Abstract: A water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen, which comprises at least a colorant, water, a shear-thinning tackifier and a thickening inhibitor, wherein a ratio (x) of a viscosity after evaporation of 40 wt % of water from the total ink amount to an initial ink viscosity (as measured by EMD viscometer at 1 rpm and 20° C.) is 2 or less; and a ballpoint pen comprising the same.

Abstract: The ink compositions comprise at least one solvent, at least one colorant, and at east one oil, and may be delivered from any of a variety of writing instruments including but not limited to ball pens, fountain pens, felt tip pens, and markers.

Abstract: The application discloses ink compositions containing an emulsion and, more particularly, to ink compositions containing an emulsified colorant and/or an emulsified lubricating agent, and writing instruments containing same.

Abstract: A ballpoint pen including: an ink accommodation cylinder; a ballpoint pen tip in which a ball is rotatably held, the pen tip being attached to a tip end of an ink-accommodation cylinder directly or through a tip holder; and ballpoint oil-based ink comprising at least a coloring agent, organic solvent, a lubricant comprising organic acid and phosphoric ester, and organic amine, the ink having ink viscosity at shearing speed 6.8 sec?1 of 500 to 6000 mPa·s (20° C.) and directly being accommodated in the ink-accommodation cylinder, wherein the ballpoint pen satisfies 2.5×10?3?Z?1.0×10?3 where ink amount per 1 mm2 is Z mg/mm2 which is calculated from Y=X×105×Z where writing width of the ballpoint pen is X mm and ink consumption per 100 m is Y mg.

Abstract: A device for applying a liquid or gel-like product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a rotatably supported ball serving as an applicator element, and a storage chamber for the product to be applied on a side of the ball in opposite relationship to an applicator side of the ball for loading the ball on its side in opposite relationship to its applicator side, wherein the storage chamber has a feed opening for the product to be applied. A vent opening is disposed behind the feed opening as viewed from the ball for venting the storage chamber.

Abstract: An improved structure of applying container including a bottle to receive liquid for applying, the bottle is provided thereon with a connecting seat that has on its top a ball seat for a rollable ball. A displacement means and a stop means are provided between the connecting seat and the ball seat. The displacement means endues the ball seat and the connecting seat with a first kind of relative position after displacement and a second kind of relative position after displacement. When the connecting seat and the ball seat are in the first relative position, the stop means forms a closing state, the liquid for applying in the bottle is prevented from flowing out of the ball, by contact of the rollable ball with skin, a massaging function can be obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ballpoint pen including: an ink accommodation cylinder; a ballpoint pen tip in which a ball is rotatably held, the pen tip being attached to a tip end of an ink-accommodation cylinder directly or through a tip holder; and ballpoint oil-based ink comprising at least a coloring agent, organic solvent, a lubricant comprising organic acid and phosphoric ester, and organic amine, the ink having ink viscosity at shearing speed 6.8 sec?1 of 500 to 6000 mPa·s (20° C.) and directly being accommodated in the ink-accommodation cylinder, wherein the ballpoint pen satisfies 2.5×10?3?Z?1.0×10?3 where ink amount per 1 mm2 is Z mg/mm2 which is calculated from Y=X×105×Z where writing width of the ballpoint pen is X mm and ink consumption per 100 m is Y mg.

Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a security ink useful for producing indelible markings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a delivery device for delivering a liquid or semi-solid material to a surface. The delivery device has a body having an opening at one of the longitudinal ends, wherein the opening has a first size and a first shape. An applicator is positioned within an interior volume of the body between the ends of the body. This applicator is movable in the longitudinal direction within the interior volume of the body and the applicator has a size and a shape such that the opening retains at least a portion of the applicator within the interior volume of the body. Also within the interior volume is a liquid or semi-solid material, which is to be applied to the surface. Protecting the applicator and liquid or semi-solid material, located within the interior volume of the body, is a cover which may positioned at least at the opening and which covers the opening.

Abstract: 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 seating. An inner surface of the seating includes at least one annular sealing zone on which at least one annular portion of the applicator ball is designed to bear in a leaktight manner. A cap is designed to cover an applicator portion of the ball, with the cap incorporating a bearing structure which, in the mounted position of the cap on the container, presses the ball in a leaktight manner against said annular sealing zone.

Abstract: A writing point assembly and an ink tube and/or a holder can be welded appropriately at a predetermined area without using ultrasonic waves, so as to be able to prevent dislodging of the writing point assembly, ink leakage and the like. The rear end part, of a metallic writing point assembly as a part of a writing instrument, is inserted into a joint, and is heated at the predetermined area (at least the fitted area in contact with the front end part of the joint), so as to weld the predetermined area of the writing point assembly to the surrounding part of the joint.

