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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D561828 | Ergonometric writing device | 02/12/2008 |
| D560251 | Ink marker bottle | 01/22/2008 |
| D553188 | Crayon for developing dynamic tripod grip | 10/16/2007 |
| D549284 | Crayon mini | 08/21/2007 |
| D547800 | Writing instrument | 07/31/2007 |
| D546385 | Retractable highlighter | 07/10/2007 |
| D545898 | Dress-making line marker | 07/03/2007 |
| D542347 | Brown out stick | 05/08/2007 |
| D541857 | Pencil | 05/01/2007 |
| D540860 | Ballpoint pen | 04/17/2007 |
| D533901 | Marker implement | 12/19/2006 |
| D529549 | Shamrock bingo dobber | 10/03/2006 |
| D510750 | Toddler crayon | 10/18/2005 |
| D508716 | Pen | 08/23/2005 |
| 6648536 | Ergonomic writing instrument A writing instrument having an ergonomic configuration and methods for making the instrument. The instrument is elongated having an equilateral triangular cross-section and having a uniform partial twist along the length thereof. The partial twist permits... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6554515 | Ergonomic writing instrument An ergonomic writing instrument has a writing section, a grasping section, and a stabilizing section. The writing instrument reduces stress and writing fatigue by providing the grasping section with a substantial thickness to keep users from clenching and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6161974 | Writing instrument A writing instrument comprises a gripping component formed in the shape of a tab. An insertion component is formed in an annular shape and provided to the lower surface of one end of the gripping component. A pen tip component is provided extending from o... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5897261 | Ballpoint pen for credit card receiving pocket A ballpoint pen with cap has an overall length which is substantially equal to a conventional credit card enabling the pen to fit snugly in a credit card receiving pocket of a pocket book. The pen has a thin, flat body containing a writing cartridge and h... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5470162 | Ergonomic hand-held implement A hand-held implement which is sufficiently small so that it does not extend beyond the hand of the user and has forward and side surfaces which are oriented so that the implement in use extends in a direction which is no further toward the thumb of the u... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468083 | Instrument hand grip A writing instrument hand grip to facilitate gripping ease and comfort and to improve handwriting for people with a hand and finger dexterity disability. A pyramidal tetrahedron has a writing material detachably mounted to one or more of its apexes. Its f... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5411344 | Safety marking pen for small children A marker pen having a clear plastic disk at one end and a clear plastic hemispheric shaped member at the other end, proximate the nib whereby a small child can write or draw in a normal fashion, see through the plastic the results of his endeavors but is ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 4815880 | Card type writing instrument A card type writing instrument has a casing made of plastics and at least one recess formed therein. Also, at least one flat writing element capable of being removably fitted into the recess in the casing is provided. When the writing element is held in t... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4787161 | Advertising writing instrument An advertising pen device includes a collapsible display sheet selected from a flag or a decorative or advertising cloth prewound on a pole rotatably mounted inside the pen and adapted to be extended for display or advertisement purpose, and a pen holder ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4728212 | Novelty writing pen A novelty writing pen constituted by a standard pen having an ink reservoir encased in a sheath and terminating in a writing tip projecting from one end of the sheath, and a molded body configured to represent a familiar object such as a fruit emitting a ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4723859 | Nib body to form plural lines The inventive nib body for marking pen is a polygonally prismatic rod-like body made of a porous and rigid material suitable for penetration of the marking ink. Each of the ridge lines formed between the polygonal, e.g. triangular or quadrilateral, end su... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4482904 | Combination recorder pen and clip therefor A combination recorder pen and recorder pen clip is disclosed having interfitting features to facilitate easy assembly and procedure. The marker pen includes a cartridge which is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending bottom ridges, a pair of lo... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4227823 | Writing instrument A retractable ballpoint pen has a body and a point secured to a flexible tubular ink reservoir. The ink reservoir is secured to a rotatable element within the body, movement of which element causes the pen to be retracted and projected and during that mov... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4095906 | Writing instrument A writing device adapted for use by a handicapped person comprises a lower body member formed with a broad, smooth bottom surface adapted to glide over the surface to be written upon, and a writing instrument carrier hingedly mounted thereon and normally ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 3994605 | Pocket pen The invention is a ballpoint pen characterized by a generally teardrop-shaped planar casing defining an arcuate channel therein to receive a conventional, flexible ink cartridge in a compact configuration, this casing having a key-chain hole therein and a... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3977798 | Tubular writing pen An improved writing point assembly for stylographic, or tube pens and a method for making such an improved writing point. The writing tube itself may be formed by a deep drawing operation and then secured, in a surrounding relationship, to the front end o... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3969028 | Drawing and writing brush-pen with round and flat hair and adjustable flow of permanent liquid ink Brush-pen of round and flat hair and permanent liquid ink of adjustable flow for drawing and writing, including a container on the upper part of the outer body of the ferrule. This container is provided with a cap with a controlling device, into which the... | 07/13/1976 |
