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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334298 | Writing implement having deformable grip A deformable sleeve for attachment to various products for use as a grip and/or to provide a stylish appearance. The deformable sleeve features two membranes that define a cavity filled with a formable material. The deformation of the sleeve results in greater comfo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7210600 | Self contained spoon feeder A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188752 | Fluid dispenser assembly A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid dispenser (1) and a wrapper (2) at least partly encasing the dispenser. The wrapper defines at least one application zone (21, 26) that comes into contact with the dispenser. The dispenser includes a bod... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175358 | Cosmetic applicator The present invention is an improved cosmetic applicator which contains a new and novel apparatus to expose and retract a cosmetic stick contained within the applicator apparatus. The apparatus comprises an internal threaded shaft supported on a base which includes ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7097375 | Mechanical pencil having a rotatable wheel for advancing lead A mechanical pencil is described. The mechanical pencil includes a grip barrel with a slide member to hold a piece of lead. A wheel is rotatably mounted in the grip barrel around a wheel axis, such that a portion of the wheel extends through and beyond an opening in... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7052198 | Stick-shaped cosmetic material feeding container A stick-shaped cosmetic material feeding container, wherein a forward and backward moving hole (8d) of a front tube (8) is formed in a noncircular shape close to a cosmetic material (M) and a support pieces (9c), a gap between the ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7001092 | Crayon (eraseables) A type of writing apparatus. The writing apparatus is a modified crayon that includes an attached eraser and has an outer plastic sleeve that serves as the gripping mechanism when in use. An individual can rotate the attached eraser and expel the crayon slowly out o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968599 | Pliable handle A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923589 | Lipstick case and refill cartridge An apparatus for distributing and safely housing lipstick, the apparatus comprises a lipstick casing and an assembled refilling cartridge. The lipstick casing has a top cap, an O-ring connected to the attachment of the top cap, a hollow body including a retainer lip... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6890115 | Applicator assembly, applicator system, and method of using the applicator assembly An applicator assembly may comprise a product comprising a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, wherein the first end portion comprises a first portion surface. The assembly may further comprise at least one application membe... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6854908 | Applicator for an arc-shaped composition stick An applicator for a circular arc-shaped solid composition comprises a housing defining a conduit that is sized to accept the circular arc-shaped solid composition stick. The conduit has a first end and a second end, the second end being open, and has a continuous ci... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817800 | Writing tool A writing tool provided with enhanced and having a plurality of buttons arranged on lateral sides of the writing tool, whereby choice of raw materials for the tool are not limited and the writing tool has an improved endurance and productivity as they can be made of... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793429 | Chalk holding device A safety chalk holder consisting of a chalk holding member received within the bore of a housing, a closed end of the chalk holding member projecting from one end of the housing, a collet end of the holder projectable into and out of the other end of the housing, a ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6769826 | Container for feeding rod-like cosmetic material A stick type cosmetic material feeding container which houses a stick type cosmetic material in such a manner that the stick type cosmetic material can be fed out prevents a spiral engagement mechanism from breaking at the uppermost limit or the like. The stick type... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6695512 | Writing implement with movable sleeve A writing implement with a movable sleeve that can be raised by light finger pressure and automatically or manually lowered into a protective position between writing uses. Alternative means can be used to raise and lower the sleeve, such as but not limit... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695511 | Soapstone holder A holder for marking material includes a housing and a collet which moves axially in the housing. The housing has a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. Cavities having sloping surfaces are formed in the housing first side.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6637964 | Lipstick case made of paper A lipstick case includes a base member and a cap member removably joined with the base member. The base member and the cap member are made of a paper material and are decorated with a pattern serving to enhance the appeal of the lipstick case.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629797 | Writing implement having a bar type lead element and molding method of the lead element therein A writing implement has a bar type lead element, a container formed as a hollow member having one and opposite ends being open, a supporting shaft inserted in the container to be moved therein linearly in an axial direction, the supporting shaft being for... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6607324 | Variable length pencil A makeup pencil is made variable in length by use of rack shafts and a pinion. The pencil has three housings which interact to extend the brush when in use. The brush is projected out of one of the housings through a through-hole. The pencil structure has... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6547465 | Pencil with exposable eraser A pencil has a fixed non-replaceable eraser and a moveable sleeve. The fixed non-replaceable eraser is elongated to provide a larger eraser to pencil ratio in order to have more erase cycles per write cycles. The moveable sleeve can be moved to selectivel... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6497523 | Cosmetic stick container and method of producing cosmetic stick in such cosmetic stick container A cosmetic stick container includes a housing sleeve, an inner sleeve provided inside the housing sleeve so as to be advanceble and retractable along a length of said housing sleeve, a cosmetic stick molded directly inside the housing sleeve having a caps... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6478493 | Wax-stick hair removal device primarily for small areas of the face and body and method thereof A depilatory wax stick which is simple, low cost and easy to use, particularly on facial and neck surfaces and other small areas and even in delicate areas where very fine wax deposition is required. In a preferred embodiment disclosed herein, the wax sti... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6315479 | Case of stick-type cosmetic preparation and replaceable cartridge of stick-type cosmetic preparation used therefor A case for accommodating a stick-type cosmetic preparation including a main body defining an opening into a bore portion thereof. A sleeve is provided which is formed to receive at least a protruding end portion of the stick-type cosmetic preparation ther... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6210058 | Side knock type mechanical pencil A side knock type mechanical pencil including a cylindrical shell having a ferrule; a slide member disposed axially movably within the cylindrical shell; a chuck disposed in front of the slide member, with a chuck ring being loosely fitted on the chuck; a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6139208 | Lipstick tube A lipstick tube is disclosed that includes a cylindrical tube body (3) provided with a wall with vertical grooves (2), inside which a bottom part (9) moves and supports a lipstick and is equipped with two pins which pass through the grooves in the tube bo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116800 | Propelling pencil A propelling pencil has a writing core which can be fed out and drawn back controllably and freely. The front portion of the propelling pencil is inserted in the lower end of the shaft of the propelling pencil. The inner surface of the shaft has several r... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6099182 | Side knock-type mechanical pencil A side knock type mechanical pencil including a cylindrical shell having a ferrule; a slide member disposed axially movably within the cylindrical shell; a chuck disposed in front of the slide member, with a chuck ring being loosely fitted on the chuck; a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086277 | Cosmetic pencil In a cosmetic pencil comprising a filler stick disposed in a sleeve and an elongated basic body with an automatic advance acting on the filler stick for linear displacement of the filler stick out of the sleeve in the direction towards the free tip of the... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6048122 | Container for feeding a stick type cosmetic material In a container for feeding a stick type cosmetic material which houses the stick type cosmetic material in such a manner that the material can be fed, a cylinder (9) is unrotatably housed in a main body of the container (3) and also a plurality of project... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6022160 | Case of stick-type cosmetic preparation and replaceable cartridge of stick-type cosmetic preparation used therefor A case for a stick-type cosmetic preparation which enables selective protrusion and retraction from and into the case. The case includes a main body having an elongated bore dimensioned for sliding receipt of the cosmetic preparation therein, and a cover ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5975781 | Lipstick and method for making same The mechanism of this lipstick has telescoping non-circular sections between base and pomade cup to assure their rotation together. Outward flanges help stabilize the sections laterally. The telescoping sections are assembled by axially collapsing a pre-f... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5944434 | Applicator package An applicator for dispensing and applying materials. The applicator includes a container having an open first end and an open second end. The applicator also includes a follower sized and dimensioned to fit within the container such that the follower move... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5927883 | Writing instrument A retractable writing instrument having a marking end which can be extended a variable distance from the end of the writing instrument.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5899620 | Lipstick container with increased carrier ride-by force A cosmetic carrier and a cosmetic container including the cosmetic carrier, the cosmetic carrier having a reinforcing flange which limits and/or prevents the cosmetic carrier from collapsing inwardly so as to dislocate the lugs from the helical channel of... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5700534 | Coloring fluid-containing marking device made of biodegradable plastic resin A coloring fluid-containing marking device which sufficiently withstand practical use and, after use, its molded members can be biologically degraded in soil. The marking device comprises a coloring fluid container molded from an aliphatic polyester resin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5033893 | Case with filiform members and winding drum A cylindrical case enclosing a movable cup (2) for carrying a stick (10) driven in an axial sliding motion by filiform members (4) which are windable on an axial drum (7) by means of a pivotal manual control (3).... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4957383 | Lead propelling device for an automatic pencil A lead propelling device for an automatic pencil includes an upper tubular body which has a through-hole tapering downward and a first lead clamping face at the lower end of the through-hole, the tubular body being split along an axial plane thereof to pe... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4911569 | Mechanical pencil with a fluid actuator A writing instrument includes a hollow body, a depression mechanism including a grip unit having an outer periphery radially displaceable in accordance with a gripping force exerted by writer's fingers, the depression mechanism including an axially displa... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4884910 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil is disclosed in which lead feed occurs automatically upon lifting of the pencil from the paper surface or the like and in which the slider can be locked in a retreated position when the pencil is not in us. The mechanical pencil includ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4882874 | Pesticide applicator An applicator for applying a pesticide such as a herbicide with a solid carrier is disclosed. The applicator comprises an elongated tube with a telescopic sleeve having a closure cap at one end for controlling the exposure of a pesticide-solid carrier com... | 11/28/1989 |
