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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 |
| 7976002 | Gatherer-stitcher having a folded-sheet feeder A gatherer-stitcher has a folded-sheet feeder and an apparatus for transferring folded sheets from the feeder to a transporting configuration of the gatherer-stitcher. The apparatus has a plurality of shafts or drums with grippers for gripping the folded sheets. The... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7490821 | Method and apparatus for producing final printed products Two folded and printed products (11, 12) are introduced into a pocket-like holding compartment (1) with respective ones of their side surfaces resting against each other and are moved in such position jointly along a processing section in a direction r... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7422203 | Apparatus for producing final printed products In order to produce final printed products (14) in the same compartment (12), a first product for insertion (22) is inserted into a first folded printed product (10), and a second product for insertion (28) is inserted into a secon... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7396007 | Positioning device for a rotationally displaceable positioning element A positioning device for a positioning element, which is rotationally displaceable about a first axis, including a positioning member engaged with the positioning element. The positioning member is rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to and spaced from the f... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7284750 | Method and apparatus for handling inserts for printed materials An apparatus for handling inserts for printed materials has been developed. The apparatus includes a printed material conveyor that includes a support post and a gripper. The conveyor receives and supports the printed material from below. After an insert has been pl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7121540 | Method and device for the mechanical stitching of multipart printing products by means of wire staples A method and machine for stitching multipart printing products by means of wire staples (8, 26), in which the products (2, 22) are transported forwards continuously by a conveyer (4, 19, 23) and a wire staple (8, 26) is driven in by a sti... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7063313 | Device for holding printed products A device for holding printed products fed in variations of at least collecting and collating feed modes. The device includes a holding element for holding products fed in different feed modes. The holding element, in turn, includes a deflection element which, in a p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014181 | Sheet foldover apparatus A method and apparatus for folding over a portion of at least one top sheet of a stack of interfolded sheets. The foldover apparatus includes a conveyor adapted to move the stack in the downstream direction, a vacuum assembly adapted to separate at least a portion o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6945923 | Method for producing a newspaper A method of producing a newspaper having at least one section which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet. The following steps are carried out according to the invention: a) individual sequentially printed sheets, which are intended for forming ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6877732 | Feed conveyor with opening apparatus The apparatus has a feed conveyor (12) which is assigned an opening apparatus (18). Located at the downstream end of the feed conveyor (12) is the transfer region (16), through which the movement path (26) of clamps (24) run... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6832757 | Clamp with opening element The clamp has two interacting clamp elements (14) which can be moved relative to one another. These are intended for retaining a sheet-like article (70). The clamp (12) also has a holding-open element (20) which is intended for engaging b... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830241 | Pocket assembly forming different size assemblages An apparatus for use in forming sheet material assemblages includes a pocket assembly having upper and lower grippers. The upper gripper is spaced a first distance from a sheet material support portion of the pocket assembly to engage an upper edge portion of a larg... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820870 | Device for opening and inserting printed products in a gathering line An insertion and gathering device having two deflection wheels, a conveying apparatus circulating around the deflection wheels, receiving containers coupled to and moved along successively by the conveying apparatus with each receiving container having a pocket with... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6705982 | Pre-fold sword insertion device A folder includes a first cutting device for partially cutting a web of material, a former to fold the web of material, so as to form a folded web, a stationary signature opening device located between sides of the passing folded web, and a second cutting device loc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691996 | Lap separator for sheet-receiving pockets and method for separating laps in sheet-receiving pockets A lap separator system opens a sheet in a pocket traveling in a direction at a given speed, the pocket having forward and rearward walls pivotally connected to one another and, together, defining a sheet-receiving opening, and includes a moveable separato... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6311968 | Method of producing printed products by inserting partial products and/or enclosures into a primary product, and device for executing the method A method and device for producing printed products wherein first primary products are supplied, respectively, fold first to successive, uniformly-spaced pockets disposed transversely to a conveying direction at a beginning of a first segment of a producti... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6299154 | Device designed to open at least one page of a publication in order to introduce printed inserts A device designed to open at least one page of a publication in order to introduce printed inserts, fitted in an insert feeding and/or packaging machine, which includes a feed table for publications associated with a product feeding conveyor, at least one... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283466 | Device for producing printed materials in several parts An apparatus for producing multi-part printed products comprising an upwardly open V-shaped continuous conveying channel (1), and a V-shaped processing channel (2) arranged above the conveying channel (1). A plurality of supply locations (11-17) are arran... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6234466 | Method of inserting printed products into a folded main product A method of combining a number of individually printed products into a finished product, for example a weekend newspaper containing numerous sections. The individually printed products are of the type that are folded at their mid portion so that they can ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6017027 | Method and apparatus for opening flexible, sheet products Flexible, sheet products which are to be opened have a first product part and a second product part. The product parts are connected to one another at a connecting edge, and the first product part has a border region which projects beyond the second produ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5782465 | Spear missed open detection system A mechanism for opening a publication and for sensing the open or closed condition of the publication includes an opening mechanism for opening the publication into two sections, a first detector assembly for sensing the presence of one of the sections at... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5443250 | Method and apparatus for inserting objects into multi-sheet products, particularly printed products Multi-sheet products (D), particularly printed products, are opened, for example for the insertion of supplements. For this purpose, according to the method of the invention sheet edges, which in the closed product lie one on the other, are in a first ste... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441245 | Process and apparatus for opening multi-sheeted products, in particular printing products The opening apparatus has an opening element with a resting surface and a stabbing member, the pointed stabbing end of which is offset by a predetermined distance with respect to the resting surface. The printing product to be opened is held together betw... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5388816 | Method and apparatus to open folded sheets or packages of sheets Folding and transport devices wherein the crease of a folded sheet (5) does not extend completely over the length of the fold so that an open loop is formed at one end of the crease. Fingers (25 to 28) can be laterally inserted into the open loop in order... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5269504 | Insertion of supplements into newspapers A method of inserting supplements into newspapers or magazines (20) and a general method of opening newspapers or magazines prior to the insertion process entail separate newspapers being transported in open state through an insertion station. The spines ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5195731 | Method and apparatus for stacking folded products, especially newspapers, having longitudinal folds and, possibly, also cross folds To form a stack of essentially uniform height of folded products, typically newspapers, in which each one of the folded products (1, 2) may include a plurality of sheet elements, such as newspaper sections, the folded products being formed, for example, w... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5112036 | Opener for folder printed products A device for opening a printed product having three open edges and one folded edge having a pocket which can close to hold the product. A splitter enters the product from one side and divides the pages into approximately equal bundles. A pair of grippers ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5067699 | Sheet material handling apparatus with inserter assembly A sheet material handling apparatus includes a main conveyor along which collated assemblies of signatures are sequentially moved. An inserter assembly is provided to feed inserts one-at-a-time into each of the collated signature assemblies in turn. The i... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5065994 | Non-lap opener A device for separating a printed product into two groups of pages wherein the product is held between two faces of a pocket and an element presses against the fold to cause the product to bow outwardly and form an opening. A preopener is inserted into th... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4973036 | Sheet handling apparatus provided for a copying machine A sheet handling apparatus comprising a stapling tray for receiving sheets ejected from a copying machine and a stamp for stamping on the sheets in the stapling tray, wherein the surface of the stapling tray facing the stamp is made of soft and elastic ma... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4650174 | Method and system for routing a signature for stitching A method and system of routing a signature or stitching, and including taking folded signatures from a raceway and onto support bars or fingers and moving the signatures to a rotary stitcher where they are stitched and then removing them from the bars or ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4526356 | Insert mechanism for flexible multiple sheet tabloid and advertising publications An insert mechanism particularly suitable for opening multiple page, folded, flexible, lightweight "shopper" type paper publications is disclosed which utilizes a pointed pin movable through an arc relative to the path of travel of the paper section which... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4486011 | Method and apparatus for opening multi-sheet products, especially printed products The printed product to be opened is moved with an open side thereof towards a stationary opening element. The bottom part of the printed product contains at an open side, located opposite to a fold of the printed product, a marginal zone or portion by mea... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4463941 | Method and apparatus for opening folded sheets A method and apparatus for opening folded sheets which are moved from a stack and by a gripper member to a location between two belts. The belts direct the folded sheets to a guide which causes the sheet to become unfolded and the guide then directs the s... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4420146 | Apparatus for opening folded, bound or stitched multi-sheet products, especially printed products The folded printed product to be opened is moved with its open side leading towards a stationary separation element. The separation element contains a flat, tongue-like opening element attached to a shaft extending transversely with respect to the directi... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4401300 | Air bearing shelf An air bearing shelf is provided for supporting a newspaper jacket in open position while being transported on a conveyor during addition of an insert into the jacket at printing press speed. The jacket is oriented on the conveyor with the jacket spine al... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4398710 | Method and apparatus for opening folded, bound or stitched multi-sheet products, especially printed products An entrainment cam, which is attached to an arm displaceable in its lengthwise direction, is moved toward an open side of a printed product which is to be opened. At the region of one corner of the product the entrainment cam engages a part of the printed... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4373848 | Method and apparatus for exposing contents of an opened envelope with gravity assist A method and apparatus is disclosed for exposing the contents of an envelope which has two opposing panels wherein the panels have been separated from each other along all but one edge portion where the panels remain connected. The envelope is gripped on ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4275873 | Process and equipment for the opening of folded proof sheets A process for opening folded proof sheets, particularly for their positioning on the conveyor plate of a thread stitching machine, involves moving a stack of the proof sheets along devices which separate the individual sheets until they reach the point wh... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4241908 | Jacket clamping device for a paper stuffing machine A clamping device which holds one half of a folded jacket against an inclined platen as an insert is dropped into the jacket against the fold. The platen is one of a large number of similar elements carried by a carousel which intermittently shifts the pl... | 12/30/1980 |
