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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 |
| 5878556 | Lawn edge with rotatable shield The instant invention relates to a lawn trimmer and an associated shield. The shield, in the preferred embodiment, is entirely formed from an impact resistant plastic. Additionally, the shield is defined by both an inner peripheral region and an outer per... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878557 | Derating the engine of a combine in response to usage An agricultural combine having an internal combustion engine for driving the various assemblies on the combine. An electronic engine controller is used to monitor and control the operation of the engine. Sensors provide inputs to the electronic engine con... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878558 | Tractor mounted harvester with quick attach structure Mounting structure attaching a cotton harvester to a tractor includes a pair of rear subframe support members that attach one to a side directly to the tractor and are designed for the specific tractor to which the harvester will be mounted. A second grou... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878559 | Corn head snapping and gathering row unit A combine and corn harvesting head of the type for removing ears of corn from their associated stalks are disclosed herein. The harvesting head includes a row unit for each row to be harvested by the combine while following a path through a field of corn ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878560 | Narrow row corn head with tilted gatherers A row crop header for a harvesting machine includes a frame and a row unit supported by the frame in a row unit plane. The row unit includes a gatherer operating in a gatherer plane oblique to the row unit plane.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878561 | Row crop harvester A row crop harvesting device for mounting on the forward end of a combine, the row crop harvesting unit having closely spaced individual row harvesting units to facilitate retrieval of downed crop and use on closely-spaced crops. The present invention is ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878562 | Apparatus for use in picking fruit An apparatus for use in fruit picking comprising a mobile support structure (11), a conduit (19) supported by the mobile support and having an inlet section for entry of fruit, an outlet section for discharge of fruit and a fluid inlet for entry of fluid,... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878563 | Ergonomic rake There is provided an ergonomic rake which includes an elongated handle having first and second ends. A head is attached to the handle at its first end. The second end of the handle is a free end. A bend is provided in the handle so that the user of the ra... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878564 | Open steel cord structure A steel cord (114) comprises strength elements (100, 132) and having a length, a longitudinal central axis (112) and a cord pitch. At least one of the elements (100) has a projection on a plane YZ perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis (112). This... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878565 | Closable chain link Closable chain link (1) with an open limb (2), comprising a filler (9) connected to a locking member rotatable relative thereto, which is confined within the space enclosed by the link (1) so as to be restrained from sliding movement in axial direction an... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878566 | Gas turbine and a gas turbine control method A control method of a gas turbine which is provided with a multi can type combustor consisting of a plurality of unit combustors, each of which has a first stage combustion section for diffusion combustion and a second stage combustion section for premix ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878567 | Closely coupled exhaust catalyst system and engine strategy associated therewith A catalytic converter having a first highly loaded palladium or trimetal catalytic element containing palladium of relatively large particle size closely coupled to the engine exhaust manifold, followed by one or more second catalytic elements having high... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878568 | Pneumatic tool A pneumatic tool of the front exhaust type is composed of a main body, a rotary end member, a connection member, three leakproof rings, a noise reducing plate, and a flow adjusting set. The main body has a tubular extension portion. The rotary end member ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878569 | Energy conversion system The energy conversion system of the subject invention converts the energy from a source of pressurized fluid, such as a free-piston engine and a storage accumulator, to a work system at various pressure levels. This is accomplished by providing power modi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878570 | Apparatus for operating and controlling a free-piston stirling engine Apparatus for operating and controlling a free-piston Stirling engine with a displacement piston in a cylinder, said piston separating a hot cylinder space from a cold cylinder space, an annular space being formed between the cylinder and a sleeve section... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878571 | Device for amplifying the output of a driven machine A device (1) has a drive (2) with a gas chamber 93), a plate (4) moveably disposed therein, a heater (5), a cooler (8) and a regenerator (11). An auxiliary drive (14) can move the plate (4) without driving the machine (13). The plate (4) may thus advantag... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878572 | Proportioning device for a brake system A brake system (10) having a proportioning device (18) through which a first fluid pressure is communicated to a first brake circuit and a second fluid pressure is communicated to a second brake circuit. The proportioning device (18) has a housing (90) wi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878573 | Hydraulic brake system In a hydraulic brake system of the present invention, the communication between a power chamber 30 of a hydraulic booster 2 and wheel cylinders (WCY) 58, 59 is allowed by a switching valve 64 when fluid pressure of an accumulator (ACC) 46 exceeds predeter... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878574 | Master cylinder having nested concentric pistons An improved force transfer arrangement for use in a dual circuit master cylinder having a pair of nested concentric pistons for pressurizing a pair of respective fluid chambers, wherein the force transfer arrangement imparts an input force from an input p... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878575 | Master cylinder A master cylinder includes a housing and a piston movable therein, which is sealed relative to a pressure chamber by way of a sealing element fixed on the housing. The pressure chamber is connectable to an unpressurized supply chamber by at least one tran... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878576 | Master cylinder The present invention discloses a master cylinder MC, which comprises a body section 2, a cap 3, a cylinder housing 1 composed of the body section 2 and the cap 3, a sleeve 8 fitted in the cylinder housing 1, primary and secondary pistons 4 and 5 provided... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878577 | Pneumatic brake servo with an improved valve The brake booster has an envelope (10) with an axis of symmetry (X-X') separated sealingly by at least one movable partition (12) to define at least a first chamber (14) connected permanently to a source of low pressure and at least a second chamber (16).... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878578 | Hydraulic pressure generator with vibration damping A hydraulic pressure generator having a body (1) with a first bore (11) therein for receiving a cylinder (21) of a piston assembly (2) to define a pressure chamber (12). The cylinder (21) has a second bore (211) for receiving an auxiliary piston (22) whic... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878579 | Heat transfer probe A device for heating or cooling a fluid. A heat transfer probe (tubular member) is insertable into the fluid to heat or cool the fluid. The tubular probe has a plurality of thermoelectric modules mounted in the wall thereof and the modules are in contact ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878580 | Method of operating a cryogenic cooling device, and a cryogenic cooling device suitable for operation by this method This invention concerns a method of operating a cryogenic cooling device (1) with a cylinder (4, 5) in which a piston (6, 7) reciprocates and with a gas drive (8, 9) which produces the motion of the piston. In order to reduce the vibrations which occur du... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878581 | Closed multi-loop water-to-water heat exchanger system and method An apparatus and method of heat exchange in which a liquified gas is evaporated in a first coil disposed in a fluid heat exchange medium in a heat exchanger, absorbing heat by the evaporating liquid to chill the heat exchange medium, disposing in the heat... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878582 | Method and apparatus for freezing food products Apparatus and method for freezing food products including a first freezer section utilizing a liquid or solid cryogen and a second freezer section which utilizes cryogenic vapor from the first freezer section to complete the freezing operation, the first ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878583 | Ice making machine and control method therefore An ice making machine comprises a refrigerant system having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and interconnecting refrigerant lines; a water system having a fresh water inlet, a water circulation mechanism, an ice-forming devic... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878584 | Air conditioner with solar generator An air conditioner equipped with a solar generator is disclosed. The solar generator is capable of converting the DC power generated by a solar cell into the AC power whose voltage and frequency correspond to that of the commercial power source. The elect... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878587 | Absorption cool-warm water machine and method for controlling the same An absorption cool-water machine including a high quality fuel system and an exhaust heat utility system and apparatus and method for controlling the same is described in which the control has improved effectiveness in preventing the occurrence of crystal... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878588 | Energy saving air cooling system A dehumidifier/cooling apparatus for use in a room having an elevated temperature and/or humidity is provided which utilizes the natural coolness of tap water to condense water vapor from the air or merely cool the air. The tap water line is diverted into... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878589 | Vehicular air conditioning system for electric vehicles The waste heat from a heating part mounted on a vehicle is recovered and extracted by a refrigerant for gas injection so that the heating capacity at a low ambient temperature may be effectively improved while suppressing an increase in the power consumpt... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878590 | Dehumidifying mechanism for auto air conditioner with improved space utilization and thermal efficiency An improved dehumidification system for automotive use includes a rotating, wheel like heat exchanger with axially open cells that carry a water adsorbing material. Opposed ambient air and heated air flows, covering opposite halves of the wheel, continual... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878591 | Air conditioner An air conditioner with a direction changing device enabling safe handling of condensed water without causing reduction in direction changing capacity in a cooling-mode operation is provided. The air conditioner comprises a main body, air conditioning mem... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878592 | Evaporator housing An evaporator for a transport refrigeration system configured to be mounted in a conditioned space and having a downwardly facing intake and an air discharge end adapted to discharge conditioned air horizontally. The evaporator includes a structural frame... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878593 | Cool holder and dispensing device for small containers-such as creamer packets and the like A portable apparatus for storing small packets of perishable material so as to extend the storage life of the material is provided. A base and housing fixed to the base are provided. A heat exchange device which includes a sealed container filled with a c... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878594 | Structure for supporting a radiator and fixing it to the body of a vehicle A structure for supporting an electric fan and fixing it to the radiator of a vehicle having climate control, comprising a unitary injection-moulded plastics material body including a rectangular frame, a plurality of arms for fixing the structure to the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878595 | Compact portable icemaker A continuously operable portable icemaker charged with an ammonia solution and pressured to about 450 pounds per square inch with hydrogen and powered with a source of heat to cause percolation of the ammonia solution acts to freeze water charged into a r... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878596 | Power controllable type air conditioner In an air conditioner in which plural outdoor units are connected to plural indoor units, at least one outdoor unit is provided with a compressor having a power control mechanism for inhibiting a part of a compression work, and the power of the compressor... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878597 | Cryogenic rectification system with serial liquid air feed A cryogenic rectification system for the separation of feed air wherein at least some of the feed air is liquefied upstream of the separation columns, all of the liquefied feed air is introduced into a higher pressure column, and then a portion of this li... | 03/09/1999 |