Abstract: An ink composition for a pressurized ballpoint pen and a pressurized ballpoint pen which can exhibit excellent writing properties, do not cause ink leakage and which are suited to handwriting. The ink composition for a pressurized ballpoint pen includes at least a colorant, a solvent and silica, wherein a coagulated matter containing at least the silica is contained therein, and the ink composition has a viscosity of 10000 to 40000 mPa·s at 25° C. A pressurized ballpoint pen equipped with a refill, in which pressurized gas is charged into an ink reservoir charged with the ink composition for a pressurized ballpoint pen and a closed vessel containing the reservoir is also set forth.

Abstract: A handheld marking instrument includes a body having a substantially flat shape, a first chamber formed within the body and having an inner surface configured to receive and contain a marking substance within the body, and a first marking device configured to deliver the marking substance to a desired surface during marking. The first marking device is incorporated in the body and in communication with the first chamber to access the marking substance contained by the inner surface. At least a part of the first marking device is moveable between an exposed position for marking on the desired surface, and a retracted position. In one embodiment, the body has a form factor of a financial transaction card.

Abstract: Provided is a water-based ink composition for a writing instrument comprising at least a colorant and water, wherein a nonionic high molecular surfactant having an alkylene oxide chain as a hydrophilic group and having an average molecular weight of 3000 to 200,000 is added to the ink composition in a range of 0.1 to 30% by weight. The above nonionic high molecular surfactant has preferably an HLB of 8 or more or a cloud point of 50° C. or higher and includes N-polyoxyalkylene-polyalkylenepolyamine and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block polymer.

Abstract: A device for applying liquid adhesive to seal a variety of parcel post items such as, containers, packages, boxes, envelopes and stamps. The device includes a hand-held pen-shaped housing having a roller ball therein for dispensing the adhesive. The device further includes a vent and a drain hole in the housing.

Abstract: 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 valve chamber (54b), an inflow port (55) opened to the ink storage part (16) side of the valve chamber (54b), an outflow port (56) opened to the writing tip (17) side of the valve chamber (54b), a valve element (57) stored in the valve chamber (54b), a restricting body (58) stored in the valve chamber (54b) at a position on the outflow port (56) side of the valve element (57), and a valve seat (54c) formed around the inflow port (55). When the writing tip (17) is faced upward, the inflow port (55) is closed by the valve element (57), and when faced downward, the valve element (57) is allowed to touch the restricting body (58) and does not reach the outflow port (56).

Abstract: In order to inhibit titanium oxide from settling down over a long period of time and secure a leveling property of a coating fluid including an ink composition, provided is a coating fluid for a fluid applicator, comprising at least titanium oxide, a resin and an organic solvent, wherein an additive comprising an N-acylamino acid derivative whose fundamental frame is at least one selected from N-acylamino acid amides and N-acylamino acid esters is added in an amount of 0.6 to 4.5% by weight based on the total amount of the ink composition, and a content of the resin described above is 1.5 to 11 parts by weight based on a content of 1 part by weight of the additive described above.

Abstract: 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 from the end of the pen tip member, and colorant to be added to the above described liquid for ink to be the colored ink. Moreover, at least a part of a cylindrical side surface of the shaft member corresponding to the storing part of the liquid for ink is formed to be transparent. Between the liquid for ink and the colorant-storing part storing the colorant is provided a colorant-adsorbing core which introduces the liquid for ink into the colorant-storing part while capturing the colorant diffusing toward the storing part of the liquid for ink.

Abstract: 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 chamber 12 and the writing element 17 that communicates with the atmosphere, a partition wall 11 that divides the reservoir chamber 14 and the ink storing chamber 12 with a through hole 11a formed in a central portion of the wall, and an elongated ink supply member 20 which supplies ink inside the ink storing chamber 12 to the writing element 17, while being inserted into the through hole 11a and maintaining a predetermined gap. The ink supply member 20 is inserted into the through hole 11a, while coming into contact with an inner wall of the through hole 11a in two or more positions.

Abstract: An oil-based ballpoint pen ink composition comprising a) a colorant, b) a solvent containing one or more solvents having the following chemical structural formula (1) where R1, R2 and R3 are each independently H or CH3, as the main solvent, and c) a resin which is soluble in the solvent, wherein the ink viscosity is 700–8000 meals mPa·s and preferably at least 800 mPa·s and less than 6000 mPa·s at 25° C. According to one mode, the main solvent is a mixed solvent comprising this solvent with propyleneglycol monomethyl ether.

