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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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| 7856768 | City arrangement A city is arranged within a terraced valley. An agricultural realm, suitable for farming, is located on the valley floor. A civic concourse is on a terrace above the agricultural realm. The civic concourse has public buildings and a terrace of industries. The terrac... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7334376 | Striplike body of vegetation for covering roofs with thin layers of vegetation A striplike body of vegetation which is used to cover roofs with thin layers of vegetation. The inventive body of vegetation is comprised of structural matting arranged on at least one base. The structural matting can be filled with a substrate and germinative plant... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320200 | Multiplex housing with central and peripheral dwelling units A land use-efficient multiplex housing structure (10) is provided having a central housing unit (12) of generally cruciform plan configuration, with a plurality (preferably four) of peripheral dwelling units (14,16,18,20) interconnected with and... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7055286 | Modular post system and method of construction The invention provides a modular post system including a plurality of modular post members 10, 20 which are inter-connectable to form a post structure 30. The modular post members include a plurality of front post members 10 and rear post member... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051679 | Heat efficient animal shelter A pet shelter that is substantially smaller than a single family human residential structure includes an accessway, a platform that is located at a first level above the accessway, and a device configured to assist a pet in moving between the accessway and the platf... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036281 | Multi-story multiple dwelling complex with semi-private garage to apartment entry and exit pathways A multistory apartment building complex may comprise vertically stacked modules and includes one or more vehicle parking levels grade and one or more dwelling unit levels vertically stacked above the vehicle parking levels. At least one of the parking levels include... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036276 | Directed lifestyle residential housing structures The present invention discloses a residential housing unit that is flexible to serve the changing needs in a family life cycle by providing two living units connected by common space. Each living unit is self-sufficient in that it may contain all the amenities neces... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6953309 | Concrete block with batter indicators A concrete retaining wall block provided with integral indicators that indicate the batter that will result from constructing a retaining wall of a multiplicity of the blocks. The indicators for indicating the batter are preferably one or more indentations formed in... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6922960 | Multiple dwelling house The invention provides a multiple dwelling house in which although its standard floors are constructed to have the same structural floor height, the ceiling heights of individual dwelling units positioned above and below each flat slab can be set to differ from each... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6871468 | Interlocking masonry wall block The present invention relates to an interlocking masonry wall block having two spaced lugs or projections and a cooperating recess or channel that enable like-shaped blocks to be stacked in a staggered relation to form straight and serpentine walls that are particul... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6547488 | Greens maintenance system The greens maintenance system is specifically directed to lawn areas with lawn grass covering underlying soil, and the soil having a given seepage rate defined by an amount of water allowed to seep into the soil per unit of time. The system includes a wat... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523300 | Slope guard A slope guard device having one or more panels formed of impervious material, interlocking along their periphery to form a rigid annular unit capable of encircling a planted area on a slope. The panels define an inner side adjacent to roots, and an outer ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6467234 | Stairway system A prefabricated stairway module (10, 11) comprises a first step and a second step, each step (14) having a tread member (13) and a riser member (15). The stairway module further has fixing means (31) for fixing the module to a sloping surface on which it ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6431798 | Configurable block for retaining wall A retaining wall block that includes three textured outer face surfaces and can be divided into a pair of sub-blocks of different sizes that are configured to be compatible with each other for use in the construction of a retaining wall having a random ap... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6405496 | Multi-story multiple dwelling complex with semi-private garage to apartment entry and exit pathways A multi-story apartment or condominium building complex includes one or more vehicle parking levels above or below grade and one or more dwelling unit levels vertically stacked above the vehicle parking levels. At least one of the parking levels includes ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6253499 | Human habitat structure for placement upon a non-uniform, non-level site A human habitat structure for placement upon a non-uniform, non-level site. The human habitat structure for placement upon a non-uniform, non-level site comprises: a planer floor member placed upon a non-uniform, non-level, site such that the planer floor... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6155012 | Mixed-use building, for example for habitation and for business use Mixed-use building, for business use and for habitation use, including at least one habitation unit located on a level known as a habitation level, at least one business unit located on another level known as a business level, and at least one internal pr... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5881515 | Concatenated structures of modular members A modular construction system and modular member are provided for the construction of concatenated structures having interconnected, overlapping, offset or parallel courses. The modular members are provided with substantially planar upper and lower surfac... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5870871 | Sump liner and method of installation This invention includes repair of an existing underground sump without the need for costly and time consuming excavation. A plurality of liner-forming pieces are placed inside the underground sump to create a liner preferably substantially conforming to t... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5809704 | Hillside multistory residential dwelling structure A hillside, multistory, multiple dwelling unit building includes at least two vertically stacked dwelling units wherein the lower dwelling unit has a ground level garage or vehicle parking space with an entry opening in one direction and the other dwellin... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5795105 | Composite masonry block The invention is a composite masonry block having a front surface and a back surface which are adjoined by first and second side surfaces, as well as a top surface and a bottom surface. Each of the side surfaces has an inset extending from the block top s... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5678364 | Soundproof wall A novel and improved soundproof wall is disclosed comprising a main wall rising from the ground, a first branch wall provided atop the main wall and inclined toward a noise source and a second branch wall provided atop the main wall and inclined away from... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5620283 | Alignment hanger and method for building a barrier of concrete blocks A method for building an earth-retaining barrier from standard open-celled construction blocks includes a plurality of hangers. Each hanger contains a hook portion for spanning a rim of the block and also contains a shoulder portion projecting laterally f... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5584330 | Flexible partition Partitions formed of edgewise connected panels have not historically had the capability of following vertical curves as required by naturally rolling terrain. My self-supporting edgewise connected partition formed of substantially triangular shaped panels... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5490363 | Composite masonry block The invention is a composite masonry block having a front surface and a back surface which are adjoined by first and second side surfaces, as well as a top surface and a bottom surface each lying adjacent the front, back, and first and second side surface... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5419092 | Structures and process for producing same, as well as associated elements and sets of construction elements A retaining wall includes a fore-structure including a material supporting member, at least one abutment on the material supporting member, and at least one solid body anchor member. A bulk material filling is disposed rearward of the fore-structure and h... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5252017 | Setback retaining wall and concrete block and offset pin therefor A mortarless concrete block retaining wall is formed from special blocks arranged in set-back tiers and interlocked by special offset pins. Each block is trapezoidal in plan view with a pair of vertical holes behind a relatively wide front face. The holes... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5154542 | Earth-retaining module, system and method An earth-retaining module for use in an interlocked, earth-retaining wall system, and to a method of preparing an earth-retaining wall system, wherein the module comprises a front wall and side walls, to form a structure to receive earth or sand therein, ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5136821 | Method of forming noise attenuation barrier A noise attenuation barrier for control of noise along expressway or other noise sources is provided in which the panel sections are suspended on vertical posts installed in earth berms. The bottoms of the panels, which are shaped to match the contour of ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5044834 | Retaining wall construction and blocks therefor In general, a block and retaining wall formed by a number of such blocks are interconnected between courses by a plurality of Z-shaped anchor elements having an upper and lower body part of substantially rectangular cross-section as viewed in plan. The up... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4936713 | Earth retaining system A gravity retaining system for a stabilized steep slope comprises a plurality of free standing facing elements disposed end-to-end with respect to each other to form a continuous line of facing elements. Each facing element includes a weight bearing base ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4914876 | Retaining wall with flexible mechanical soil stabilizing sheet A retaining wall is made from a plurality of blocks arranged in rows superimposed on each other and pinned together. Each block has a body with an exterior face and rearwardly diverging side walls joined to a neck. A head having outwardly directed ears is... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4899502 | Building or structure erected on a slope A building according to the instant invention comprises a frame of vertical and horizontal components which is connected to a foundation located along the generatrix of a slope surface. The foundation is provided with a device receiving the sloping compon... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4884378 | Structural assembly for producing walls A structural assembly is used for producing walls. The assembly includes a plurality of structural elements, each element having at least one surface defining at least a portion of a dovetail joint. A first one of the elements is parallelepiped in shape a... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4852313 | Building arrangement and method for view site A housing arrangement and method for maximizing the number of houses with a line of sight to a view. The arrangement comprises a plurality of lots arranged side-by-side adjacent a view and along an imaginary arcuate string line which is connectable to oth... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4807418 | Pedestal mounted house and method A method of constructing a house of the type mounted on a pedestal. The house has exterior walls which overhang the perimeter of the pedestal on at least two sides thereof to define at least one vertically unsupported corner and is characterized by permit... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796398 | Foundation of a building or installation erected across a ravine extending along a slope A foundation (1) comprises at least one longitudinal wall (4) connected to transversal walls (6) and made arcuate with the camber facing towards a higher ravine point. The foundation (1) is in the form of an arch in the horizontal plane, the end faces of ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4715159 | Collapsible building construction system A collapsible building construction system and method for erecting the same in which a plurality of horizontally disposed floor slabs are adapted to stack one on top of the other in a collapsed storage position. Pivotal columns connect the horizontally di... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4594825 | Cantilevered support member and foundation unit A cantilevered wall and foundation unit particularly useful for supporting a building constructed on a hillside includes cantilevered side walls and an inclined rear wall. The cantilevered side walls include a support section and a cantilevered section. T... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4332116 | Prefabricated building structure A building, constructed from prefabricated building components, where the roof and floor components are formed from substantially similar triangle-shaped components. The roof and floor components are sequentially assembled and integrally fastened to the c... | 06/01/1982 |
