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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 |
| 7392738 | Locking device for silicone packings of household bean milk and bean curd makers Locking device for silicone packings of household bean milk and bean curd makers, that firmly attaches a silicone packing in a predetermined position in a bean milk and bean curd maker, thus preventing the silicone packing from being undesirably dislodged from its p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7299742 | Apparatus for preparing hot beverages with a boiler and an assembly for inhibiting scale An apparatus for preparing hot beverages includes a boiler and a device for inhibiting scale. That device comprises at least one ultrasound transmitter located at the boiler, inside the boiler or in the region of the boiler. The ultrasound transmitter is operatively... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7066080 | Automatic drip coffee maker An automatic drip coffee maker includes a reservoir, a basket, and a chamber disposed at where below an opening of the basket. A thermostat and a heating tube are provided at the bottom of the chamber. A bowl is placed into the chamber to receive coffee drips delive... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063005 | Automatic coffee maker with grinder The invention is directed to a coffee maker. In one embodiment, the coffee maker [comprises] a housing carrying a reservoir for receiving water for brewing, a heater supported by the housing for receiving water from the reservoir and heating the water in order to br... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6968773 | Vessel and wort processing method for producing beer A vessel and a method for thermally treating wort in beer brewing, wherein a wort guiding screen or cone is placed inside the vessel and a feed pipe ending above the wort guiding screen or cone is used to discharge wort from above onto the wort guiding screen or con... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6860193 | Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers reinforces a structure for fastening a drive motor to a main body using a bracket, thus reducing vibration and noise. The reinforcing device is constructed such that a body cap extends to a predetermine... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857351 | Portable combustible fuel automatic drip coffee maker Portable combustible fuel automatic drip coffee making apparatuses use combustible fuels such as propane, butane, white gasoline, and kerosene to heat water which can be alternatively used to make drip coffee, or for other requirements calling for heated water, depe... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835915 | Appliance for the preparation of hot drinks The construction has been created such that the hot water is flowing from a closed secured container without danger of scalding and dripping over to the drinking cup, which is also secured. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796220 | Automatic bean curd manufacturing apparatus An automatic bean curd manufacturing apparatus includes a main body provided with a bean grinding chamber and a bean juice heating chamber, a driving motor installed in the main body, a rotational container removably and rotatably installed in the grinding chamber o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792849 | Household soybean milk maker A household soybean milk maker including a main body defining a space for receiving water, a cover element openably installed on an upper end of the main body, a drive motor disposed in the cover element to generate rotating force, a drive shaft for outputting rotat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779434 | Structure for warming cups in a coffee maker A structure for warming cups in a coffee maker includes a pot and a lid. A pivot section is provided to a heating area of the pot. An insertion hole is respectively provided on both side walls in the pivot section of the pot. Another pivot section is provided to the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6779435 | Machine for American style coffee for use on aircraft A machine for in aircraft dispenses hot beverages, such as coffee, American-style coffee, and tea, as well as to dispense hot and cold water. The machine includes a hydralic circuit and an electrical circuit, and has a parallelepiped structure including a structural... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6739241 | Camping coffee maker A drip coffee maker that may be used over an open flame, such as a flame from a camping stove. The coffee maker may include an upper portion having conventional automatic drip coffee maker components. To protect the upper portion components, a base for the coffee ma... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722264 | Drink extraction apparatus The present invention is composed of a drink extraction portion, a drink container for storing drink extracted by the drink extraction portion, a heat retention chamber surrounding the drink container, a fan for supplying air to the heat retention chamber for air ci... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6612224 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of hot beverages A method and apparatus for producing a quantity of a hot beverage, comprising providing a source of a liquid having an adjustable temperature, selecting an infusion time and an infusion temperature, supplying from the source liquid substantially at the se... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6547103 | Method and apparatus for serving mulled wine A method and apparatus for serving a heated alcoholic beverage is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes supplying an alcoholic beverage mix, such as a mulled wine mix, which is connected to a serving tap. The mulled wine is heated between leaving t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6393967 | Device for indicating the calcification status of flow heaters, particularly in expresso machines An arrangement for indicating the calcification status of flow heaters, particularly in espresso machines, with the flow heater having a cold-water inlet line and a hot-water outflow line, and which is intended to precisely indicate the calcification stat... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6345572 | Soybean milk maker A soybean milk maker comprises a main body having an upper opening and a cover releasably mounted to the upper opening of the main body. The cover includes a passage having an upper end communicated with outside and a lower end. A filter/receiver is mount... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6330849 | Stand for an electric pot A stand for an electric pot has a support extending out from a peripheral edge of a base of the stand and a plate integrally formed with the support and being adapted to receive and support cups on the plate. When the water within the electric pot is boil... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6286415 | Coffee maker An otherwise conventional automatic-chip coffee maker has a glass carafe made with an inner layer and an outer layer separated by an air gap. Openable apertures allow hot air to enter the air gap when the carafe is supported on a base. The hot air is supp... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6247393 | Means for making soybean milk The present invention proposes an apparatus for making soybean milk, wherein a cover body is connected to the opening of a container, and a fixing tank is extended form the cover body toward the inside of the container. A motor is installed in the fixing ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6192785 | Automatic dispenser of frothed milk and pre-made liquid coffee An automatic dispenser of frothed milk and pre-made liquid coffee received from refrigerated milk and pre-made liquid coffee containers that selectively delivers cold and hot Italian-style coffees, such as, cappuccino, latte, espresso, and other. The refr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6170387 | Apparatus for the production of heated beverage This invention relates to an apparatus for the production of heated beverage being, in particular, coffee. The apparatus provides a brewing chamber in which the outlet from the brewing chamber is closed for a period during operation to ensure retention of... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5943945 | Coffeemaker A self-contained beverage machine simulataneously heats a beverage and a condiment utilized in the beverage. The condiment is in a small container removably carried on the beverage machine.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5923257 | Carafe with thermal sensor and digital display A method of displaying the temperature of the coffee in a carafe's bowl is accomplished by fastening a thermistor to the metal band supporting the bowl and with proper circuit board components displaying that temprature on a digital display on the carafe'... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5916351 | Modular beverage brewing system with interlocking assembly A beverage brewing apparatus in which all of the electrical and mechanical components necessary for a brewing operation are contained in a modular tower having a cantilevered head section at the top thereof. The modular tower is mountable directly on a su... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5852965 | Apparatus for producing soybean milk and curd An apparatus for producing soybean milk and curd, which includes an upper body assembly including a retention cup, in which a drive unit adapted to drive a rotating shaft carrying a soybean milling blade, and a control unit are contained, and a cover prov... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5782163 | Coffee maker A coffee maker including a brewing and warming unit and a carafe, wherein the carafe has a hot plate at the bottom, and a downward annular flange raised from the bottom around the hot plate for supporting the carafe on a table top; the brewing and warming... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5657683 | Hot beverage brewing apparatus A hot beverage brewing unit having an auxiliary boiler surrounding a stainless steel lined brewing chamber. The brewing unit includes a chamber block made of cast bronze and constitutes a second boiler for maintaining a sufficient volume of brewing water ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5570624 | Structure of percolator A percolator which includes a base, an electric heating circuit mounted in the base, a pot having a top opening, a spout extending from the top opening, and an upright guide tube, a filter mounted in the top opening of the pot and coupled to the upright g... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5539856 | Electric coffeemaker with keep warm control responsive to the amount of coffee brewed An electric coffeemaker includes a first electric heater for heating water for brewing the coffee. A carafe is supported on a base portion of the housing of the coffeemaker. A second electric heater is mounted in heat transfer relation with the base porti... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5367607 | Brewed beverage maker with unpressurized boiler vessel steam generator tube and common heating element An espresso coffee making system includes an unpressurized boiler vessel with an electric heating element arranged outside the boiler vessel for heating water in the boiler vessel for delivery to a perforated filter holder of the espresso coffee maker. A ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5283854 | Continuous flow heater control system for an apparatus for making infusion beverages An electrically heated continuous flow heater control system includes an electric switching element that has an open and a closed switching position and is electrically connected in series to a thermostat. Switching element (26) is always closed in the br... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5280560 | Electric coffee maker with water heater and electrical components easily automatically assembled into a base shell A coffee or tea maker includes a base shell including a vertically-oriented connecting sleeve; a flow heater accommodated in the base shell and having a vertically-oriented inlet nipple received in the connecting sleeve; a mains cable connection situated ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5259295 | Container for the preparation of hot drinks The container which can be inserted into a power-supply unit (17, 18) and is intended for the preparation of hot drinks, with a liquid-storage container (4), an electric heating element (7) arranged therein and a collecting container (1) for the drink pre... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5218667 | Low-wattage electric displacement water heating apparatus A low wattage two-four cup displacement water heating apparatus includes a fill basin positioned above a thermostatically controlled electrically heated water reservoir and communicating therewith through a fill tube extending downwardly from the basin to... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5210386 | Device for making and warming coffee by a microwave heating device A device for making and warming coffee comprising, a first reservoir for holding a liquid, a second reservoir for holding brewed coffee, a microwave heating device for heating the liquid or coffee, a device for selectively pumping the liquid or coffee fro... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5188019 | Automatic tea maker Apparatus is disclosed herein for extracting a flavor from a natural leaf, powder of the like, such as tea leaves into a heated substance as a carrier such as a quantity of water. The apparatus employs a container with a heater for the water which will co... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5163356 | Automatic food vending machine An automatic food vending machine comprises: a cooking means for cooking food materials; a first storage means for preserving food materials for a long period; a second storage means for preserving food materials in a condition that they can be instantly ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5150448 | Beverage flow heater utilizing heated tube with discrete heating zone A flow heater is provided for water in a machine which produces hot water. The machine includes a water tube having an inflow end for receiving water and an outflow end for dispensing hot water, and a heating tube connected to the water tube in a heat con... | 09/22/1992 |
