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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 |
| 7439473 | Method and arrangement for supporting vertically depending electrical resistance elements A method of supporting vertically hanging electrical resistance elements for heating furnaces or ovens in industrial operations. Each resistance element includes current-conducting legs that extend downward and upward a number of times, and the element includes alon... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7245198 | Motor start relay and an electric compressor using same A motor start relay (100) comprises a positive temperature PTC thermistor, a PTC case 400 of heat resistant resin for receiving the PTC thermistor horizontally, first and second contact/terminals (500, 560) each having contacts electrically enga... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7161462 | Gas permeable resistor casing A resistor apparatus for containing broken pieces of an overheated resistor body is provided. The resistor apparatus includes a resistor body and a first and second lead wire electrically connected to opposite sides of the core. A gas permeable containment casing su... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7088563 | Internal motor protector for hermetic compressor A protective device (1) which is attached on an internal side of a compressor, includes a housing (10) of an insulating material, a motor protector (20) placed on the housing (10) and having a thermally responsive switch inside, a fuse de... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6670881 | Positive temperature coefficient resistor/overload resistor method and assemblies A method for retaining a terminal of a terminal assembly for a positive temperature coefficient resistor/overload resistor (PCTR/OL) assembly includes providing a body having an inner surface, and disposing at least one retaining member to the inner surfa... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6617955 | Positive temperature coefficient thermistor An inexpensive positive temperature coefficient thermistor has metal terminals which have been miniaturized without deteriorating the characteristics or sacrificing the reliability of the device. The metal terminals include supporting members and springs ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6407659 | Electronic device A positive thermistor element is supported by being clamped by first and second resilient contact members that are opposed to each other so as to be disposed along a diagonal and first and second positioning protrusions that are opposed to each other so a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6236550 | Motor activating circuit device and refrigerator A positive thermistor device used in a motor activating circuit device of a refrigerator for example includes a positive thermistor element having a pair of opposed electrodes, each of which receives compressive force elastically applied from a correspond... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6208233 | Trim resistor connector and sensor system An improved IDC trim resistor connector assembly made up of a generally open top cup shape connector with side wall slots and an interior first array of terminal posts arranged for passage therethrough of a first lead wire of sensor circuitry. A first sta... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6172593 | Electronic component A positive thermistor device includes a positive thermistor element having a pair of opposed electrodes, each of which receives compressive force elastically applied from a corresponding one of spring contact members to hold the thermistor element at a pr... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6160473 | Contact assembly for semiconductor resistors such as posistors In a contact assembly for semiconductor resistors, contact elements (5a, 5b) are designed asymmetrically in such a way that, on mutually opposite side faces of an electrical component (3), they bear on it while being mutually offset.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5990779 | Electronic apparatus and surface mounting devices therefor A thermistor for surface mounting includes a first conductive terminal member, a case having a top opening, a planar thermistor element having electrodes on mutually opposite main surfaces thereof, and a second conductive terminal member having at one end... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5963125 | Electronic devices having reduced destruction of internal elements upon malfunction A positive thermistor device includes a positive thermistor element having a pair of opposed electrodes, each of which receives compressive force elastically applied from a corresponding one of spring contact members to hold the thermistor element at a pr... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5909168 | PTC conductive polymer devices A housing contains a PTC element which can be easily inserted and removed. Conductive metal retaining elements of the housing are secured to the base of the housing, and retain the PTC element with a generally planar portion parallel to the electrodes of ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5864283 | Microwave frequency chip resistor assembly The microwave frequency chip resistor assembly is used as a terminating device for a video jack. Such an assembly minimizes inductance variation and eliminate soldering associated with conventional metal film resistors.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5760676 | Electronic part such as PTC thermistor and casing for the same with a fuse In a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, a terminal holding member is provided between an outer casing and an elastic terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor ceramic element. The terminal holding member is formed of a thermoplastic r... