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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 |
| 5931034 | Vehicle door lock actuator Remotely controlled power operable lock actuator mechanism for vehicle doors comprises a main power driven locking lever rocking between locked and unlocked conditions and a T-shaped output lever, one arm of which has a longitudinal slot. Co-axial with th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931035 | Cylinder type lock arrangement To prevent a key cylinder from being punched out of an automotive door or the like and to simplify assembly, a stepped key cylinder retention cavity structure that is rigid with an outer panel of the door, is arranged to extend into the interior of the do... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931036 | Rotating locking cylinder for a safety lock The rotary locking cylinder described has a stationary part (2) and a rotating part (3) plus several tumblers (8) each with a core pin (10) and a housing pin (9). Mounted in the rotating part (3) is at least one locking element (22) which can be displaced... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931037 | Yoke of planetary gear-type starter, manufacturing apparatus therefor and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of a cylindrical yoke including a bottom portion to which an opening 12a is formed to journal the starter output shaft of a planetary gear-type starter incorporating a planetary gear reducer, and an inner peripheral gear portion for... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931038 | Method of machining bore surface of cylinder block and apparatus therefor In a method of machining a surface of a bore of an aluminum cylinder block for internal combustion engines, the bore surface is machined to be formed with a number of recesses which are to be formed into oil reservoirs. The bore surface is then pressed un... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931039 | Electrical bar cutting and bending tool An electric cutting and bending tool that transfers the rotation of an electric motor to an output shaft after slowing the rotation through a gear train. An eccentric cam is provided integrally with the output shaft and drives against a pivot plate. The p... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931040 | Rough rolling mill train The present invention is directed to a rough rolling mill for rolling a slab of material into a rough bar through a hot rolling process. The rolling mill reduces material temperature drop thereby preventing a decrease in productivity. The rolling mill tra... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931041 | Reverse extruding press and process for releasing a billet The purpose of the invention is a reverse extruding press perfected for releasing a billet jammed in the container. According to the invention, the obturator (31) of the rear surface of the container with a thickness (e) can be replaced, by displacement t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931042 | Method of forming a key portion of a sheet metal member having a cylindrical portion The present invention relates to a method of forming a key portion on a sheet metal member, the key portion being useful in coupling of a shaft to a member such as a pulley used in an automobile. According to the method of the invention, an inner metal pa... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931043 | Multi-modular vehicle repair system The present invention provides a single system to accommodate the various types of vehicle repair situations. The present invention provides a multi-modular vehicle repair system comprising a vehicle repair frame, a vehicle restraint removably mounted on ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931044 | Torque/position transducer A torque/position transducer is positioned between the valve stem of a valve and a valve operator and includes a body section including an input lug mated with the output lug of the valve operator and an output lug mated with the valve stem of the valve. ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931045 | Mechanical motor and speed regulator with disconnectable escapement wheel Speed regulator mechanism and mechanical motor for applications in thermal vacuum on satellites. It comprises an escapement wheel (1) and a detent (5), the escapement wheel (1) being actuated by a spring, if the mechanism acts as a motor, or by the same d... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931046 | Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion A yoke apparatus for use with a rack and pinion steering system includes a bearing disc member having a bearing surface for supporting the rack and a pair of angled outer surfaces disposed beneath the bearing surface for receiving arms of a biasing member... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931047 | Industrial robot An industrial robot comprises a plurality of robot arms which are movable in relation to each other and support a tool holder. The tool holder comprises an output shaft journal, to which a turning disc is attached. To electrically insulate a tool applied ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931048 | Manipulator for automatic test equipment test head A manipulator for a test head connected to automatic test equipment through a heavy, inflexible cable. The manipulator includes a telescoping column assembly to which is mounted a vertical member. A cradle holding the test head is mounted to the vertical ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931049 | Adjusting device for a handle bar of a bicycle The adjusting device is securely connected to a front fork of the bicycle via a yoke having a body, a pair of symmetrically opposed wings integrally formed on the body and a pair of lugs respectively formed on one of the pair of the wings. With the assemb... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931050 | Apparatus and methods for runout compensation A runout compensator is provided that angulates a face surface by adjusting two members whose mating surfaces have been machined to slant relative to the central axis of each member. A first member has a shaft over which slides the second member so that t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931051 | Vibration dampener for a rotating shaft A drive shaft vibration dampener having an outer cylindrical housing which attaches to the end of the drive shaft. An inertia disc mounts within the housing, mounting to the housing through a spherical bearing which permits rotational and radial displacem... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931052 | Crankshaft gear torsional vibration isolator assembly for an engine An improved torsional vibration isolator assembly for an engine is provided which includes a non-linear spring device which effectively minimizes the transmission of torsional vibrations to the engine's gear train throughout all engine operating frequenci... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931053 | Bicycle pedal assembly A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pedal body having a front part formed with a fixed first jaw projection, a rear part, an intermediate part to mount the pedal body rotatably on an axle, and a cavity formed in the rear part and opened at a top side of t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931054 | Flexible meshing type gear drive having specific sequences of actual teeth removed A flexible meshing type gear drive 1 has a rigid internal gear 2 and a flexible external gear 3 whose tooth profiles are defined as follows. First, initial tooth profiles of these gears 2, 3 are defined as in the case that the tooth number of the rigid in... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931055 | Electrical transmission range shift system A vehicle transmission assembly includes a main gear box and an auxiliary or range gear box. An electrical actuation device for effecting changes in the range gear box preferably includes a solenoid actuator associated with each of the range gear members.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931056 | Fan device with adjustable rotary-angle A fan actuator device with an adjustable rotary angle having an upper connector rotated by a motor gear, a toggle mechanism formed by an upper connecting rod, a lower connecting rod and a coupling connector, a swinging arm connected to the coupling connec... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931057 | Apparatus for straightening long saw blades, especially for band saws A machine table (16) on which a saw blade (10) is movable in a direction of movement (A) which essentially conforms to the longitudinal extension of the saw blade is provided with a first measuring station (22) for measuring the saw blade (10) in a measur... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931058 | Can opener A can opener used with a can having an operating rim and an opening to be covered in an air-tight manner by a cover having an operating flange includes an operating medium for being operated against the operating flange to open the can covered in the air-... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931059 | Bucket lid removing tool A bucket lid remover is provided including a strip having an inboard extent with a U-shaped configuration. An outboard extent has a generally J-shaped configuration with a vertically oriented upper portion and an angled lower portion coupled to a bottom e... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931060 | Collar attachment for a vertically suspended screw drive A collar attachment, which allows vertically suspended automatic screw drives to be operated more ergonomically is disclosed. The collar attachment eliminates the need for the operator to firmly grasp the screw drive in order to draw the screw drive down ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931061 | Gun shape driving tool A driving tool includes a barrel having a front hole and having a rear handle inclined relative to the barrel for forming a gun-shaped tool and for allowing the user to easily hold the driving tool and to easily apply a force against the driving tool. A d... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931062 | Efficient mechanical rectifier A mechanical rectifier efficiently rectifies or converts alternative clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of a main handle or other active driving element into unidirectional rotation of a main shaft. This mechanical rectifier is useful in manual tools... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931063 | Wrench tool A wrench tool includes a member having an engaging opening formed in one end for engaging with fasteners to be driven. The other end of the member includes an orifice parallel to the longitudinal axis and the other orifice perpendicular to the previous or... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931064 | Cable insertion tool An insertion tool for inserting a multi-strand twisted cable into a blind mine tunnel roof bore hole includes a drive mechanism on one end thereof for fitting into a conventional bolting machine, and a socket on the opposite end thereof for receiving ther... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931065 | Hand tool with axially repositionable shaft A hand tool for providing telescoping and axial repositioning of an elongate shaft relative to a handle. The handle includes a first closed end and a second open end which defines a hollowed and axially extending interior within which is securably mounted... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931066 | Self-levering interlocking wrenches A set of interlocking wrenches wherein each wrench is configured to engage a second wrench of the set when the two wrenches are placed end to end to extend length and leverage of the first wrench. Each individual wrench has an elongated handle, a box styl... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931067 | Self adjusting pliers A pair of pliers includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a first handle portion, a first jaw portion, and a convex bearing surface portion disposed between the first handle portion and the first jaw portion. The second member has... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931068 | Method for lathing a lens A method of lathing a lens, especially a contact lens, involves attaching the cylindrical blank of lens material to a first block of machineable plastic material, lathe cutting a desired first lens surface in the cylindrical blank, attaching the machined ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931069 | Crankshaft turning machine Apparatus for machining first and second throws on a crankshaft wherein the throws are displaced outwardly from the central axis of the shaft in angularly spaced relation to one another. The crankshaft is gripped by a collet. The collet is mounted on a sp... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931070 | Punch press system and its control method A table for fixing a workpiece is driven and controlled by a position control means in a CNC unit through servo motors. Approach of a press tool to the workpiece is started by a press operation control means in the CNC unit through a servo motor at the ti... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931071 | Apparatus for cutting the peripheral portion of a film projecting from the peripheral edge of a laminated glass plate An apparatus for cutting the peripheral portion of a film projecting from the peripheral edge of a laminated glass plate having the film sandwiched between a pair of glass plates has a robot arm and a robot hand connected to the the robot arm. The robot h... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931072 | Circular saw with an improved dust collector A dust collection nozzle (12) is provided through the upper blade guard 7 of a circular saw (1). The dust collection nozzle (12) includes a flared, horn-shaped dust capturing section (13) having a rectangular opening at the front end thereof, and a cylind... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931073 | Bevel angle control on translatory saw apparatus A radial arm saw apparatus is provided with a bevel angle adjustment used in combination with a miter angle adjustment. The saw motor is mounted on a rigid vertical mounting plate. The mounting plate is tiltably supported on a rigid vertical support panel... | 08/03/1999 |
