Patents Assigned to Dixon Ticonderoga Company
  • Writing instrument with locking core
    Patent number: 6179502
    Abstract: A writing instrument and a process for manufacturing thereof, a core having a configuration with includes a plurality of channels spaced apart in a radial direction. The channels have sides which form a specific minimum angle at the centerline of each channel. The writing instrument also includes a pair of slats, each having a configuration corresponding to approximately half of the configuration of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Dixon Ticonderoga Company
    Inventor: Terry A. Gray
  • Soybean oil marking compositions and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 5753015
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a crayon marking composition comprising a fully hydrogenated soybean oil, a partially hydrogenated soybean oil, a fatty acid, a binder and a colorant, and methods of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Dixon Ticonderoga Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Sinwald, Michael J. Howick
  • Package with windows and shell secured to the back side of a card
    Patent number: 5240110
    Abstract: A shell made of a plastic sheet having a top wall, a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls and a rear supporting wall forming the shape of a pocket, one or more articles that fit within the pocket, a card having a front side and a back side, and said shell is secured to the back side of the card with articles in the pocket so that said articles are recessed in relationship to the front side of the card. Said card having one or more windows which expose the articles in the shell and permit the prospective purchase to touch the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Dixon Ticonderoga Company
    Inventors: Carl F. Reichenbach, III, Robert M. Witt