U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Mouse device with a built-in printer

Patent 6650315 Issued on November 18, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 21, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Coordinate input device with display and printer
Patent #: 4697244
Issued on: 09/29/1987
Inventor: Murakami ,   et al.

Manually sweepable apparatus housed in a computer main body
Patent #: 5126955
Issued on: 06/30/1992
Inventor: Tomoda

Mouse that prints
Patent #: 5311208
Issued on: 05/10/1994
Inventor: Burger, et al.

Ideographic typewriter and method Patent #: 5791792
Issued on: 08/11/1998
Inventor: Johnson, et al.

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 09/861814 filed on 05/21/2001

US Classes:

345/163, Mouse345/156DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE

Examiners

Primary: Shankar, Vijay
Assistant: Patel, Nitin

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06K 15/00 (20060101)
G06F 3/033 (20060101)
B41J 3/42 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

2000-05-31 JP

Abstract

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. The printer unit includes a paper loading section in which the recording paper is loaded, a platen roller for feeding the recording paper loaded in the loading section, a print head for printing on the recording paper fed by the platen roller, and a discharge port through which the recording paper is discharged after printing by the platen roller out of the housing while taking a substantially vertical attitude.

Other References

  • Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 1996, No. 05, May 31, 1996 & JP 08 011364 A ( Casio Comput Co LTD), Jan. 16, 1996 abstract; figures 1-4,10
PatentsPlus Images
Enhanced PDF formats
loading...
PatentsPlus: add to cart
PatentsPlus: add to cartSearch-enhanced full patent PDF image
$9.95more info
PatentsPlus: add to cart
PatentsPlus: add to cartIntelligent turbocharged patent PDFs with marked up images
$16.95more info
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?