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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 |
| 8150652 | Method and system for automatic wedge identification for an ultrasonic inspection system Disclosed is a method and system which efficiently and accurately identifies an acoustic wedge by as simple as pressing a button to execute a command for a phased array inspection system, once the wedge is engaged with the system. It is based on the approach to use ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138755 | Enhanced wireless eddy current probe for a non-destructive inspection system An enhanced wireless eddy current probe is disclosed which has means to wirelessly couple to a non-destructive inspection (NDI) system situated some distance away from an inspection point on a material under inspection. The disclosed enhanced wireless eddy current p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8050039 | Portable environmentally robust enclosure optimized for size, weight, and power dissipation An enclosed electronic apparatus including a first continuous heat-transfer band forming at least a portion of the exterior surface of the enclosure, with continuous lateral edges on either side thereof, and mounting points on an internal side of the continuous heat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049494 | Flexible array probe for the inspection of a contoured surface with varying cross-sectional geometry A flexible array probe is disclosed suitable for use in the non-destructive testing and inspection of test pieces with varying cross-sectional geometries. Array elements—such as, but not limited to, eddy current sensors, piezoelectric sensor elements, and magnetic... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8033172 | Hand-held flaw detector imaging apparatus The present invention relates to a flaw detector imaging apparatus for detecting and visualizing a flaw in a target material to be investigated, comprising an ultrasonic phase-array probe comprising an array of ultrasonic transducers and a flaw detector. The flaw de... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8018228 | High resolution and flexible eddy current array probe Disclosed is a method and an NDT/NDI probe deploying a slit or a flexible joint of probe bending region, preferably between two rows of probe elements to allow free bending between rows of probe elements and along the direction of the rows of elements and to allow t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8001842 | Ultrasonic fault detection system using a high dynamic range analog to digital conversion system A method and apparatus for effecting ultrasonic flaw detection of an object processes an echo signal received from the object being tested in at least three signal channels, wherein the echo signal is scaled to different degrees along each channel to increase and ex... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001841 | Ultrasonic fault detection system using a high dynamic range analog to digital conversion system A method and apparatus for effecting ultrasonic flaw detection of an object processes an echo signal received from the object being tested in at least three signal channels, wherein the echo signal is scaled to different degrees along each channel to increase and ex... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963166 | Ultrasonic fault detection system using a high dynamic range analog to digital conversion system A method and apparatus for effecting ultrasonic flaw detection of an object processes an echo signal received from the object being tested in at least three signal channels, wherein the echo signal is scaled to different degrees along each channel to increase and ex... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958769 | Detection of channel saturation in phase-array ultrasonic non-destructive testing The present invention relates to a method of detecting non-linear operation of a measuring device comprising an array of transducers and at least one receiver channel portion. The method comprises receiving measured signals through transducers of the array, processi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7911368 | Sample error minimization for high dynamic range digitization systems A blending circuit is disclosed to be operable to combine plurality of digital outputs received from an analog to digital conversion system to create a composite digital signal. The analog to digital conversion system receives analog signals originated from multiple... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7832275 | Ultrasonic detection measurement system using a tunable digital filter with 4X interpolator An ultrasonic inspection system utilizes a tunable digital filter with 4× interpolation. The system is used for scanning objects to be tested and includes a transmit/receive device to generate a test signal and receive an echo signal. A signal processing circuit pr... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7817420 | Portable environmentally robust enclosure optimized for size, weight, and power dissipation An enclosed electronic apparatus including a first continuous heat-transfer band forming at least a portion of the exterior surface of the enclosure, with continuous lateral edges on either side thereof, and mounting points on an internal side of the continuous heat... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817076 | Multiple mode digitization system for a non-destructive inspection instrument A multiple mode digitization system for a non-destructive inspection instrument which makes use of a multiplexing circuit and a single set of analog to digital converters to efficiently digitize analog test signals from a plurality of inputs. In the preferred embodi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7757557 | Ultrasonic detection measurement system using a tunable digital filter with 4x interpolator An ultrasonic inspection system utilizes a tunable digital filter with 4× interpolation. The system is used for scanning objects to be tested and includes a transmit/receive device to generate a test signal and receive an echo signal. A signal processing circuit pr... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7569975 | Cable direct interconnection (CDI) method for phased array transducers A solderless, direct cable interconnect for an array transducer and method for the fabrication thereof. An ultrasonic array transducer includes an acoustic backing layer, a piezoelectric layer containing an array of piezoelectric elements (typically created from a s... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7505859 | Method and algorithms for inspection of longitudinal defects in an eddy current inspection system A collection of data processing algorithms which, used in concert, are suitable for use in place of a high pass filter stage in an eddy current inspection system and provide for a system optimized to inspect test pieces for elongated defects running parallel to the ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7461554 | Digital time variable gain circuit for non-destructive test instrument In a non-destructive test instrument, there is provided a time variable gain (TVG) amplifier wherein the gain of the amplifier is dynamically changed to optimize the amplitude of a flaw echo signal. The TVG digital memory for a given TVG curve specifies and controls... | 12/09/2008 |
