Patents by Inventor Roy W. Houser

Roy W. Houser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6135661
    Abstract: A writing implement having an elongated body with a chamber inside; a removable end member on the body; an elongated rod-like removable inscribing member within the body; and, on the body, a door with a hinge edge movably attached to the body and an opening edge opposite the hinge edge which, when the door is opened, exposes the chamber inside the body and also exposes an outer edge on the body which, when the door is closed, this outer edge is adjacent to and aligned with the opening edge. The writing implement also has a removable (and thereby, replenishable) roll of paper housable in the chamber and rollably held there by the inscribing member such that as paper is needed, the door is opened, the paper is unrolled to a desired length, the door is closed, and the paper so removed from the chamber is torn at the opening edge. Serrations on the opening edge and the outer edge facilitate the tearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Roy W. Houser
  • Patent number: 3963358
    Abstract: The invention is a ball point pen or the like having an internal mechanism to dispense writing paper from a small roll of same confined within a cylindrical cartridge contained within the pen housing or sheath. The cartridge has a knurled collar which is thumb-operated through an opening in the exterior sheath of the pen to rotate the cartridge approximately one-quarter turn against a spring bias to project the leading edge of the paper roll through a slot in the pen sheath, where it may be gripped and pulled by the user to unroll a desired length and then torn off. Prior to tearing the paper from the remaining roll, the knurled collar is released to withdraw the paper a quarter turn into the sheath so that a sufficient length of leading edge remains for the next dispense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Inventor: Roy W. Houser