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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 |
| 8180087 | Microphone having a three-pin socket and a USB socket A microphone comprises a three-pin socket, a first USB socket and a USB adapter. The first USB socket is fixed within the three-pin socket. The three-pin socket comprises an inserted block and three pins. The three pins are fixed on the inserted block. The first USB... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8116498 | Condenser microphone A condenser microphone includes a unidirectional microphone unit including a cylindrical metallic unit case having a front audio terminal on a front surface and a rear audio terminal on a side surface; an acoustoelectric converter having a diaphragm and a backplate,... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111855 | Microphone assembly and a portable electronic device using the microphone assembly A microphone assembly (10) using in a portable electronic device includes a fixing component (12) detachably fixed to a housing (30) of the portable electronic device, and a main microphone body (14) latched to the fixing component (12... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103038 | Boundary microphone In a boundary microphone, a high-frequency current caused by extraneous electromagnetic waves is prevented from flowing into a microphone case via a microphone cord that is drawn into the microphone case. A portion in which the microphone cord 31 consisting o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103039 | Microphone assembly with a replaceable part The invention relates to a microphone assembly comprising a housing, a microphone element within the housing, a base element, contacting elements, a removable element, and connecting means. The housing is configured such that it may be opened and re-closed. The base... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098870 | Silicon microphone A silicon microphone comprising a backplate of electrically conductive or semi-conductive material comprising a rigid aperture area and a surrounding area, a diaphragm of electrically conductive or semi-conductive material comprising a flexible member that extends o... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094856 | Microphone coupler for a communication device The disclosure relates to a microphone coupler and coupler system for a communication device. The system comprises: a printed circuit board; a microphone having a port facing towards the printed circuit board and aligned with an opening through the printed circuit b... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8077899 | Electronic device and process for mounting microphone therein An electronic device includes a housing, a uni-directional microphone, and a cover. The housing has a first acoustic opening and a second acoustic opening. The uni-directional microphone is disposed in the housing to receive external sound via the first acoustic ope... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077900 | Microphone and method for fabricating the same A microphone includes: a substrate including a tone hole and having a top surface on which a substrate electrode is provided; a converter provided on the top surface of the substrate and including a main body having a back space, a diaphragm provided at the bottom o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073178 | Microphone A microphone includes a casing having an open side and a lid mounted to and covering the open side of the casing. A circuit board and a mounting plate are mounted in the casing. An audio conversion unit and a switch are mounted on the circuit board and electrically ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073179 | MEMS microphone package with RF insensitive MEMS microphone chip A micro-electro-mechanical-system microphone package includes a substrate, a micro-electro-mechanical-system microphone chip mounted on the substrate, and a cover attached to the substrate to cover the micro-electro-mechanical-system microphone chip. The cover is pr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059849 | Small-footprint microphone module with signal processing functionality An acoustic processing module receives an acoustic signal, and outputs an analog output signal. Microphone sensors are provided for generating a corresponding electrical signal in response to the acoustic signal. A signal processing circuit is connected to the micro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059850 | Condenser microphone An exemplary condenser microphone includes a printed circuit board, a first via, a second via, and a number of through holes. The first and second vias are formed in the printed circuit board for the signal line and ground line respectively passing therethrough. The... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059848 | Condenser microphone unit In a condenser microphone unit in which a microphone capsule and a capsule support are connected to each other via a screwed ring coupler, shield is maintained stably regardless of the degree of tightening of the ring coupler. On one end side on which a microphone c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045741 | Boundary microphone A boundary microphone, comprising: a base made of a metal; a cover made of a metal having a plurality of holes for introducing sound waves; and internal components including a microphone unit that is disposed in an internal space enclosed by the base and the cover; ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031898 | Dynamic microphone There is provided a dynamic microphone in which the output impedance does not increase and also the failure rate does not increase though using a microphone unit and a vibration detecting unit to reduce handling noise. In the dynamic microphone including a microphon... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8005250 | Microphone housing One embodiment of a microphone housing having at its base a cylindrical solid section (4) containing circuit boards (3) and on which is mounted transducer (2) and acoustically permeable basket (1). The basket is made of rigid, conductive ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7978869 | Wireless microphone A wireless microphone includes a perforated front cover mounted on a front open end of a tubular housing, and a control module mounted fixedly on a rear open end of the housing and having an outer surrounding surface provided with a power switch and electrode plates... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7916886 | Microphone with low frequency noise shunt The present invention provides for a microphone. The microphone includes a housing, a port disposed in the housing leading to an interior chamber, and a diaphragm with a first side and a second side. The first side of the diaphragm faces the port. The microphone inc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903835 | Miniature non-directional microphone A miniature microphone comprising a diaphragm compliantly suspended over an enclosed air volume having a vent port is provided, wherein an effective stiffness of the diaphragm with respect to displacement by acoustic vibrations is controlled principally by the enclo... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7889882 | Selectable diaphragm condenser microphone A condenser microphone having a capsule with a cardioid pattern diaphragm on opposite sides of a back plate wherein each diaphragm is selectively activated via a switch to complete the audio circuit. The microphone employs two different diaphragm materials to produc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7856112 | Desktop terminal foot and desktop system The present invention discloses an inventive microphone assembly for desktop communication systems. It utilises the advantages of placing the microphone in a desktop conferencing system as close as possible to the tabletop surface, without exposing the microphone fo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7856113 | Multi-microphone capsule A multi-microphone capsule includes a housing, a plurality of microphones disposed in the housing, and an acoustic seal also disposed in the housing, wherein the microphones include an omni-directional microphone, a uni-directional microphone, or combinations thereo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7809151 | Microphone assembly comprising magnetically activatable element for signal switching and field indication A microphone assembly comprising a transducer for receiving sound and outputting a corresponding control signal. The assembly also comprises means for detecting a magnetic field and outputting a signal relating to the field. A hearing aid comprising the assembly has... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801321 | Condenser microphone In a condenser microphone in which a microphone unit section is replaceable, an electromagnetic wave is prevented without fail from entering into an internal circuit through a coupled portion of the microphone unit section and a microphone case and generation of noi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7773766 | Cord bush and control box for microphone The present invention provides a cord bush that makes it possible to reliably inhibit a liquid such as water from running along a cord, the length of which can be adjusted, into a control box through as well as a microphone control box including the cord bush. A fir... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7751583 | Shielding housing for a condenser microphone In a condenser microphone having a microphone case formed by a casting, the resistivity of the surface of the microphone case is decreased surely, and the shielding function of the microphone case is made stable. In a condenser microphone in which a substrate includ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7664284 | Microphone array in housing An electronic device includes a circuit board, a first microphone module, and a second microphone module. The first microphone module includes a first omnidirectional microphone connected to the circuit board, a first boot also connected to the circuit board, and a ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660428 | Ceiling microphone assembly An overhead microphone assembly using multiple unidirectional microphone elements. The microphone assembly is installed overhead, generally above all the desired sound sources and below the undesired sound sources. The signals from these multiple microphone elements... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7602931 | Gasket for reducing electromagnetic interference in a boundary microphone A boundary microphone including a microphone case is provided whereby sufficient shielding performance can be achieved against strong electromagnetic waves of cellular phones. In the boundary microphone, a microphone case 1 includes a flat metallic base 10... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7558396 | Microphone module at corner or edge of electronic device An electronic device includes a body and a microphone module. The body includes a plurality of corners and a plurality of edges meeting at the corners. The microphone module is provided with a plurality of acoustic openings and disposed at the corners and/or the edg... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548628 | Microphone coupler for a communication device The invention provides a microphone coupler for a microphone located within a housing of a portable communication device and a device incorporating the coupler. The coupler comprises a body section and a conduit or just a conduit. The body section is shaped to fit a... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7471802 | Boundary microphone There is provided a boundary microphone especially suitable for outdoor applications, which has strong waterproof and high wind noise resistance. In a boundary microphone in which a microphone case 1 includes a flat base portion 10 the upper surface si... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7434305 | Method of manufacturing a microphone A silicon condenser microphone package is disclosed. The silicon condenser microphone package comprises a transducer unit, substrate, and a cover. The substrate includes an upper surface having a recess formed therein. The transducer unit is attached to the upper su... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433484 | Acoustic vibration sensor An acoustic vibration sensor, also referred to as a speech sensing device, is provided. The acoustic vibration sensor receives speech signals of a human talker and, in response, generates electrical signals representative of human speech. The acoustic vibration sens... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415122 | Microphone shield system A microphone shield system captures sound in adverse conditions. The system includes a microphone positioned within an enclosure. A membrane stretched across a portion of the enclosure passes signals within a selected frequency range. The membrane may block or atten... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398072 | Mobile wireless communications device with reduced microphone noise from radio frequency communications circuitry A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board in the housing and having radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a power amplifier and microphone mounted thereon. An antenna is carried within the housing and operative with the RF circuitry. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369673 | Speaker supporting device and electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device A speaker supporting structure, which includes a speaker supporting device with improved assembly characteristics, and an electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device. The speaker supporting device is a structure which supports a speaker mounted in a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362873 | Miniature condenser microphone and fabrication method therefor An acoustic pressure type sensor fabricated on a supporting substrate is disclosed. The acoustic sensor is fabricated by depositing and etching a number of thin films on the supporting substrate and by machining the supporting substrate. The resulting structure cont... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357217 | Faceplate cover The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for manufacturing communication devices. A cover is attached to a surface of a faceplate that includes at least one opening, to provide enhanced device protection and sound quality. In one embodiment of... | 04/15/2008 |
