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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 |
| 7126804 | Spark gap A spark gap for protecting an electrical circuit from voltage surges includes a first electrical circuit trace element having a first end face of defined thickness and length, and a second electrical circuit trace element having a second end face of defined thicknes... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6992445 | High intensity discharge lamp with single crystal sapphire envelope Described is a high intensity discharge lamp including a lamp bulb envelope, first and second electrodes, a seal and a fill situated within the lamp bulb envelope. The lamp bulb envelope is composed of single crystal sapphire tubing. The lamp bulb envelope includes ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6680574 | Gas discharge lamp comprising an oxide emitter electrode A gas discharge lamp comprising an electrode including a carrier of an electrode metal, selected from the group formed by tungsten and tungsten-containing alloys, and a first coating of a first electron-emitting material, which material comprises an alkal... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6252346 | Metal matrix composite integrated lamp head An integrated lamp head for an electrodeless lamp includes a metal-matrix composite enclosure, an insulating ceramic encased by the metal-matrix enclosure, the insulating ceramic having an interior surface, and an excitation structure integrally formed on... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5744905 | Emission materials for discharge lamps and method for manufacturing electrode structures with such materials The present invention is directed to new electrode structures for use in fluorescent lamps in which a tungsten base structure is provided with electron emissive materials including one or more of barium titanate, barium zirconate, barium strontium zircona... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5616983 | Electrode assembly with lead wire attachment Disclosed is an electrode assembly particularly for electrodes in which the electrode consists of a material which is non-conducive to soldering of an electrical wire thereto. A retaining wing is forcibly fitted on an electrode having a closed circumferen... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5606218 | Cold cathode subminiature fluorescent lamp There is presented a cold cathode subminiature fluorescent lamp comprising a glass envelope, a pair of lead wires sealed to the envelope and extending through the envelope at an entry location to the interior thereof, an electrode mounted on the lead wire... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5495143 | Gas discharge device having a field emitter array with microscopic emitter elements A gas discharge device includes an envelope containing a low pressure gas and a field emitter array having microscopic emitter elements which emit electrons into the gas. The device can be employed, for example, in a gas discharge lamp.... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5168504 | Be coated glass cathode with high concentration of beo A cathode for a laser generator includes a monolithic substrate consisting essentially of a nonconductive material and including a thin film of a conductive material deposited thereon. The substrate has an inner and outer surface, the thin film substantia... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163065 | Be coated cathode with high concentration of BeO A cathode for a laser generator consists of a monolithic body consisting essentially of beryllium and beryllium oxide where the beryllium oxide has a concentration greater than 4%. The monolithic substrate may be comprised of a conductive or nonconductive... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5001397 | High-pressure gas discharge lamp having electrodes with coil layers having interlocking turns The high-pressure gas discharge lamp according to the invention has electrodes which comprise an electrode rod 24 and a helical winding 26 near its tip 25 projecting into the lamp vessel, both of mainly tungsten. The winding 26 has a first layer of turns ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4916355 | Generator for generating high energy electrons in a gas An X-ray generator comprises an anode (4) and a cathode (10) disposed in an enclosure (2) under low helium pressure and powered by an electric pulse generator (20) providing sufficient voltage in order to generate runaway electrons. The emission face of t... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4837484 | High-power radiator The high-power radiator comprises a discharge space (12) bounded by a metal electrode (8), cooled on one side, and a dielectric (9). The discharge space (12) is filled with a noble gas or gas mixture. Both the dielectric (9) and the other electrode situat... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4360757 | Electrode activating compound for gas discharge tube An electrode activating compound for a gas discharge tube such as a surge voltage arrester, triggerable gas discharge tubes and flash tubes in which a titanium oxide is used in place of the radioactive thorium oxide. Preferably, the titanium oxide is prov... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4093893 | Short arc fluorescent lamp A short arc fluorescent lamp comprises an envelope having dimensions compatible with existing incandescent lamp luminaires. A radio frequency power supply, enclosed within the lamp base structure, reduces anode voltage drop to increase lamp efficacy. Cath... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3979624 | High-efficiency discharge lamp which incorporates a small molar excess of alkali metal halide as compared to scandium halide High-intensity arc-discharge (HID) device of the metal-halide additive type incorporates as essential discharge-sustaining constituents mercury and inert ionizable starting gas and also sodium and/or lithium iodides and/or bromides as well as scandium iod... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3934167 | Gaseous electric discharge tube having a coaxial, hollow cathode structure In an electric discharge tube, for example, for an argon ion laser, the cathode is formed by a double-walled tube of tantalum or tungsten, the inner tube of which is the shorter. Under the influence of the discharge in the order of 100 A, said inner tube ... | 01/20/1976 |
