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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 |
| 7322762 | Tape-like object feeding device and label tape printing device A tape-like object feeding device in accordance with the present invention comprises a feeding mechanism 7 for feeding a tape-like object toward an outlet and a cutting mechanism 8 for cutting the tape-like object fed by the feeding mechanism. An eject... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7150573 | Label printer with label supply feed control A label printer assembly has a support for a supply roll of labels on a flexible web which is fed into an ink jet printer for printing onto a label without contacting the label. After printing, the web carrying the printed label is fed beyond a tear strip to permit ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6908243 | Separable cutting mechanism for printer A separable cutting mechanism for a printer comprises: a printing device with rollers used for mounting on a rail of the printer to move transversely; a cutting-knife unit with a carrier having rollers thereon to mount the cutting-knife unit on the rail of the print... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6874961 | Printing paper and method for printing A method of printing an image on a printing portion of a printing paper using a printer so as to eliminate visible margins. The sheet of printing paper is conveyed within the printer by nipping margins of the sheet. After printing, the printing portion is detached f... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6814517 | Single pass multi-color printer with improved cutting apparatus and method A printing apparatus and method that provides for severing of prints from receiver media being printed. The receiver media is moved in a process direction past plural printing stations and the printing stations are recording images upon the receiver sheet. While pri... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793423 | Printer The present invention simplifies the operation to set the printing sheet in the printer. The present invention includes main body, storage space for printing sheet, which is disposed in the main body and having a top opening, cover which is installed at the top open... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793424 | Cutter device having detachable blade and printer having the same A cutter device comprising a fixed blade and a movable blade is disclosed, the movable blade being opposed to the fixed blade and adapted to be displaced in such a manner that an engaging position thereof with the fixed blade shifts continuously. The cutter device i... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6749352 | Cutting apparatus and printers provided with cutting apparatus A printer includes a cutting apparatus with a shield that protects the cutting part of a cutter blade in the apparatus. A fixed blade is supported so that the fixed blade can be moved by pressure by a compression coil spring upon a fixed blade supporting frame attac... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6732619 | Cutter mechanism A cutter mechanism for use in a printer. The cutter mechanism includes a base and a cutter blade slidably fixed relative to the base. The cutter blade is movable along a cutting path in a first direction between a retracted position and a forward position through a ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6705784 | Tape printing apparatus There is provided a tape printing apparatus which is capable of positively discharging a cut-off tape strip of a tape material out of the apparatus by forcibly discharging the same, thereby preventing jamming and double cutting of the tape material. A full-cutting d... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6652171 | Printing medium, manufacturing method of the same, and printing method A sheet-like printing medium with easy-separating means which enables one to easily separate the printing medium into separate portions. When an image is formed on the printing medium having easy-separating means disposed inside and entirely along the per... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648532 | Tape printing apparatus A tape printing apparatus is provided which has a high flexibility in the combination of half-cutting and full-cutting, and is capable of cutting a tape material as desired. A tape feeding section feeds a tape material in the form of a laminate of a print... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626096 | Redemption ticket maker A ticket making apparatus includes a feed mechanism and a perforating assembly set within a housing that has an opening through which tickets are dispensed. The perforating assembly perforates a flexible material to define individual tickets. The apparatu... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6602009 | Tape cutting mechanism for tape printing apparatus There is provided a tape cutting mechanism for a tape printing apparatus, which allows a user to operate a manual operation lever while holding the apparatus casing in his hands, with an excellent operability, and thereby enabling a tape-shaped member to ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599044 | Device for printing on paper tape and for cutting the tape into printed tickets The invention relates to a printer device for printing on a paper tape and for cutting the tape into printed tickets. The device comprises a frame having a cover hinged on the frame, a printer, cutter means, and guide means for guiding the tape between th... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6113293 | Label printer having lever actuated cutter A cutting mechanism for a hand held printer includes a lever pivotally mounted to a base and coupled to a slidably mounted blade. Pivotal movement of the lever translates the blade along a cutting axis to cut labeling media. The lever is automatically ret... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5971639 | Paper cutting apparatus in a small-sized printer A paper cutting apparatus in a small-sized printer for issuing vouchers or receipts having a cutter base with a paper inlet in one side, a fixed cutter installed on an upper surface of the cutter base, and a cutter cover installed on the upper portion of ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5746527 | Printing apparatus provided with an auto cutter A printing apparatus mainly comprises a first cover for, provided on a body frame including a print head 5, covering the print head 5; a second cover 39 for, disposed on the body frame opposing to the first cover by means of the transport path for transpo... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5671065 | Paper conveying and automatic cutting device for a facsimile apparatus which uses a single bi-directional drive motor A device for conveying and automatically cutting paper in a facsimile apparatus. When a motor rotates forwardly, a roller for conveying paper rotates, and when the motor rotates reversely, the paper is cut. A stationary cutting edge of an automatic cutter... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5613788 | Cutting device for cutting a print carrier in a printer A cutting device for cutting a print carrier in a printer (10), especially in a till printer, has a blade (22) which is movable along at least one guideway (28) against a fixed counterblade (24) and which, in an open setting, frees an opening (20) to allo... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5505552 | Cutter device of a printer A cutter device includes, in addition to one solenoid 17, two pairs of assemblies disposed in parallel with each other in a direction of movement of a cutter 2, the first pair having a rack 5, a pinion 10, and a clutch 49 to control rotation of the pinion... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5482389 | Paper feed driven cutter mechanism of an electronic printer A paper cutting device of an electronic printer which derives its motive power from the drive source operating the paper feed mechanism of the printer. The paper feed mechanism has a one-way clutch coupled to the paper feed drive shaft which locks on to t... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5111216 | Tape supply cartridge for portable thermal printer A tape supply including a replaceable tape supply cartridge for a portable, hand held thermal printing or transfer device having a receiving pocket, a supply of tape, a tape pathway aligned with the printhead and the mechanism for sensing relative movemen... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4902880 | Card reader system and method with printing and verification capability A system and method is provided for entering data from a marked card into a central processing unit and for producing a receipt on which is displayed the entered data in alpha-numeric characters and a unique transaction code in machine readable form. The ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4677910 | Process for processing security paper webs or security paper sheets to form bundles of security papers Processing is based on print carriers in the form of security paper webs or security paper sheets, containing security paper prints which are arranged in the manner of matrices in transverse rows and longitudinal rows and on which spoilt notes are identif... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4604632 | Recorder transport for perforating and cutting operations Perforations are formed at predetermined positions of a rolled record paper to facilitate cut out of the record paper at the predetermined positions. A perforating wheel for forming the perforations is made of a plurality of materials to enhance durabilit... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4580144 | Postal fixed and variable data thermal printer The invention features a high speed thermal printing mechanism having a dichotomized printing sequence. The thermal printing mechanism is particularly useful for printing postal values and indicia upon postage tape in a variable and fixed format, respecti... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4568950 | Postage meter-thermal tape pressure and drive control printer A postage meter which includes a thermal print head for printing indicia, postal value, and the like is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, thermal elements in the thermal print head are electronically pulsed in appropriate serially timed patters... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4525088 | Compact rotary knife mechanism A rotary knife mechanism for severing record media is carried along with the printing mechanism to provide a compact cutting device for full or partial cutting of the media in either direction of travel of the printing mechanism. The position of the rotar... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4478143 | Printer The printer includes a common feed and eject portion constructed as friction belt drive; it further includes a friction drum and a print head and cutter between the drum and the ejection portion which participates in the advance during printing but runs a... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4451167 | Printing device with swing-away cutter arrangement The invention provides a printing device in which a cutter unit for printing medium is rotatably supported by a pivot on the printing device body and located in such a position as to permit the printing head to be covered or exposed. The cutter unit, in i... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4364503 | Web feeding method and apparatus for a printer There is disclosed web feeding apparatus and method for feeding a web from a web roll to a utilization device. The paying out of the web from the web roll into a U-shaped buffer loop is assisted by a pair of cooperating feed rolls which engage the web alo... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4357116 | Printer control assembly A printer for an electric cash register or the like which performs at least two print related functions. The printer includes a printing head adapted for lateral displacement across a printing paper for effecting printing on the paper. The printer also in... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4302119 | Matrix printer with cutting device In a matrix printer, the knife blade (27) of the cutting device for the imprinted paper is integral with a cam carrier of a planar sliding cam drive roller (3) supported on the matrix printing head (1). Three cam sections (41, 42, 43) on the cam carrier a... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4293236 | Printer A printer of the type in which a receipt paper and a journal paper are arranged in parallel to each other, after the receipt paper and journal paper have been transferred in a horizontal direction, the receipt paper is passed through a vertically moving c... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4282808 | Label machine A label machine for forming individual labels from an endless tape strip. The machine includes a novel label removal device which uses compressed air to insure removal of each label to a collection station after it is cut from the endless strip, thereby p... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4240862 | Printing system for boarding pass and/or baggage tag A printing system for a boarding pass and/or a baggage tag comprises an operating unit; a housing; a control unit in the housing receiving instructions from the operating unit; and two printing units in the housing controlled with the control unit. One pr... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4211498 | Paper cutting and perforated line forming device of printer The paper cutting and perforated line forming device of a printer including a slide plate pivoted to the machine frame of the printer for reciprocal movement. The paper cutting and perforrated line forming device comprises a spring-loaded paper cutting le... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4149458 | Receipt printer for cash registers and the like A fixed data printer is associated with a variable transaction data printer to print a customer receipt and includes a pivoted tape guide member having a tear-off edge by which the tape is severed after passing through the transaction data printer. When t... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4052936 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed a printing, feeding and severing method and apparatus for carrying out the method. The apparatus includes a print head assembly and a platen assembly movable relatively toward and away from each other into and out of printing cooperatio... | 10/11/1977 |
