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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 |
| 5966570 | Image-wise toner layer charging for image development An image development method and apparatus, wherein a support member is provided with a layer of marking material thereon, and an electrostatic latent image is created in the layer of marking material via image-wise charging of the layer of marking materia... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5832346 | Multi-point contact charging device An device for applying an electrical charge to a member to be charged such as a charge retentive surface in an electrostatographic printing apparatus, including a multi-contact point conductive charging device positioned in contact with the member to be c... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826147 | Electrostatic latent image development A novel image development method and apparatus, wherein an imaging member having an imaging surface is provided with a layer of marking material thereon, and an electrostatic latent image is created in the layer of marking material. Image-wise charging of... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5815779 | System for conditioning liquid ink in a liquid ink type electrostatographic system A system for conditioning liquid ink made up of toner particles immersed in a liquid carrier medium being delivered to or on an image bearing surface in a multicolor electrostatographic printing machine of the type utilizing liquid developing material, pa... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5781828 | Liquid color mixing and replenishment system for an electrostatographic printing machine A system and method for color mixing management in an electrostatographic printing system, wherein a developing material reservoir containing an operative solution of colored developing material including a mixture of selected color components is continuo... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5781833 | Sealed liquid charging apparatus An apparatus for applying an electrical charge to a charge retentive surface by transporting ions through an electrically biased ionically conductive liquid and transferring the ions to the member to be charged across the liquid/charge retentive surface i... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5756998 | Process for manufacturing coated wire composite and a corona generating device produced thereby An improved process for manufacturing glass coated wire, for example, a corona generating electrode having a dielectric coating layer of the type used in electrostatographic printing applications, wherein predetermined stresses are induced along the axial... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5758237 | System for enhancing vacuum efficiency, particularly for conditioning liquid images in a liquid developing material-based electrostatographic system A system for removing excess carrier liquid from an electrostatic image developed with liquid developing material made up of toner particles immersed in a liquid carrier medium on an image bearing member. The system includes an absorbent contact roller fo... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5723251 | Method and apparatus for removing liquid carrier in a liquid developing material-based electrostatographic printing system A liquid developing material-based electrostatographic printing system including a carrier imbibing intermediate transfer member for absorbing liquid carrier from a liquid developed image transported thereon. A liquid extraction system is also provided fo... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5722017 | Liquid developing material replenishment system and method A liquid developing material replenishment system wherein an apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with a liquid developing material includes a liquid developing reservoir for providing a supply of operative liquid developing material to ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5713062 | Color mixing and control system for use in an electrostatographic printing machine A system and method for color mixing control in an electrostatographic printing system. An operative mixture of colored developing material is continuously replenished with selectively variable amounts of developing materials of basic color components mak... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5710968 | Bypass transport loop sheet insertion system A dual path sheet feeder is disclosed including a bypass transport loop and a main transport loop for selectively delivering sheets from a sheet feeding module to either a printer processing module or to a finishing module, wherein a movable gate situated... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708936 | Hydrodynamically stable coating flow applicator An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material coating flow applicator for applying a substantially uniform coating of liquid developing material to a moving s... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5697035 | Cylindrical and rotatable resonating assembly for use in electrostatographic applications A cylindrical and rotatable resonating assembly, generally for use in electrostatographic applications. The resonating assembly is preferably positioned along a longitudinal axis generally transverse to the process direction of movement of a toner bearing... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693441 | Method and apparatus for eliminating residual charge potential in an electrostatographic system An method and apparatus for eliminating residual charge potential in a multicolor electrostatographic system is disclosed, wherein a transparent conductive solution is applied to a developed image for neutralizing any charge potential therein prior to sub... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5666601 | Resistive ion source charging device A device for depositing charge on a charge retentive surface including an insulative support substrate coated with a layer of highly resistive material and a high voltage bus coupled thereto for providing a high voltage potential across the resistive mate... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657983 | Wear resistant registration edge guide A lateral sheet registering device for registering sheets transported along a predetermined path including a lateral registration edge positioned along the path. An active lateral registration apparatus urges sheetlike material into contact with a registr... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655192 | Method and apparatus for compaction of a liquid ink developed image in a liquid ink type electrostatographic system A method and apparatus for compacting a liquid ink developed image on an image bearing surface in a multicolor electrostatographic printing machine of the type utilizing liquid developing material, particularly an image-on-image type liquid ink multicolor... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5623722 | Document set compiler and eject system A document set compiler and eject apparatus including a belt transport system as well as an output roll system, wherein the belt and rolls of each respective system operate in conjunction with one another to provide smooth and effective transport of the d... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621513 | Electrically biased sheet stripping apparatus A sheet stripping device for stripping copy sheets from an arcuate imaging surface, including a support element and an electrically conductive stripping element coupled to an electrically biasing source. An electrical bias is applied to the stripping elem... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5613173 | Biased roll charging apparatus having clipped AC input voltage An apparatus for applying an electrical charge to a charge retentive surface, wherein a bias contact roll member is situated in contact with a surface of the photoreceptor. The bias contact roll member is supplied with an electrical bias including an osci... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5602626 | Ionically conductive liquid charging apparatus An apparatus for applying an electrical charge to a charge retentive surface by transporting ions through an ionically conductive liquid and transferring the ions to the member to be charged across the liquid/charge retentive surface interface. The ionica... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5568238 | Transfer assist apparatus having a conductive blade member An apparatus which transfers a developed image from a photoconductive surface to a copy sheet. The apparatus includes a corona generating device arranged to charge the copy sheet for establishing a transfer field that is effective to attract the developed... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561505 | Mechanically sealable liquid charging apparatus An apparatus for applying an electrical charge to a charge retentive surface by transporting ions through an ionically conductive liquid and transferring the ions to the member to be charged across the liquid/charge retentive surface interface. The ionica... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5559592 | Sintered image transfer system A method and apparatus for transferring a developed image made up of toner particles and a liquid carrier to copy sheet, wherein the developed image is heated to a temperature such that the toner particles are sintered to form a coherent bonded network of... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5545000 | Automatic eject finger retractor for document set eject system An automatic retractor system for retracting a finger element extending from a transport belt, as for example, in a document set compiler and eject apparatus, including a belt transport system having ejector fingers extending therefrom for assisting in th... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5539508 | Variable length transfer assist apparatus An apparatus for transferring a developed image from a photoconductive surface to a copy sheet. The apparatus includes a continuously variable length contact assembly which is moved from a nonoperative position spaced from the copy sheet, to an operative ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5521675 | Annotation system occluding device for an electrophotographic printing apparatus An annotation system for automatically recording additional image information on an image bearing member such as a photoconductive member in an electrostatographic printing machine. The annotation system includes an occluding device assembly having an occ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519473 | Liquid developing material applicator An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material applicator, wherein a single piece housing fabricated from a non-conductive material is provided for defining an... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517291 | Resonator assembly including an adhesive layer having free flowing particulate bead elements An apparatus for enhancing toner release from an image bearing member in an electrostatographic printing machine, including a resonator suitable for generating vibratory energy arranged in line contact with the back side of the image bearing member for un... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515148 | Resonator assembly including a waveguide member having inactive end segments An apparatus for enhancing toner release from an image bearing member moving in a process direction in an electrostatographic printing machine, including a resonator arranged in line contact with the back side of the image bearing member for applying vibr... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5512989 | Resonator coupling cover for use in electrostatographic applications An apparatus for enhancing toner release from an image bearing member in an electrostatographic printing machine, including a resonator suitable for generating vibratory energy arranged in line contact with the back side of the image bearing member for un... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512991 | Resonator assembly having an angularly segmented waveguide member An apparatus for enhancing toner release from an image bearing member moving in a process direction in an electrostatographic printing machine, including a resonator suitable for generating vibratory energy arranged in line contact with the back side of t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512990 | Resonating assembly having a plurality of discrete resonator elements A resonating assembly, generally for use in electrostatographic applications for enhancing transfer of toner from an image bearing member, with the resonating assembly positioned along a longitudinal axis generally transverse to the process direction of m... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5506663 | Scanner mounting apparatus for an electrostatographic printing machine An apparatus for mounting a scanner along a paper path in an electrostatographic printing machine for permitting scanning of an information bearing code from a copy sheet traveling in a process direction of travel through the paper path. The scanner mount... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5493326 | Method and apparatus for scan line skew correction using a gradient index electrooptic prism An optical element for the selective scan line skew correction in a raster output scanner (ROS) of an electrostatographic printer. The optical element includes a chamber having a volume defined by parallel surfaces in substantially parallel planes contain... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5485253 | Corona generating device having replaceable shield members A corona generating device including a housing for receiving a replaceable shield having a base shield element and a pair of side shield elements, wherein each of the shield elements are mounted in the housing in a configuration so as to partially enclose... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5485258 | Vacuum coupling arrangement for applying vibratory motion to a flexible planar member An apparatus for enhancing transfer of a developed toner image from an image bearing member to a support substrate in an electrostatographic printing machine including a resonator suitable for generating vibratory energy arranged in line contact with the ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5476256 | Disk stacker including passive sheet registration assist system A disk-type sheet inverting and stacking system in which a rotatable disk unit includes a receiving slot for having the lead edge of a sheet substrate inserted therein such that rotational movement of the disk unit inverts the sheet and delivers it to a s... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5475474 | Slidably mounted wiper system A wiper system for use in an electrophotographic printing machine having a variety of electrophotographic subsytems situated about a photoconductive member. The electrophotographic printing machine includes a slidable module for supporting a photoconducti... | 12/12/1995 |
