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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 |
| 8083433 | Vehicle barrier fence An example of a vehicle barrier system for arresting an impacting vehicle of substantial mass within a selected distance of the fence includes a pair of terminal posts positioned in and secured to the ground in a spaced apart relationship; at least three cables, eac... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7950468 | Wellbore plug A method of retrieving at least a first plug and a second plug of the same type from a wellbore, wherein when the plugs are set in the wellbore each plug has a valve in a closed position blocking flow of fluid through the plug and a sealing mechanism expanded into e... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7798741 | Cable-release anchor assembly An assembly for releasing tension in a cable includes a mounting plate holding the cable in tension, the mounting plate oriented substantially parallel to the cable when it is in tension; and a leveraging member having a base positioned between the mounting plate an... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7736085 | Bollard system A bollard, which is positioned in a structure having a grade level, includes an outer member having a first section extending above the grade level; an inner member having a filler material; and a connector operationally connecting the inner member and the outer mem... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7686077 | Methods and apparatus for determining wellbore parameters One embodiment of a system for determining a wellbore parameter includes a pulse generator positioned in fluid communication with a wellbore such that a fluid can flow from the wellbore through the pulse generator, wherein the pulse generator selectively releases th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681641 | Plunger lift controller and method A method of controlling a plunger lift system for a well. The method including the steps of: defining a threshold value for a trigger event, the trigger event initiating operation of the control valve by the controller; defining event-value conditions upon which adj... | 03/23/2010 |
| RE41141 | Combined drilling apparatus and method Method and apparatus for drilling, completion, well workovers and well control, combining an integrated lifting unit and a coiled tubing unit, the method and apparatus permit running jointed pipe and coil tubing in combination, and standing multiple joints of pipe n... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7660192 | Seismic streamer receiver selection systems and methods Systems and methods for determining inline skew of one or more seismic streamers are disclosed. One system embodiment includes a seismic streamer including a plurality of receivers, a skew detector adapted to detect inline skew of the streamer, and a receiver select... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7603009 | Double-ended distributed temperature sensing systems The present invention comprises a system for deploying double-ended distributed temperature sensing (DTS) systems which utilizes less space than prior art systems. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a cable having at least two independent optical fib... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7568679 | Cable barrier system An example of the cable barrier system includes a cable-release anchor assembly; a length of need section having a plurality of line post spaced from each other, each of the line posts having an internal cavity and a slot formed along a sidewall extending downward f... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7290747 | Display case protection device A display case protection assembly for protection of a portion of a display case from damage from impacts includes a guard member having a convex shaped first side, a concave shaped second side, a top end and a bottom end; a retaining sleeve is in communication with... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7523786 | Apparatus and method for freeing deployment cables stuck in a wellbore An apparatus for freeing a cable that is lodged in a wellbore without dislodging the well tool carried by cable includes a housing connectable about the cable and means for engaging the cable upon impact with the well tool to reduce the impact of the outer housing o... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7484452 | Fluid end for a plunger pump A fluid end for a reciprocating pump including a body having a base, a side and a longitudinal opposing side, a cylinder bore formed horizontally through the body and a vertical bore intersecting the cylinder bore defining a high stress region proximate the intersec... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438505 | Heave compensated snubbing system and method A heave compensation system to enable the transfer of tubulars between a floating platform and a snubbing jack. The heave compensation system includes a first end connected to the floating platform and a second end in connection with a traveling slip assembly of the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7409992 | Perforating gun The present invention provides an apparatus for use in perforating a well having a plurality of explosive charges. Each explosive charge is adapted to generate a perforation tunnel in the formation adjacent to the well. In one embodiment, explosive charges are orien... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401996 | Cable-release anchor assembly A cable-release anchor assembly including a cable mounting plate adapted for removably holding a cable proximate its terminal end and a leveraging member positioned to release the cable from the terminal end when the leveraging member is impacted. The cable may be c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398960 | Releasable post-cable connection for a cable barrier system A releasable post-cable connection includes a post having a top end extending above a ground level. The post having an internal cavity and a slot formed through a post face wall extending downward from the top end of the post in communication with the cavity and a h... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387157 | Dynamic inflatable sealing device A dynamic inflatable sealing device for maintaining the pressure within an inflatable element at least substantially equal to the pressure in the annulus to maintain the inflatable element in a sealing position. The dynamic sealing device includes an inflatable elem... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379819 | Reservoir sample chain-of-custody Methods of assuring that a representative formation and/or fluid sample of a subterranean reservoir is obtained are provided. One method of validating a reservoir fluid sample obtained from a wellbore includes the steps of acquiring a reservoir fluid sample in the w... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364137 | Cable barrier system A cable barrier system including a cable-release anchor assembly, a terminal end section having at least one terminal post, the terminal post disposed adjacent to and spaced from the cable-release anchor assembly, and a length of need section having a plurality of l... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353871 | Downhole automatic tool release and method of use A release tool adapted to be connected between a perforating gun and a tubing for releasing the perforating gun from the tubing after detonation of the perforating gun, the tool including a housing in connection with the tubing, the housing having an axial bore; an ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331398 | Multi-drop flow control valve system A multi-drop flow control valve system having a plurality of hydraulically actuated flow control valve, each valve set in an initial operating position. The flow control valves are connected to a hydraulic control line in sequence, wherein the second flow control va... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7304725 | Optical time domain reflectometry An optical time domain reflectometry apparatus for sensing a parameter in a region of interest is characterized in that the optical fiber includes a first section into which optical radiation at the probe wavelength is launched and a second section deployed in the r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287589 | Well treatment system and method A well treatment system of the present invention includes a housing forming a sealed surge chamber, and a surge charge disposed within the sealed surge chamber, wherein the surge charge is adapted upon activation to penetrate the housing and to not penetrate materia... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243730 | Well production optimizing system A well optimizing system and method for lifting fluid that accumulates and retards production in a well. The system includes a plunger having a piston and a detachable plugh. The piston has a sealing section and a retrieval end and defines a passage through the leng... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214310 | Portable pool cleaning system A portable pool cleaning system for the remote cleaning of a swimming pool including a housing and a base. A motor is connected to the housing and is attached to a high pressure pump wherein the pump includes both intake and ports. The first tubing is connected to t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7169229 | Moving head, coating apparatus The invention pertains to a coating apparatus and method in which most of the relative movement between a dispensing head and the substrate to be coated is provided by the coating head. The moving head configuration reduces the system footprint and diminishes leveli... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160389 | System and method for cleaning and priming an extrusion head The present invention relates to a system and method suitable for automatic cleaning of a coating or extrusion head of a coating apparatus. The invention includes a scrubbing station wherein a combination of physical contact and strong solvent solution combine to re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155429 | Method, apparatus and article of manufacture to aggregate automated transaction procession A method, apparatus and article of manufacture to aggregate automated transaction processing and facilitate database integrity. In one embodiment of the invention, identified transactions are interrogated and their associated processing requirements determined. Once... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140447 | Subsurface annular safety barrier A subsurface annular safety barrier including a tubing disposed within a wellbore casing forming a casing-tubing annulus to allow fluid flow from and/or to a subterranean formation, and an annular barrier carried by the tubing and positioned in the casing-tubing ann... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134153 | Cradle conversion system A cradle conversion system having a cradle moveable between at least one sofa position and a bed position. The system comprised of a cradle having a first and second deck and a locking mechanism for selectively securing the decks in a set angular position to one ano... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7075797 | Circuit board riser for volume sharing peripheral cards A substantially rigid card having a first side and an opposing second side, a first connector end adapted to mate with a first expansion connector on a circuit board and a second connector end adapted to mate with a second expansion connector on the board. A first p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6968848 | Retractable bristle brush A retractable bristle brush of the type for retracting the bristles into the brush is provided. The retractable bristle brush includes a handle adapted for grasping by a user and an elongated, cylindrical inner mandrel extending from the handle; a plurality of brist... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948969 | Electrical connector assembly with a cable guiding member An electrical connector assembly includes an electric cable, and an electrical connector member for signal transmission. The connector member terminates an end portion of the electric cable. A cable guiding member is mounted on the end portion of the electric cable,... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946018 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a gas A method and apparatus for cleaning a gas comprising a rotatable centrifugal cylinder having passageways for flowing a gas stream with a liquid stream through the cylinder to centrifugally remove the particulates from the gas stream with the liquid stream; turbine b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6886011 | Good and service description system and method The present invention provides a system and method for the description of goods and services which permits the user to use an interactive system to automate the generation of descriptions of those goods or services for use, entry into a database or for query of a da... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6764531 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a gas A system and method of cleaning a gas of undesired particulate, aromas, and gases of the type utilizing a centrifuge with various combinations and apparatus used to liquid wet a gas stream is provided. The gas scrubber of the present invention includes a container f... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6625907 | Method and apparatus for dredging and transporting dredged solids A system and method of the type for quickly mobilizing a unit for dredging a layer of material from a water bottom is provided. The dredging system includes: a motorized, substantially self-contained vessel positioned above a borrow site, at least one dre... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619389 | Pipe spinning apparatus A pipe spinning apparatus connected in a drilling string for threadably connecting or disconnecting joints of pipes is provided. The pipe spinning apparatus includes a rotatable stem for connecting and disconnecting members, at least one pneumatic, turbin... | 09/16/2003 |
