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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 |
| 5645975 | Screen printing stencil composition with improved water resistance The invention resides in a photosensitive composition for screen printing. Preferably, the composition of the invention comprises a polymer comprising a vinylpyridine monomer or polymer having a pyridinium salt character and a photoreactable constituent. ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5640904 | Master making apparatus and stencil unit forming part thereof In an apparatus for making a master by perforating a stencil with a thermal head or similar heating device in accordance with image data, a stencil unit accommodating a stencil in the form of a roll is removably set. The stencil unit has a holder portion ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5636568 | Plate-type printing device and method of use A plate-type printing device and a method of using same are disclosed, wherein the device is composed of a plurality of plates stacked in a front-to-back facial configuration, the plurality of plates containing: at least one inlet port for at least one co... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5622108 | Screen printing machine A screen printing machine for: (i) creating an image bearing screen; (ii) using the image-bearing screen to create designs on a suitable substrate; and (iii) heating the print to cure the print ink. The bottom of a cabinet forms the base of a cavity that ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5617787 | Process for perforating stencil printing sheet A process for perforating a stencil sheet comprising a thermoplastic resin film is disclosed which process comprises melting predetermined portions of the thermoplastic resin film with the heat from heat-generating elements to form perforations while appl... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5613437 | Mimeographic printing machine having a stencil paper conveying device In a mimeographic printing machine in which a mimeographic stencil paper is initially set in such a manner that the front leading end of the mimeographic stencil paper is located in a stencil paper passageway between a stencil making device and a rotary c... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5605097 | Method for producing a screen printing stencil with a laser In the production of a screen printing stencil, a thin-walled hollow cylinder having a light responsive layer on the outside is rotated about its cylinder axis and exposed by means of a laser beam impinging on it. The laser beam is focused in the region o... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5588359 | Method for forming a screen for screen printing a pattern of small closely spaced features onto a substrate A method for forming a screen suitable for screen printing a pattern of small closely spaced features onto a substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a fine mesh screen and then forming a patterning layer on the mesh using a photo... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5586497 | Stencil printing machine with stencil tensioning member A stencil printing machine comprising a cylindrical printing cylinder around which a perforated stencil sheet for mimeographing is wrapped; a stencil sheet storing section for storing a blank stencil for mimeographing; a stencil sheet perforator for perfo... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5582105 | Stamp device including a stamp unit having a print face portion formed of a heat sensitive stencil paper and a perforation process therefor A stamp device includes a stamp unit that can be designed in a compact size, of a light weight and having a low manufacturing cost while preventing ink leakage, and a thermal perforating device that perforates the print face of the stamp unit. The stamp u... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580698 | Scanner system for successive irradiation of a working surface, particularly for ultra-violet exposure of a photo emulsion on a serigraphic printing frame For producing fine printing patterns on large serigraphical printing frames it is possible to apply an exposure through correspondingly large film areas, but it is cheaper to make use of a successive line-by-line exposure with the use of a modulated light... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575205 | Stencil printing machine for reducing the time required for stencil making and stencil printing A stencil printing machine including a stencil presence/absence detector for determining whether or not a stencil sheet is wound on a rotary cylindrical drum when the rotary cylindrical drum is located at a predetermined position of rotation; a memory for... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5562030 | Process and apparatus for simultaneously preparing a plurality of silk screens An apparatus and process for the manufacture of silk-screens is provided for use in the printing of halftones, e.g. in a four color printing process. The angle at which the mesh of a silk-screen should be relative to the screen frame to eliminate or at le... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558019 | Rotary printing machine A rotary stencil printing machine includes: stencil making section for processing the stencil sheet to obtain a printing stencil; a printing drum having an outer cylindrical surface and a clamping member which clamps the front end portion of the stencil s... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5553539 | Master plate making printing device A master plate making printing device for stencil printing on a print object is disclosed. The master plate making printing device comprises a stencil master plate holding member. The device also includes a plate making device for making a plurality of st... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551337 | Method and apparatus for detecting a type of stencil and controlling thermal perforation energy thereby A plate making device and method, wherein when a light sensor detects that the stencil plate inserted into the plate making device is provided with the through hole, the controller supplies a current to the thermal head for T1 seconds to control the heat ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5535671 | Stencil duplicating machine applying uniform tension to a stencil In a stencil duplicating machine, uniform tension is applied to a stencil so that a new stencil is wound around a printing drum and a used stencil is taken up on a stencil take-up spool without being creased or stretched. A quantity of the stencil bearing... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5513564 | Stencil duplicating machine A stencil duplicating machine comprises a rotary cylindrical drum, an ink supply disposed inside the rotary cylindrical drum, a stencil supply unit, a stencil take-up unit, and a stencil making section. The rotary cylindrical drum is adapted to support a ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514462 | Polyester film comprising a mixture of polyesters for highly heat sensitive original sheet for stencil printing A heat sensitive original sheet for stencil printing made of a laminate of a paper sheet and a biaxially oriented polyester film having a melting point of 150° to 240°, a thickness of 0.2 to 3 μm, an average refractive index of 1.570 to 1.578, a therma... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511477 | Method and apparatus for the production of photopolymeric relief printing plates A method and apparatus for direct production of photopolymeric printing plates. The method comprises forming a positive and/or negative image on a substrate by ink-jet printing with a photopolymeric ink composition, optionally preheated. The apparatus for... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5497699 | Method of silk screen printing on a rough surface such as a football A method for applying and reproducing an original visual image such as an oil painting or photograph onto a rough vinyl or leather surface using silk screen ink techniques for a high resolution permanent image transformation, especially useful on objects ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5491503 | Stencil-producing apparatus In the stencil-producing apparatus of the present invention, both the stencil production and the thermal printing are possible. In the apparatus, a thermal head performs stencil production by forming dot-shaped perforations in a heat-sensitive stencil med... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5487340 | Card printing method, original positioning holder, and car printing paper In card printing, to allow registration and positioning of card-like originals C when making a master plate by duplication to be accomplished both easily and accurately, the card-like originals are positioned and set up on an original positioning holder f... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487333 | Stencil printing device equipped with a stencil master plate ejecting device To the end of reliably and accurately detecting a failure to properly eject a master plate and positively preventing the occurrence of secondary failures due to a failure to properly eject a master plate, the passage of both the leading edge and the trail... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5483883 | Method for imaging a stencil using a low energy laser and light absorbing ink A layer of ink containing a light absorbing heat generating substance is provided on the rear surface of a heat-sensitive plastic film of a thermal stencil sheet when the heat-sensitive plastic film is perforated by a laser beam. When a rotary stencil pri... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5478699 | Method for preparing a screen printing stencil To prepare a screen printing stencil, a pattern of resist, having a complementary design to the final screen printing stencil, is applied to a conductive mandrel. A patterned layer is electroformed onto the exposed surface of the mandrel such that the lay... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5473982 | Stamp apparatus having means to produce stencils A stencil producing apparatus for producing a stencil having a desired stencil image is provided with a storing unit for storing a plurality of image forming elements. The stencil producing apparatus is further provided with a selecting unit for selecting... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5460316 | Stencils having enhanced wear-resistance and methods of manufacturing the same Stencils having enhanced wear-resistance consisting of a metal body, preferably fabricated from stainless steel, having a first major surface and a second major surface and a plurality of apertures extending through the metal body from the first major sur... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5460087 | Stencil set for decorative window trim A stencil kit for applying decorative patterns and designs to architectural structures in which the kit includes one or more stencil templates fabricated from a closed-cell foam sheet with pattern and design cut-outs through which paint is applied to the ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456174 | Apparatus for manufacturing screen printing plates A screen printing apparatus includes a screen exposed to a light source. A conveyer is arranged for receiving the exposed screen. Another conveyer is disposed below the previous conveyer and extended distal to the light source for receiving and for moving... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5450789 | Stencil printing method To allow a highly accurate superimposition printing to be accomplished in a simple manner without requiring any complicated positioning work, a plurality of stencil master plates A, B and C are formed in different parts of a single stencil master plate sh... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5447757 | Process for making improved metal stencil screens for screen printing Polymeric ledges on a metal stencil screen are made using a polymeric layer which is partially removed by a developer solution.... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5417156 | Thermal stencil plate making method A thermal stencil plate making method, by which a perforation image is formed on a thermal stencil original sheet comprising a thermoplastic resin film and a porous support laminated on each other or a thermal stencil original sheet composed substantially... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5384585 | Thermal stenciling device A thermal stenciling device in which the heat generating elements are sized to create optimal perforations based upon the type of stencil paper such that the ink does not bleed, produce back images or incompletely dry upon use and a method for determining... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5384007 | Process for manufacturing a screen printing stencil A process according to the invention for manufacturing a screen printing stencil, especially for printing textiles, comprises the following steps: a) forming a hollow-cylindrical round screen (1), b) applying a photosensitive coating layer (L) to the outer surface ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5375516 | Stencil printing device having a plurality of printing drums arranged on an incline To provide a stencil printing device of a multi printing drum type which can be reduced in size without complicating the path of conveying printing paper and without compromising the ease of maintenance, a plurality of printing drums are arranged along an... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5361695 | Screen printing plate for limiting the spread of ink on an object A printing plate for screen printing to form a prescribed pattern with ink on an object includes: a plate of a prescribed material having a first surface and a second surface and divided at a distribution in accordance with the prescribed pattern into a f... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359928 | Method for preparing and using a screen printing stencil having raised edges To prepare a screen printing stencil, a pattern of resist, having a complementary design to the final screen printing stencil, is applied to a conductive mandrel. A patterned layer is electroformed onto the exposed surface of the mandrel such that the lay... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5355791 | All-in-one screen printing machine A screen printing machine for: (i) creating an image-bearing screen; (ii) using the image-bearing screen to create prints on suitable substrates; and (iii) heating the print to cure the print ink. The machine includes an open front cabinet (11) having a m... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353701 | Stencil apparatus A stencil apparatus which can be releasably secured to an upper surface of a substrate. The stencil apparatus comprises a stencil material which is deformable to accept impression of indicia and also enables the reproduction of the impressed indicia on an... | 10/11/1994 |
