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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 |
| 8163135 | Apparatus and method for pivotal mounting of a doctor blade assembly in a paper machine A paper machine doctor assembly includes a doctor blade and a blade holder holding the same and a support member mounted on the paper machine frame. An essential feature of the assembly is that a separate pivot mount is provided between the blade holder and the supp... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147652 | Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as trans... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8080132 | Device for stabilizing a web The invention relates to a device (11) for stabilising the transport of a material web (12) on the upper face of an air-permeable machine clothing (10), in particular a fibrous web. The device is located on the underside of the machine clothing ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070915 | Static dewatering element for a web forming machine and a method for covering a static dewatering element designed for a web forming machine A static dewatering element (10) for a web forming machine has a thermally sprayed coating (26) manufactured of powder particles (34). The powder particles (34) are agglomerates composed of primary particles (36). The average size ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7972479 | Process for the control of pitch The present invention relates to a process for the control of pitch in an aqueous medium by adding surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate or an aqueous suspension comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and having a pH greater than 6.0 measured at 20° C., t... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7951267 | Enzymatic hydrolysis of a polymer comprising vinyl acetate monomer The invention relates to the use of certain lipolytic enzymes such as cutinases and lipases in the manufacture of paper and paper products from recycled paper. Examples of such enzymes are derived from strains of Humicola, Candida, Fusarium and Pseudomonas... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7850823 | Method of controlling adhesive build-up on a yankee dryer An improved method of controlling build-up of adhesive coating on a Yankee drying cylinder preferably includes intermittently: (a) increasing the add-on rate of resinous adhesive to the drying cylinder substantially above the steady-state add-on rate; (b) segregatin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7824522 | Headbox slice beam removal system and device An apparatus for the repair or maintenance of a papermaking headbox has two devices, one of which is used on the tending side and one of which is used on the drive side of the headbox. Each device has three parts, a lower bracket mounted to the headbox frame, an upp... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811415 | Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as trans... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7662259 | Method for dewatering a fabric A method of dewatering a fabric includes contacting the fabric with an endless wicking substrate. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7597782 | Press stable method of cleaning paper machine press fabrics on-the-run A method of cleaning papermaking felt by applying a low concentration of a cleaning solution through the oscillating needle nozzles. The detergent is applied intermittently while paper is being manufactured. Each cleaning period lasts for at least the length of time... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7585393 | Anti-staining agent for paper machine, and method for preventing stains using the same Provided is a paper machine contamination preventive agent that has high fixability to rolls and the like of a paper machine, that positively finds a silicone oil capable of imparting releaseability and water-repellent properties to the rolls or the like immediately... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7578904 | Enzymatic press felt treatment Methods for reducing or inhibiting deposition on or within press felts to increase the effective life of the press felt and reduce or eliminate the need for batch cleaning are disclosed. The methods disclosed treat press felt while paper is being produced with compo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7560009 | Method and apparatus at a twin-wire press and also a twin-wire press The present invention relates to a method for machining of a surface (31) of a roll in a twin-wire press (2), comprising lower rolls (4, 6, 8, 25′), an endless lower wire (10), upper rolls (14, 16, 18, 25″), and an endless uppe... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7534324 | Felt and equipment surface conditioner Deposition of contamination by deposits of resinous material on paper making equipment is undesirable. This invention prevents or retards such contamination by treating the equipment, especially the press felts with a composition containing a polyoxyalkylene. surfac... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7531063 | Method and apparatus for heating a roller A method and an apparatus for heating a roller used in the production and/or finishing of a web of material, particularly a paper web or paperboard web, are provided. According to the method, a roller is heated from the outside by a heated gas. The apparatus is conf... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7520960 | Method for reducing slime production and mixture making the same A method for reducing a production of a build-up slime in a papermaking process is provided. The method includes steps of adding a dispersing agent into the papermaking material to obtain a first mixture, mixing and culturing the first mixture, adding an antagonist ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7452446 | Apparatus and method for dewatering a fabric A fabric dewatering apparatus for use after a fabric cleansing apparatus in a paper machine including: an endless wicking substrate disposed for rotation about a dryer roll; the endless wicking substrate and the fabric brought into surface contact as the fabric trav... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7435315 | Arrangement for stabilizing a web The object of the invention is an arrangement for stabilizing a paper web (3) in a paper machine, which arrangement comprises at least three cylinders (4, 5, 6) which have been arranged so that a pocket space is formed between them, a blow box (7 | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429310 | Method, arrangement and equipment for tensioning and guiding a fabric in a paper or board machine A paper or board machine has a fabric (10) that is adapted mobile as well as rolls (11, 11′) arranged to support the fabric (10). The fabric (10) is tensioned by changing the position of one roll (11′) of the rolls (11, 11 | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422660 | Method of producing a nonwoven material Method of producing a nonwoven material, includes forming a web of continuous filaments on a forming member (12) and applying a wet- or foam formed fiber dispersion containing natural fibers and/or synthetic staple fibers on top of the continuous filaments. A... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7393434 | Method and device for stabilizing unseamed loops A method of stabilizing the seam loops of a papermaking fabric or other industrial fabric until the fabric is ready to be installed and seamed on a machine. Stabilizing the loops prevents torque imbalance and other forces from distorting the loop alignment over time... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384510 | Apparatus and method for determining the permeability of a circulating band in a paper machine An apparatus and a method for determining the permeability of a circulating band, in particular a water-absorbing dewatering band in a papermaking machine. The apparatus is equipped with a nozzle from which a measuring fluid flows onto or through the band. Fluctuati... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384509 | Method for controlling the moisture profile of a paper web A method for controlling the moisture profile of a paper web or board web processed in a heated multi-roll calendar to optimize the qualities of the paper or board, especially gloss. The method is characterized in that the moisture measurement is carried out both on... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381301 | Device and working method for automatically changing the work rolls, the back-up rolls and the intermediate rolls of a single-stand or multiple-stand strip mill A roll changing carriage can be displaced transversely with respect to the strip rolling stand and a removal crossbar is provided for the removal of the set of backup rolls. In order to shorten the roll changing times and to automate the changing of the rolls, the r... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363730 | Devices and method for removing broken pulp web from a pulp dryer and maintenance platform for a pulp dryer A device (21) and method for removing a broken pulp web (27) from a pulp dryer and a maintenance platform (23) comprising such a device. The device (21) comprises an actuator (31), a pulling means (33) functionally coupled t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347916 | Vacuum washer drum A vacuum drum washer is designed to enable the use of an end-draining drum for drum lengths exceeding 20 feet. The drum washer includes a cylindrical drum having a mesh screen defining an exterior wall. A plurality of outer filtrate channels are disposed radially in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335280 | Method and equipment in the measurement of the flatness of the flow surface of the headbox of a paper machine A method in the measurement of the flatness of the flow surface of a headbox of a paper machine is disclosed. The flatness is determined by placing a measuring tool on the flat surface formed by the flow surface and measuring the position of the measuring tool at ea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326304 | Control of the pH in washwater recovery system for a glass forming line A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment is provided. The neutralization system introduces a base solution to a washwater solution when the pH of the washwater solution conta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323086 | Pollution prevention method for canvas used in paper machine The invention provides a method of preventing contamination of a canvas of a paper machine, whereby antifouling effect on the canvas can always be maintained and precise drying efficiency is ensured. With the method of preventing contamination of the canvas for pres... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311806 | Papermaking needle felt Papermaking felt containing a hydrophilic urethane resin that can maintain functions such as water drainage, wet-paper smoothness, and wet-paper transportability by imparting a hydrophilic property to the papermaking felt thereby preventing the deposition and accumu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306703 | Contamination resistant press fabric structure and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to fabrics for paper making machines that are rendered contamination resistant and maintain good permeability as a result of a durable coating that lasts the entire life of the fabric. A fluoropolymer will render the fabric contamin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306702 | Enzymatic press felt treatment Methods for reducing or inhibiting deposition on or within press felts to increase the effective life of the press felt and reduce or eliminate the need for batch cleaning are disclosed. The methods disclosed treat press felt while paper is being produced with compo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303655 | Apparatus for conditioning a fabric in a papermaking machine and associated method An apparatus is provided for conditioning a fabric being advanced in a machine direction in a papermaking machine. The fabric has an outer side adapted to engage a paper web and an opposing inner side. Such an apparatus comprises a fluid-emitting device configured t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300018 | Method and device for stabilizing high-speed unwinding of a strip product The invention relates to a method and a device for stabilizing high speed running along a longitudinal direction, of a band (4) applied on a rotary surface (3) and along which a portion of the surrounding air forms a boundary layer (43) trapped ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300549 | Method for controlling the operation of a paper, board or tissue production line The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a paper, board or tissue production line (11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18). A magneto-rheological or an electrolrheological fluid, whose flow characteristics are changed in a controlled way, is used in... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300551 | Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as trans... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294237 | Press section and permeable belt in a paper machine A belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and a permeable belt having a side in pressing contact over a portion of the exterior surface of the roll. The permeable belt having a tension of at least 30 KN/m applied thereto. The side of the permeable bel... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293572 | Cleaning equipment for cleaning a moving surface particularly in a paper machine Cleaning equipment for cleaning a moving surface particularly in a paper machine includes a washing head with a chamber in it opening onto the surface to be cleaned and nozzle elements arranged inside the chamber. The cleaning equipment also includes vacuum means an... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294234 | Process and device for monitoring the condition of a belt Process and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a rotating belt in a paper or cardboard machine. The process includes recording data related to a condition of the belt, and creating an at least two-dimensional image of the belt condition from the recorded cond... | 11/13/2007 |
