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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 |
| 8110280 | Adhesive composition having non-tacky microspheres and sheets made therefrom An adhesive blend includes a pressure sensitive adhesive and non-tacky microspheres that function as a detackifier. The non-tacky microspheres are solid, elastomeric, non-crushable, and solvent insoluble. The non-tacky microspheres are a reaction product of at alkyl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8057883 | Abrasive process for modifying corners, edges, and surfaces of capacitor anode bodies Porous sintered bodies for capacitors formed from valve metals are treated by electrolysis to form a dielectric layer and coated with cathode layers. When standard parallelepiped shapes are used as they were passed, cathode coverage at the sharp corners and edges is... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8017220 | Electronic device and method of making Disclosed is an electronic device comprising a glass, glass ceramic, or ceramic sheet having a thickness less than about 0.4 mm and wherein a minimum strength of the inorganic substrate is greater than about 500 MPa. Also disclosed is a method of making an electroni... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7939161 | Encapsulated panel assemblies and methods for making same A panel assembly, and method of making it, that includes a substrate and a coating proximate at least one edge of the substrate for defining a coated edge portion, the coating including one or more film forming resins having at least one functional group capable of ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7846536 | Building panels with aesthetic edges A building composite panel including at least one longitudinal edge is made of a core of hydraulic cement and a multi-ply edge facing material covering and attached to at least one of the longitudinal edges. The facing material includes at least a first ply configur... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846537 | Laminar support for absorption of collision impacts sustained by humans The support is of the laminar type and has transversely various areas with different resistance, resilience and coefficient of friction, in order to determine, in the impact of a body on the support, a concave shape in the central part of the support, which is to br... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7744983 | Laminated structure and method for manufacturing the same The laminated structure includes a lightweight and shape-retaining foamed resin base member, an outer circumference frame integrally laminated on the reverse side of the foamed resin base member along the outer circumference of an article, and bridging ribs connecti... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736724 | Fabrication of nanobaskets by sputter deposition on porous substrates and uses thereof A method of producing a nanobasket and the applications or uses thereof. The method includes the steps of providing a substrate with at least one (1) pore having diameters of about one (1) nanometer to about ten (10) micrometers. Material is deposited by sputter-coa... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7691467 | Gypsum board A plaster board including a plaster core having a front surface, a back surface, two opposite side surfaces and two opposite end surfaces and a covering base paper covering the front surface, back surface, and two opposite side surfaces, which core includes high-den... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7658986 | Anodes with corner and edge modified designs Porous sintered anode bodies for capacitors formed from valve metals are treated by electrolysis to form a dielectric layer and coated with cathode layers. When standard parallelpiped shapes are used, cathode coverage at the edges and corners is non-uniform and fail... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7553536 | Laminated glazing with high crash test resistance A laminated glazing includes at least one sheet (1) and a second sheet (2) bound to each other by an intercalated adhesive layer (3). The first sheet (1) projects beyond the second sheet (2) to form an exposed edge. The intercalate... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7550192 | Resilient floor tile A resilient floor tile is described that comprises a base; a protective film layer; and a decorative layer disposed between the base and the protective film layer; wherein the resilient floor tile has a top surface and a convex edge along a perimeter of the top surf... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547470 | Multifunctional reinforcement system for wood composite panels A moisture impermeable edge reinforced wood composite structural system includes a wood composite panel having opposing faces, at least one moisture impermeable reinforcement edge, and at least one moisture impermeable reinforcement perimeter zone. The perimeter zon... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7476436 | Artist's cradle An artist's cradle includes a sheet of rigid plastic having a paintable surface on at least one planar surface thereof and a rigid base frame mounted to the underside of the sheet. The sheet is substantially neutral or neutral alkali ph and treated with a heat treat... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7459199 | Method of and apparatus for strengthening edges of one or more glass sheets A furnace includes a section defined as a heating section capable of attaining a predetermined temperature, the heating section having an entrance end and an exit end; a section defined as a cooling section capable of having a temperature gradient from entrance end ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440256 | Laminated ceramic substrate and manufacturing method therefor A laminated ceramic substrate includes a side electrode in which a side edge electrode layer formed on a side edge portion of a ceramic layer overlaps with and connects to a side edge electrode layer formed on a side edge portion of another ceramic layer directly ab... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438964 | Adhesive cord cover An adhesive cord cover for enveloping a cord, such as an electrical cord or chandelier chain. The adhesive cord cover is formed from a lengthwise strip of fabric. A pressure sensitive adhesive is attached to the fabric strip, preferably along a first lengthwise edge... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435471 | Indicator panel and method of manufacturing the same An indicator panel is shaped by thermoforming an indicator panel. The indicator panel includes a resin substrate and an inkjet design film on the substrate. The design film is formed by printing a UV hardening ink in an inkjet printing, and hardening. A crack and a ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435470 | Indicator panel for instrument and method of manufacturing the same An indicator panel for an instrument includes a translucent resin substrate having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, and a design film on the first face of the substrate. The design film includes a translucent portion through which a light f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435469 | Rigid element made of a polymer-resin based material intended to be joined to a support structure made of a polymeric material A rigid element (2) made of a polymer-resin-based material intended to be joined, by welding, to a support structure (3) made of a polymeric material, characterized in that it comprises a textile layer (10) including electrically conductive yarn... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413793 | Induction furnace with unique carbon foam insulation An insulative cap for an induction furnace comprising a carbon foam having a pore distribution such that at least about 90% of the pore volume of the pores have a diameter of between about 10 and about 150 microns and at least about 1% of the pores have a diameter o... | 08/19/2008 |
| RE40436 | Hermetic seal and method to create the same An electronic display screen is created by processing a mirror on a substrate glass. A back plate glass is then placed on top of the substrate glass and sealed to the back plate glass. A hermetic seal that includes an adhesive mixed with zeolites is disclosed. The h... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399513 | Paper including watermarks and/or embossing The invention relates to improvements in paper, and in particular to the use of watermarks and/or embossings for strengthening paper sheets and documents made therefrom. The invention therefore provides a sheet of paper having at least three corners and three sides ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393580 | Layered board and electronic apparatus having the layered board A layered board is disclosed which can avoid the occurrence of cracks in a core layer due to shearing stress caused by a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the core layer and a buildup layer. The layered board includes a core layer which serves a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384514 | Non-woven inorganic fiber mat A non-woven mat of inorganic fiber is disclosed having a substance which is lower at the edges of the mat than in the remainder of the mat. Apparatus for making such a mat includes: a source of a slurry of inorganic fiber in a liquid; a forming wire disposed to move... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371970 | Rigid-flex circuit board system A rigid-flex circuit board system that can be manufactured using less expensive and more reliable rigid circuit board methods and equipment, and can maintain rigidity and dimensional stability until the time when it is first desired to flex. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368155 | Non-asphaltic peel and stick roofing product for faster installation The present invention provides a non-asphaltic peel-and-stick roofing membrane for quicker and easier installation to a roof substrate, as well as a method of manufacturing the membrane. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368031 | Laminate inlay process for sports boards The present invention provides a method for inlaying a design into a laminate sheet and bonding the inlaid laminate sheet to a core structure or core substrate. The method of the present invention includes the steps of die cutting a preselected inlay design out of a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360960 | Notepad with embedded writing instrument A typical notepad has an unused section where the pages of the notepad are bound together. The present invention uses a recess in this unused section to accommodate and retain a writing utensil. This recess can be varied and clips may be used to assist in retaining ... | 04/22/2008 |
| RE40244 | Vacuum actuated display ornaments Improved vacuum actuated display ornaments which adhere to surfaces by self-suction are improved by a wall thickness at the center of mass thicker than their peripheral wall thickness. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352792 | Enhanced joints for pins and electrodes with asymmetric properties A joint for connecting two carbon members, with at least one carbon member having an asymmetrical coefficient of thermal expansion. The carbon member having the asymmetrical coefficient of thermal expansion also has either a male tang or a female socket with an elli... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344669 | Plural color component film laminate part and method of making same A plural color component film laminate part and method for insert-molding a plural color film laminate part comprises preforming a film laminate and subsequently insert-molding a plastic substrate against the preformed film laminate. An improvement in traditional in... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342716 | Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339728 | Low-emissivity coatings having high visible transmission and low solar heat gain coefficient Low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective to infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335421 | Heatable windshield A heatable transparency includes a first ply having a No. 1 surface and a No. 2 surface and a second ply having a No. 3 surface and a No. 4 surface. The No. 2 surface faces the No. 3 surface. An electrically conductive coati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335414 | Printed circuit board and camera module A printed circuit board has a flexible portion where a covering layer is exposed, and a rigid portion provided by forming a resistant layer on a part of the covering layer. To produce a camera module, a lens unit and a CCD are affixed to the printed circuit board th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332207 | Component for a vehicle interior and a method of assembly A component for an interior of a vehicle is provided, including a substrate, a skin cooperating with the substrate to define a cavity, and foam disposed within the cavity. The substrate includes a recess defining a side wall and a back wall. The skin includes a prim... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328539 | Door and method of making same A door and a method for manufacturing a door are described. A door according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a split frame, or two frames. Each split frame is attached to an inner surface of a skin and a core material is poured onto the inner sur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329324 | Stitchless on-site binding application method On-site binding for carpets and the like wherein a covered welting material is provided with a strip with adhesive on both sides. One side is covered with peel-off wax paper which is removed to adhere the welting material flush against the edge of the carpet's pile.... | 02/12/2008 |