Abstract: A free ink roller ball pen for dispensing low viscosity inks containing pigments that are prone to sedimentation. The instrument contains an ink reservoir chamber, a nib chamber provided with a roller ball socket assembly, a pressure equalization overflow chamber for the low viscosity ink, and a special agitation system for the ink reservoir and nib chamber. The agitation system comprises a weight, with a cross section smaller than the interior of the nib chamber, connected to a wire having a diameter smaller than the back inner diameter of the ball socket assembly. The length of the weight and its confinement are selected to provide for a predetermined stroke, on shaking the pen, that sweeps out the internal space of the nib and also the back of the roller ball assembly, to re-disperse any pigment that has precipitated.

Abstract: A container adapted to heat and dispense material comprises a container (1) which defines a first compartment (3) adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment (9) adjacent to the first compartment and separated therefrom by a dividing wall (8). The container (1) has an inlet to the second compartment (9) in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or stopper (10). In use, the second compartment (9) is filled with a heated liquid, such as warm water, to heat the material in the first compartment (3), so that it can be applied to a site through an applicator (12).

Abstract: 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 the median plane of the opening and a flared portion adjacent to the opening periphery which forms at the point of contact of the ball with the opening periphery an acute angle (alpha) with the emerging part of the plane tangent to the ball at the contact point.

Abstract: A refill for an oil-based ink ballpoint pen which inhibits starving at the beginning of writing and protects a pen point and which inhibits an ink solvent from absorbing moisture from the outside and volatilizing with the passage of time and is excellent in making writing feeling soft and smooth. The refill for an oil-based ink ballpoint pen includes a volatilization-inhibiting seal member, for example, a sealing coat prepared by melting and solidifying an olefin base thermoplastic sticking agent is formed at the point part a tip of a refill for an oil-based ink ballpoint pen charged with a volatile oil-based ink having a specific physical property. The refill can be charged into a defined oil-based ink ballpoint pen.

Abstract: A container for applying a lip treatment material to a user is described. The lip treatment material may have a chromatic or nonchromatic color or be a dark gray. The container has a base, an outer surface, an inner surface and a top surface. The top surface has at least one orifice therein. The container has a rotatable ball mounted at the orifice for applying the lip treatment material from the container to the lips of the user. The rotatable ball has a color selected from the group consisting of chromatic and nonchromatic colors, blacks or dark grays.

Abstract: A writing pen such as a ballpoint pen having a scented housing or barrel made by including a scented agent (natural or synthetic) into the material (such as plastic) forming the pen housing. In the case of a metal housing or barrel, the pen has a scented coating such as lacquer or enamel. In a preferred embodiment the pen has a grip incorporated into the pen barrel made of a relatively soft, polymeric or rubber material which incorporates a scent giving off the desired aroma. The inventive scented pen is useful as an advertising or other promotional device and includes imprinted advertising, logo or other identification of the source for advertising purposes. The pen has the pleasant aroma of a commercial establishment with which the aroma is associated, such as the aroma of the coffee of a particular coffee house, with the name or logo of the coffee house.

Abstract: 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 the ballpoint pen tip are placed close to each other with a slight clearance therebetween to leave an inner space with a slight capacity. Thus, even if air enters from a caulking portion, the volume of the air stored inside is slight, and an air pool can be rapidly eliminated. Further, both the writing ball and the check ball can be provided in a front end of the ballpoint pen tip, and assembly operations can be easily performed without inverting the ballpoint pen tip.

Abstract: A handheld marking instrument includes a body having a substantially flat shape, a first chamber formed within the body and having an inner surface configured to receive and contain a marking substance within the body, and a first marking device configured to deliver the marking substance to a desired surface during marking. The first marking device is incorporated in the body and in communication with the first chamber to access the marking substance contained by the inner surface. At least a part of the first marking device is moveable between an exposed position for marking on the desired surface, and a retracted position. In one embodiment, the body has a form factor of a financial transaction card.

Abstract: Provided is a water-based ink composition for a writing instrument comprising at least a colorant and water, wherein a nonionic high molecular surfactant having an alkylene oxide chain as a hydrophilic group and having an average molecular weight of 3000 to 200,000 is added to the ink composition in a range of 0.1 to 30% by weight. The above nonionic high molecular surfactant has preferably an HLB of 8 or more or a cloud point of 50° C. or higher and includes N-polyoxyalkylene-polyalkylenepolyamine and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block polymer.

Abstract: A container for storing and applying a liquid deodorant, comprising a tubular body (10) provided with an end nozzle (11) retaining a free rotating sphere (20), and a tubular cap (30) to be fitted to the tubular body (10), in order to cover the end nozzle (11), and presenting an end wall (31) that defines a seating surface for the container in an inverted position, with the end nozzle (11) facing downwardly. The end wall (31) of the cap (30) defines, internally, a concave cradle (32) in the form of a spherical calotte, inside which a corresponding portion of the sphere (20) is seated when the cap (30) is fitted to the tubular body (10).

Abstract: A dispenser is provided for dispensing a flowable product from a container. The dispenser includes a roller applicator having a roller housing and roller rotatably mounted on the roller housing. The dispenser also includes an openable closure and sealing elements. The closure pivots relative to the roller to provide an open position in which the roller is uncovered and a closed position in which the roller is covered by the closure to the outside. The sealing elements are located between the roller and the roller housing and are activated by turning the closure into the closed position.

Abstract: A ballpoint pen oil-based ink composition, comprising an ink having therein a mixture of at least one phosphoric acid ester having an acid number of 90 to 600 and at least one weakly cationic component selected from the group consisting of: a) imidazoline-type activator, b) polyoxyethylene alkylamine, c) polyoxyethylene alkylamide, and d) alkylalkanolamide.

Abstract: Ink and an ink follower are reserved in an ink tube. An elastic member urges a ball forward. When an outflow of ink is measured at intervals of a writing distance of 100 m, the value of outflow of ink per writing distance of 100 m until a measurement time just before outflow of 80% of the amount of charged ink from the start of writing is selected to be in a range between a value smaller by 20 mg than the outflow of ink in the writing distance range of from 0 m to 100 m and a value larger by 20 mg than the outflow of ink in the writing distance range of from 0 m to 100 m.

Abstract: The point assembly of the invention includes a housing with a tip end opening and housing a ball adapted to close the opening, a biasing element for biasing the ball and towards the opening a ball pusher positioned between the biasing element and the ball and including a support element and a contact element, the support element having rear and front faces, the contact element extending from the front face, and the rear face facing the biasing element, and the support element having a cross-sectional dimension larger than that of the contact element and being not in lateral contact with the biasing element. Application in particular to writing instruments.

Abstract: A ball-point pen is made to satisfy the following relationships: −2.5<Rs×Rku<1.2 and 0.005<Ra/S<0.012, where respective values of Ra or arithmetic average roughness; Rsk or skewness; Rku or kurtosis, which are three-dimensional parameters; and S or average spacing of local peaks which is a two-dimensional parameter, are obtained with a cut-off value set at 0.00132 mm, when surface roughness of the ball is represented by a value in one arbitrary location on the ball surface, namely, inside a circular region thereon whose diameter is 10% of the nominal ball diameter.

Abstract: A device for providing self-assisting hygienic activity to individuals of limited dexterity, the device including an elongated body constructed of first and second telescoping portions and terminating at a first end in an ergonomically configured handle. A hygienic related accessory is secured to the other end of the elongated body, which includes a repositionable goose neck portion. The accessory capable of being manipulated relative to the elongated body in at least one of axially extending and angularly configurable fashions and the accessory is further capable of being releasably engageable to the associated end of the elongated body and substituted by at least one alternately configured accessory drawn from at least one of a sponge attachment, lotion dispensing attachment, disposable sheet attachment, scrub brush attachment and powder applicator attachment.

Abstract: A roll-on applicator to delivery a body powder composition, especially baby powder, to areas of skin the require moisture absorption. The roll-on applicator provides superiority over shaker powders in that dust clouds and waste are minimized during application. Furthermore, the baby powder can be easily applied as the roll-on applicator glides over skin. Body powder compositions used in conjunction with the roll-on applicator contains at least an absorbent powder and a flow agent.

Abstract: A water-based, erasable marking composition comprising 1-86% by weight water, 0.3-38% by weight pigment, 13-45% by weight polyurethane, and 0-85% by weight glycerin, wherein said polyurethane has a viscosity which increases by at least a factor of 10 when said polyurethane is dried from a 30% dispersion of said polyurethane in water to a 65% polyurethane dispersion in water. The present invention also includes an application instrument comprising an outer body having a first end, an applicator at the first end of the outer body, a reservoir included within the outer body and in fluid communication with the applicator, and a water-based, erasable marking composition within the reservoir. The water-based, erasable marking composition comprises the composition of the invention.

