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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 |
| 8123792 | Perioperative warming device A perioperative warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with stacked sections. One section of the convective apparatus is adapted to provide comfort warming by convection. Another section of the convectiv... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123790 | Clinical garment for comfort warming and prewarming A clinical garment having a lower hem and sleeves includes permeable surfaces inside near peripheral portions, a duct in communication with the permeable surfaces, and at least one inlet port opening into the duct. When worn by a patient, the permeable surfaces are ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116982 | System and method for automatic color segmentation and minimum significant response for measurement of fractional localized intensity of cellular compartments A system, a method, and a programmed device for measurement of translocational activity among cellular compartments process magnified images of cellular material exposed to an agent by segmenting and compartmentalizing the images and then measuring fractional locali... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107711 | User interface method and system for management and control of automated image processing in high content screening or high throughput screening A user interface method and system for controlling automated image processing operations of HCS and/or HTS systems includes a graphical interface to enable user designation of an image naming convention, image sources and destinations, image processing channels, pro... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105370 | Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the inflatable therma... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097031 | Warming device with provisions for deploying elements of an upper body convective apparatus and for deploying the lower portion of the warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting one or more convective apparatuses disposed to warm a patient perioperatively. The warming device may include an upper body convective apparatus supported on the inside of the clinical ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087389 | Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine In a two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine, opposed pistons disposed in a cylinder are coupled to a pair of side-mounted crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the crankshafts. Th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070787 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with multiple separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043350 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with comb-shaped, interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025690 | Perioperative warming method A method for warming a person perioperatively using a warming device including a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with stacked, separately-inflatable sections includes inflating one of the stacked sections of the convective... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7983540 | Heat exchanger for high flow rate infusion A heat exchanger has a laminar fluid flow path receivable between the heating plates of a high flow rate infusion unit to which heat is conducted by contact with the heating plates. A bubble trap and a valve are integrated with the heat exchanger. The bubble trap co... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976572 | Forced air warming unit Both the flow rate and the temperature of the air exiting a forced air warming unit are regulated in response to a single act or operation of a single element of control on a manually-operated remote control. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7933435 | System, method, and kit for processing a magnified image of biological material to identify components of a biological object A system, method and kit for processing an original image of biological material to identify certain components of a biological object by locating the biological object in the image, enhancing the image by sharpening components of interest in the object, and applyin... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931682 | Warming device with varied permeability A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with separately-inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. Each section has a surface or region with a permeability that varies fro... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931005 | Generating electricity with a hypocyloidally driven, opposed piston, internal combustion engine An electrical generator includes an opposed piston, internal-combustion engine with a piston and a hypocycloidal drive connected by a rod to the piston. The construction of the hypocycloidal drive imposes a sinusoidal period on the linear motion of the piston and co... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928281 | Wound covering A non-contact wound covering for covering a wound includes a peripheral sealing ring. The peripheral sealing ring is covered by a barrier layer and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive. The barrier layer and peripheral sealing ring together define ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927302 | High flow rate infusion unit and heat exchanger A high flow rate infusion unit includes a heating unit with opposing, electrically-operated heating plates that contact a heat exchanger to heat infusate flowing therethrough. Pressure infusers on the infusion unit are operable to provide infusate at a high flow rat... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914566 | Multifunction warming device with provision for warming hands A multifunction warming device includes a clinical garment with at least one convective apparatus supported on the inside of the garment. Slits are provided in the clinical garment which enables a patient to insert his or her hands inside the clinical garment to be ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7846192 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with multiple separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7871429 | Multifunction warming device with provision for being secured A multifunction warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting at least one convective apparatus. An attachment mechanism is provided adjacent the convective apparatus for adhesively attaching to a person. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871428 | Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the inflatable therma... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862599 | Convective warming device with a drape A convective warming device including a clinical garment and at least one inflatable convective apparatus supported on an inside surface of the garment is provided with a drape. When the convective warming device is used to warm a person, the drape is deployed over ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861679 | Cylinder and piston assemblies for opposed piston engines In an opposed piston engine, a pair of pistons are disposed in opposition in the bore of a cylinder. The cylinder includes first liquid coolant grooves having a first cooling capacity to cool a portion of the cylinder extending from a central portion toward an exhau... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857841 | Multifunction warming device with an upper body convective apparatus A multifunction warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus disposed to provide therapeutic warming of a patient's upper body during surgery. The warming device includes a clinical garment with an elongate co... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853131 | Intravenous fluid warming cassette A fluid warming cassette with a stiffening frame structure and an integral handle is provided to support a parenteral fluid container. The fluid container is desirably thin to minimize heat exchange inefficiencies. The frame structure permits the thin fluid containe... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837721 | Patient comfort apparatus and system Apparatus and a system for thermally comforting a patient include pneumatic, convective providing thermal treatment for persons or animals, which is adapted for use in combination with a clinical garment such as a hospital gown, robe, bib, and other equivalents. The... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819911 | Multifunction warming device for perioperative use A multifunction warming device for perioperative use includes a clinical garment and two convective warming apparatuses supported on an inside surface of the clinical garment. A first convective apparatus is disposed transversely in an upper portion of the clinical ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7803217 | Bubble trap for high flow rate infusion A bubble trap for separating and collecting air and bubbles from a high flow rate stream of infusate includes multiple flow chambers to collect air, a sensor support mounted to one of the chambers, an air vent disposed in one of the chambers, and a valve in fluid co... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784436 | Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine In a two-stroke, opposed-piston internal combustion engine with optimized cooling and no engine block, opposed pistons protrude from the bore during at least a portion of an operating cycle of the engine and are cooled by application of a liquid coolant to their int... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771377 | Tissue treatment device for an extremity A tissue treatment device suitable for use on an extremity, such as a hand or foot, includes a cover formed as a bag, sac, or pouch, and a support member disposable within the cover to support a portion of the cover off of, and out of contact with, tissue to be trea... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7749261 | Forced air warming unit A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening pene... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732656 | Minimal contact treatment device A tissue treatment device has a flexible treatment portion that includes one or more parts and holes arranged in an openwork. A treatment area is defined in the openwork. The treatment portion is deployed such that the treatment area is positioned over tissue to be ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7640910 | Opposed piston internal-combustion engine with hypocycloidal drive and generator apparatus An opposed piston, internal-combustion engine including a cylinder with a bore and opposed pistons disposed within the bore is provided with one or more hypocycloidal drives that convert the linear motion of a piston to rotary output motion. An electrical generator ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7591235 | Opposed piston engine with piston compliance An engine having a cylinder with a bore opposed pistons disposed for reciprocation in the bore includes compliant members that allow for angular adjustment of piston structure with respect to the cylinder in response to an imbalance in forces coupled to the pistons ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7578837 | Warming apparatus with an inflatable cover and an inlet port plug An apparatus for warming a person includes an inflatable cover having two inlet ports and a plug removably received in one of the ports. With the plug received in the one port, the cover can be inflated by way of the port without the plug. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7549401 | Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine In a two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine, opposed pistons disposed in a cylinder are coupled to a pair of side-mounted crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the crankshafts. Th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546819 | Two-stroke, opposed-piston internal combustion engine In a two-stroke, opposed-piston internal combustion engine with optimized cooling and no engine block, the opposed pistons are coupled to a pair of crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the cra... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7518030 | Tissue treatment device for an extremity A tissue treatment device suitable for use on an extremity or a portion of an extremity, such as a hand or foot, includes a cover formed as a bag, sac, or pouch, and a flexible, absorbent support member. Defined sections of the support member may be removed from the... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7472199 | System and method for receiving data at a first rate and adapting the data for being transported at a second rate Systems and methods for transporting client data received at a first rate over an interconnect at a second, higher rate, wherein the client data is combined with dummy data according to a pattern that minimizes the amount of buffer space required to store the receiv... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470280 | Clinical garment for comfort warming and prewarming A clinical garment having a lower hem and sleeves includes permeable surfaces inside near peripheral portions, a duct in communication with the permeable surfaces, and at least one inlet port opening into the duct. When worn by a patient, the permeable surfaces are ... | 12/30/2008 |
