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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 |
| 7370752 | Controlled conveyor A declined conveyor for conveying articles in a downstream direction, which is parallel to a longitudinal direction, has one or more controlled conveyor sections interposed between gravity conveyors. Each controlled conveyor includes a plurality of driven rollers wh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6269938 | Over/under line feed system An over/under line feed system in accordance with the present invention includes a conveyor assembly positioned adjacent a workstation. The conveyor assembly preferably includes upper and lower conveyors. The workstation includes a workstation support fra... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5772004 | Apparatus for filling a bin A method and apparatus for loading a bin with articles such as fruit is provided. The apparatus has a filling conveyor pivotable between a position within the bin to he filled and the top of the bin. The discharge end of the filling conveyor is maintained... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5441144 | Method and apparatus for reducing conveyor belt spillage A conveyor (101) to minimize spillage in which the forward run (108) is located below the return run (107) and arranged so that any carry back material dislodged from the return run (107) drops onto the forward run (108).... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5398598 | Food processing transport system A food product processing transport system (300) includes an overhead transport rail (302) having first and second runs (356 and 358, 390 and 392), a food product carrier (310) suspended from the rail and defining a vertical plane, a drive mechanism (326)... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5281273 | Apparatus for marking recyclable books A method and apparatus for marking recyclable books permits the user to retain the recyclable value of the books while effectively deterring third-parties from reselling books which are intended to be recycled. The method includes transporting recyclable ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5173272 | Heated conveyor and process for disinfecting size-reduced hospital refuse A heated conveyor for disinfecting contaminated, size-reduced hospital refuse comprises a scraping conveyor with two endless link chains (1,2) to which drives (6) are fastened. The scraping conveyor is arranged in a housing with electricially heated floor... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5103718 | Apparatus and method for processing of a food product An apparatus and method for processing a food product. A series of processing cabinets are each provided with an inlet and an outlet in one of the cabinet side walls adjacent an end wall. The product is carried by a series of individual product carriers, ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4921089 | Trough-type chain conveyor for bulk material A conveyor is used in combination with a supply of bulk material having an outlet of a predetermined relatively great transverse width to move the material from the outlet to an output location longitudinally and horizontally offset from the outlet in a t... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4807740 | Trough-type chain conveyor for bulk material A conveyor is used in combination with a supply of bulk material having an outlet of a predetermined relatively great transverse width to move the material from the outlet to an output location longitudinally and horizontally offset from the outlet in a t... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4643294 | Grain conveyor-total enclosed An endless belt conveyor having a pulley at the tail end with slats forming slots therebetween leading to an interior space, the latter leading axially outwardly, and the pulley having end plates with radial vanes leading radially beyond the slats. The co... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4512705 | Horizontal plow system method and apparatus for reclaiming and homogenously blending bulk solid particulate matter such as coal A horizontal plow system method and apparatus has been developed for the homogenous blending and reclaiming of bulk solid particulate matter, such as coal, at a utility plant. The horizontal plow system apparatus comprises one or more displacement assembl... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4366628 | Invertable pan conveyor and material carrying pan therefor There is provided an endless conveyor characterized by a plurality of invertable material carrying pans. The invention is particularly concerned with simplified means for effecting inversion of the pans whereby both the upper and lower reaches of the endl... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4312442 | Scraper-chain conveyor A scraper-chain conveyor has a scraper assembly and plurality of channel sections defining upper and lower runs for the scraper assembly. The scraper assembly passes round sprocket drums positioned at the ends of the conveyor, and is constituted by two dr... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4260371 | Modular heat exchange apparatus Modular, conveyor-type heat exchange apparatus is provided which is especially adapted for handling large volumes of shale rock and preheating incoming raw shale using hot, spent shale from a commercial processing operation. The apparatus includes an elon... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4250987 | Flow control gate apparatus This invention is a flow control gate apparatus mounted between a discharge opening of a hopper assembly and between a portion of a conveyor assembly operable to control amount of grain or the like being discharged into the interior of the conveyor means.... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4142304 | Apparatus for gas treatment of articles traversing an enclosure Treatment of articles in an enclosure traversed by gases, according to which the articles are advanced translationally and are simultaneously rotated, characterized by apparatus for causing the articles to travel the length of the enclosure several times ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4018325 | Automatic package accumulator An automatic article surge accumulator is described which has an inlet for the articles, an outlet spaced from the inlet and a plurality of moveable shelves between the inlet and the outlet. Each shelf can store one or more of the articles. The shelves ar... | 04/19/1977 |
