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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 |
| 7287742 | Carburetor and method of manufacturing A carburetor has an air intake passage, a fuel passage, a fuel nozzle in communication with the fuel passage and having an opening through which fuel flows, a first valve in communication with the air intake passage and being movable between first and second positio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278629 | Carburetor A flow rate control mechanism is provided to a low-speed fuel system that is independent from the main fuel system of a carburetor. The mechanism causes the valve element to move in a linear fashion by means of a cam coupled to the throttle stem. The mechanism incre... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7175164 | Method and apparatus for an oval carbonator A method and corresponding apparatus for an oval carbonator employ an oblong housing to provide an improved gas/water interaction area within the confines of the carbonator. The increased cross sectional area provides a larger water surface area, whereby an increase... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157059 | Reduction device for nitrate determination A nitrate reduction device has a cadmium structure forming a plurality of longitudinal channels within a flow chamber, which may be formed by a plurality of wires. The device is used to reduce nitrate to a final nitrite product for analysis. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132627 | Electric heating unit housed in a calorie accumulator block Heating device having an electric heating body arranged within an accumulator block. The electric heating body includes an insulated flat resister. The accumulator block is structured and arranged to store calories. The heating device is adapted for use in a heating... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111661 | Quick-action rolling shutter door A quick-action rolling shutter door and modules thereof used for closing openings in the walls of warehouses or factory buildings in order to restrict the loss of energy from heated or cooled rooms, and to protect the environment by keeping escaping noise, odors and... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032894 | Flow distributor for monolith reactors A device for distributing fluid into a monolith bed includes a plurality of flow channels stacked in order of decreasing diameter. The flow channels successively split a flow stream into a multiple flow streams prior to the flow stream entering the monolith bed.... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6726749 | Apparatus and method for wet filtering machine exhaust A method and apparatus for wet filtering machine exhaust is disclosed. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6560990 | Vapor-liquid contactor, cryogenic air separation unit and method of gas separation In an vapor-liquid contactor 4a for flowing down a liquid along the surface of a packing and contacting said liquid with the vapor while ascending the vapor, the improvement being characterized in that said packing is a non-promoting-fluid-dispersion type... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6523604 | Indirect evaporative cooling apparatus The present invention is an indirect evaporative cooling module preferably made from extruded, twin-walled, corrugated, fluted plastic sheeting. Sheets of this corrugated material are cut into plates which are preferably laminated together to form the pri... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6258170 | Vaporization and deposition apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus and process for the vaporization of liquid precursors and deposition of a film on a suitable substrate. Particularly contemplated is an apparatus and process for the deposition of a metal-oxide film, such as a barium,... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6206348 | Evaporative cooler for a gas turbine engine The present disclosure relates to an evaporative cooler including first and second trays each having a longitudinal axis. Each tray includes a bottom wall and two side walls that project upward from the bottom wall and extend generally parallel to the lon... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5956964 | Cooler Transition means The invention provides a conversion means for converting a fixed type evaporative cooler (10) to a mobile type that includes a base with an opening (15), a sump (14) which can be of a size to suit one or more large coolers, means to accommodate a pump in ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955009 | Apparatus for manufacturing carbonated water An apparatus for manufacturing carbonated water according to the invention can quickly produce carbonated water with a high carbonic acid gas content which does not easily lose carbonic acid gas and hence satisfactorily stimulates the throat with agreeabl... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948211 | Distillation column downcomer having liquid permeable wall A downcomer having a screened or otherwise liquid permeable wall is provided for use in a mass transfer or distillation column. The liquid permeable wall provides another avenue for liquid to be removed from the downcomer to increase the liquid handling c... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5851445 | Apparatus for manufacturing carbonated water An apparatus for manufacturing carbonated water according to the invention can quickly produce carbonated water with a high carbonic acid gas content which does not easily lose carbonic acid gas and hence satisfactorily stimulates the throat with agreeabl... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5765544 | Flow-through humidifier for mobile home furnace A humidifier for use with counter- or down-flow furnaces such as those traditionally found in mobile homes. The humidifier includes a louvered tip-out access door, behind which is housed a drawer containing a water panel. The drawer is detachably snap-fit... