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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 |
| 7814622 | Device for compacting fiber flocks A device for compacting fiber flocks into a flock mat has means for supplying the fiber flocks, a discharge belt for carrying the compacted flock mat away, and walls, which are arranged opposite each other between the means for supplying the fiber flocks and the dis... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7779512 | Apparatus and method for feeding fibers A feeding device for fiber flocks or opened fibers for feeding a textile machine, especially a carding machine, has a first, upper vertical fiber chute which supplies the fibers or fiber flocks to rolls for opening of the fibers, and a lower fiber chute which accept... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7614121 | Apparatus for measuring the mass of fibre material passing through a spinning preparation machine or system In an apparatus for measuring the mass of fibre material passing through a spinning preparation machine or system or through a nonwoven production device, at least one microwave resonator is provided. In order to improve measurement of the mass of fibre material in ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7370391 | Device on a spinning preparation machine, for example a tuft feeder, having a feed device A device on a spinning preparation machine, for example a tuft feeder, having a feed device comprising at least one slow-speed feed roller and a counter-element, for example a feed tray, with which fibre material can be supplied to a downstream transport device, has... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325277 | Fiber web forming apparatus An arrangement for forming a fiber web in which fibers are compacted while remaining evenly distributed through the upper and lower surfaces. The arrangement includes a cabinet for receiving opened and blending fibers, and a fiber web forming chute receiving the fib... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318459 | Method and apparatus for conveying flexible fabrics using dual side outlets A system for pneumatically conveying flexible fabric items such as uniforms and table linens has a pair of side outlets at each discharge location to enhance the discharge capacity. Each side outlet is provided with a gate to open and close the outlet. A hopper havi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7251862 | Guide element assembly for a spinning preparation machine In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like, a guide element, guide vane or the like having a curved end region is movably mounted in a recess in a stationary mounting. In order to allow simple product... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249396 | Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like, an axle, a bearing or the like is fixed in a stationary mounting element by a fastening element. In order to allow, in simple manner, precise adjustment of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234206 | Connector for connecting a fibre feeding duct to at least one textile machine A connector (10) for a duct (1) for the pneumatic feeding of fibre to at least one carding machine (2) has an upstream portion (14) and a side duct (18) having a through opening (20) for fibre feeding to the carding machine ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211746 | Weigh-pan metering and blending method and apparatus A weigh-pan metering and blending apparatus having a holding chamber for receiving fiber from a fiber distributer and providing temporary storage of the fiber. The metering chamber meters the fiber received from the holding chamber, wherein the metering chamber incl... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7173703 | Apparatus on a textile fibre processing machine for evaluating textile fibre material In an apparatus for inspecting and evaluating fiber material, for example a sliver or fleece, an opto-electronic system, is provided across the width of a textile machine and scans the moving fiber material and converts the measured values into electronic signals. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152278 | Nonwoven card for the production of nonwoven fabric of fiber material In a nonwoven card for the production of nonwoven fabric of fiber material, with a drawing-in means (2,4), a licker-in (6), a main cylinder (16), and at least one fiber doffer means (18) engaged with the main cylinder (16), for dof... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7096541 | Arrangement on a spinning preparation machine, in particular a card, with a machine casing Machine supports are provided for a spinning preparation machine. A machine casing is arranged along the sides of the machine and includes casing elements attached to the supports. The casing elements are arranged to open up or close off openings in the machine casi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090414 | Automatic apparatus for cleaving optical fiber waveguides An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber waveguide comprises a support base, a fixed fiber support including a fixed fiber base and a self-aligning fiber holder, a fiber pull tension assembly including a tension assembly base and a rotatable pull clamp,... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082645 | Fiber blending apparatus and method The invention is directed to method and apparatus for blending fibers. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises blending apparatus for blending fibers of different materials, at least one of which is absorbent, and for conveying the blended fibers to a fiber collectio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075018 | Mixing fibrous constituents A method and device for mixing and weighing fibrous material in a weighing cycle includes removing the fibrous material from fiber bales and transporting the fiber material with a feed device into a weighing container. The weighing container is proceeded by a pre-fi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032273 | Fiber mixing and opening machine A fiber blending, opening and cleaning arrangement which includes a feed section for delivering a blend of fibers onto a first opening and blending operation, comprising an array of parallel opening and blending rolls rotating in one direction and arranged along an ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007348 | Machine for making a non-woven material by aerological means using a decreasing air flow The machine for making a non-woven material aerologically has a forming and conveying surface permeable to air, a dispersion chamber surmounting said surface and means, particularly vacuum means located under said forming and conveying surface of the non-woven mater... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971144 | Method for manufacturing polyurethane foam injected with strand mats and device for increasing volume of the strand mats A manufacturing method of a polyurethane foam injected with strand mats and a device for increasing the volume of the strand mats. The method comprises the steps of: increasing the volume of each of the strand mats to weaken the cohesion between glass fibers in each... