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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 |
| 6157153 | Motor driver A motor driver has a braking control circuit. The braking control circuit shuts off the supply of an electric current to the coils included in the motor when a motor control signal shifts to a predetermined level and, after a predetermined length of time ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6150651 | Photointerrupter driving circuit capable of decreasing the number of parts In a photointerrupter comprising a light emitting diode and a photo transistor which are opposed to each other, the photo transistor has an emitter which is grounded through a resistor while the light emitting diode has a cathode which is connected to an ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6059260 | Fume hood exhaust terminal having an ultrasonic motor drive actuator A fume hood exhaust terminal for controlling gas flow in an exhaust duct has an electrically powered ultrasonic motor driven actuator for angularly positioning a damper in the terminal. The circuitry of the terminal includes a power failure detection circ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5952800 | Integrated circuit for a flexible disk drive capable of always recognizing a correct function In an integrated circuit for use in controlling a flexible disk drive for driving a flexible disk loaded therein, a power on reset circuit produces a reset signal after a predetermined time duration elapses where a power supply voltage is stable from a ti... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5874816 | Method of preventing wire from becoming entangled in reinforcing bar fastening machine A method of preventing a wire from becoming entangled in a reinforcing bar fastening machine having a wire feed device for feeding a wire for fastening reinforcing bars, a guide arm for guiding the wire so as to wind around a crossing point of the reinfor... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5739651 | Apparatus and method for driving and controlling brushless motor A brushless dc motor having 3-phase stator windings and a permanent-magnet rotor is driven on a dc voltage through a 3-phase electronic switching circuit. Back emf voltages across the stator windings are individually phase-delayed and the phase-delayed vo... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5734245 | Power window control device When a window glass catches an obstacle and driving current of a driving motor increases to a set maximum value, the driving current is controlled within the maximum set value to limit the obstacle catching force. Because the motor is controlled by a duty... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5717305 | Method and apparatus for starting an electric motor A method and apparatus for controlling an AC motor are described wherein a frequency generator is configured to generate a signal representative of the stator electrical frequency and to estimate the rotor electrical frequency of the motor during operatio... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5675228 | Methods and apparatus for controlling energization of a motor Methods and apparatus for controlling energization of an appliance motor are described. The apparatus, in one embodiment, may include a condition responsive switch secured within an appliance motor casing to control the energization of the appliance motor... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5598312 | Device for controlling a mechanism driven by a lens one electric motor The invention relates to a device for controlling a mechanism driven by at least one electric motor (11, 12), said device comprising a circuit (20, 38) for detecting the power consumption of the mechanism and for comparing the detected value with at least... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5574343 | Control of activators in motor vehicle doors A system for controlling actuating members in the doors of motor vehicles has at least one electromotive actuating drive and at least one actuating element (switch, button) in the door of the motor vehicle, as well as a control unit located in the vehicle... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5530788 | Electric motor drive control apparatus An apparatus for controlling a drive circuit having a supply of electric power from a power source to drive an electric motor. The drive circuit includes at least one switching element operable between a first state connecting the electric motor to the po... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5521473 | Apparatus for driving and controlling power window while prohibiting drive of the motor during an initial period In an apparatus for driving and controlling a power window according to the present invention, a blanking period is provided to stop the comparison between a variation amount of motor current and a threshold value, during a predetermined period of time T ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519295 | Electrically operated actuator having a capacitor storing energy for returning the actuator to a preferred position upon power failure An electrically operated actuator stores power in a capacitor for returning the actuator output element to a preselected position upon power failure. The actuator has a controller having input power terminals connected across the capacitor and control ter... | 05/21/1996 |
| 4519479 | Safety apparatus for elevator In an elevator having a converter which changes an A.C. output from an A.C. power source into a D.C. output, an inverter which changes the D.C. output of the converter into an A.C. output, a current detector which detects an output current of the inverter... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4394607 | Control systems for gates and the like including a motor overload monitoring circuit A control system for operating a bidirectional gate driven by a reversible electric motor includes an overload protection circuit to prevent motor current overload produced by gate obstructions and the like. The system includes control switches for operat... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4284939 | Device for detecting opposite phase and open phase A device for detecting opposite phases and an open phase in an input three-phase voltage for a DC motor, wherein the input three-phase voltage is rectified by a three-phase bridge circuit and supplied to the armature of the DC motor. The input three-phase... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4220900 | Motor control system for a linearly reciprocating load device such as automotive vehicle closure including sun roof A system is provided to control a load responsive to a maximum load condition to disable the load when the maximum load condition exists, the control being altered first to provide a period of non-response during load start up and secondly to provide temp... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4097791 | Delayed turn-on and turn-off control circuit A delayed turn-on and turn-off control circuit for an electric motor includes a motor relay having an electrical actuator and a normally open motor contactor which is connected in series between the motor and an electrical power source for running the mot... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4030878 | Method and apparatus for the connection of a rotary drum drive of a rotary furnace A method and apparatus for connecting a rotary drum drive, particularly a rotary drum drive of a rotary furnace or kiln, after disconnection for a short time, and before standstill of the oscillating drum, features detecting the movement of the oscillatin... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3942086 | Solid state motor control system In a friction-fusion apparatus a solid state control circuit including a triac connected in series with an electric motor, and a control circuit connected across said triac including a resistor and a capacitor and a diac connected between the junctions th... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3940672 | Tape recording and playback control circuit An electronic control circuit for automatically stopping the tape drive motor of a magnetic tape recording and playing unit. A set of contacts is provided in the circuit to detect electrically conductive means located at preselected points along the magne... | 02/24/1976 |