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5606868 | Reticulated foam sleeve for evaporative cooling unit spray conduit A portable evaporative cooling unit (10) is disclosed. A housing (12) has a front opening (46) and a rear opening (20). Air-permeable water absorption media (22) are disposed across the rear opening (20) of the housing (12). An electric motor driven fan (... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5302359 | Deodorizing system An apparatus for dispensing odorant vapor into an air stream is disclosed. The apparatus contains a reservoir for containing a volatilizable liquid, a dispensing well, liquid moving means for withdrawing liquid from the reservoir and causing it to flow in... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5285654 | Evaporative cooling/heating system with roof-mounted water tank An evaporative cooling system for mounting on the roof of a vehicle in which the sole source of water supply for the evaporative media in the system is contained in a low-profile housing mounted above the roof line of the vehicle.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4879075 | Evaporative air cooling apparatus An evaporative cooler apparatus and method of operation are disclosed. The invention was conceived and developed to humidify and cool the attic space between the roof and the ceiling of man-made buildings or other structures. The apparatus is comprised of... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4846266 | Header assembly for plate-type evaporative heat exchangers A header assembly comprises a plurality of substantially V-shaped, slotted troughs disposed in a substantially parallel relationship and interconnected perpendicularly to a manifold. Each trough comprises two substantially parallel, rigid side walls, two ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4747538 | Water wall A combined decorative object for household decoration and humidification is disclosed. The device makes use of the aesthetic qualities of flowing water, and comprises an inclined panel having discontinuities formed therein such that water flow thereover i... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4729857 | Liquid distributor for packed tower An improved liquid flow distributor for a process column of the type wherein the distributor is positioned above a packing section for the distribution of liquid downwardly therethrough. The improvement comprises a plurality of troughs formed with a downw... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4708832 | Contact body A contact body especially for evaporative cooling of a flow of useful air by means of a flow of cooling air. The contact body is built up of layers with slots existing between the layers, which slots are passed by the two air flows separated from each oth... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4594861 | Fan volute and spreader A single monolithic moulding of a fan volute and water spreader for an air cooler. There is provided at least one shelf, either on the volute or on the spreader, which supports the spreader from the volute, the spreader being of generally curved shape and... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4499031 | Evaporative gas treating system A gas treating system including a housing forming a duct for a gas stream having a vertical panel of flow-through evaporative media secured across the duct, a blower mounted within the duct downstream from the panel adapted to draw the gas stream through ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4327630 | Humidifier A humidifier that will operate without being supplied with power from an outside source is provided. The humidifier must be placed directly in the stream of heated air coming from a heat source in order to properly operate. The humidifier is comprised of ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4301094 | Evaporation air humidifier Evaporation air humidifier having a water supply container with a filter support plate carrying an evaporation filter, and having a removable auxiliary plate whereon electrical components are assembled including a motor and a pump driven thereby and exten... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4215079 | Method and apparatus for contacting liquids and gases An apparatus and method for contacting liquids and gases is disclosed. A contact body is comprised of a plurality of pleated porous media elements which are disposed one above another. Each element is formed in a generally zig-zag configuration with pleat... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4075295 | Water film forming installation Water is flowed down a net stretched between an upper conduit and a lower conduit. The water caught in the lower conduit is lifted by a pump to the upper conduit to circulate it. As water flows down the net, a constant film of water is formed to keep out ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4055217 | Method for maintaining a vapor blanket in a condensation heating facility This disclosure is directed to maintaining a blanket of secondary vapor intermediate a hot primary vapor and the atmosphere, in a condensation heating facility, to prevent losses of the primary vapor to the atmosphere. A secondary liquid is transported th... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4029723 | Evaporative airconditioner The invention provides an evaporative airconditioner comprising a base, side panels and a top and wherein the side panels are supported on the base and have stiles having mitred side edges and wherein adjacent side panels abut and close sides of the airco... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3997632 | Monofil fabric for use as a perpendicular trickle wall in exchange columns A monofil fabric for use as a perpendicular trickle wall in exchange columns wherein gas and liquid are contacted with one another, which comprises wires disposed in the same horizontal plane which wires are positioned contiguously to one another in group... | 12/14/1976 |
