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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 |
| 5024032 | Post-tensioning anchor A post tensioning anchor assembly comprising a tapered tubular member, cable cap and anchoring plate assembly. The anchoring plate is constructed for live end or dead end securement in the sidewall of a concrete formation for post tensioning of a sheathed... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024033 | Prefabricated construction unit with insulation A pre-formed insulated wall construction unit comprising a support framework utilizing spaced, spanning members mounted between upper and lower cross members to form a wall unit having a series of open compartments with opposed side edges defined by the s... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024034 | Non-directional suspended ceiling panels A new and useful latch structure for suspending ceiling panels from a grid of inverted T-beam support members. The latch structure comprises a relatively rigid, hook-shaped member which is coupled to a respective ceiling panel so as to move with the ceili... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024035 | Building block and structures formed therefrom A mortarless, lightweight building block and walls formed therefrom. The block is generally rectangular and comprises side walls, end walls, and an interior wall which divides the interior of the block into two vertical passages through the block. In cert... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024036 | Interlocking support structures A multi-cellular, multi-purpose lattice is constructed from a matrix of elongated members which interdect at 3-dimensional joints at which the members interlock to define a completely rigid joint without the use of fasteners or adhesives. Specific impleme... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024037 | Process for connection of supports, and support system Disclosed herein is a support system for use in forming a temporary scaffolding such as a prefabricated scaffolding, a temporary system such as a panel support, or a structure such as a truss-type pillar, tower, etc. The support system comprises columnar ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024038 | Apparatus and method for proving an anchor in walls and ceilings composed of friable asbestos containing material An anchor is formed in a wall or ceiling composed of friable asbestos containing material by placing a plate member having a seal member around its peripheral edge against the wall or ceiling and then driving a fastener through the plate member and into t... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024039 | Engagement profile or beam A beam or the like, substantially manufactured from rather thin sheet metal either by bending or some other suitable technique and comprising at least one side as well as a fastening strip joining with its edge and positioned at a straight or inclined ang... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024040 | Curved tubular profile A bent tubular profile with lateral grooves intended to form arches for a covering-structure which may be removed is presented. The covering-structure may be at least partially removed between each of the pairs of arches thereof by sliding flexible sheets... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024041 | Process for filling tubular casings A device for filling a tubular casing with a pasty product comprising a stuffing horn, a brake which encircles the outside of the stuffing horn in the vicinity of the orifice thereof, and a coaxial, cylindrical support tube accommodating a tubular net, wh... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024042 | Bag filling and closing apparatus A bag filling and closing apparatus includes a filling station (10) in which the material to be filled in (22) is pushed into a prefabricated bag (24). A device (50, 52, 54, 56) is provided for pulling the bags onto the filling machine as is a device for ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024043 | Machine for wrapping substantially parallelepiped commodities The machine comprises an indexing wheel with radial pockets each designed to accommodate one pack together with a wrapper which, on entering the pocket, is folded to the point where the pack becomes completely enveloped save for an area of each end face l... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024044 | Process for producing an easily opened package A first web having an ionomer, or ionomer/ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) sealant layer, heat sealed to a second web having an EVA/ethytlene butene copolymer (EBC)/polypropylene (PP) sealant layer, forms an easily opened package. A layer adjacent t... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024045 | Panel packaging system A vinyl siding panel package system is disclosed that prefolds corrugated paper blanks and then forms panel containers that are packed with a pre-specified number of panels. The panel packer receives a plurality of panels from a panel extrusion operator, ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024046 | Method and device for wrapping cylindrical products A method and device for wrapping cylindrical products whereby each product is fed, together with a portion of a respective portion of wrapping material, into a respective seat on a conveyor, and is fed by the conveyor into peripheral contact with a rollin... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024047 | Weighing and sorting machine and method A weighing and sorting apparatus which reduces the handling of articles during processing to group a plurality of such articles in a container such that the combined weight of the group is no less than a predetermined value, and which minimizes the excess... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024048 | Apparatus for dispensing containers An apparatus for dispensing individual containers, for example flower pots, from a nested stack of containers. The apparatus may be used to dispense rows of individual containers into a larger container, for example, a tray. The apparatus includes a first... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024049 | Band guiding and forming assembly for banding apparatus A band guiding and forming assembly for a banding machine includes an inner, free floating guide member for locating in the travel path of banding material through the machine and for positioning within the banding material to open it out, and outer oppos... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024050 | Reel bat A plastic reel bat for harvesting equipment is described comprising a generally rectangular member having a pair of spaced-apart reinforcing members embedded therein which extend substantially the entire length thereof.... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024051 | Bolted double sickle cutterbar A reciprocating cutterbar of the type utilizing a pair of counter-reciprocating sickles driven at the opposing outboard ends and overlapping at the inboard ends thereof is disclosed wherein the knife sections are detachably affixed to the respective suppo... