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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 |
| 5357576 | In the canal hearing aid with protruding shell portion An in-the-canal hearing aid has a shell having an inner end to be positioned in the canal adjacent the user's eardrum, and a faceplate located outwardly of the inner end but still adapted to be recessed within the ear canal in use. A protruding portion of... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5295191 | Hearing aid intended for being mounted within the ear canal An in-the-ear canal hearing aid comprises a microphone, an amplifier, an electromechanical transducer, for example in the form of a telephone, and an infrared detector. The hearing aid also includes an elongated extraction element for extracting the heari... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5003608 | Apparatus and method for manipulating devices in orifices The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for inserting into, orienting within, and withdrawing from an ear a hearing aid, earphone, transducer, microprocessor, radio, sensor, or other mechanical or electronic device. The apparatus includes ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4936305 | Shielded magnetic assembly for use with a hearing aid A shielded magnetic assembly for use in a magnetic hearing aid is described. The shielded assembly uses a disc-shaped magnet with a high permeability, low coercivity material placed on the face of the magnet away from the air gap. Preferably, the shieldin... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4813430 | Microphonic probe tube mounting for real ear measurements A mounting apparatus for mounting a microphonic probe tube on a patient includes a headband adapted to fit securely on the head of a patient and an adjusting arm which extends outwardly from the headband above each ear of the patient. Each adjusting arm i... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4774933 | Method and apparatus for implanting hearing device A bone conduction hearing device in the form of a magnetic disk is implanted and fastened to the temporal bone by a screw thread connection. Apparatus includes instruments for accurately drilling and tapping a hole in the temporal bone, and a wrench for t... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4680799 | Hearing aid A hearing aid has a housing insertable into the auditory canal, wherein the housing contains at least a microphone, an amplifier, an earpiece and a power source. In instruments of this kind it has turned out to be desirable to have, in addition to the usu... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677679 | Insert earphones for audiometry Insert earphones, which are especially useful for audiometry applications include a transducer which is coupled to a resonance cancellation tube as well as to a main tube which is coupled to the ear, with series acoustic dampers in the tubes, operating in... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4628907 | Direct contact hearing aid apparatus A direct contact hearing aid apparatus adapted to be mounted deep within the ear canal is disclosed, including an output electromechanical transducer for converting audio output signals into mechanical movement of an output coupling element without the pr... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4565904 | Removal handle for in-the-ear hearing aids In-the-ear type hearing aid devices having means for receiving and amplifying sound external to the ear are improved by the addition of a handle which aids in the removal of the device from an ear. The handle includes an elongated member which is preferab... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4539440 | In-canal hearing aid An in-canal hearing aid is inserted and worn within the auditory canal of a hard-of-hearing wearer. This hearing aid has a generally-cylindrical body with a resilient stretchable outer layer and an adjustably expandable member therewithin for changing the... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4467145 | Hearing aid In an exemplary embodiment, switches are provided for controlling operating state, and the like, of a miniature hearing aid. In such hearing aids, it is a precondition that all components, thus the switches as well, be designed very small and function rel... | 08/21/1984 |
