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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 |
| 7637104 | Buoyancy engine apparatus A buoyancy engine and compression device having a plurality of rotating flexible chains formed of individual segments, each having a plurality of compressible flotation members engaged thereon. The chains rotate around axises at upper and lower frames. The flotation... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7594305 | Socket engaging tether for electronic devices A tether for electronic devices employing a plug having a first end adapted for engagement to a tether and a second end formed on non-conductive material having an exterior surface with an exterior circumference adapted for frictional engagement with the interior ci... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7588000 | Free piston pressure spike modulator for any internal combustion engine A pressure spike modulator for engagement to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The device provides for adjustment of engine cylinder pressures using a reciprocating piston which provides a temporary increase in engine combustion chamber volume. Pressur... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7547044 | Anti-rollover device for trailers and mobile homes A rollover inhibitor to help prevent towed vehicles from rolling over while being towed in high winds. The device features a rotatable elongated member having a wheel on a distal end which engages to a frame mount adapted to engage the frame structure of towed vehic... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7179436 | Sterilization system and method Exemplary embodiments may include a sanitizing system and method including a chamber, a wet and dry heating system adjacent to the chamber, and a filtered air system to reduce the contaminants entering the system and to provide positive pressure to the chamber to re... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7538568 | Spring loaded probe pin A conductive plunger 3 is received inside a cylindrical conductive barrel 2 so as to be capable of moving backward and forward, an urging coil spring 4 for pushing a rear end 3b of the plunger 3 is received inside the barrel... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536943 | Valve and auxiliary exhaust system for high efficiency steam engines and compressed gas motors A steam engine with improved intake and exhaust flow provided by separate pairs of intake and exhaust ports located at both ends of a steam drive cylinder. A slide valve located adjacent to the drive cylinder provides for timed sealing of intake and exhaust ports du... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7505928 | Interactive printed page optical code data access system and method An interactive wide area computer network system and method for accessing and transmitting data using a printed page optical code. The code includes a system configuration mode identifier which configures the system to perform specified functions and allow the user ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7490721 | Camera holder A camera storage apparatus adapted for engagement to a user having a case formed by two elastically engaged sidewalls. An aperture provides access for the camera to an interior cavity and a projection creates a restraint for the camera while in the interior cavity. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491039 | Compressor An air compressor formed of a plurality of collapsible members engaged between opposing rotating side members. The collapsible members alternate between a collapsed state and enlarged state during rotation around the side members which are engaged to polygonal segme... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485139 | Stent delivery and deployment system A stent delivery and deployment system for placement of vascular stents. The device employs a guide wire which is threaded into position in a vein or artery of a patient. An elongated stent having a central cavity communicating therethrough also has a passageway for... | 02/03/2009 |
| D585568 | Synthetic board for building purposes | 01/27/2009 |
| 7467746 | Magnetically activated guiding device and method A guiding device and method to provide information about a path traveled by a user. The device features a cane having a magnet mounted on a distal end. The magnet is attracted to a magnetic pathway formed on a walking surface by a buried cable or applied surface. No... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7435196 | Apparatus and method for tennis swing training A racket swing training apparatus providing a user-chosen static positioning of a tennis racket in the hand, at angles to the forearm, which are determinable and repeatable. The device further provides components to set the face angle of the racket engaged to the de... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436370 | Device and method for polarization control for a phased array antenna A method of configuring a phased array antenna having a plurality of radiators, each said radiator elements capable of radiating or receiving signals in one of two orthogonal polarizations determined to achieve a pseudo-random mix of horizontally and vertically pola... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426763 | Table engageable support for head cushion supporting anesthetized patient A support for the head of a patient lying in a generally prone position. The support features a tray adapted for support on an underlying operating table surface. A plurality of pins projecting from an engagement with the tray are positioned to engage and suspend ei... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412946 | Water tube boiler A steam generator for generation of steam in a water tube boiler having first and second upright headers in sealed communication with lower and upper inclining banks of tubes communicating therebetween. An end portion of the tubes in the upper bank, changes to a dec... | 08/19/2008 |
