adapted for ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162990 | Two-part piston for an internal combustion engine A two-part piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head and a piston skirt connected with the piston head in articulated manner, by way of a piston pin. The piston head has a piston crown that is followed by a cylindrical circumference surface ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128059 | Air induction system and evaporative emissions control device A device comprising an air intake duct and at least one passive one-way air intake valve disposed in the air intake duct. There is also an actuator coupled to the one-way valve for biasing the one-way valve in a closed position. During operation, the one-way air int... | 10/31/2006 |