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024052 | Apparatus for harvesting berries on low plants Improved apparatus for harvesting berries on low plants, particularly strawberries, is described. The apparatus includes a picking head having a frame movable along the ground over the crop of berries in the path of travel. A reel is mounted on this frame... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024053 | Agricultural machine having at least one rotor for moving products located on the ground An agricultural machine comprises a frame which is adapted to be hooked to a drive tractor and carries at least one rotor equipped with work tools controlled by a central cam to move products such as hay which are on the ground. The rotor is connected to ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024054 | Engine exhaust system with sequential loading of multiple filters In a diesel engine exhaust system a plurality of valved ceramic filters are connected in parallel in the exhaust stream and loaded sequentially. While one filter is preferentially loaded, a second filter is opened to the exhaust stream when backpressure r... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024055 | Device for detecting combustion conditions in combustors A device for detecting combustion conditions in a plurality of combustors in a gas-turbine apparatus which includes the combustors and a gas turbine driven by combustion gas from the combustors, comprises a plurality of sensors for measuring concentration... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024056 | Dual-circuit brake booster In a brake apparatus for a hydraulic two-circuit brake installation of a road vehicle with static brake circuits, an outlet pressure space is provided for one of these brake circuits in which the brake pressure that is coupled into a static brake circuit ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024057 | Exhaust-driven electric generator system for internal combustion engines An electric generator system drivable by the energy of exhaust gases emitted from an internal combustion engine includes two turbines drivable by the energy of exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, the turbines having different capacities, an... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024058 | Hot gas generator Improved performance in a hot gas generator 10 is achieved by providing a liner 21 positioned within a wall 14 of a vessel 12 so as to be disposed about a combustion chamber 20 therein. The liner 21 is positioned relative to the wall 14 to define a relati... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024059 | Electronic force ionized gas air conditioning system compressor An ionized gas drive system is provided wherein electrically charged gas atoms (or molecules) moving through a magnetic field at right angles to the lines of flux experience a force at right angles to it's direction of motion and to the magnetic field. A ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024060 | Joule-Thomson refrigeration cycle employing a reversible drive electrochemical compressor A Joule-Thomson refrigeration cycle is disclosed having an electrochemical compressor with a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The cycle includes a reversible drive power source for pumping working fluid in opposite directions through the compressor, th... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024061 | Recovery processing and storage unit A refrigerant recovery processing and storage unit (RPSU) for removing and storing refrigerant from an air conditioning and refrigeration system (AC&R) is disclosed. The unit creates a pressure difference between the inlet and outlet side of the AC&R, and... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024062 | Multistage isothermal air dehumidification A process for conditioning a gas containing the vapors of a volatile substance, in which the gas is placed sequentially in contact with successively more concentrated solutions of an absorption liquid on cooled surfaces, such absorption liquid consisting ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024063 | Branched gax absorption vapor compressor Apparatus and process are disclosed for increasing the quantity of heat exchange possible between the temperature overlap portions of a generator and an absorber in an absorption cycle compressor or heat pump. Referring to FIG. 1, the heat duty of Generat... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024064 | Method of operating adsorption refrigerator A method of operating an adsorption refrigerator comprising two adsorption columns each housing therein a solid adsorbent and heat transfer tubes and sealed with a refrigerant, a condenser, an evaporator, paths for refrigerant connnecting the adsorption c... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024065 | Air conditioning system for confined spaces This invention is a method and apparatus for air conditioning small and confined spaces, particularly where silence of operations is important, and wherein the method involves drawing air through an ice containing chamber and passing it into the confined ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024066 | Installation for the making of food products, in particular expanded food products, such as ice cream An installation for the making of food products, particularly expanded food products, such as ice cream. There is a freezing system to cool and homogenize the product which is then transported to a packing system. The freezing system comprises a refrigera... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024067 | Fit and cool beverage container A container with a freezable liquid for use in or out of an ice chest for temporary cooling purposes. The container of the invention is generally to have a top and a bottom and four sides connected to form a rectangular box type structure. The sides are t... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024068 | Needle picker releasing device A needle picker releasing device in a circular knitting machine for the production of hosiery goods performs releasing of pickers from a non-operative into an operative position by kinematic action of an electromagnet moving a blocking device. The electro... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024069 | Anti-theft locking apparatus for steering wheels A lock apparatus for locking the steering wheel of a vehicle includes an elongate member, a pair of hook members fixedly secured to one end of the elongate member, and a lock assembly pivotally mounted on the elongate member. The lock assembly pivots to a... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024070 | Lock mounting pad A mounting pad for a lock cylinder provides a plurality of bosses which protrude interior of a door stile, the bosses having inclined threaded bores which hold set screws, the set screws are accessed laterally through an access opening on the side wall of... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024071 | Coding assembly for locklike devices The coding assembly comprises a body, a removable cross bar and a key having coding pins. According to the invention, the side surface of the homing head is provided with at least one longitudinal rib. The cross-sectional profile of the longitudinal rib c... | 06/18/1991 |