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948596 | Dual-acting band brake A band brake for retarding the motion of an associated rotatable member. The brake acts to resist motion of the rotatable member through actuation of both of its ends by a cylindrical actuating member. The band is connected with and carried by actuator so as to allo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944915 | Modified worker operation in textile carding A textile machine segment including a first or main roller (12) adapted to support and convey a travelling fibre web, associated second (16) and third (14) rollers cooperable with each other and at respective nips (24, 25) with the first ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936836 | Method and apparatus for examining fiber material traveling in a fiber processing machine An apparatus for evaluating a fiber web running in a card includes a camera for scanning the fiber web along a length and width portion thereof to detect useful fibers and empty locations in the fiber web and to generate signals representing the useful fibers and em... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929459 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing polyurethane foam injected with strand mats A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a polyurethane foam injected with strand mats. After a polyurethane foam solution is sprayed on the strand mats, the strand mats are moved upward and downward by prominences and depressions and then intermittently pressed ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907644 | Apparatus for pneumatically feeding at least one spinning preparation machine, for example a carding machine or cleaner Automatic modification of volumetric air flow in an apparatus for pneumatically feeding a spinning preparation machine, by means of fiber-flock charging shafts located upstream of individual spinning preparation machines and connected to a pneumatic fiber-transporti... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6839941 | Carding machine and carding method A carding machine comprises a main drum fed by a feed system with roughly attenuated and cleaned fibers, a plurality of fixed clothed segments, and opening cylinders or briseurs which feed the said main drum at different points of the main drum. The machine i... | 01/11/2005 |
| H2105 | Method and apparatus forming a fiber web A fiber web forming apparatus which utilizes a fiber mixing chamber which in operation receives fibers from a plurality of sources along with a chemical agent, generally a bonding agent. The mixing chamber acts to further open and blend the fibers and also to blend ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6726027 | Device for spinning preparation A device is provided for a spinning preparation machine for removing foreign particles, the machine having a rotating cylinder with ends. The device has a knife blade having a separation edge, the knife blade being arranged at an adjustable distance to and angled co... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6704969 | Device for strengthening a conveyable fiber lap An endlessly circulating conveying device is provided for strengthening a conveyable fiber lap. The device has first and second converging rollers for conveying the fiber lap. Each roller has an outer surface and at least the first roller is provided with profile el... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689959 | Weighing device A weighing device for the determination of weight of a fiber material is provided. The weighing device includes multiple weighing arms. Each of the weighing arms is pivotably supported on one end. Also, each of the weighing arms is supported on an opposit... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681450 | Apparatus for regulating fiber tuft quantities supplied to a carding machine An apparatus for regulating fiber quantities to be supplied to a carding machine. The apparatus includes a duct in which the fiber material is pneumatically advanced; a feed mechanism to advance fiber material to the duct at a variable flow rate; a regula... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6647595 | Device on a cleaner, a carding machine or the like for cleaning and opening textile material In order to detect and remove interfering particles, particularly trash particles, husk naps, seed remnants and the like, from textile fiber goods, a device on a carding machine, a cleaner or the like is provided across the width of the carding machine, c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6615455 | Fiber opening apparatus A fiber opening device comprising a feed section opening into the fiber opening section. The opening section includes a cabinet with an inner chamber, a waste removal chamber and a fiber web removal unit. The inner chamber includes a doffing roll and a co... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6611994 | Method and apparatus for fiber length measurement The present invention relates to the application of fiber length measurement in the blowroom or carding room of a spinning mill. A method and an apparatus in a textile processing machine are described in which before and/or after a working element of the ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6584651 | Device for increasing the specific weight of fiber material in a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder and a doffer to which fiber material is transferred from the main carding cylinder and a fiber removing device positioned downstream of the doffer as viewed in an advancing direction of the fiber material... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571428 | Flat card with multiple feed of fibers in mat A flat card fed with fibers by means of a plurality of feed devices comprising licker-in rollers that operate in parallel so as to feed different fibers onto different points of the main carding drum, where the feed points are set sequentially and are sta... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568037 | Apparatus for separating waste and short fibers from a carding cylinder A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder having a cylinder surface carrying a cylinder clothing thereon; a licker-in cooperating with the cylinder for transferring fiber material, including long and short fibers, from the licker-in to the cardin... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564430 | Apparatus for processing textile fibers The invention relates to an apparatus for processing textile fibers, comprising a processing element having a first working surface substantially in the form of a regular cylinder surface and rotatable preferably around the axis of the cylinder, like a ta... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557214 | Method and apparatus forming a fiber web The instant invention is directed to an arrangement for forming a stable fiber web having high loft and high resilience. The arrangement includes a cabinet receiving opened and blended fibers connected with a fiber web forming chute which receives the ope... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553630 | Device for setting the distance between adjoining fiber clamping and fiber transfer locations in a fiber processing system A fiber processing system includes a first roll; a feed tray forming a feeding device with the first roll and defining a clamping location therewith for clamping and advancing fiber material; a second roll cooperating with the feeding device for taking ov... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6460223 | Fiber web for non-woven fabric forming apparatus An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber web of fibrous material which includes a mixing chamber from which the blended fibers are fed into the fiber web forming chute where they are formed into a fiber web. The web forming chute includes a packing belt... | 10/08/2002 |