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5760336 | Burn and explosion-resistant circuit package for a varistor chip A circuit package for a varistor chip includes a housing made of an electrical insulating and burn-resistant composition. The housing includes a surrounding wall with upright front and rear wall portions and opposite side wall portions which interconnect ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5606302 | PTC circuit protection device with non-opposed spring terminals An electronic component device includes an electronic component element 13 that is interposed between a pair of spring terminals 14 and 15. The electronic component element 13 is resiliently held by the spring terminals 14 and 15, and contact portions 17 ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5576922 | Surge absorbing structure, surge absorbing element, connector and circuit device using these structure and element A surge absorbing structure capable of effectively utilizing the gaseous discharge is intended without a complicated structural configuration such as using the conventional discharge tube. To implement this, a porous layer 1 is formed by a non-conductive ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5296685 | Heating coil structures A heating element formed from at least two wires twisted together. The twisted wires are preferably shaped in a helical configuration and mounted within a quartz tube.... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5276423 | Circuit units, substrates therefor and method of making A layer of ceramic material such as alumina is plasma-deposited on a sheet member such as molybdenum or a composite laminate of molybdenum and graphite or other material of low thermal expansion to form a circuit unit substrate having a thick, adherent, e... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5155798 | Quick-response quartz tube infra-red heater An infra-red heater for a hybrid oven drying a web with an elongate foil having transverse corrugations heating element within a quartz tube. A thermocouple sensor is used to provide a control signal to a controller to regulate the infra-red output.... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5153555 | Electronic device comprising a plate-shaped electronic element and a support and overcurrent protector for the same There is disclosed an electronic device comprising a plate-shaped electronic element having electrode films. The electronic element is elastically supported by spring members in an electrically insulating case so as to be respectively in contact with the ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4727350 | Surge absorber A surge absorber in which an electrically conductive thin film is vaporized on the surface of a ceramic circular cylinder, a micro.groove is trimmed using a laser beam to define a spiral locus on the surface, and a linear.groove is trimmed to intersect th... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4638285 | Surge suppressing resistor for a disconnect switch A surge suppressing resistor for a disconnect switch is provided which has its interior and exterior surfaces in fluid communication with the atmosphere to achieve a greater cooling effect. A glass epoxy stacking rod is supported between the end flanges o... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4598194 | Quartz infra-red lamps An infra-red lamp consists of a quartz tubular envelope sealed at each end with a respective pinch seal. A tungsten filament supported within the envelope is electrically connected, via a molybdenum foil strip and lead wires within the pinch seal to a con... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4556860 | Conductive polymers Method and apparatus for producing an electrical conductor are provided comprising a doped polymeric material and an encasement means substantially impermeable to the dopant, the encasement means having matching surfaces in contact with the polymeric mate... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4553024 | Gas-purged flexible cable-type immersion heater and method for heating highly corrosive liquids An electric immersion heating apparatus for heating highly corrosive liquids includes a flexible cable-type immersion heater having a continuous coiled resistance heating element disposed in axially spaced pitches and being enclosed in a continuous tubula... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4222024 | Thermistor assembly The thermistor assembly comprises a thermistor disc disposed within a closed ceramic container which has a support arm fastened thereto.... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4215233 | Heating assembly with vibration dampening shipping supports for graphite heating elements Electrical resistance heating elements made of graphite and disposed in a ceramic tube are protected against breakage during shipment by cardboard inserts which are telescoped over the heating elements and into the tube. When the heating elements are firs... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4207456 | Electrical infrared radiant heater An electrical infrared radiant heater in which a heater assembly includes an extruded ceramic holder having parallel holes, certain of which receive heating element wires through such holes. The ends of the heating element wires extend outwardly of the ho... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4135053 | Heating assembly for a heat treating furnace Graphite heating rods are disposed within a radiant tube which contains nitrogen under pressure to prevent oxidation of the rods. The pressure in the tube is sensed and nitrogen is admitted into or exhausted from the tube depending upon whether the pressu... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4103277 | Ceramic enveloped electrical heating element An electrical heating element for ovens, furnaces and other infrared light applications comprises an elongate tubular envelope of thermally translucent refractory material such as pure alumina enclosing an elongate coiled refractory metal conductor which ... | 07/25/1978 |
