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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 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7000791 | Vial closure with indicator A closure for medicine vials, comprising a cap and a rotatable detented indicator arranged to indicate the last pill or medicine dose taken. The indicator may be transparent with numbers that are rendered visible by contrast with the cap color. The indicator may use... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000790 | Bottle cap There is provided a bottle cap configured such that consumers can easily identify the opening or closing of a cap openably installed on the mouth of a liquor bottle. The bottle cap for a bottle which holds contents, includes a cap body having an inner cap coupled so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968968 | Container closure assembly with snap-on overcap A container closure assembly for closing the neck opening of a container includes a closure plug for threaded engagement with the neck opening, a sealing gasket positioned between the container and the closure plug, and a unitary, molded plastic overcap constructed ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966581 | Apparatus for distinguishing between tubing assemblies An apparatus for use in identifying or distinguishing at least one substance or article associated with the apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a translucent body and an identification formation. The translucent body is for defining or engaging an openin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929136 | Thermochromic cap The present invention provides a cap, which includes: a cap body of a plastic composition; and at least one thermochromic material in contact with or admixed with the plastic composition, the thermochromic material... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5984122 | Indicator closure having removable indicia A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the openi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5803283 | Snap-on indicator cap A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the openi... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5732836 | Indicator closure for closing a container A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the openi... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5615787 | Condition indicating child-resistant closure A condition indicating child-resistant closure having an inner cap captivated within an outer cap wherein the caps are freely rotatable relative to each other when the closure is in the child-resistant mode, and are interconnected to each other for remova... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5375635 | Tamper evident head for pressurized tanks including a lockout device An apparatus for preventing the refilling and reuse of a container after it has dispensed its original contents without being evident of tampering. Refilling is prevented by a lockout device having an armed position and a closed position. The lockout devi... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5283061 | Cosmetic color display apparatus and methods A color display facsimile of a cosmetic product comprised of the formulation of an original cosmetic product and prescribed amounts of each of a thermoplastic, copolymeric hardening agent and a hydrocarbonous-based temperature control component. The resul... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5265744 | Tamper-proof cap A tamper-proof cap for containers, bottles and the like comprising a first driven member and a second drive member concentrically mounted on the first member and having a window through which a visible signal may be observed by a viewer. A rupturable caps... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5261548 | Indicator cap for use with threaded or bayonet lug container A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the openi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5201440 | Closure with tamper-evident tear-off panel unitary with a flow control element A container closure includes a body for mounting on the container. The body defines a dispensing orifice. A flow control device, such as a lid, is disposed on the body for being moved between positions opening and closing the dispensing orifice. A tamper-... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5190175 | Tamper evident closure In accordance with the present invention, an irreversible tamper evident system for a closure such as a button closure is provided. The irreversible tamper evidence system is provided by an appearance change system carried by the flexible button portion o... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5104704 | Gel-interleaved tamper-evident wrap A tamper evident over-wrap is disclosed which employs a multi-layered system including three overlapping layers of containment material and two interleaved layers of reactive material, at least one of which is a gel. Upon formation of an opening of the mi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5082130 | Twist tube lift child proof cap and container The present invention is directed to a child resistance container and lid which utilizes a semi-flexible ring. The snap lid which is utilized in the present invention container is substantially set into the top of the container and this lid has one compon... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5062541 | Closure cap A closure cap for an automotive fuel tank displays informational indicia on one or more flags which are caused to project from the periphery of the cap when the cap is twisted for removal from the tank filler tube. The cap is constructed with two coaxiall... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5054633 | Tamper evident safety closure A tamper evident safety closure for containers composed of an assembly of an inner cap and an outer cap, the inner cap provided with threading for screwing onto the mouth of a container. The outer cap can be depressed over the inner cap against a resilien... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4927036 | Container with tamper indicator using piped light A tamper evident device is disclosed herein comprising in its most basic form a light guide with finished ends; one of which serves to collect light, the other to emit said light to serve as a light emitting indicator. The invention is attached to closure... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4905851 | Tamper evident closures and packages with color changing means and separable portions of the closures and method of forming the same This invention relates to tamper evident closures and packages for indicating teh condition of the packages and particularly to caps for containers or bottles having a stretchable portion which can change color and a separable from the cap, all to provide... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4802438 | Container collar dosage time indicator and container This application is directed to an invention which involves a medicine bottle which includes: (a) a container having a bottom, a side wall structure, with a shoulder section of said side wall structure tapering inwardly and upwardly towards a neck, a neck... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4801028 | Closure device for a container having a cylindrical opening The invention relates to a safety closure device 1 for a container, the device including an inner and an outer cap coacting together. On initial depression of the outer cap 3 of the device when on a neck of a container, the lower (as viewed) surface of a ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4763801 | Child-resistant, tamper evident dispensing closure A dispensing closure for attachment to the finish of a bottle and a package which includes a bottle and such a dispensing closure attached to the finish thereof. The closure includes a molded plastic body portion with an irregular, generally horizontal to... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4756451 | Child resistant closure with energy planes A child resistant dispensing closure of the type having a cap and a spout mounted thereon for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis. The upper surface of the cap is provided with a pattern of ribs. The upper surface of the spout is provided with ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4664273 | Child-resistant container with resistance indicating means A child-resistant container including in combination a container and a threadedly engaged closure means. The interior of the closure means is provided with compressible sealing means for fluid-tight sealing of the container. The neck of the container is p... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4646926 | Tamper resistant & tamper evident closures Safety closures resistant to (and evidencing) tampering comprising a snap cap or screw cap, a rotary safety ring, and a tear tab attached to the neck of the container, said closure requiring that the tear tab be removed before the safety ring can be lower... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4641759 | Safety bottle closure having a time indicator A twist-type closure for bottles. The closure includes an inner member with a disk-like portion and a depending peripheral lip, which is adapted on the interior to match the particular closure provision of the bottle. Projecting upward from the disk porti... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4634012 | Safety bottle closure having a time indicator A closure for bottles having twist-type closure provision. The closure includes an inner member with a disk-like portion and a depending peripheral lip having an interior adapted to match the particular closure provision of the bottle. A neck projecting f... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4595123 | Tamper evident closure cap A tamper indicating closure cap of the type having a pivotable stopper closing a cap top orifice. The stopper has an integral flange overlying portions of the top and extending behind the pivotable member to preclude pivoting of the pivotable member. The ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4588098 | Closures for containers having tampering indicating means A closure cap is disclosed herein having a double latch closure system for controlling the rotation of the cap on a container and which includes an angular displaceable indicating marker for signifying unauthorized container opening. In one form, the cap ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4558794 | Container with vessel for retention of telltales A vessel for use with a closure member of type having a telltale therein for tamper indication and movable in first and second opposite senses relative to said vessel for joinder and removal. The vessel comprises the customary neck terminating in a vessel... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4555036 | Safety closure A safety closure, particularly safe in the hands of children, to safely close containers composed of an assembly of an inner cap and an outer cap, the inner cap provided with threading for screwing onto the mouth of a container. The outer cap can be depre... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4553678 | Tamper indicating container safety cover A safety cap assembly for bottles is of the type which permits unscrewing only when the cap is axially depressed and rotated to unscrew it, thereby disengaging a locking mechanism from a container thread abutment. This "push to turn" requirement makes the... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4505399 | Tamper-indicating device and method A tamper-indicating device which is attached by adhesives to a closure and which includes a sheet of material, sensitive to an ambient condition such as light or oxygen, that effects a time-delayed, irreversible change in appearance in response to exposur... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4502605 | Container closure integrity system A container closure integrity indicator having a first component comprised of a sheet of absorbent material permeated with an indicator dye in solution with a volatile solvent, and a second component comprised of a sheet of absorbent material permeated wi... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501370 | Medicine bottle closure having an indicator A top for a pill or other medicine bottle having an externally threaded upper portion which receives the top. The top includes a cover which defines a recess having an internally threaded section for receiving the externally threaded portion of the bottle... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500005 | Tamper-evident cap assembly for a container A tamper-evident cap assembly for a container with an externally screw-threaded top has an inner cap having an annular wall and an open lower end, the annular wall having an internal screw-thread to enable the inner cap to be screwed onto the top of the c... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4489841 | Tamper evident closures and packages A tamper evident closure and package including a resealable closure (10) for closing, opening and reclosing a container, color changing means (32a in FIGS. 1-6) which effect a color change upon stretching, and coacting mechanical means (24, 36, 44 and 46 ... | 12/25/1984 |
