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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 |
| 5323676 | Bar chord machine The invention is a bar chord machine for stringed musical instruments with frets. The machine has a generally longitudinal frame made of two parallel spaced-apart rods with clamps for securing the frame next to and generally parallel to the neck of the st... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5299528 | Raptor protection unit for use on a power pole Various embodiments of a raptor protection unit for installation on a power pole crossbar are shown and described, each having a clamp system secure enough to hold a perch on the crossbar. Each embodiment includes two side-lock clamps, which each have a s... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297708 | Lawn chair backpack A standard bent aluminum tube and nylon webbed lawn chair (1) is retrofitted with a pair of padded shoulder straps (15), a padded shoulder support (16), a fold down cargo platform (11) and a padded waist belt (19) so that when the chair is folded up into ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5287571 | Sleeping bag carrying and storage enclosure with automatic closure means A sleeping bag carrying and storage enclosure (10) is disclosed and has as its two main components a sleeping bag cover (11) and automatic closure system (21). Sleeping bag cover (11) is configured to receive a standard rectangular sleeping bag (1) in its... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5285430 | Behavior modification wristwatch A behavior modification wristwatch (10) is disclosed which has a watch body (11) shaped in the form of an octagon, includes a face which is red in color and has the word "stop" printed on it to resemble a stop sign and thereby serve as a constant consciou... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5279577 | Hypodermic uncapping and recapping appliance and method A hypodermic appliance for facilitating a one-handed uncapping and recapping of hypodermic apparatus and the like. An appliance separate from the hypodermic apparatus includes an elongated tapered opening in a plate through which a needle-covering sheath ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279232 | Modular shelving interconnection assembly A modular shelving interconnection assembly is disclosed. The assembly has two (2) substantially upright, spaced-apart side panels with holes extending through their lateral surfaces at approximately equal distances from their bottoms. Tabs of shelf suppo... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5265727 | Gift wrap caricature A shrink wrap gift package is disclosed. A piece of shrink wrap film encloses a gift item. Excess shrink wrap film extending from the piece of film enclosing the gift is formed into body parts of humans, animals and plants. This way, the package creates a... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5262757 | Electronic signaling device for bicycles and the like An electronic audible warning device (10), which includes a power source (18), a motion detector (401), a pleasant tone generator (100, Q1, Q3), a loud piercing tone generator (100, Q1, Q2) and a remote push button activation switch (19) is disclosed. Sig... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259129 | Winter golf shoe spikes The invention is a replaceable golf shoe cleat or spike 10 for use in place of a standard metal spike 4. Winter golf shoe spike 10 preferably has a main cleat body 11 molded from a durable plastic type material in single unitary fashion. A threaded stud 1... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257003 | Thermistor and its method of manufacture The invention is a thermistor comprising a thermistor element, a fixed product of a resistive film on an axial surface of the thermistor element and a conductor material on the terminal surfaces of the thermistor element. The fixed resistive film extends ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255765 | Removable luggage cover Embodiments of a removable luggage cover are disclosed, each for protecting a piece of luggage from damaging and dirty environments. The luggage cover is a piece of durably woven fabric held on the luggage either by being directly attached to the luggage ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255583 | Method of preparing a shaped sugar cane product A shaped sugar cane product for use as chopsticks, garnish sticks, stir sticks and snack sticks is made from sugar cane stalks. The method comprises billeting the stalks into desired lengths for the sticks, and then pressing the billets lengthwise against... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5251907 | Sonic archery beacon A sonic archery beacon (10) is disclosed which employs a circuit (21) carried by an arrow (1) which includes an audible signal generator being configured to mimic the sound of a naturally occurring insect, bird or the like. Circuit (21) is activated by an... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5246164 | Method and apparatus for variable application of irrigation water and chemicals Disclosed are a method and apparatus (10) for cataloging or dividing a given field, under irrigation by an irrigation system (100), into a plurality of zones which can be monitored for irrigation water and chemical requirements and then, delivering by way... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5244245 | Vehicle top cover Embodiments of a vehicle top cover are shown and described, each having a roof panel and two flexible side panels that form a vehicle-top shape and a means for holding down the rear of the vehicle top cover on the vehicle. The roof panel covers most of th... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242338 | Infant exercise and entertainment device An infant entertainment and development device (10) is disclosed which in its preferred embodiment includes a sliding inclined bed (11) which has a stationary perpendicularly disposed kick board (25) positioned at the lower foot end of the bed (11). The i... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5237770 | Fly fishing rod and reel combination A fly rod and reel combination (10) is disclosed which includes an elongated arcuate reel positioning member (16). Fly rod (11) is provided with a hollow butt end (13) and a hollow cylindrical extension (19) having a set of male threads (20) on its outsid... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5234833 | Polyhedral composter A polyhedron composting container (10) is disclosed having an access door panel (15) and interior turning tines (18). The polyhedron composter (10) is advantageously manufactured from identical equilateral triangles which can snap or fasten together by bo... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5230495 | Vehicular dashboard bracket A mounting bracket (10) for attachment to a top or side trim piece of a vehicular dashboard center console (28). Said bracket (10) is formed of elongated attachment plate (12) to which is attached mounting plate extension (18) which positions mounting pla... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5230481 | Cord take-up device The invention is a dual reel cord take-up device for flat wire cable which has a generally semi-cylindrical upper and lower case half which snap together over a dual-purpose shaft to make two compartments. The first compartment is a cord take-up compartme... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5229537 | Electric fiddle and pickup The invention is an electric pickup for stringed instruments comprising an isolated bridge and a hollow coil suspendedly held beneath the strings. A fixed, adjustable member suspendedly holds a magnet within the hollow center of the coil, or suspendedly h... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5226576 | Vehicle trash container The invention is a waste receptacle with an outer container having foldable sidewalls, a rectangular bottom and an inner means for supporting and securing a disposable bag liner. The liner is preferably a recycled plastic grocery bag.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5225228 | Bakery product from distiller's grain The invention is a method for preparing a bran from wet distiller's grain (WDG) or distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS). In the method sodium bicarbonate, amino acid and potato starch are added to the wet, solid residue from the fermentation of gr... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5220867 | Adjustable tension silk screen frame Adjustable tension silk screen frame (10) of the floating bar type is disclosed. Retensionable stretch and glue screen printing frame (10) uses screen attachment members (13) of specific cross section to maximize the available printing surface provided by... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5213022 | Multi-directional portable band sawmill for lumber and firewood The invention is a portable band sawmill which is able to make bi-directional horizontal cuts, as well as vertical cuts. A special carriage with a U-shaped inner member pivotally connecting two band saw wheel support members makes this possible. The wheel... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5211437 | Combination tailgate and ramp assembly A combination tailgate and ramp assembly 10 formed of a pair of ramps 14 and 20, which when fastened together with fastener brackets 32 and 72 form a conventional tailgate hinged and rotatable about a transverse sliderail 30. Swing pin hinge 68 supports t... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5209492 | Shooting target stand Embodiments are shown and described, each of a shooting target stand for removable holding a target at various angles and heights relative to the ground. The target stand has a generally two-dimensional frame, with an opening across which the target is pl... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5200228 | Shaped sugar cane product A shaped sugar cane product for use as chopsticks, garnish sticks, stir sticks and snack sticks made from sugar cane stalks. The method comprises billeting the stalks into desired lengths for the sticks, and then pressing the billets lengthwise against a ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5197550 | Mechanized beet harvester The invention is a mechanized beet harvester with a front-end beet digging and lifting assembly. A special grabroll assembly whch directs the beets inwardly from both ends of the harvester towards the center and backwardly towards a low level pick-up rese... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5197549 | Onion topper The invention is a field onion topping machine with a front-end gathering and lifting assembly 16 which delivers onions to a transport assembly 25 and a substantially horizontal cutting table 26 provided by a moving chain conveyor 15. A fan 17, spaced apa... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5193924 | Cap cover for keyboard keys The invention is a cap cover for keyboard keys comprising a generally rectangular in the horizontal plane hollow box with a closed end and an open end, said open end being adapted to rest on a base plate or a grid plate of a keyboard, and said hollow box ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193578 | Irrigation line drain valve The invention is an automatic drain valve for irrigation pipelines. The valve is located at the end of the pipe, and comprises a pivoted, spring lever attached to the outside of the pipe and attached to a valve stem and seat.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5190344 | Single mold stadium seat A foldable stadium seat (10) is disclosed which is manufactured from a pair of first and second generally planar seat members (11) and (12), which are both products of the same mold. This is made possible by a specific configuration of hinges wherein a fi... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5174800 | Activated carbon radon adsorption for buildings The invention is a radon gas adsorber for buildings which comprises an open-cell material containing activated carbon and attached to a backing material providing high resistance to radon gas flow. The adsorber, which traverses the bottom of the building,... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5167110 | One pass bean cutting and windrowing apparatus Disclosed is a combination bean cutter-windrower (10) which includes a cross bar (11) being attached to the bottom of windrower (2) and located just behind tine pickup reel (3) under roller (5) and conveyors (6) and (7). A plurality of shanks (12) are att... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5154293 | Resealable package A reclosable blister package wherein the top planar surface of the blister package assembly is divided into first and second portions by a transverse concave indentation formed integrally therein. The first or lower portion of the blister package assembly... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5143242 | Paint bucket with disposable liner Disclosed is a paint bucket (11) lined with a disposable plastic bag type liner (15). Combination bucket and liner (10) includes an air evacuation or extraction provision to "suck" liner (15) firmly against the interior of bucket (11). The individual line... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5140947 | Newborn animal incubator Calf dryer 10 formed of end walls 13, side walls 12 and base 18, having transversed straps 20 and longitudinal straps 21 attached therein to form a webbed sling for holding newborn animal 11 in an upright position. Forced air heater 14 ducts forced air th... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5135537 | Home traction device A home traction table (10) having a generally planar table (11) being supported by a pair of T-shaped leg members (20) and (21). A pelvic support frame (48) is disposed perpendicular to the plane of the table. A pelvic harness (42) is provided for support... | 08/04/1992 |
