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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 |
| 8172874 | Nipple A nipple simulating the shape, surface geometry and function of a woman's breast is provided. The nipple has a stem and a base. The base has an areola region and a bulbous region. The areola region is positioned between the stem and the bulbous region, and can simul... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163272 | Sunless tanning substrate The present invention provides a sunless tanning substrate having one or more sunless tanning enhancers, which adjust the rate of color development and/or adjust or customize the color developed on the skin. The present invention further provides a method of sunless... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146174 | Glove having a cuffed portion The present invention provides a glove for a wearer. The glove has a hand covering portion and an arm covering portion connected to the hand covering portion. The arm covering portion has a number of segments with each connected to one another by a pivot. The arm co... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142813 | Polymer latex compound A polymer latex composition has an acrylonitrile component, a polychloroprene component, and a natural latex component. When these components are blended together and formed into a film, the film exhibits a resistance to ozone that is greater than a resistance to oz... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8093446 | Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant There is provided a tampon or similar device or product in which there is disposed at least one surface active agent. A broad feature of the present invention provides a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids made up of a fibrous material defining a str... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091325 | Waste disposal device including a diaphragm for twisting a flexible tubing dispensed from a cartridge A diaphragm positioned in a waste disposal device for holding and twisting flexible tubing dispensed form a cartridge housed in the waste disposal device. The twisting of the tubing is accomplished either by rotating the diaphragm and holding the cartridge stationar... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8070710 | Lubricious compositions and articles made therefrom The present disclosure provides a lubricious polymeric composition that includes polymer and one or more lubricants. Articles formed from the lubricious polymeric composition possess enhanced softness, flexibility and lubricity. The present disclosure also provides ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066738 | Pacifier A pacifier includes an inner substrate layer and an outer substrate layer comolded over the inner substrate layer. The outer substrate layer forms a nipple and a handle. The inner substrate layer has a first portion covered by the outer substrate layer and a portion... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8016142 | Vent valve assemblies for baby bottles A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the conta... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7982089 | Methods of lubricating a tampon and a tampon lubricated thereby There is provided a tampon pledget or tampon applicator that is covered by a wrapper having microcapsules thereon. Alternatively, the microcapsules may simply be disposed on the tampon pledget or tampon applicator. The microcapsules may contain a lubricant or a frag... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7958704 | Waste disposal device including a mechanism for scoring a flexible tubing dispensed from a cartridge A waste disposal device includes a mechanism for scoring flexible tubing dispensed from a cartridge. The waste disposal device comprises a container housing a length of flexible tubing foldingly stacked therein and configured to permit dispensing of the flexible tub... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947210 | Tampon pledget having a shaped tip and method of making same The present invention provides a tampon pledget having a shaped tip. The present invention further provides a method for forming a tampon pledget having a shaped tip. The method includes a cooling step after the formation of the shaped tip, which results in the mini... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918004 | Tampon applicator barrels having gripping structures and methods of forming A tampon applicator barrel including a cardboard tube having a first end and a second end and at least one gripping structure defined from the cardboard tube proximate the second end is provided. The cardboard tube has a wall thickness of between about 0.015 and abo... | 04/05/2011 |
| D635459 | Bottle | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910090 | Non-irritating compositions The present invention provides a base composition that allows for the formulation of non-irritating cosmetic and/or dermatological compositions. The base composition includes one or more of electrolyte, buffer, mild preservative, lubricant, or any combinations there... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897236 | Electrostatic flocking and articles made therefrom The present invention is directed to an article having at least one surface coated with electrostatically flocked material. The flock material used is one or more fibers, preferably synthetic fibers. When electrostatically flocked onto the article surface, the flock... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887525 | Coating composition with color and/or optical components and a tampon applicator coated therewith The present invention provides coating composition according to the present invention. The coating composition is a low extractables composition that imparts properties, such as, for example, low friction, high gloss, color and/or pearlescence to a substrate coated ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7867209 | Tampon pledget for increased bypass leakage protection There is provided a tampon pledget that includes one or more enhanced features that result in the pledget exhibiting increased bypass leakage prevention. These enhanced features may include, but are not limited to, geometry, absorption, and any combinations thereof.... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862533 | Multiple-component tampon applicator There is provided a multiple-component tampon applicator formed from at least three separate components. A fingergrip having a reduced cross-section as compared to that of the barrel may be formed such that it is a separate component or is integrally formed with a b... | 01/04/2011 |
