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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177448 | Writing implement having a capillary writing tip A writing instrument that includes a barrel having a front end, a fluid reservoir compartment, and a longitudinal axis. The writing instrument further includes a head disposed at the front end of the barrel where the head has a front part with an opening and at leas... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8096725 | Writing implement comprising a device for venting the reservoir A writing implement that includes an ink reservoir, a writing tip fluidically connected to the reservoir and through which the ink emerges during a use of the implement, and a reservoir-venting device that includes a cavity in communication with the reservoir and wi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7887246 | Liquid supply device A liquid supply device has a main body having a hollow portion; a partition that divides the hollow portion into a liquid storage chamber; a reservoir chamber communicated with the atmosphere; and a through hole formed in the partition. An application material is pr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7575386 | Color-memorizing photochromic writing instrument, color-memorizing photochromic writing instrument set using the same and method for alternately expressing color-memorizing photochromic function of writing image A color-memorizing photochromic writing instrument, which comprises a writing tip portion connected to a light-shielding tubular member or refill; and a color-memorizing photochromic ink, wherein the ink is prepared by dissolving, dispersing or suspending a diarylet... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7470079 | Writing article having a capillary reservoir with improved ink delivery A writing instrument having a body, a main reservoir containing ink and housed in said body, a writing head projecting from the front part of said body, and a capillary connector for transferring ink from the main reservoir to the writing head. The instrument has an... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7367280 | Bookmark A household apparatus that combines the function of a bookmark and a highlighter/marker is provided. The apparatus has enclosed an inkwell that includes a volume of ink. The apparatus has thin shape that allows it to serve as a bookmark, while at the same time, has ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364614 | Capillary-action, glitter markers and ink compositions for same The disclosure is generally related to writing instruments capable of making markings containing large diameter glitter pigment particles, and glitter ink compositions for the same. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a capillary-action marker comprising a gl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311461 | Liquid container and method of use In a preferred embodiment, a liquid container (30, 200), including: a bottom (32, 230; a reservoir tube (34, 232) disposed in the bottom (32, 200); a capillary (38, 212) disposed in contact with the reservoir tube (34, 232);... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252451 | Automatic adjustment and control structure for writing liquid An automatic adjustment and control structure for writing liquid comprising a storage of writing liquid (1), an adjustment portion (2), an automatic adjustment and control element (3), a writing tip (4) and a guiding wick (5), wher... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246638 | Filling device comprising lateral filling windows A filling device for a writing instrument has a reservoir positioned in a housing (for a refillable liquid. A wick-like section of a writing tip exposed on one end of the housing projects into this reservoir. A filling spout for the liquid is able to be attached to ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237971 | Marker pens A marker pen has a housing at one end of which protrudes a plurality of fluid retaining nibs each shaped to define along an upper surface a ridge. The nibs are positioned side-by-side with adjoining ends of neighbouring ridgees in contact or in close proximity to | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223037 | Production processes for writing instrument and ink occlusion body Provided is a writing instrument comprising an ink tank, an ink holder which can hold an ink, a pen tip, an ink guiding part for guiding the ink in the ink tank to the pen tip and an ink occlusion body which can feed the ink to the ink guiding part and which has an ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7175267 | Ink cartridge An ink cartridge adapted for an ink jet printer includes a housing, a top cover and an ink porous member. The housing has a bottom wall, a plurality of upstanding side walls extending from edges of the bottom wall, a plurality of upstanding baffles extending from a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172360 | Art instrument Art instruments having a self-contained reservoir for dispensing paint or ink to a paintbrush portion provided on one end of the instrument. The instrument includes an ink-dispensing assembly comprised of a series of capillary tubes, orifice restrictors, pins and pl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168876 | Writing instrument for water-metachromatic members with detachable pen point holder A writing instrument for a water-metachromatic member has a cylindrical container capable of holding water, formed with an opening at a tip end thereof to communicate the interior of the container with the exterior thereof, a hollow cylindrical holder which directly... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163350 | Liquid container In a liquid container, it is made possible to store liquid that is overflowed by fluctuations in atmospheric pressure and thereby to prevent liquid leaks, and the whole quantity of the stored liquid is enabled to be used. The liquid container is provided with a body... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156573 | Writing implement fitted with support means for the writing tip The writing implement of the invention comprises: a) a body including an internal reservoir of ink and having a writing tip projecting from its front end; b) a capillary connector serving to transfer ink between the reservoir and the writing tip; and c) tip support ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144174 | Applicator for liquid cosmetic compositions An applicator for liquid cosmetic products, wherein product is dispensed primarily by capillary flow of the cosmetic product through the applicator and wherein the liquid cosmetic composition has a flow rate outward from the porous polymeric applicator head of about... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7135507 | Metallic ink and capillary marker An ink including an aqueous dispersion of a metallic pigment and a film-forming resin, optionally together with one or more of a pH-adjusting agent, a color agent, a linking agent, an anti-settling agent, and a preservative, is disclosed. A marking instrument, parti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125189 | Device, system, and method for applying a product A device for applying a product may include a container configured to contain a product, a duct associated therewith, and an applicator. The applicator may include a side wall, a substantially closed first end defining an application surface, and an open second end.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101104 | Free ink system A free ink marking instrument for dispensing an ink, including a housing, a reservoir for storing ink within the housing, a feed tube to convey ink communicating with the reservoir, a tip disposed within the feed tube for conveying ink to a substrate at a marking en... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083349 | Writing implement A writing implement includes a cylindrical shaft member, a pen tip member which is fixed to one end of the shaft member and from which colored ink seeps out, liquid for ink which is stored in the shaft member and which comprises a part of the colored ink seeping out... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077593 | Writing utensil A writing instrument has an ink storing chamber 12 formed inside a main body 10 of the writing instrument, a writing element 17 provided on a front end of the main body 10, a reservoir chamber 14 formed between the ink storing cham... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073967 | Writing instrument A writing instrument can prevent ink stored in an ink intake retainer body from flowing toward an air passage due to volume expansion, shock, etc., of the ink, thereby preventing the stoppage of the air passage and the ink from flowing outside the body. The writing ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070352 | Writing implement A writing implement includes a cylindrical shaft member, a pen tip member which is fixed to one end of the shaft member and from which colored ink seeps out, liquid for ink which is stored in the shaft member and which comprises a major component of the colored ink ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048459 | Liquid ink writing instrument with a shape memory valve The liquid ink writing instrument has a body containing, from its rear end towards its front end, a reservoir for the ink and a front chamber containing a capillary element for transferring ink coming from the reservoir to a writing head. The front chamber communica... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044675 | Leak resistant writing instrument A writing instrument containing an ink reservoir, a writing medium, and a writing tip. Advantageously, a superabsorbent polymer can be associated with any writing instrument element or component, in order to absorb a writing medium to an extent sufficient to prevent... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022200 | Method of making adhesive-free bonded porous thermoplastic nibs for markers and highlighter applications A method and an apparatus are described for making porous thermoplastic nibs which are adhesive-free and plasticizer-free. The method comprises the steps of feeding a coherent fibrous structure into a compacting, shaping and bonding die, heating the surface of the f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018031 | Porous substrate for ink delivery systems An ink absorbing substrate suitable for use in inkjet printing systems is provided. The substrate comprises at least one continuous fiber bonded to itself at points of contact to form a substantially self-sustaining structure for retaining ink. The continuous fiber ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018122 | Single- or double-ended multi-section nib marker A writing instrument comprising a tubular, ink-impermeable body portion containing a plurality of reservoirs that are housed adjacent to each other wherein each reservoir is separated from an adjacent reservoir by a reservoir barrier; a multi-sectioned nib disposed ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011466 | Writing implement Liquid-for-ink (50) and a main part of colorant (60) for coloring the liquid-for-ink (50) are separately stored within a writing implement. The writing implement is so fabricated that the colorant (60) is added to the liquid-for-ink (5... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004660 | Closure cap with refilling function A wet writing implement comprises a shaft (30) for holding a capillary writing tip (32) and a closure cap (10) which can be reversibly fitted on to the shaft (30) for protecting the writing tip (32). Arranged in the closure cap ( | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001094 | Writing utensil having excellent cap-off performance Provided is a writing instrument in which a pen tip comprising a fibrous feed or a plastic feed is coated with a coating agent comprising a substance providing a cap-off property, wherein a fluorine base surfactant and/or a silicone base surfactant are added to an i... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997631 | Applicator To provide an applicator which is free from ink leakage under any usage-environmental conditions, is suitable for oil-based ink, maintains appropriate ink delivery and is produced at low cost. The applicator in accordance with this invention is a raw-ink applicator ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955491 | Marking pen with excellent cap-off performance A marking pen having an excellent cap-off performance which comprises at least a colorant, a solvent and a resin and, if necessary, an erasability-providing agent as ink components and in which a pen tip comprising a fibrous feed or a plastic feed is coated with a c... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953345 | Water-metachromatic cloth sheet, toy set using the same, and writing instrument for water-metachromatic members A water-metachromatic sheet has a support with a porous layer containing a binder resin with dispersed fine-particle silicic acid. The sheet is capable of rendering different transparency between water absorbed and unabsorbed states. The support is a cloth having a ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932531 | Writing assembly with eraser assembly A writing assembly includes a writing instrument having a first end with a marking point depending therefrom and a second, opposite end, and a cap having a first end with a receptacle defined therein and a second end, the first end of the writing instrument disposed... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905273 | Pen, writing unit and a device for holding a writing unit The invention relates to a pen comprising a first casing (32) and a writing unit (12), which is inserted into said first casing. According to the invention, the pen comprises the following: a first stop (24, 42), which is coupled to the writing ... | 06/14/2005 |