| D574121 | Wheelbarrow | 07/29/2008 |
| D572767 | Game board | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389609 | Louver rotation apparatus and method An louver rotation mechanism for use in rotating a louvered shutter having louvers rotationally engaged with a frame. The device features one or a plurality of gear modules which are positionable to a fixed location on one or a plurality of rack bars. The gear modul... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363723 | Measuring device A hand held measuring device for measuring for construction or other industries using measuring tapes to ascertain measurements. The device features an extendable tape engaged to an electronic sensor communicating the measurement to a data processor and digital disp... | 04/29/2008 |
| D566748 | Guitar headstock | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353606 | Hair cutting and styling razor A razor cutter for hair using a blade having one or two accordion shaped cutting edges to allow a feathered cut of hair strands at different points when the cutting edge of the blade contacts hair. Each cutting edge is made up of a plurality of smaller edge sections... | 04/08/2008 |
| D565123 | Game board | 03/25/2008 |
| D564599 | Game board | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338342 | Omnidirectional toy manipulator A hand held omnidirectional toy figure manipulator allowing an operator to manipulate a toy figure to mimic movements made by a player of various sports such as baseball or soccer. The device employs with a one or a plurality of actuators attached to communicating c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336514 | Electrical power conservation apparatus and method An electrical power control apparatus and method for power factor correction in a conventional 60 hertz or other conventional frequency electrical AC power supply communicated to an inductive load. A plurality of interruptions of current in the line on both sides of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322894 | Apparatus and method for tennis swing training A racket grip training apparatus providing user chosen static positioning of a tennis racket in the hand at angles to the forearm that are determinable and repeatable. The device further provides components to set the face angle of the racket engaged to the device a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318842 | Agents and methods for treating biodegradable synthetic yarns An agent and method for treating biodegradable synthetic yarns fabricated from a polymer comprising lactic acid as a main component, which enable improved lubricity, cohesion, etc. to be so imparted to the biodegradable synthetic yarns that the yarns can be prevente... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307408 | Cable locating device A device for identifying individual cables communicating between many remote locations to one central location using the building AC ground circuit to communicate between the remote location and the central location. The device includes a plurality of tubes adapted ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293892 | Incandescent body An improved incandescent mantle formed of a woven fabric tube and having at least one open end with a fireproof attaching material provided for attaching at least one of the ends of the tube to a burner. At least one additional fireproof material portion is provided... | 11/13/2007 |
| D554034 | Wheel | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281541 | Dental floss An improved dental floss employing a planar substrate with one or a plurality of apertures formed therein. At each aperture, a pair of edible substrate side portions having a perimeter portion slightly larger than the perimeter of the aperture are positioned and joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275704 | Compound dispersing method and apparatus To provide a dispersing apparatus that can stir media in a vessel uniformly, and by increasing the shearing power at stirring, can perform quality constant dispersion with high dispersing efficiency. In a dispersing apparatus wherein a basket-shaped vessel 2 ... | 10/02/2007 |
| D549568 | Lug nut | 08/28/2007 |
| D549112 | Clock | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255625 | Omnidirectional toy manipulator A hand held omnidirectional toy figure manipulator allowing an operator to manipulate a puppet like toy figure concurrently with a variety of miniature toy replica devices such as a skateboard, a surfboard, a bicycle or a motorcycle or animals such as bull, in a wid... | 08/14/2007 |
| D548663 | Front face of a floor mat | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250541 | Method for suppressing narrowband noise in a wideband communication system This invention is used in communications, for example, in expanded signal spectrum broadband communication systems. The technical effect of this invention consists in an enhanced narrow-band interference suppression factor and almost complete elimination of the effe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246447 | Apparatus and method for forming designs in a haired surface A device and method for forming designs into the haired surface on the body. The device features a design head having a shape defined by a perimeter edge and a support shaft engaged with the design head. Hair is trimmed from the haired surface adjacent to the perime... | 07/24/2007 |