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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123425 | Refill adaptor A refill adaptor for use in ball point pens essentially comprising a main body (10), comprising of a front part (15) and a rear shank portion (20). The front part (15) and said rear shank portion (20) are rigidly coupled together w... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7914222 | Tip unit for liquid applicator, method for producing the same, and liquid applicator having the tip unit A tip unit (1) incorporated in a liquid applicator such as a ball-point pen, the tip unit being capable of an increased rate of liquid discharge with no leaking or clogging problem. To achieve it, the tip unit (1) is accommodated in a tip body (11 | 03/29/2011 |
| 7862249 | Ball-point pen tip and ink refill There is provided a ballpoint pen tip in which a shoulder of a bent portion does not touch a paper surface during writing and bleeding caused by deformation of an inner periphery of the bent portion can be prevented, and an ink refill using thereof. The ballpoint pe... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841797 | Device for packaging and applying a product A device for packaging and applying a product including a container holding the product. In an example, the container has a lengthwise axis X and is provided with an applicator element designed to come into contact with a surface to be treated in order to apply the ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7641412 | Ball-point pen A ball-point pen, wherein a cover member (6) is fitted to a joint member (3) connecting a writing tip (1) rotatably supporting a writing ball (2) at the tip thereof to an ink storage tube. When the cover member (6) is fitted to the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618209 | Cosmetic dispenser housing and method Doses of cosmetic fluid dispensed from a roll-on dispenser can fluctuate significantly between successive applications. This problem can be alleviated by perturbing flow within the roll-on housing, such as air flow, by forming flow perturbators on the interior side-... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7600937 | Aqueous gel ballpoint pen and method for the production thereof An aqueous gel ballpoint pen 1 having an ink-storage tube storing an aqueous gel ink containing a pigment as a coloring agent, and a ballpoint pen tip having a ball rotatably held at its leading end and also having an ink flow pore which is formed so that the... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7322767 | Water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen and water-based ballpoint pen A water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen which has a colorant, water, a water soluble organic solvent and, as a shear-thinning tackifier, a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide exists in the ink as particles having an average particle size less than 5 Î... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311462 | Device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product includes a container having a sidewall of which one edge delineates an opening. An annular portion of the sidewall forms a seating designed to house an applicator ball, mounted freely in rotation inside the seat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293930 | Dispenser head for fluid container A dispenser head for mounting to a container body has a storage cavity to contain a predetermined volume of agent, wherein the dispenser head comprises an inserting portion adapted for slidably inserting into the container body to communicate with the storage cavity... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7237693 | Dual fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing fluids in unequal ratios A dual fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing fluids in unequal ratios is disclosed. The dual fluid cartridge disclosed defines two fluid chambers for a fluid to be held in greater amount and defines another fluid chamber for a fluid to be held in lesser amount.... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7197174 | Magnetic ink encoding pen In one embodiment, an information signal is stored in magnetic ink. In another embodiment, a magnetic ink encoding stylus includes a magnetic ink write head. In a further embodiment, a computer system includes a magnetic ink encoding stylus coupled to a computer via... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195415 | Writing instrument with variably inclinable tip A writing instrument is ergonomically adjusted to the position of a user's hands. The writing device has a substantially tubular shaft along a main axis, a terminal part at the rear end of the shaft and a substantially conical tip at the front end of the shaft. Usin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171864 | Method for testing writing instruments The present invention concerns a method for controlling writing instruments, in particular ball-point pens, on paper, which consists in guiding the writing instrument relative to the paper plane in a repeated movement and displacing the paper in forward direction. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144176 | Ink reservoir for attaching to various pens A pen includes a housing, and an ink reservoir to be received in the housing. The ink reservoir includes a cartridge received in the housing and for receiving ink, a barrel attaching to front of the cartridge, and a nib attached to the barrel, for extending out thro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140799 | Writing implement A writing implement, wherein elements forming a reverse flow prevention mechanism are formed in rather simple shapes and assembly process for the reverse flow prevention mechanism is rather simplified. The reverse flow prevention mechanism (19) comprises a va... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131181 | Tool for manufacturing ballpoint pens A tool and method of manufacturing a tool for making ballpoint pen tips, called rough tips, in their seat zone and preferably in their cone zone. The tool is mounted in fast-rotating precision spindles and the position of the tool may be adjusted to adjust the dimen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083352 | Ballpoint pen An ballpoint pen has: a tip body made of metal having an front edge part and a plurality of inward protrusions; a ball rotatably embraced between the front edge part and the inward protrusions; and a rod part urging the ball forwardly and bringing the ball into clos... