Patents by Inventor Michael Huneke

Michael Huneke 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).

  • Roller ball pen with adjustable spring tension
    Patent number: 6428232
    Abstract: A roller ball pen (2) that permits a user to adjust the bias force that biases a roller ball cartridge (4) out of the pen (2) to suit the user's particular writing style. The pen (2) has a body (8) having distal and proximal ends, a roller ball cartridge (4) disposed in the body (8), a cap (10) removably disposed on the proximal end of the body (8), a control member (14) slidingly disposed in the cap (10), a spring (18) attached to the distal side of the control member (14) and abutting the roller ball cartridge (4), and a drive rod (16) engaged with the control member (14). Rotation of the drive rod (16) moves the control member (14) distally or proximally, thereby adjusting the bias force applied by the spring (18) to the roller ball cartridge (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. McCauley, Ryan S. Eddington, Michael Huneke
  • Roller ball pen with adjustable spring tension
    Publication number: 20010024592
    Abstract: A roller ball pen (2) that permits a user to adjust the bias force that biases a roller ball cartridge (4) out of the pen (2) to suit the user's particular writing style. The pen (2) has a body (8) having distal and proximal ends, a roller ball cartridge (4) disposed in the body (8), a cap (10) removably disposed on the proximal end of the body (8), a control member (14) slidingly disposed in the cap (10), a spring (18) attached to the distal side of the control member (14) and abutting the roller ball cartridge (4), and a drive rod (16) engaged with the control member (14). Rotation of the drive rod (16) moves the control member (14) distally or proximally, thereby adjusting the bias force applied by the spring (18) to the roller ball cartridge (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. McCauley, Ryan S. Eddington, