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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290955 | Bold-fine multiple width marking instrument A marking instrument includes a body formed with a first end and a second end and sealed at the second end to define a fluid reservoir. The marking instrument includes a tip assembly positioned at the first end having a rigid nib with a fluid path formed longitudina... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7172355 | Cartridge type feeding container To prevent the accidental separation of a lid body from a main body, a cartridge type feeding container has a tubular main body (1) receiving a cosmetic material (81), a lid body (2) with an applicator (21) including a rearward protruding... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7083665 | Highlightable marking composition, method of highlighting the same, highlightable marking composition kit, and highlighted marking composition complex A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080949 | Composite writing utensil A composite writing utensil for housing a plurality of writing members, at least one of which is a propelling pencil writing member, comprises a front shaft, a rear shaft which is rotatable relative to the front shaft, and a guide shaft for guiding the writing membe... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7018124 | Writing implement with stylus A writing implement has a barrel provided with a separate front cap or a front cap formed integrally with the barrel, a writing member placed in the barrel, pushed constantly backward by a return spring and capable of axially sliding in the barrel, and a stylus mech... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008131 | Composite holding device A composite holding device, includes a casing for accommodating a plurality of holders for holding media to serve either different or similar purposes, a supporting section for supporting the holders to be movable in an axial direction in the casing, a feed mechanis... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994484 | Composite writing tool A composite writing tool wherein when the rear shaft is rotated relative to a front shaft, a cam sleeve rotates with the rear shaft, and the relative rotation occurring between the cam sleeve and the front shaft and an intermediate shaft causes one of writing shafts... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973932 | Toothpick and interdental brush combination A toothpick and interdental brush combination comprises a case comprising a lengthwise groove on a side, first and second end openings both in communication with the groove; and an assembly slidable in the case, the assembly comprising a projected trigger member, a ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6905539 | Black eradicable ink, methods of eradication of the same, eradicable ink kit, and eradicated ink complex A shear-thinning eradicable ink including water, a dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, methine dyes, and a solvent, wherein the ink has a shear-thinning index in the range of about 0.35 to about 1.0; a kit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893179 | Rotary bar-projecting mechanism for push-button implement A rotary bar-projecting mechanism for a push-button implement comprises: a first bar held axially slidably in a barrel, an operating means capable of making the first bar project from the front end of the barrel when pushed, a tail cap fixed to the barrel and intern... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6773184 | Integrated lipstick and lip pencil An integrated lipstick and lip pencil comprises a lipstick part for painting a user's lips with a lipstick of a prescribed color, a lip pencil part for penciling a lip line using a lip pencil, and a coupling part for coupling the lipstick part and the lip pencil par... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6345922 | Cartridge type feeding container A cartridge type feeding container has a rod-like cosmetic material in which the rod-like cosmetic material is neither damaged nor pulled apart even if a buffering external shock is applied to the container and the cartridge is not pulled apart from the c... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6315477 | Writing device with at least two writing elements A writing device with a housing in which at least two writing elements are arranged and of which one is a lead insert. In order to facilitate the filling of a lead chamber of the lead insert an axially aligned fixed cylinder tube in a back housing part sl... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6290413 | Writing instrument A writing instrument includes a hollow barrel having a longitudinal slot defined through the barrel. The slot has two sides, and a series of continual indentations are formed in each side. A connecting device is slidably mounted in the barrel. A thrust de... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6217241 | Multiplex writing implement A multiplex writing implement has a multiple number of ball-point pen elements in the barrel cylinder thereof, in which an ink reservoir thereof is filled with a water based ink having so-called thixotropy, which is a characteristic which lowers the visco... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6155734 | Rotary stick projecting device A rotary stick projecting device comprises an inner barrel provided in its inner surface with helical grooves and on its outer surface with projections, a front barrel receiving a front part of the inner barrel so as to permit the inner barrel to turn rel... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6106179 | Dual color lipstick in a single case A dual color lipstick in a single case including an outer tube, wherein the inside of the outer tube has a relatively oblique guide surface and an inner tube seat, wherein both sides of the inner tube seat have moving elements. When the inner tube seat is... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6090438 | Method of applying an athletic mat A method of applying an athletic mat to a base surface comprises the steps of spreading a layer of rubber particles on the base surface. Although there may be some preparation (e.g., cleaning, material removal, etc.) of the base surface before the first l... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5890825 | Composite writing instrument A composite writing instrument comprising a writing instrument mechanism having a plurality of refills and a rod-like delivery mechanism, the composite writing instrument comprising middle shaft provided between a front shaft and a rear shaft, return spri... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5713680 | Combined writing tool A combined writing tool comprises a cylindrical casing; a push button extended from the top end of said cylindrical casing by force of a spring; a plurality of writing cartridges arranged in the casing and adapted to be alternatively extended from the bot... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5306085 | Multiplex writing implement with eraser A multiplex writing implement comprises a plurality of writing elements, at least one which is a mechanical pencil writing element, which can be selectively projected and retracted from the front opening of the front barrel section by rotating a middle ba... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5207522 | Knock type mechanical pencil with retractable eraser This invention is to a writing tool such as mechanical pencil or a ballpoint pen in which a writing shaft having a head member is inserted in an outer sleeve in such a manner that the head member projects from the outer sleeve. A stair or step and a spira... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5056947 | Dual refill-type writing utensil In a writing utensil according to the present invention, when a rearward outer cylinder is rotated in either direction, a cam engaging projection, which is integral with the rearward outer cylinder, slides pressingly on either of the respective cam surfac... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5026190 | Dual writing element retractable pen A dual writing element retractable pen includes coaxial upper and lower barrel members, an upper cylindrical cam part being integrally formed with the upper barrel member and having a bottom cam surface. A matching lower cylindrical cam part telescopes th... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4999017 | Multi-color writing utensil A writing utensil for three different leads is provided in which due to the use of a special front part and a pusher housing being easily insertable into the same, a conventional writing utensil with only one lead can be converted in a simple and robust f... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4948285 | Ball point pen with two cartridges A writing instrument in the form of a ball pen has two cartridges capable of being alternately moved into the writing position by rotating the barrel. A provision is made for a space in the top part of the barrel for accommodating or receiving various acc... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4904101 | Eraser dispenser and writing instrument equipped with eraser dispenser A writing instrument has an inner barrel defining a compartment for storing writing leads, an outer front barrel encircling a forward portion of the inner barrel and an outer rear barrel encircling a rearward portion of the inner barrel. The outer rear ba... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4692046 | Pen with selective multi-color cores A pen containing multi-color cores located in different tubes housed in the pen body, which colors can be optionally selected for use readily using a specially-designed turnable knob having a projected edge in cam contact with the top end of the core-rece... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4533271 | Writing instrument with plural implements cam actuated A writing instrument having two writing elements is described. A tubular cam is utilized together with cam followers and element holders for each writing element and associated supporting structure to provide an instrument which will position one element ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4359290 | Writing instrument A writing instrument comprises a plurality of slots for holding writing implements such as colored leads, the slots being formed radially in the inner wall of a cylindrical body. The instrument comprises a guide tube mounted coaxially within the cylindric... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4270869 | Composite writing instrument A composite writing instrument having a lower tubular casing accommodating therewithin two retractable mechanical pencil units spaced by about 180°. An upper tubular casing encloses a cam mechanism for effecting a reciprocal rotational motion through abo... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4268183 | Composite writing instrument A composite writing instrument composed of two writing units such as two ball point and pen units which has a lower tubular casing accommodating therewithin two writing units and an upper tubular casing accommodating a cam mechanism therewithin which is r... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4266881 | Pen with retractable point The pen consists of two pen bodies, preferably identical, which interlock with each other in a plurality of longitudinal positions. Each of the pen bodies is preferably provided with a seat for positioning a ball point cartridge therein. Movement of the p... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4202641 | Multiple-point writing instrument including a mechanical pencil unit A mechanical pencil unit of the pushbutton-action type and a ballpoint pen unit are housed in a common holder having top and bottom sections which are rotatable in oppposite directions relative to each other. Mounted within the holder and substantially se... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4148591 | Writing unit locking mechanism in a multiple-point writing implement including a mechanical pencil unit A writing unit locking mechanism in a writing implement having a mechanical pencil unit and a ball point pen unit both housed in a single holder cylinder. The locking mechanism has a writing unit selection member having a shift member shiftable under grav... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4080077 | Multicolor writing instrument A dual refill containing variable refill positioning writing instruments utilizing cam followers attached to two refill members and oppositely threaded spiral cam grooves within which said cam followers ride. The writing instrument includes an inner tubul... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4022535 | Actuator structure for ball-point pens and other writing instruments An exterior actuator structure for the cartridge retracting mechanism of ball-point pens and other writing instruments which use either an axially movable actuator button or a longer actuator cap, the exterior actuator structure having cooperating guide p... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4000950 | Writing instrument A writing instrument having a plurality of writing media assemblies separately positionable in writing position by a single independent actuator.... | 01/04/1977 |