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7004661 | Ballpoint pen nib provided with a stem with communication flutes A ballpoint pen (1) nib (2) housing the ball (3) and having a stem (6), at least one part of which is inserted coaxially into a hole (5) in the lower end (4f) of a hollow barrel (4) forming part of the ballpoin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971814 | Ball tip for a writing instrument and method for making same The ball point comprises a body having a front surface and a housing emerging in an opening in the front surface and communicating with a passage supplying a fluid. A ball can rotate freely in the housing. The body front surface has a peripheral portion parallel to ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926458 | Ball-point pen refill For producing a pressurized ball-point pen refill the ball-point pen refill includes a tip, an ink storage tube and a tail plug, wherein ink is filled in the space of the ink storage tube relatively near to the tip, and a pressuring gas is filled in the space of the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6887008 | Ballpoint pen tip, ballpoint pen utilizing the ballpoint pen tip and method of manufacturing the ballpoint pen tip There is provided a ballpoint pen tip that minimizes thin spots such as impact thin spots even if upward writing or an impact causes entry of air, allows rapid return to normal writing, and minimizes manufacturing costs. A writing ball and a check ball included in t... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6755587 | Direct-feed ballpoint writing implement A direct-feed ballpoint writing implement includes a barrel internally provided with an ink tank, a grooved member placed in a front part of the barrel and provided with a groove for guiding air and ink, an ink feed member pressed in the grooved member, a barrel tip... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6602011 | Ball point pen A spring (5) for pressing a ball (23) forward is disposed within a tip body (2) and a holder (3). The spring (5) includes a straight part (6) and a coil part (7). The straight part (6) is inserted into the tip body (2), and the coil part (7) is disposed w... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6494634 | Penpoint tip and an applicator having the tip incorporated therein A penpoint tip and an applicator having the tip incorporated in it are disclosed, the applicator (1) is composed of a shaft (2), an inking core (3) and a cap (4). The inking core (3) has a penpoint tip (5), an ink reservoir (6), a connector (7) and a valv... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488431 | Capsule for controllably metering products held in bottles or the like A capsule for controllably metering products held in bottles comprising a ball element for controllably delivering the product on a delivery surface, the ball element housed inside a holding body provided with a cover which can be opened for exposing the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6422776 | Ball-point pen and a penpoint tip therein A ball-point pen comprising: a. an ink reservoir, b. a penpoint tip, c. a writing ball rotationally disposed in and partially exposed from the penpoint tip, d. an ink feed bore in fluid communication with the ink reservoir, e. a ball chamber holding the writing bal... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357948 | Ink transmitting system for liquid-based writing device An ink transmitting system for a liquid-based writing tool comprises an ink storage whose upper end includes a mounting portion having a female screw with a relatively small radius, an opening formed through a central surface of a lower surface of the sto... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341914 | Ballpoint pen tip and ballpoint pen using the same A ballpoint pen tip 1 and also a ballpoint pen 7 or 8 using the same. A ballpoint pen tip 1, according to the invention, rotatably holds a ball 5 at its front end portion. The ball 5 is held by a plurality of inwardly projecting portions 3 (as a ball rece... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340261 | Ball-point pen A ball-point pen is so configured that an elastic body is installed in a state that it cannot be pulled out such that it can push a ball at the point at all times directly or indirectly via a movable member, satisfying a relation 20.multidot.W | 01/22/2002 |
| 6328496 | Marking instruments A marking instrument, such as a pen, is disclosed. The marking instrument includes a marking tip carried at the end of a tubular member for conducting marking fluid to the marking tip. The marking tip includes a tubular rear end section of circular cross-... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6302609 | Ballpoint pen refill A ballpoint pen refill has an ink-accommodating tube (1) containing an ink (6) having a thixotropic property and a greaselike ink follower (7) capable of moving together with the ink (6) as the ink (6) is consumed so as to be contiguous with the rear end ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299375 | Chip for a ball point pen The present invention's purpose is to provide a high quality chip for a ball-pointed pen in which air bubbles are not left in the centrifugal separating processing when the refill is manufactured. There is provided a chip for a ball-pointed pen in which a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283662 | Ink applicator, ink backflow prevention mechanism of ink applicator, and a pen tip An applicator that makes it unlikely for an ink, particularly water-based or alcohol solvent ink, to become blurred and assures smooth writing, including an ink reservoir accommodating an ink, a penpoint tip for ink application, and a valve mechanism, whe... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6193429 | Tip mechanism for knock-type ballpoint pen A tip mechanism for a knock type ballpoint pen with an ink container includes a tip body having an inner ink-guide hole and top and bottom end portions. The top end portion of the tip body is fitted within the ink container. A ball receptor is formed at t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6168336 | Ballpoint pen for ink A ballpoint pen in which ink is freely received in the shaft of the ballpoint pen or is received in a cartridge includes a supply wick, a compensating body and a writing tip with a ball, wherein the ball is fastened and rotatably mounted in a tube, and wh... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161977 | Point assembly of a ball-point pen A point assembly has a multiple number of channels on its inside for establishing commutation of ink to the pen point, and the extradius of these channels is set approximately equal to or greater than the radius of the ball. Further, the point assembly ha... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155736 | Device for dispensing particulate material A device for dispensing particulate material includes a dispenser housing having an interior divided into an upper portion and a lower portion, a roller member rotatably mounted at least partially within the upper portion of the dispenser housing interior... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6082920 | Ball-point pen A ball-point pen having a point assembly, in which the inside and outside diameters of a press formed portion (3) for preventing a ball (1) from slipping out, a sealing face (8), the projected amount of the ball, the diameter of a ball seat (16), the long... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076987 | Ballpoint pen and cap therefor The present invention provides the ballpoint pen that precludes the possibility of the pipe portion bending at the joint thereof can be provided even if the outer diameter D is small. In the ballpoint pen having a ballpoint pen tip at a front end thereof,... | 06/20/2000 |
