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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 |
| 8174352 | Method for making a transducer, transducer made therefrom, and applications thereof A method for manufacturing or preparing thin-film stacks that exhibit moderate, finite, stress-dependent resistance and which can be incorporated into a transduction mechanism that enables simple, effective signal to be read out from a micro- or nano-mechanical stru... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167628 | Polymer substrate for flexible display having enhanced flexibility Disclosed herein is a polymer substrate for a flexible display, comprising a reticular superelastic alloy structure and/or an annular superelastic alloy structure therein. The polymer substrate has an improved flexibility because the superelastic alloy structure is ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8129072 | Ion-conducting ceramic apparatus, method, fabrication, and applications A c-axis-oriented HAP thin film synthesized by seeded growth on a palladium hydrogen membrane substrate. An exemplary synthetic process includes electrochemical seeding on the substrate, and secondary and tertiary hydrothermal treatments under conditions that favor ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107156 | Digital binary MEMS wavefront control Embodiments of the invention are directed to a new type of phase screen, i.e., an opto-electronic device that can convert a distorted incoming optical wavefront into a plane wave or, conversely, transform a plane wave into a prescribed varying output wavefront. The ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101428 | Microfluidic systems and control methods The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8057861 | Removable coating and application method A removable, colored X-alginate coating composition includes an aqueous solution of sodium alginate including a colorant and an aqueous solution containing divalent cations. The applied coating composition may be in the form of a thin film coating having a thickness... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057629 | Laminated microfluidic structures and method for making A method for making a polymeric microfluidic structure in which two or more components (layers) of the microfluidic structure are fixedly bonded or laminated with a weak solvent bonding agent, particularly acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and alcohol. In an... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044655 | Pulse measurement apparatus and method An embodiment of the invention is directed to a pulse measuring system that measures a characteristic of an input pulse under test, particularly the pulse shape of a single-shot, nano-second duration, high shape-contrast optical or electrical pulse. An exemplary sys... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8018019 | Space-charge-free semiconductor and method A semiconductor having a an n-type material and a p-type material, wherein the n-type material and p-type material are joined to form a space-charge-free p-n junction. The energy of the Fermi-level of the n-type material is equal to the energy of the Fermi-level of ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014069 | Polarization converter, optical system, method and applications A stress-induced polarization converter in the form of a zero power optical window or, alternatively, a single element, positive or negative power optical lens, that is subject to a controlled amount of symmetric, peripheral stress. The stress may be provided by app... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999485 | Electrical device The present invention is directed to a power control wiring device that includes an electronic switch circuit that energizes the electrical load in accordance with a timing regulation signal. A timing regulation circuit includes a primary timing regulation circuit a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990540 | Apparatus and methods using highly optically dispersive media According to the invention, a highly optically dispersive medium is one in which the absolute value of the group index of refraction of the medium is equal to or greater than four. An optical spectroscopic parameter detection and/or measurement apparatus may be in t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976795 | Microfluidic systems The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plu... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965477 | Protective device with improved surge protection The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring protection device that includes a housing assembly having a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals. A fault detection circuit is coupled to at least one of the plurality of line termina... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959875 | Microfluidic chips and assay systems The systems and methods described herein include a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfeatures interconnected to provide a configurable fluid transport system for processing at least one reagent. Inserts are provided to removably interfit into one or more ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952516 | System and method for coherent frequency switching in DDS architectures The present invention is directed to an integrated circuit device that includes a primary signal synthesizer configured to generate a free-running first digital frequency signal and at least one secondary signal synthesizer disposed in parallel with the primary sign... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943269 | Ion-/proton-conducting apparatus and method A c-axis-oriented HAP thin film synthesized by seeded growth on a palladium hydrogen membrane substrate. An exemplary synthetic process includes electrochemical seeding on the substrate, and secondary and tertiary hydrothermal treatments under conditions that favor ... | 05/17/2011 |
| D593507 | Trailer brake controller | 06/02/2009 |
| 6766910 | Disk storage rack A storage rack for thin flat objects such as CD's, DVD's and the like has multi-lobe “flower-like” pieces which may be stacked for rotation or non-rotation relative to each other. Each flower typically comprises three radially-directed lobes. Each lobe is divide... | 07/27/2004 |
