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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 |
| 5048242 | Access floor system with hemmed edge panel An access floor system includes a plurality of floor panels, each panel having a pan and a cooperating top plate. The top plate is folded over a peripheral flange of the pan to define a hemmed edge. A trim piece is configured to snap over the hemmed edge ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048243 | Earthquake restraint mechanism An earthquake restraint mechanism helps to prevent the collapse of tilt-up style exterior wall panels (7, 64) of a building (17). The panels are coupled to one another at their abutting joints (16) through L-shaped brackets (18, 20, 68) mounted to the wal... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048244 | Underground shock-resistant structure An underground shock-resistant structure comprises a vaulted roof having a ring configuration as viewed from above and a ring-shaped base member, such as a flat floor, joined to the inner and outer edges of the vaulted roof. The external surface of the va... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048245 | Double-glazing insulating panel A double-glazing insulation panel having a pair of panes which define an intermediate space in which is mounted a drum for use in vertically adjusting a screen and which the drive mechanism for the drum is removably mounted through an opening in the frame... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048246 | Wedge seal for loading dock shelter A loading dock shelter seal to the space between the sides of a truck and the door opening. The dock seal includes a pair of elongated flexible tapered foam members that protrude into the opening and contact with the rear of the truck. As the truck backs ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048247 | Arch corner bead An elongated "L" shaped plastic drywall corner strip containing two flat legs joined to form an acute angle, one of which is kerfed repeatedly to increase flexibility and allow installation over inside and outside arches, the outside of the legs having a ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048248 | Non-directional composite foam panel side joint A building panel assembly comprising two or more individual panel members. The panel members in turn are comprised of an outer metal facing sheet forming an exterior panel surface, an inner metal facing sheet forming an interior panel surface and a struct... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048249 | Gasket for flush expansion joint cover A gasket for a flush expansion joint cover comprises a longitudinally continuous central body portion and two longitudinally continuous side portions, one at either transverse edge of the central body portion. The central body portions and the side portio... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048250 | Building block A relatively simple, inexpensive building block for use in self-supporting walls includes a rectangular parallelepipedic body formed of a mixture of three parts by weight cement to two parts by weight wood fiber. Vertically extending grooves and in some c... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048251 | Divided light door A divided light door which includes an integrated core panel and a lattice frame mounted in a frame-receiving opening provided in the core panel. The lattice frame includes inner frame pieces extending across each other and interlocked with each other. Ve... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048252 | Window grid with cam lock A window grid to change the appearance characteristics of a window having a single large window pane to a window having a plurality of smaller window panes or lights. The window grid includes at least one muntin having a thin, rotatable and eccentrically ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048253 | Louver with maximum free area The cross sections of louver blades are located exclusively within zones defined primarily by concentric arcs configured to maintain a substantially equal spacing between the boundaries of the zones of adjacent blades throughout the width of the louver.... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048254 | Prefabricated building panel A prefabricated building panel for applying a stone facing to a building wall which utilizes a metal structural frame having a sloped base plate which drains water from behind a plurality of stone panels whose front surfaces form the stone facing and are ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048255 | Molded thermoplastic roofing tile A roofing tile which has a corrugated thin top wall (11) with an upper shelf (17). The tile is slopingly angled and contains an overhang on the lower edge such that overlapping is accomplished when layed contiguously on a roof (13). One lateral edge inclu... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048256 | Composite beam A beam, especially for building houses of wood, comprises a web (1) of steel plate, preferably galvanized steel sheet metal, and transverse flanges (2, 3) constituted by wooden elements (6) arranged on either side of edge portions (4, 5) of the web (1) wh... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048257 | Construction system for detention structures and multiple story buildings A method of constructing multiple story buildings and particularly detention structures as disclosed in which the framing members are lightweight steel channel members which are generally similar and in certain applications, interchangeable. The walls and... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048258 | Window having a tensioned insulation foil The insulated window is constructed with a pair of biaxially stretched foils which are secured on mounting elements at the edges. The mounting elements are in turn mounted on spring tension elements which serve to maintain the tension in the foils. Each s... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048259 | Apparatus for installing or removing a lid from a standard barrel A manipulating apparatus closes a standard barrel by picking up a lid, positioning it in the correct position above the barrel, pressing the lid onto the barrel, picking up a clamping ring, placing it in its spread-open state around the barrel top, and lo... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048260 | Induction sealing machine and package wrapper useful therewith An apparatus for induction-sealing a package having sides formed of overlaying flaps with a thermoplastic material between the flaps serving as the adhesive has independently adjustable platens that bear against counter-rotating conveyor belts for applyin... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048261 | Top sheet dispenser for a stretch wrapping apparatus A method and apparatus for dispensing a top sheet and stretch wrapping includes a dispenser for dispensing a sheet from a roll of sheet material and a trough for receiving, containing and collapsing the dispensed sheet. A circulating bar draws the dispens... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048262 | Protective sheet, photosensitive sheet film packaging method and package of photosensitive sheet film A protective sheet used for packaging silver halide photographic sensitive sheet films. The protective sheet comprises a low electrification paper material formed of natural pulp paper impregnated with an inorganic salt of alkali metal in an amount of 0.0... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048263 | Process and apparatus for folding sock cuffs An apparatus and process for folding a sock cuff, which comprises a blade mounted on and projecting from a support, a first carriage mounted for reciprocal movement along and over said blade and having first gripping means adapted to space and grip the op... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048264 | Process and apparatus for the temporary storage of multi-sheeted, folded printing products, such as newspapers, periodicals and parts thereof The present invention involves methods and apparatus for winding imbricated formations of multi-sheeted, twice-folded printing products into a roll together with a winding band wherein the individual multi-sheeted, twice-folded printing products are skewe... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048265 | Method and apparatus for filling cushions A method and apparatus for applying covers to seat cushions and the like includes means to maintain the cushioning material under compression within the cover as the cushioning material is moved into the cover.... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048266 | Bag filling apparatus An apparatus and method for filling a bag with a commodity without contaminating a sealable region of the bag near its opening. The apparatus includes a mechanism for forming a cuff in the bag and holding the bag as it is being filled. A frame associated ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048267 | Cutting and opening method and device for a rectangular package covered with packaging material A cutting apparatus and opening method for a rectangular package covered with packaging material includes a platform for positioning a rectangular package. Spacing members are provided for forming a space between the packaging material and the packaged it... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048268 | Vacuum packaging method and apparatus A packaging method and apparatus employ (i) a thermoforming station 6 through which a support film web 4 is advanced by means of an endless chain carrying clamps 16, followed by (ii) a loading station in which product articles are inserted into the trays ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048269 | Vacuum sealer The novel vacuum sealer of this invention has three wires that are heated to varying degrees. Two wires are used or dedicated to sealing a plastic bag and one of the wires is used to cut the bag after the vacuum sealing step. The vacuum sealer is tapered ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048270 | Wrinkle free film spreader device for form, fill and seal machines A spreader device for the lower end of a forming and filling tube of a form, fill and seal machine has an operator located on the outside of the upper end of the tube. The operator may effect oscillations causing the finger to swing into and out of spread... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048271 | Bale wrapping machine A machine for wrapping cylindrical bales comprises an open-fronted wheeled frame for attachment to a towing vehicle, a roller extending transversely of the rear of the frame, and a pair of semi-rollers mounted at or adjacent the forward free end of each s... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048272 | Saddle rigging for use in saddles having rigid trees A saddle is attached to an equine by means of left and right bar straps attached to the left and right bars in the saddle tree. The bars are slotted to receive the stirrup leathers for mounting in the conventional western style. The use of bar straps does... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048273 | Method and apparatus for controlling operation of an agricultural implement A method and apparatus for controlling operation of an agricultural implement such as a cotton harvester. The control system includes operator presence circuitry, gear selector circuitry, and bypass circuitry arranged independently of each other for contr... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048274 | Apparatus and method for controlling multiple functions of an agricultural implement Apparatus for controlling multiple functions of an agricultural implement such as a baler or a harvester includes first, second and third hydraulic cylinders which are operated to control first, second and third functions, respectively, of the implement. ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048275 | Air-floated apparatus having structural channel member and pressure seal The present invention describes improvements to an air-floated apparatus having a deck with an open bottom, a platform enclosing a portion of the open bottom of the deck to define a pressure chamber, and an impeller for pressurizing air in the pressure ch... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048276 | Comnbined mower blade flail assembly The present disclosure is directed to a mower blade-weed cutting flail assembly wherein the mower blade and the flail cutting line (cord) always rotate in opposite directions with the cutting line always rotating faster than the mower blade so that the tw... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048277 | Hedge trimmer A hedge trimmer provided with a deflector which deflects, gathers, and rolls forwardly together and simultaneously materials cut by the trimmer in the direction of the sweep of the trimmer.... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048278 | Rotary cutting member for use with lawn mowers and the like An apparatus for holding a plurality of flexible cutting filaments having an angular cross-section for cutting grass and the like comprises a rotary member. The rotary member includes a hub for mounting the member to a drive shaft of a lawn mower or the l... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048279 | Leaf mulcher for use with a rotary blade power lawnmower A leaf mulcher is an attachment to a rotary blade power lawnmower. The mulcher has a screen surrounded by a frame with a flange extending from the frame to provide attachment means to the lawnmower. The mulcher is mounted so that the screen transverses a ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048280 | Steel composite cord A high-elongation composite cord used for reinforcing a rubber composite such as a wheel tire and a conveyor belt. It is made by twisting a plurality of strands each made by twisting a plurality of brass-plated steel filaments and monofilaments of organic... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048281 | Process and device for the adjustment of an air spinning device An air spinning device with an injection nozzle and a twisting nozzle is adjusted to the highest possible delivery speed for a desired yarn quality by predetermining the desired spinning tension of the yarn. According to the predetermined spinning tension... | 09/17/1991 |