Abstract: A writing pen such as a ballpoint pen having a scented housing or barrel made by including a scented agent (natural or synthetic) into the material (such as plastic) forming the pen housing. In the case of a metal housing or barrel, the pen has a scented coating such as lacquer or enamel. In a preferred embodiment the pen has a grip incorporated into the pen barrel made of a relatively soft, polymeric or rubber material which incorporates a scent giving off the desired aroma. The inventive scented pen is useful as an advertising or other promotional device and includes imprinted advertising, logo or other identification of the source for advertising purposes. The pen has the pleasant aroma of a commercial establishment with which the aroma is associated, such as the aroma of the coffee of a particular coffee house, with the name or logo of the coffee house.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a roll-on applicator to delivery a body powder composition, especially baby powder, to areas of skin the require moisture absorption. The roll-on applicator provides superiority over shaker powders in that dust clouds and waste are minimized during application. Furthermore, the baby powder can be easily applied as the roll-on applicator glides over skin. Body powder compositions used in conjunction with the roll-on applicator contains at least an absorbent powder and a flow agent.

Abstract: A container for attaching to a measuring implement, especially a measuring cap, and for applying a cleaning composition to a surface has an applicator, a hollow body member operatively joined to the applicator, and an attachment portion joined to the hollow body member. The attachment portion removably attaches to the measuring implement. When the applicator is in a dispensing position and when the hollow body contains a cleaning composition therein, the cleaning composition may be dispensed onto the surface via the applicator.

Abstract: 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 within the holder (3). A protrusion (4) is provided on the inner surface of the holder (3). The coil part (7) climbs over the protrusion (4) and its engagement and stopping are set up.

Abstract: A writing implement for preventing ink from leaking out from a front end of a tip by absorbing much of a change in pressure inside an ink tank, the implement being a direct liquid type writing implement having an ink tank and an ink flowing portion connecting the ink tank and a writing end, a temporary ink reserve part for temporarily holding ink and an air supplying portion for supplying air to the temporary ink reserve part, the temporary ink reserve part being constituted by a temporary ink reserve groove and an ink guide groove, an ink introducing groove at a vicinity of the ink tank constituting a portion of the ink guide groove, a distance from the writing end to an end portion of the temporary ink reserve groove on its ink tank side being larger than a distance from the writing end to the ink introducing groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetic article having an improved dispensing structure, which compactly combines liquid cosmetic product with an applicator used for applying the liquid cosmetic product.

Abstract: A molded resin article formed of a resin composition is disclosed. The resin composition comprises at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of glass flake pigment particles, metal-coated glass flake pigment particles (the particles being coated with a metal or an oxide thereof), and metal-coated inorganic pigment particles(, said particles being coated with a metal, an alloy thereof or an oxide thereof.) Also an ink applicator and a ball-point pen is composed of penholder and cap made of the above molded resin.

Abstract: A ball brayer, provided with a brayer ball fabricated with a patterned ball cover and smoothly rolling on a sheet in any desired direction during a stamping process, is disclosed. This ball brayer includes a roller holder unit consisting of a front head and a handle. A dome-shaped first upper cap unit is seated in the front head of the roller holder unit. A dome-shaped second upper cap unit, having a cylindrical top rod, is seated in the first upper cap unit by the top rod inserted into the inner fitting cylinder of the first upper cap unit. The brayer ball, consisting of a spherical core body and a ball cover formed on the spherical core body, is rotatably seated in the second upper cap unit. A lower support cap unit is detachably mounted to the second upper cap unit. This lower support cap has an opening capable of allowing the brayer ball to be partially exposed outside the second upper cap unit.

Abstract: A non-erasable liquid ink for a marking instrument including a colorant and a solvent and having a water content of about 0-15% by weight and a viscosity of about 15 to 4,500 cps. Also disclosed is a marking instrument filled with an ink of such a viscosity or lower in its reservoir.

Abstract: The cosmetics of the present invention contain scaly glass flake particles having a smooth metal surface, and the median diameter of the glass flake particles is 10 to 500 &mgr;m, and said glass flake particles are contained in 0.1 to 20% by weight with respect to the total amount of the cosmetic composition.

Abstract: Container for storing and applying a liquid deodorant, of the type comprising: a tubular body (10) provided with an end mouth (11), which retains a free rotating ball (20) projecting partially outwardly from the tubular body (10); and a cap (30) having an end wall (31), which is provided in order to define a surface for seating the container in an inverted position.

Abstract: A writing instrument having an elongated barrel comprised of an outer portion and an inner portion, rotatable relative one to the other. The point or writing tip is fixed to the barrel inner portion, disposed at an angle to, and may be offset from, the centerline of the barrel outer portion. The barrel inner portion is caused to rotate and move axially relative to the barrel outer portion by pressure on the writing instrument, or weights attached to the barrel inner portion, to bring the point into desired alignment during the writing process. Further pressure on the point or writing tip causes the barrel inner portion to move to a rearwardmost position at which rotation of the point or writing tip is impeded by a gripping structure.