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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 |
| 7033311 | Cleaning device for drum centrifuge A centrifuge having a drum rotatable in a predetermined direction about a drum axis has a cleaning device with a cleaning shaft extending generally parallel to the drum axis into the drum along a shaft axis. A pair of elongated slat-shaped cutters have inner ends fi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6375841 | System for transporting and separating wet chips and delivering dried chips A system for transporting wet chips to a centrifugal separator where the wet chips are separated into dry chips and fluid with the dry chips being transported to a dry chips site and the fluid recirculated or collected. Preferably, the centrifugal separat... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6177021 | Method and device for clearing the crystalline material out of a centrifuge basket The invention relates to a method and a device for clearing product, e.g., sugar, from the inside of a centrifuge basket of a discontinues centrifuge. A scraper blade, which is attached to a clearing rod, is pivoted toward the spun-off layer of product. T... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5733238 | Scraping assembly having angularly offset scraper blades for removing solids from an imperforate bowl centrifuge A scraper assembly for removing the collected solids component of a feed material from an interior wall surface of a centrifugal separator bowl comprises a supporting shaft positioned within the bowl along a vertically disposed longitudinal axis. The supp... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5507947 | Centrifugal apparatus for separating particulate material In an apparatus for separating particulate material from a particle-containing liquid, at least the section of the cylindrical housing (10) provided with perforations (5) is designed as a driveable drum sieve (2') so that the solid materials are optimally... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5460717 | Particle separation and drying apparatus An apparatus which performs solids particles separation from a liquids/solids slurry, and subsequent drying of such solids particles, within a single enclosure. Further processing functions, such as reslurry washing, plug washing, crystal growth and other... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5370791 | Backwashable self-cleaning strainer A backwashable self-cleaning strainer has a vertical housing containing a rotatable strainer basket. The housing has an inlet adjacent the top thereof and an outlet adjacent the bottom wall, with a flush discharge opening in the bottom wall. Components fo... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5328441 | Imperforate bowl centrifugal separator with solids gate An imperforate bowl centrifugal separator includes an imperforate separator bowl; a housing for rotatably mounting the bowl including a chamber in which the bowl rotates; an outlet for removing the centrate from the chamber; a discharge port in the housin... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5250180 | Oil recovering apparatus from used lubricant An apparatus for recovering oil from used lubricant includes a centrifugal separation unit having a centrifugal tank for receiving and separating used lubricant and a scraping unit having blades provided in the tank for scraping contaminant from the inner... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5183568 | Self-cleaning strainer A self-cleaning strainer comprises a vertically disposed housing which contains a rotatable strainer basket. The housing has an open top, closed by a closure plate, an inlet adjacent the top of the housing and an outlet adjacent a closed bottom of the hou... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5008083 | Apparatus for centrifugal separation of coal particles A gravimetric cell for centrifugal separation of fine coal by density has a cylindrical body and a butterfly valve or other apparatus for selectively sealing the body radially across the approximate center of the cylinder. A removable top is provided whic... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5000850 | Apparatus for dewatering an aqueous clay suspension Apparatus is provided for dewatering an aqueous clay suspension by a process which includes preparing a partly dewatered filter cake and concurrently compressing the partly dewatered filter cake on a filtration drum while applying vacuum suction to it fro... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4997575 | Filtering centrifuge In a filter centrifuge with a filter medium, a filter cake is formed following the introduction of a suspension. In a first filtration phase the suspension is exposed to centrifugal filtration a first filtration which dewaters by the inertia forces. In a ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4818296 | Scraper for sugar centrifuge A scraper for a sugar centrifuge comprises a scraper blade mounted on an arm which is moved down into and pivoted within the centrifugal bowl, such that the edge of the scraper blade is moved against but out of contact with the bowl wall for scraping off ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4774097 | Centrifugal finisher and method for separating juices from fruits and vegetables A centrifugal finisher and method of its operation are disclosed for separating finished juice from an initial juice including substantial solids or for separating finished fluid from any slurry including substantial solids, the slurry being introduced in... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4753633 | Slurry separator A fluid stream solids separator provides a curved flow confining chamber to cause heavier constituents in a fluid stream, or slurry, flowing in the resulting curved path in the chamber to migrate radially outward with time and distance travelled. At least... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4557836 | Solid discharge mechanism for dewatering system A particle discharge mechanism is described for use on a centrifugal dewatering system, which is of relatively simple and rugged construction. The discharge mechanism includes a pair of concentric ring-like gates (50, 52 in FIG. 2) that can move across a ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4518621 | Method and apparatus for finishing juices from fruits and vegetables and the like A method and apparatus are disclosed for extracting finished juice from an initial juice including substantial solids or for extracting fluid, preferably finished to a high degree, from any slurry including substantial solids, wherein the slurry is introd... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4310417 | Air inlet material separator for chip centrifuge In a device for separating a liquid, as a cutting oil, from a mixture of metal chips and larger pieces of metal, such as bar ends and scrap, there is provided structure for preliminarily separating larger pieces of metal from the entire mass prior to the ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4220538 | Batch centrifuge with scraper knife mounted on inlet tube A centrifuge has a basket centered on and rotatable in either rotational sense about an upright basket axis. An upright and rigid support tube movable axially in the basket and pivotal between a pair of end positions carries at its lower end a fill tube f... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4200529 | Method of dewatering a slurry A slurry, such as of sulfide-type copper ore, is separated into a coarse suspension and a fine suspension. The coarse suspension is centrifuged to separate the solid and liquid phases thereof. The fine suspension may be centrifuged or filtered separately ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4162981 | Discharger for centrifuges In a basket centrifuge, a hollow boss extending downwardly through a hole in the stationary frame cover is secured to the cover, and a shaft extending downwardly through said boss is mounted for rotation in a sleeve secured to the upper portion of the bos... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4137176 | Chip discharge for continuous chip wringer A centrifuge for continuously separating a lubricating liquid from lubrication-impregnated metal chips. A motor having a drive shaft thereon is mounted so that the drive shaft is drivingly coupled to a substantially bell-shaped centrifugal drum having an ... | 01/30/1979 |
| 3998381 | Apparatus for removing explosive material from a centrifuge basket A spring supported disc holder, having a plurality of discs affixed there is fixedly attached to the rear convex side of a plow member which is rotatably supported within a centrifuge basket. The disc holder assembly provides for the removal of a residua... | 12/21/1976 |