| 7532684 | Direct RF complex analog to digital converter An analog to digital converter device that includes a sample rate reduction system configured to sample a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RF signal has a bandwidth centered at a first frequency. The sample rate reduction system is configured to directly sample the ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531744 | Ceiling box The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring box that includes a wiring device interface portion having a substantially planar member configured to accommodate a structural member on a first side and a rim portion extending from a perimeter of the plana... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528609 | Electrical testing device The present invention is directed to an electrical testing device for use in an AC electrical power distribution circuit including a plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires coupled between an AC power distribution point and a device box. The device include... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7511895 | Apparatus and method for extended depth of field imaging An extended depth of field is achieved by a computational imaging system that combines a multifocal imaging subsystem for producing a purposefully blurred intermediate image with a digital processing subsystem for producing a recovered image having an extended depth... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510429 | Electrical wiring system with slide-in connector The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring system for use in an electrical distribution system including at least one electric circuit. The at least one electric circuit includes a plurality of electric power transmitting wires disposed between an ele... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7497725 | Compact electrical wiring system The present invention is directed to a electrical wiring system that includes a plug connector having a plurality of plug contacts configured to terminate a plurality of wires. The system also includes an electrical wiring device having a cover member, a body member... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497582 | Power control device and heat sink The present invention is directed to a device for adjustably providing power to at least one electrical load. The device includes a rear body member and a plurality of terminals configured to be coupled to a source of the power and at least one load. A power control... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7470145 | Compact electrical wiring system The present invention is directed to a electrical wiring system that includes a plug connector having a plurality of plug contacts configured to terminate a plurality of wires. The system also includes an electrical wiring device having a cover member, a body member... | 12/30/2008 |
| D581245 | Biometric door lock assembly | 11/25/2008 |
| 7439832 | Electrical wiring device switch assembly and combination device with circuit protection component An electrical wiring device including a plurality of independent switches and a circuit interrupter. In an aspect, two adjacent switches are provided. The user accessible portions of the switches operate in a direction parallel to the major longitudinal axis of the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430258 | Architecture for multi-channel digital signal processing The present invention is directed to a multi-channel signal processing system that includes a fast Fourier transform (FFT) module configured to perform an FFT using a first channel time domain sample as the in-phase component of a complex signal input, and by using ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428132 | Protection device with lockout test The present invention is directed to a protective device including a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals configured to be connected to at least one load. A test circuit is coupled to the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416310 | Power control device for an electrical load The present invention is directed to a device for adjustably providing power to at least one electrical load. The device includes a body member. A plurality of terminals are configured to be coupled to a source of the power. A power control circuit is disposed in th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7385406 | Automated electrical wiring inspection system The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring inspection system. The system includes an electrical measurement apparatus having at least one load center connector configured to couple the electrical measurement apparatus to a load center, at least one br... | 06/10/2008 |
| D564230 | Snow tool with telescoping handle | 03/18/2008 |
| D560718 | Weekly desk calendar | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324732 | Lithium niobate coated optical fiber apparatus and method An optical fiber sensor having a central core, a cladding layer disposed about the central core, and a thin film of lithium niobate positioned between the core and the cladding layer. Each of the cladding layer and the central core are made from glass materials havi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323638 | Wall box receptacle with modular plug-in device A modular wiring system including a wall box receptacle device. The system includes a wiring interface disposed on a first side and electrically coupled to a plurality of receptacle openings disposed on a second side. An adjustable support assembly includes a retain... | 01/29/2008 |
| D560364 | Snow brush | 01/29/2008 |
| D559580 | Pedestal desk | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312394 | Protective device with tamper resistant shutters The present invention is directed to a protective shutter assembly for use within a cover assembly of an electrical wiring device. The assembly includes a frameless shutter sub-assembly movable between a closed position and an open position. The frameless shutter su... | 12/25/2007 |
