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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293926 | Device comprising a mechanism for driving a stick or a moving piston in a base portion A device for packaging and dispensing a substance including a drive mechanism having a first part and a second part capable of rotating around an axis relative to the first part to dispense a substance. The first or second part having an element which is axially sta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7237972 | Automatic mechanical pencil and method of assembly thereof An automatic mechanical pencil has a tubular piece removably connected to a barrel cylinder, and a slider for frictionally holding a lead and being movably disposed in a front portion of the tubular piece. A lead chuck is disposed in the barrel cylinder for releasab... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7144177 | Method and device for delivery and confinement of surface cleaning composition A device dispenser for applying a thickened cleaning composition to a selected surface area that minimizes or eliminates any unintentional or excess application of the composition and/or minimizes or eliminates any spreading or wicking of the composition beyond the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137751 | Writing instrument with cushioning element A writing instrument having a writing tip that responds to pressure applied during writing through the use of a cushioning element integrally formed with another part of the writing instrument. In a preferred embodiment, a writing instrument comprises a barrel, a ca... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128487 | Mechanical pencil In a mechanical pencil, the dispersion range of the diameter of a lead is allowable to a certain extent, but if by chance a lead having the maximum diameter is used the lead may not be delivered. This is because there is exceeded the allowable range of the elastic d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108439 | Flexible barrel writing instrument A writing instrument having a retractable ball point pen with a metallic coil or spring barrel which permits the instrument to bend, a cushion or textured grip, inner and upper sleeves to provide a housing for the ends of the ink refill cartridge, a click mechanism ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080950 | Pencil with buffering effect for preventing a pencil lead from breaking A pencil with buffering effect for prevent a pencil lead from breaking comprises a head tube; a stepped element installed within the head tube and resisting against a front end of the spring; a spring; the spring having two sections, a front section and a rear secti... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7014379 | Adjustable dual sleeve pen holding auxiliary device A pen holding auxiliary device not only provides comfortable touches but also the distance between the sleeves is adjustable to fit users' hands of different sizes. The device mainly comprises a front sleeve, a back sleeve and a length adjustable element. The front ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6905276 | Method and device for delivery and confinement of surface cleaning composition A device for applying a thickened cleaning composition to a selected surface area that minimizes or eliminates any unintentional or excess application of the composition and/or minimizes or eliminates any spreading or wicking of the composition beyond the selected s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905272 | Case A case for lipstick or lip cream or the like has a tubular casing, a contents carrying unit including a carrier movably disposed in the tubular casing, and a rotary control unit including a rotary member for moving the carrier by rotating the rotary member, which is... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6860667 | Writing instrument with biased rotatable assembly A writing instrument is provided having an elongated shell having a longitudinal axis and an elongated assembly having a writing tip disposed at a first end of the elongated assembly. The elongated assembly is disposed at least partially in the elongated shell. The ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6528154 | Makeup sponge puff To provide a makeup sponge puff of less frictional resistance and stiffness and no surface slipperiness, particles are adhered to a surface of a substrate sponge of closed-cell foam to form the makeup sponge puff. For example, the substrate sponge compris... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6382859 | Double chuck type mechanical pencil and internal writing mechanism thereof Disclosed is a double chuck type mechanical pencil and an internal writing mechanism thereof comprising a feed chuck for feeding a normal lead, and a tip chuck for holding the tip of a lead for reducing a residual lead. The double chuck type mechanical pe... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6340258 | Dispenser for dispensing a stick of product A dispenser for dispensing a stick of product includes a holder configured to hold the stick of product and a housing containing the holder. The housing has a first end, a second end, and an opening in the first end. The housing is configured to move the ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6241409 | Pencils containing reclaimed rubber Pencils that have an outer sheath comprising a base elastomer and reclaimed rubber for enclosing an inner marking core therein. The base elastomer provides a vulcanizate with basic physical and environmental resistant properties including at a minimum ela... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6126350 | Writing utensil A writing instrument is provided in which assembling thereof can be finished by inserting a writing medium advancing mechanism into an outer barrel from the rear end side thereof, in which the outer appearance thereof is not injured and the assembling the... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6086276 | Dispenser for crumbly product A dispenser for a friable product. The product has a consistency ranging from viscous to solid and has an application service. The dispenser includes a shell which is open at one end with the opposite end having a bottom. A support on which the product is... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5971644 | Side knock-type writing instrument A writing instrument includes a barrel having a substantially cylindrical body, the cylindrical body having a finger gripping area and an outer circumferential recess portion provided around the finger gripping area, a writing medium advancing mechanism a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5915870 | Writing instrument with cartridge spacing element An improvement for a writing instrument consists of an elastomer spacing element disposed within the interior of the writing instrument. The improved writing instrument accepts ink cartridges that are within a range of lengths. Relatively short cartridges... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5826999 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil providing a cushioning action by the action of a sleeve disposed inside of an outer barrel. The mechanical pencil comprises an outer barrel, and a lead pipe disposed inside the outer barrel. The lead pipe has a chuck mounted in the end... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5662424 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil has a front sleeve, a cap rotatably and detachably mounted at the rear end of the front sleeve, and a lead advancing mechanism contained in the front sleeve. Rotation of the cap actuates the lead advancing mechanism to advance a lead. ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5415487 | Vented plug for ink cartridges The subject invention is directed to a cartridge for a writing instrument. In particular, the writing instrument includes a surface against which the cartridge abuts. The cartridge includes a tubular body for containing ink which has a front end including... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5294206 | Liquid application with resilient support A liquid applicator includes a tubular casing, a liquid holding member, and a support member. The support member whose modulus of elasticity is smaller than that of the liquid holding member is provided between a bottom end portion of the liquid holding m... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5230577 | Applicator for soft materials An improved applicator for soft materials includes a cartridge section and a relatively rotatable body section, the soft material being contained within the cartridge section and a plunger being provided to advance the soft material. The improvement resid... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5192154 | Applicator insert for an applicator implement An applicator insert for an applicator implement comprises an applicator member with capillary spaces, which is slidably accommodated in a holder in the form of a tubular sleeve. The sleeve has a front end portion of an internal cross-section which matche... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5165812 | Lead writing instrument with selective locking of chuck A refill lead writing instrument for stepped advancement of a lead has a spring biased clamping device for holding a lead in direction of its longitudinal axis against a writing pressure. The clamping device includes a clamping chuck supported in a clampi... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5009533 | Propelling pencil with cushion sleeve A knock-type propelling pencil includes a lead pipe inserted into an outer cylinder and having a lead chuck at the end portion thereof, a chuck-fastening tube for fastening the lead chuck, a cushion sleeve coming into contact with the chuck-fastening tube... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4969765 | Mechanical marking pen A mechanical marking pen is disclosed. The marking pen includes a cylinder and a holder element axially and movably engaged with one end of the cylinder. A pen point is removably attached to the cylinder and is slidably fitted concentrically in the holder... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4946302 | Liquid applicator with resilient brush mounting In a liquid applicator comprising: a main body or shaft sleeve; a front shaft provided with at least one inner shoulder portion, the front shaft being fixedly mounted on the shaft sleeve; a brush tip for applying an application liquid, which brush tip has... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4900176 | Pivotable pen tip In a tube pen tip with a writing tube (3) supported in the front end of a pen body (1) where the writing tube (3) is pivotable against a resilient pressure means in a limited way in all directions around a point located on the writing tube center axis (11... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4838721 | Automatic lead advance for mechanical pencils An automatic lead advance for a mechanical pencil having a tubular casing, a conical member joined to the front end portion of the tubular casing, a ring fixed to the inner surface of the conical member, an annular pivotable member provided at the front s... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4761090 | Tubular writing pen tip with adjustment means An improved tubular writing pen having a writing pen body (3) and a forepart (1) joined to it that holds in a forward direction a writing tube (5). The forepart (1) is revolvable, yet is installed axially non-dislocatably in the pen body (3) and in the la... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4535499 | Shoe polishing device and servo-applicator means for use therein The device is armed with servo-applicator means for applying shoe polishing compound to a rotor-driven applicator wheel which in turn transfers the polish to the shoe. The wheel may then be used to shine the shoe with the polish, or a substitute wheel may... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4386865 | Automatic sharp pencil A knock type sharp pencil provided in its outer cylinder with a core holding mechanism composed of an inner cylinder coaxially arranged in the outer cylinder, a lead chuck inserted in the inner cylinder and including a chuck portion projecting out of the ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4371277 | Automatic pencil An automatic pencil which comprises a pointed end cap made of a synthetic resin material into which a lead pushing-out mechanism consisting of a lead chuck fixed to a lead container, a chuck ring externally fitted onto the lead chuck and a spring is inser... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4281939 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil wherein a lead is propelled through a lead insertion tube provided at the forward end of the pencil body by the propulsion of a lead sustaining and feeding mechanism consisting of a chuck and the like, the mechanical pencil also having... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4238161 | Spotting device In a device for spotting with ink which comprises a plurality of hollow cylinders each having a small aperture at the end thereof and means for holding the hollow cylinders in parallelism to one another and for sliding movement axially of the cylinders, t... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4171170 | Automatic pencil An automatic pencil employing axial movement of a lead piece guide and a lead piece chucking mechanism. After a length of protruding lead rod is used up, the lead piece guide is caused to retract in the same amount as the wearing away of the lead rod. By ... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4167350 | Writing instrument A writing instrument in which a marking element is removably mounted in a casing and held in the casing by resilient means acting lengthwise of the writing instrument. A removable plug at one end of the casing holds the removable marking element under com... | 09/11/1979 |
| 3947133 | Automatic pencil A push-button type automatic pencil includes an outer tubular member which is held in the hand of the user and lead rod holding means for holding the lead rod. A lead rod stepping means of a push button type is provided and the lead rod holding means is m... | 03/30/1976 |