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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7397658 | Multi-function electronic device with split cover In a multi-function electronic device, consists of a display mounted on the device and a two part cover with each cover part slidable on the device in opposite directions for covering and exposing the display. The two part cover is equipped with a full function keyb... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7357586 | Image forming apparatus including a paper feeding cassette An image forming apparatus including a paper feeding cassette to stack a print medium, wherein the paper feeding cassette includes a plate to support the print medium and which elevates substantially straight, and a supporting unit to support the elevation of the pl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7290146 | Managed credential issuance In a method of issuing a credential, a request for issuance of the credential is received. Next, a unique identification for the requested credential is assigned and data elements corresponding to the credential are provided. A credential production data collection ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284347 | Checkout divider A transparent divider to be used at checkout conveyors for separating one customers order from the next customers order. The divider is an elongate bar which has an open bottom for ease of stacking or sliding along a checkout rail. A slot is formed in the side walls... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7168672 | Multifunctional support rack A support rack includes a support plate, a support stand, a locking member, a pen holder, an indication member, and two auxiliary clips. Thus, the support rack functions as a clipboard, a book rack, an exhibition rack, a price indication rack, a pen holder or the li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167674 | Sheet storage cassette and image forming apparatus A sheet storage cassette includes: a case provided with a storage portion; a stacking plate on which a sheet is placed; and a lifting unit that lifts the stacking plate. The lifting unit has: a driving gear that communicates with an output gear of the device main bo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7130575 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device that fixes the toner image onto the recording medium by applying heat and pressure; ejection rollers provided away from the fixing device for ejecting the recording medium; a guide provided on at least one part of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7048245 | Computer copy holder A copy holder for use with a portable notebook computer is provided, having rectangular, relatively stiff sheet elements slidably disposed between upper and lower parallel channels affixed to the back of a computer screen. Hollow tubular members of square cross sect... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033098 | Keyboard cover and copy holder A keyboard cover and copy holder is presented. The keyboard cover and copy holder has a top plate member having downward extending left and right side panels and a bottom plate member having upward extending left and right side panels. Each upward extending left and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017901 | Paper treating unit and image forming system using the same A paper treating unit includes: a paper loading table for loading paper; a first paper aligning member that regulates position of the paper by sliding back and forth in the paper proceeding direction; a second paper aligning member disposed upstream of the first pap... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6939068 | Retrofit printer tray riser A tray riser is configured for retrofit in a printer feed tray. The riser includes a plate for supporting a stack of sheets in the tray. A stand is integrally formed with a bottom of the plate to position a front edge of the plate higher in elevation than a back edg... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6830401 | Mechanical architecture for printer trays A printer including an input tray including a input print media support surface and an output tray including an output print media support surface separate from the input print media support surface of the input tray, wherein the output tray nests in the input tray ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6808329 | Paper ejection apparatus in a print apparatus A paper ejection apparatus equipped on the latter stage of an image formation apparatus in a print apparatus. The paper ejection apparatus includes a paper stack table to stack papers transported in a paper transport direction from the image formation apparatus, a t... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6722802 | Wet printed media output system A wet printed media output system in a printing mechanism including a frame is provided. The system includes an election mechanism mounted to the frame for ejecting a wet printed medium along a media path in an output direction towards an output area and a holding m... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6290411 | Stand utensil for keyboard and keyboard with stand mechanism The present invention enables the efficient use of desktop space and the efficient input operation of a keyboard by realizing space-savings for the keyboard by a simple and economical means that does not involve reducing the size of the keyboard. The keyb... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6182936 | Copy holder A copy holder including a flat holder base having at least one arched flange raised from a front side thereof near a top side thereof and defining a document insertion mouth, a first pair of vertically spaced lugs and a second pair of vertically spaced lu... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5967483 | Non-passive copy holder with rotatable drum A rotatable, free standing copy holder with a relatively narrow base structure upon which is mounted a cylindrical drum to which sheets of standard office size paper containing written or printed information may be clamped at the top margin. The configura... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938448 | Handy keystroke rotary guide for computer programs A universal design of a handy rotary keystrokes guide that simplifies the tasks of personal computer users who prepare spreadsheets, documents, graphs, presentations, reports, etc. It reduces the requirement to remember a multitude of keystrokes and mouse... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927879 | Medium processing apparatus and ejected medium drop prevention mechanism After the medium has been processed by the medium processing apparatus 100 (receipt journal printer), it lands on the top cover 120 of the medium processing apparatus 100 as a curled medium 160. The ejected medium drop prevention mechanism 110 is disposed... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918848 | Document holder and text guide apparatus A new document holder and text guide apparatus for indicating any line of text on a document. The inventive device includes a document support member with a planar surface for supporting a document. A lip extends from the document support member for resti... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5857791 | Print holder A print holder has two molded transparent plastic pieces united together each with an upright portion and a base having an inclined flank extending downwardly outwardly from a lower portion of the upright portion. A central portion of the upright portion ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5786861 | Clipboards attached to computer keyboard Clipboards for holding paper are attached to a computer keyboard via arm bases and a detachable clipboard structure such that the clipboards can also be used as a dustcover for said computer keyboard. The said clipboards are adjustable to provide multiple... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5746410 | Document holding panel with a depression bar for incrementally adjusting an indexing ruler The keying of a document is facilitated by securing the document in a holding panel and causing a ruler to be indexed downwardly across the document by pressing a depression bar which is operatively connected to the ruler by a toothed rack.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5644338 | Ergonomic laptop computer and ergonomic keyboard A keyboard to be used on an operators lap that separates to relieve stress in an operators neck and wrists. The keyboard has a flat surface between the keyboard sides, so while being held on a persons lap, will hold reference material and a second party p... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5502460 | Ergonomic laptop computer and ergonomic keyboard A keyboard to be used on an operators lap that separates to relieve stress in an operators neck and wrists. The keyboard has a flat surface between the keyboard sides, so while being held on a persons lap, will hold reference material and a second party p... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499793 | Copy holding device The present invention features a document holder for attachment to a computer monitor where opposing panels are arranged on an adjustable width frame which is attached to the monitor, the panels being pivotal to adjustable open positions where they are co... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5464293 | Apparatus for supporting information to be read and for sequentially highlighting the lines of the supported material An apparatus for supporting information to be read and for sequentially highlighting the lines of the supported material comprising a support plate positionable in a generally vertical orientation having a front surface adapted to receive and support mate... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5452876 | Copy holder for use in-line with monitor stand A copy holder which may be placed in-line vertically with a computer monitor to reduce visual fatigue and head turning. A rear edge portion of the copy holder tray is attached to fasteners which are mounted in elongate slots in the side walls for movement... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5383642 | Computer screen accessory A device for retaining information sheets in close proximity to a display screen, including a frame member and a pair of leg members. A locking device releasably locks one of the leg members in discrete predetermined positions with respect to the frame me... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5294103 | Document and draft paper holder for a computer A document and draft paper holding device for a computer, comprising a main body capable of being located beside a monitor for clamping the draft document and exposing part of the contents of the draft. A paper passing device separates and passes the pape... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5215396 | Position finding overlay for forms A transparent plastic overlay includes row and column markings. The overlay is aligned and laid onto a form. The form has areas which are to be filled in by a computer-driven printer. The overlay markings tell a user the row and column coordinates of ever... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5201596 | Draft-paper rack for a computer A draft-paper rack structure for a computer which comprises a chassis, a supporting seat, a draft-paper rack, a transparent hood, a roller and an angle-setting knob; in fact, it is a clamp assembly for a typewriter to be designed into a clamp structure to... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5067681 | Copy holder The copy holder described is particularly suitable for use in information entry by means of a keyboard and computer monitor. The copy holder is of simple design and includes a clip, a connecting rod and two rod stands for connecting the rod to supporting ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5052650 | Copyholder A copyholder for holding and positioning documents. The copyholder contains a flat surface and a multi-action document holder which pivots between a horizontal position when in use, and a vertical position when not in use. The document holder pivots by a ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4934853 | Typewriter copy holder apparatus A copy holder apparatus for use in combination with a conventional typewriter is set forth. The apparatus includes a generally "S" shaped transparent bracket with a lower leg defining a slot to accept a typewriter table in a conventional typewriter. The u... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4893775 | Copy holder stand A copy holder stand for use in transcribing copy material into a computer. The stand is, in use, disposed between the computer keyboard and the cathode-ray tube of the computer, and thereby allows the user to conveniently view the CRT and the copy materia... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4877212 | Document stand Disclosed is a document stand, wherein guide lines with varying colors or patterns for facilitating the reading of rows of letters or characters are provided on a transparent plate disposed in front of a main plate, so as to prevent misreading or omission... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4875179 | Reading assistance device for word processor An improved reading assistance device is provided for use within the video display terminal of a word processing system. The reading device subtends the video display terminal, receives paper with written subject matter, and displays selected portions of ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4849612 | Apparatus for permitting viewing of a large number of entries printed on a sheet leaving a calculating machine An apparatus for permitting the viewing of a large number of entries permitted on a sheet leaving a calculating machine includes an elongate bar having a longitudinal track, a support plate having a lower end fitted in the track and an elongate fastening ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4838720 | Paper guide of printer for word-processor In a word processor which includes a display unit, a keyboard unit and a printer, the display unit and the printer being viewable by an operator of the keyboard unit, a paper guide device which is detachably mountable on the printer to feed paper to be pr... | 06/13/1989 |
