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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 |
| 8160488 | Image formation processing system applying adhesive to received sheets in a bundle form An image formation processing system is provided with an image formation portion, an adhesive applying portion which receives a plurality of sheets from the image formation portion, gathers the received sheets in the shape of a bundle to form a sheet bundle, and app... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8109497 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a cutting device for cutting a fore-edge portion of a center-folded bunch of sheets disposed in a position spaced from a sheet discharge outlet to eliminate the risk for inflicting a wound on the body of an operator, an end... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104765 | Document feeder for efficiently supplying originals and storing originals in a discharge stacker after reading In a document feeder, a length of a discharge path from a reading position to a discharge position is longer than a length of a supply path from a feeding position to the reading position. An idling discharge position is disposed, where the distance with the dischar... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087657 | Sheet transport apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transport apparatus includes a transport roller for transporting a sheet to the processing section, a driving motor for driving the transport roller, and a driving transmission mechanism. The driving transmission mechanism includes a rotary shaft, a transmis... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062201 | Sheet finishing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet finishing apparatus includes first and second conveyance devices for conveying a sheet on a sheet conveyance path, a folding roller device for folding the sheet disposed between the first and second conveyance devices, a folded sheet conveyance path for conv... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7954799 | Bookbinding apparatus, bookbinding system and image formation processing system In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7694948 | Bookbinding apparatus, bookbinding system and image formation processing system In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7568687 | Binding apparatus and image formation system using the same Bookbinding apparatus facilitating, in the event it is halted during operation, the removal of any sheave left remaining inside, to eliminate the risk of sheets scattering. A sheet bundler/stacker bundles printed sheets into sheaves. Along a binding process path are... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552924 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus equipped with the same, and method of detecting double feed A sheet feeding apparatus includes two transport devices arranged in a sheet guide that guides a sheet from a stacker to a processing position for reading an image or printing. A double feed detection device is arranged between the transport devices for detecting a ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551331 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method An image reading apparatus includes a platen for placing the original, a reading device for reading the original placed on the platen to obtain image data in a first reading mode or a second reading mode; a transport device for transporting the original to be capabl... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7511862 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a transfer device for transferring a sheet, and a reading device for reading an image of the sheet at a prescribed read position. A light volume detection device is arranged at a position of one side end in a direction perpendicul... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510177 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image formation apparatus In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily sto... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7413179 | Bookbinding apparatus, bookbinding system and image formation processing system In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378644 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a stage for placing a specimen. The stage moves in first directions between a setting position where the specimen is placed and removed and a reading position for reading the specimen. The image reading apparatus also includes a l... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE40269 | Recording device A recording device having a first card transfer passage with a card supply unit and a second card transfer passage intersecting the first card transfer passage enables the component elements including an information recording means such as a thermal-transfer printer... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359097 | Document feeder and image reading apparatus with the same A document feeder includes a frame to be disposed on a platen of a scanner; a sheet feeding stacker, a discharge stacker, and a transporting belt mounted on the frame; a lateral positioning member mounted on the frame for restricting the transporting belt laterally;... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7292366 | Printing control system, printing control method and program A printing control system where poor printing does not occur on a recording medium is provided. A printing system 1 is constituted by connecting a printing apparatus 2 and a personal computer 3 by a connecting cable 4 of 100 base T. Deter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7182470 | Light amount control apparatus and projector apparatus using the same A light amount control apparatus includes a pair of light amount control plates arranged at side edge portions of a light path, a driving device having a drive rotating shaft, and a transmitting member for transmitting rotation of the drive rotating shaft to the lig... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172195 | Image reading apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacker for stacking a sheet; a sheet separating device for sequentially separating and feeding the sheet stacked on the stacker; a sheet transport guide for guiding the sheet from the separating device to a processing position; ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172186 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet; a discharge device disposed adjacent to the sheet transport path for sequentially transporting the sheet; a support tray disposed adjacent to the discharge device for temporarily su... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164512 | Document transfer device and image reading apparatus A document transfer device for transferring a document to a document stop reference position includes a supply port disposed on an end of the contact glass; the first supply path for guiding the document supplying through the supply port to a downstream side along t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7080836 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus equipped with the same A sheet transport apparatus includes a transport path for transporting a sheet, and drive and follower roller units disposed in the transport path. The drive roller unit has a drive shaft and at least two drive rollers arranged on the drive shaft in a direction perp... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080831 | Sheet-sorting apparatus A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066460 | Sheet supply apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet supply apparatus supplies a sheet to an image forming apparatus. The sheet supply apparatus includes a sheet loading device for loading the sheet, a sheet stacking device for stacking the sheet to be loaded on the sheet loading device, a sheet feeding device... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7050204 | Optical reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An optical reading apparatus and a multifunction-type image forming apparatus, with a minimized thickness in a cabinet height direction and a housing shaped along an upper shape of discharge tray of the image forming apparatus provided thereunder. The optical readin... | 05/23/2006 |
| D519540 | TV camera | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027194 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method An image reading apparatus for reading indicia on the front and back surfaces of a document using two image sensors includes a document detection sensor to detect the document, a first image sensor for reading an image on one surface of the document, a second image ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019873 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus has a reading mode to read an image on a still document, and a reading mode to read an image on a moving document, and includes a first reading device to read one surface of the still document at a first reading station and a document movi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997451 | Sheet post-processing device and image forming apparatus A sheet post-processing device includes a placement unit for placing a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus; a discharging unit for successively discharging the sheet on the placement unit; and an offset unit for shifting an edge of a stitching sheet fro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991226 | Sheet discharge device with sheet size reference members A sheet discharge device includes a housing for housing sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus. A matching reference device includes a plurality of reference members different in matching reference positions for arranging one end of the sheet in the housi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986510 | Offsetting discharging apparatus with aligning member An offsetting discharging apparatus with aligning member or a sheet discharge apparatus is provided with a sheet discharge device for discharging sheets, a storage device for receiving the sheets discharged from the discharge device, and an alignment reference membe... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6951334 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet discharge apparatus of the invention is equipped with discharge rollers for discharging a sheet, a storage tray for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge rollers, a positioning plate established to align at least one edge of the sheet discharged by... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951427 | Printer with cutting device A printer includes an exposing section for exposing a recording medium, a first feed device for feeding the recording medium while contacting both side edges of the recording medium, a developing section for development of the recording medium, a recording media fee... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6910688 | Sheet discharging apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet discharge apparatus includes a discharge device for discharging sheets, a storage device for receiving the sheets discharged by the discharge device, alignment reference members for aligning at least one side of the sheets discharged to the storage device, r... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6888650 | Apparatus and method for reading document A document reading apparatus and method are provided for outputting an image faithful to a document as possible even if the document is accidentally fed in an oblique fashion on the way of a sheet feeding path. For this purpose, a plurality of document end detecting... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886828 | Sheet finishing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet finishing apparatus is provided with a discharge device for discharging a sheet; a support device arranged below the discharge device; a storage device arranged below the support device; an aligning device having a reference member as a reference to align th... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883799 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that can store sheets with various sizes and accurately detect a size of the sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet storage device, a supporting device for supporting the sheet storage device in a m... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880991 | Printing method A printing method includes the steps of transporting a recording medium and an intermediate transfer medium for holding an image temporarily to an image forming position; selectively forming an image on the recording medium and the intermediate transfer medium at th... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874775 | Document transfer device and image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus is formed of a transfer unit and an image reading unit. The transfer unit includes a transfer belt disposed along a contact glass held vertically for transferring a document or photograph to a reading position; a first suction portion for ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6873806 | Image forming system with adaptability based on operator identification An image forming system which can ensure high operability according to an operator is provided. A control unit 950 of a digital copying machine 1A changes an image which is displayed on a touch panel 248 according to an ID specified by an IC car... | 03/29/2005 |