| D628078 | Container | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828821 | Nipple A nipple simulating the shape and function of a woman's breast is provided. The nipple has a stem and a base. The nipple preferably has a securing structure integrally formed to the base. The base has an areola region and a bulbous region. The areola region is posit... | 11/09/2010 |
| D626791 | Set of nesting bowls | 11/09/2010 |
| D626650 | Tampon applicator with finger grip | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815594 | Tampon assembly providing proper bodily placement of a pledget Provided is a tampon applicator having one or more insertion indicators to gauge and/or control the insertion depth of a tampon. The one or more insertion indicators may be located on the tampon applicator barrel, plunger, tampon, removal string, or any combinations... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806855 | Manual breast pump A manual breast pump, including a housing; a funnel connected to the housing and forming a passage for breast milk; a cup for receiving a breast; a lid connected to an upper portion of the housing; a handle assembly connected to the lid; a substantially semi-circula... | 10/05/2010 |
| D624428 | Container | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799966 | Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant ability and method of making same There is provided a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids. The article includes a fibrous absorbent material suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and one or more all-natural, liquid malodor counteractant materials disposed within the fibrous materia... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798986 | Tampon applicator barrels having gripping structures and methods of forming A tampon applicator barrel including a cardboard tube having a first end and a second end and at least one gripping structure defined from the cardboard tube proximate the second end is provided. The cardboard tube has a wall thickness of between about 0.015 and abo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798361 | Vented container A container for holding a fluid that includes a hollow body defining an inner volume and an elastomeric membrane that is integrally formed with the hollow body forming a unitary container having a vent area. The vent area vents the inner volume such that air is sele... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780892 | Tampon applicator with improved fingergrip and method of making same The present invention provides a tampon applicator barrel having a fingergrip with one or more gripping structures that have an acute edge for improved gripping. Preferably, the one or more gripping structures are one or more embossed ring-like structures. The prese... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776009 | Breast cup A breast cup for use with a breast pump for expressing breast milk is provided. The breast cup sealingly separates the air flow from the breast milk, provides a barrier against impingement of the flexible insert by the user's breast and provides a massaging member f... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776008 | Manual breast pump A manually actuated breast pump is provided. The breast pump has a breast cup, pump mechanism and a container. The components of the breast pump are easily assembled and disassembled to facilitate use, cleaning, manufacture and transport. The breast pump can apply a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762423 | Flow control element for use with leak-proof cup assemblies There is provided a flow control element for use with a drinking cup cap having a first mating member in fluid communication with a spout aperture. The flow control element has a first stack and a first valve. The first stack has an upper portion that can be positio... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757467 | Disposable cassette for incremental withdrawal of tubular plastic with malodor-counteractant capacity A container holding a supply of plastic, tubular stock for the incremental withdrawal of portions thereof, said container comprising a malodor counteractant. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748643 | Spill proof straw There is provided a drinking straw assembly. The assembly has a first straw portion and a housing that can be removably secured to the first straw portion. The housing has a housing cavity, and a valve that can be removably connected to the housing cavity. The valve... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745686 | Catamenial device There is provided a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids made up of a fibrous material defining a structure suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and disposed within the structure an effective amount, so as to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bac... | 06/29/2010 |
| D618108 | Bottle | 06/22/2010 |
| D617660 | Canister | 06/15/2010 |
| D617659 | Bottle | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727210 | Multiple-component tampon applicator A method of making a tampon applicator having four separable components includes forming a barrel having a forward end and a rearward end opposite the forward end, forming a fingergrip having a barrel end and a plunger end, where the fingergrip has an axially extend... | 06/01/2010 |
