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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 |
| 7975833 | Material handling system and method A material handling system for moving material from a storage device to a receiver comprises a counter rotating double screw feeder extending from the storage device to the receiver. The counter rotating double screw feeder comprises an outer screw feed member; an i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7051865 | Auger flight support An auger flight support includes a mounting portion having an arcuate concave surface adapted to be fixedly mounted around at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of an auger shaft adjacent to a flight extending along a helical path around the shaft, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 5651321 | Method of and means for producing combustible gases from low grade fuel In accordance with the present invention, a method for supplying solid material such as hot carbonaceous material from a pyrolyzer or reactor to a furnace, is provided comprising providing a screw conveyor for receiving the solid carbonaceous material fro... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5524796 | Screw feeder with multiple concentric flights A compound screw feeder for uniform volumetric flow rates of particulate solids, suitable for low, nonpulsating feed rates, comprises coaxial inner and outer screw flights. The flights both extend throughout the feeder section and produce a net discharge ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5348162 | Machine for processing goods, especially refuse, for sorting it A machine for sorting refuse comprises a rotatable drum (1) having several succeeding processing stations (5, 6, 7) located between an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) and each including one or more rotatable shafts (8) the circumferential surfaces of which ar... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5167931 | SO2 control using moving granular beds A method and apparatus of scrubbing acid gas from flue gas comprises slats which define a moving bed of scrubbing material which is capable of reacting with the acid gas to form reaction products on particles of the scrubbing material. Flue gas from a boi... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4899867 | Rotor for an agricultural feed bagger A rotor for an agricultural feed bagger comprising an elongated cylindrical member having first and second sets of rotor teeth mounted therein with the first and second sets being arranged on the cylindrical member in opposing helical fashions. First and ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4884724 | Screw auger chemical applicator This screw auger chemical applicator is designed to evenly and non-cloggingly feed chemical or small seed onto a ground surface. Primarily, it consists of a pulley and belt train driven by a wheel in engagement with a trailing wheel of a pair of wheels mo... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881862 | Screw seal A screw seal for conveying bulk particulate solids between spaces at differing gas pressures with minimal leakage of gas. A tubular housing encloses a screw conveyor section and a sealing section receiving the solids and forming a sealing plug. The sealin... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4823936 | Discharge auger for a hopper or the like A hopper for material such as meat or the like includes a material holding cavity having a substantially centrally located discharge opening. A rotatable shaft is provided in the bottom of the hopper. The shaft is provided with first and second end portio... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4676363 | Arrangement for feeding bulk material tending to cake In order to avoid caking of bulk material when feeding from a feeder into an inlet opening of lesser cross-section, there is provided a trough with a central discharge opening located below the discharge of the feeder. Two double paddle conveyors extend i... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4597510 | Impeller packing machine with pre-conditioning hopper An improved feed screw impeller apparatus primarily for use in an impeller bag packing system that is especially suited for filling bags with finely divided and aerated powders. The apparatus comprises an elongated cylindrical shaft having impeller blades... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4455111 | Pressure conveyor for feeding pulverulent material into a pressurized air conveyor pipeline In a system for moving large quantities of pulverulent material from receiving hoppers, such as those of a fly ash precipitator, into a pressurized air conveyor pipeline, separate auger conveyors move material from a first line of receiving hoppers and fr... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4428707 | Round bale feeder A device for unrolling a round bale of hay when being discharged upon the ground from a hay carrying vehicle, said device including a mechanism in which a plurality of rollers form a cradle upon which the hay bale is rested, the rollers being power rotate... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4363571 | System for feeding pulverulent material into a pressurized air conveyor pipeline A system for moving large quantities of pulverulent material from receiving hoppers, such as those of a fly ash precipitator, into a pressurized air conveyor pipeline. Separate auger conveyors move material from a first line of receiving hoppers and from ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4343394 | Apparatus for handling fluent material Apparatus for pumping or conveying fluent material such as grain, sand, concrete, etc. is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tube having an inlet at one end and an outlet spaced from the inlet and a pair of helical blades of opposite pitch mounted insid... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4313705 | Unloader for storage bins A device for unloading particulate material from circular storage bins having central discharge sumps. The device includes two augers extending radially in diametric opposition from a vertical pivot axis adjacent the discharge sump. The augers are powered... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4192417 | Bottom-belt bunker for receiving and delivering particles serving for the manufacture of fiberboards, chipboards, or the like A bottom-belt bunker which receives and delivers particles for the manufacture of fiberboards, chipboards, or the like, and containing cellulose, is disposed upstream of a glue applicator or a front of a forming station. A centrally located feed opening i... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4180155 | Multiple pitch self-cleaning belt pulley The invention pertains to a pulley for belt conveyors, particularly belt conveyors used in the conveying of stones, gravel, and the like wherein the pulley structure is self-cleaning of foreign matter received within the confines of the pulley to prevent ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4177626 | Crop gathering apparatus Crop gathering table for a combine has an auger to move crop laterally inwards towards the center of the table. The auger has a central shaft carrying helical flights, and discharge fingers to discharge crop through an opening in the rear of the table. A ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4140214 | Delivery device for a container of bulk material At least one pair of vertically superimposed conveyors are located in the bottom region of a bunker in order to discharge the bulk material. The conveyors are spaced apart to create a void or at least a loosened zone free from horizontal pressures in the ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4109966 | Pneumatic conveying device Apparatus for conveying solid particulate material including a casing having bore therethrough and an inlet for material to be conveyed and an outlet. A screw impeller is rotatably mounted in the casing by front and rear bearings with the rear bearing bei... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4089300 | Auger assembly for use in feed dispensing hoppers Auger assembly for use in feed dispensing hoppers comprising in combination an elongate housing member with feed dispensing openings on the underside thereof, web portions extending above the dispensing openings, feed admitting cutouts longitudinally spac... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4072238 | Self-unloading ship with two tunnel belts and a central reclaimer A self-unloading ship includes two longitudinal tunnels with conveyor belts below two rows of hoppers at the bottom of the holds which extend nearly from one end of the ship to the other for unloading bulk material such as coal, iron ore, gypsum or the li... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4003191 | Barrier means in a combine harvesting header A harvesting header for a combine in which a consolidating auger of appreciable length extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the combine and said auger having reversely spiralled flights respectively extending inward from opposite ends of the a... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3967913 | Asphalt roadway patching apparatus A supply hopper, arranged for lowering for filling and elevating for operation, mounted in an elevated position on a vehicle, is arranged with a heated spiral flight discharge conveyor and arranged to discharge into a small mobile distribution hopper. The... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3962803 | Dredging head A dredging apparatus having an improved dredging head in which the suction pump and drive motors for the same are mounted adjacent the clean-out and cutting augers for increased pumping efficiency. The augers include a cooperating plurality of cutting tee... | 06/15/1976 |
