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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 |
| 6604711 | Autonomous system for the aerial refueling or decontamination of unmanned airborne vehicles A motor with a variable speed controller is used to operate a hose reel for connecting a fuel source or decontaminant on a tanker plane to a fuel tank or other receptor on an unmanned vehicle. The hose reel is controlled to feed the fuel or other liquid t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6581878 | Airborne fire fighting system System and method for pressurizing and dispersing fire retardant from an aircraft, particularly aircraft structured and equipped for retarding or extinguishing forest fires, that includes a small power pack having a plenum operatively interconnecting a pl... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543718 | Engine arrangement An engine arrangement (10) comprises propulsion means for propelling the aircraft (12), and drive means to drive the propulsion means. The arrangement (10) further includes mounting means to mount at least the propulsion means in a location spaced above t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539895 | Portable pet carrier A portable pet carrier having a top portion, a middle section and a bottom portion made primarily from a molded synthetic material, with the top portion having a handle-like structure for carrying the assembled pet carrier and the middle portion having ho... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530344 | Nesting structure for northern rough-winged swallows A man-made nesting structure for northern rough-winged swallows for mounting on a wall having a substantially upright surface, such nesting structure being substantially elongated and mounted parallel on the wall surface with an entrance defined at one en... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520452 | Deicer for aircraft A deicer is provided for breaking up and removing accumulated ice on an airfoil surface. The deicer includes a bondside surface that is bonded to the airfoil surface, a breezeside surface on which the ice will accumulate, and passage-defining surfaces the... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520454 | Control line assembly for kites A kite control assembly permitting arch-type kites with four attachment points to be flown with two control lines and further including changeable length line elements which may be set to cause particular performance by the kite under given wind condition... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6508438 | Spacecraft orbit control using orbit position feedback A spacecraft orbit control system and method for controlling the orbit of a spacecraft during orbit raising includes processing spacecraft position data to meet the spacecraft attitude sensing needs for long duration, low thrust orbit raising burns. The a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505576 | Pet toy A pet toy that projects a moving light beam in various directions to entertain a pet is provided. The pet toy comprises a hollow housing having an upper opening and a lower opening. A domed cover is pivotally attached to the housing and capable of closing... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6499690 | Rotor blade flap drive apparatus Displacements of output portions 35, 36 of a pair of piezoelectric actuators 25, 26 arranged spanwise in a flap drive apparatus are magnified by a displacement magnification mechanism 27 so that a swing arm 28 is driven in swinging fashion with large ampl... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497387 | Breathing masks box for emergency equipment A box for housing breathing masks in a passenger aircraft has a housing closed by a door and a pipe in the housing for delivering respiratory gas under a first pressure to the masks via a flexible line. In rest condition a catch holds the door in closed p... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491260 | Noise reducing vortex generators on aircraft wing control surfaces Vortex generators are arranged on the edges of aircraft wing control surfaces to generate smaller vortices that weaken the main vortex that would otherwise be generated at these areas, and thereby reduce the aerodynamic generation of noise. Each vortex ge... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488235 | Flexible structural frame A flexible structural frame (100) includes a structure (110) having a passage (112), the walls (114) of the passage (112) defining an opening (116). The flexible structural frame (100) also includes a piece of elastomeric material (120) that has a first s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484970 | Ballistic shield for dual engine single output shaft propulsion system A ballistic shield containment system for preventing fragments expelled from an engine assembly from penetrating the casing of an adjacently disposed engine is provided. In a turboprop engine assembly having two power sections connected through a combinin... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474019 | Accordion-type plant cover with attached skirt and methods A plant cover includes a flower pot cover having a skirt connected to an upper end of the flower pot cover, and a base having a plurality of expansion elements extending thereabout and including an excess of material shaped in the form of a pleat. To form... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471158 | Vertical take-off and landing vehicle configured as a compound autogyro A compound autogyro has a unique system of rotor blade retraction and vectored thrust. Redundant thrust systems provide for emergency conditions. Located in the upper mast are twin gas lines leading to a hub section of the rotor. In the hub, they divide t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460806 | Aircraft passenger cabin window with visually enlarged appearance A passenger cabin window, especially in a commercial passenger transport aircraft, includes an outer window pane and an inner window pane with an interspace formed therebetween, and a frame around the perimeter of the window interspace. The frame has a fu... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460808 | Satellite system and method of deploying same A satellite communication system has a first deployment of a plurality of satellites deployed in a medium earth orbit and two later deployments of a plurality of satellites deployed in the medium earth orbit. The first deployment is spaced so that the sec... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457440 | Public health apparatus A new and improved collection device is disclosed which would be attached to the rear of a horse in order to ensure that fecal matter emitted from the horse would be collected in the collection device and not all over a street or other ground surface. The... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453843 | Wire mesh tubular feeder An improved bird feeder includes a tubular main body having a top open end and a bottom open end. The tubular main body is made of wire mesh material. A bottom cap is attached to the bottom open end to enclose it. A tubular adapter sleeve is positioned in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454210 | Aircraft vent and cargo door locking mechanism An aircraft vent and cargo door locking mechanism for ensuring the opening, closing, and locking of a cargo door in a cargo door opening formed in an aircraft fuselage. A latch assembly latches the cargo door to the fuselage, and the latch assembly moves ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450455 | Method and sensor for capturing rate and position and stabilization of a satellite using at least one focal plane An optical sensor includes dual fields of view including a panoramic field of view spanning 360° in azimuth angle in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the sensor, and a limb-looking field of view non-perpendicular to the axis for viewing the limb o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450457 | Fairing arrangement for an aircraft The fairing arrangement 28 comprises a first fairing portion 32 on a wing 10 and a second fairing portion 34 on an aileron 12 which is mounted on and angularly displaceable with respect to the wing. The fairing arrangement protrudes 28 outwardly of the ae... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446388 | Container with diffuse extended irrigation for cultivating plants A container with diffuse and extended irrigation for cultivating plants, which includes porous regions in the containment walls, which are arranged in contact with the soil of a plant, and a water reserve for supplying the porous regions. The container fu... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443396 | Cruciform parachute with arms attached An improved cruciform or cross parachute is formed by attaching the adjacent edges of the lateral arms to each other to form a three-dimensional canopy, when inflated, which is substantially square at the top and substantially round at the lower edge. The... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443394 | Inflatable airfoil device An airfoil device (10) for attachment to the wing (14) of an aircraft (12). The airfoil device (10) has a chamber (30) which is inflatable to provide a lift-enhancing airfoil geometry to the wing (14) and other chambers (32) which are inflatable to provid... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439508 | Inflatable habitation volumes in space An improved inflatable habitation volume in space comprising reduced cost, improved debris impact protection, enhanced penetration resistance, self sealing qualities, innovative flat end caps, industry accepted commercial design/manufacturing techniques, ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439160 | Paw cleaning apparatus for animals A paw cleaning apparatus includes a basin for holding a cleaning liquid, the basin having end and side walls extending upwardly from an inclined inner bottom wall. A grate is supported on ledge portions on the side walls above the inner bottom wall and is... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439216 | Automatic pressurized fluid gun A fluid gun (700) is disclosed having an electric pump (704) for conveying air to a pressure chamber (701) having a release valve (702) for controlling the release of fluid. The activation of the electric pump is controlled by a pressure sensitive actuati... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439512 | All-hydraulic powered horizontal stabilizer trim control surface position control system A control system utilizes hydraulic power only to control a fixed-wing aircraft horizontal stabilizer trim control surface with no electrical control devices except for a cockpit pilot/co-pilot initiated 3-position spring-centered toggle trim switch, a ba... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439158 | Bird feeder Bird Feeder with a plurality of horn shaped hollow seed retaining portions, the horn shaped seed retainting portions radiating from a central location, the central location covered with a removable, replaceable dome shaped cover, the horn shaped portions ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431118 | Apparatus and method for providing humidified air to a terrarium Apparatus and method for supplying humidified air to a terrarium include providing a chamber within which there is placed a reservoir of water and a humidifying member having a humidifying surface located adjacent the surface of the water in the reservoir... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425553 | Piezoelectric actuators for circulation controlled rotorcraft A dynamic fluid control surface, e.g., a rotor blade of a helicopter, having a blowing slot extending the entire length of the leading and trailing edges of the dynamic fluid control surface, an internal chamber containing a pressurized fluid, e.g., air, ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422515 | Device for picking up and dropping loads by helicopters without help of ground personnel A device for picking up and dropping loads by helicopter without help of ground personnel has a member connected to a load; a magnetic member adapted to attract the member connected to the load; a channel associated with the magnetic member so that the me... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415737 | Collapsible perches for bird feeders and birdhouses The present invention includes spring loaded elongated cylindrical perches incorporated into bird feeders, wherein the perches have typically a round perch member which, when loaded by an undesirable bird or other pest, will sense the weight of the pest a... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412217 | Plant shoe A shoe (1) for use at the roots of a planted seedling or a natural seedling, made of mouldering material and having a hole (4) for the plant stem in its center and a slit (3) between the hole and the shoe edge. The shoe (1) is made convex and the convex p... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409122 | Anti-submarine warfare UAV and method of use thereof An anti-submarine warfare system includes an unmanned "sea-sitting" aircraft housing submarine detecting equipment, the aircraft including a body portion having a catamaran configuration adapted for stably supporting the body portion when sitting in water... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405977 | Modular air intake duct for aircraft A modular air intake duct system for a vehicle including at least on intake duct and an attachment for attaching the intake duct to at least one structural member of the vehicle. The at least one intake duct is adapted to be demountably attached to a load... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6405975 | Airplane ground maneuvering camera system A system for aiding ground maneuvering of an airplane. The system includes at least one camera mounted on the airplane for generating video images of at last one gear with tires, preferably a main or nose landing gear and the surrounding ground. The cockp... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398636 | Apparatus for severing the vent of slaughtered poultry An apparatus for severing the vent of slaughtered poultry, comprising a positioning and stretching mechanism for the poultry, a centring pin to be inserted into the vent, a clamping sleeve concentrically surrounding the centring pin, and a rotary cutter c... | 06/04/2002 |
