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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281476 | Book rack and pencil tray combination A book rack and pencil tray combination has a book rack and a pencil case attached to the bottom wall of the book rack. The pencil case is optionally attached to the bottom wall of the book rack by a pencil case attachment plate attached to the bottom wall of the pe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7083153 | System for organizing a computer monitor The system for organizing a computer monitor includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a central body having a C-shape for engaging the upper portion of the computer monitor without impairing computer monitor viewing; a left arm fastened t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6970109 | Keyboard modification system The keyboard modification system includes: a looping module; a keycode processing module; a determining module; and, at least one additional keycode processing module. The looping module checks for the existence of incoming data from a communication port of a PDA an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6742887 | Portable electronic device with printing mechanism The invention provides a portable communication apparatus capable of minimizing the ink tank incorporated therein and easily and simply printing the data stored therein even while it is carried. For this purpose there is disclosed a configuration incorporating a pri... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6717531 | Keyboard device and a method of controlling a power supply incorporated in the keyboard device A keyboard device incorporating a power supply checks whether or not the power supply is turned on. If it is, the device determines whether or not the device is connected to a cellular phone. If the connection is determined, the keyboard device is set to an active s... | 04/06/2004 |
| 5927879 | Medium processing apparatus and ejected medium drop prevention mechanism After the medium has been processed by the medium processing apparatus 100 (receipt journal printer), it lands on the top cover 120 of the medium processing apparatus 100 as a curled medium 160. The ejected medium drop prevention mechanism 110 is disposed... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5857791 | Print holder A print holder has two molded transparent plastic pieces united together each with an upright portion and a base having an inclined flank extending downwardly outwardly from a lower portion of the upright portion. A central portion of the upright portion ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5575578 | Removable pad for portable computer A mouse paid (10) is disclosed which can be attached conveniently to a portable computer (12). The pad has a lip (30) which fits over the border (18) of the keyboard on a personal computer and a spring loaded clamp slide (42) which engages the outer surfa... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5413294 | Platform positioned above a keyboard for use with a computer mouse A mouse platform that mounts over the normally unused portion of a keyboard where the mouse is easily accessible by the right hand of the user. Further, the platform is easily removable to allow use of the normally unused portion of keyboard for the few p... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5265735 | Modular desktop organizer for use with computer keyboard The desktop organizer includes a main tray for adhesively mounting to a top rear surface of the computer keyboard and a set of removable compartments for detachably mounting to a rear edge of the main tray. Each compartment is provided with a upper forwar... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5190387 | Keyboard accouterment tray The invention is an accouterment tray which clamps securely to the edge of a keyboard to make a combined rigid and portable unit. The tray has a flat tray-wing portion connected to a support portion which extends under the keyboard. A clamp, connected to ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5080516 | Computer keyboard function key guide A computer software key guide holder (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) includes an elongated multi-sided display member (16, 116, 216, 316, 416) within a support member (12, 112, 212, 312, 312) for positioning and retaining atop a computer keyboard (KB). The displ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4969762 | Typewriter label dispensing device Non-adhesive label dispensing carton for providing a roll of perforated first-label-useful typewriter spaced labels from a rolled-up form from around a core in the carton, and wherein said carton is removably anchorable to the typewriter casing top.... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4913387 | Apparatus for removably mounting a computer input device A computer input device removably mounted to a keyboard is disclosed. A bar, which may be slightly longer than the width of the keyboard, is slidably mounted beneath the keyboard. The bar is slidable from a first position in which one end of the bar exten... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4904100 | Cartridge and printer system for using roll print media A print media cartridge for use in combination with a portable printer having a housing with a print media ingress in its lower rear wall and a print media egress in its top wall. The cartridge includes a housing having an elongated wall portion of genera... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4808021 | Method and apparatus for storing accessories inside a printing device Method and apparatus for storing accessories inside a printing device, wherein the apparatus includes a storage enclosure, which is secured pivotally to the housing of the printing device, and which is capable of assuming at least one open position and on... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4332490 | Lining-up assembly for a printing disc A lining-up assembly for a "daisy printer" or printing disc having a hub presenting radial arms whose free ends are provided with relief characters, wherein the assembly comprises a casing in which at least one movable drawer is slidable. So as to avoid a... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4088217 | Typewriter attachment The device of the present invention is intended to be attached to a ball-element type typewriter to permit rapid switching among a plurality of ball elements. While the invention has utility in any instance where the need arises for switching rapidly and ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 3985852 | Method of making tubular plastic sleeves Method of making marker assemblies comprising an elongate denticule whose flat, pendent tines bear in snug and slidable relation heat recovered sleeves which conform to the flattened configuration of the tines. After positioning generally tubular heat rec... | 10/12/1976 |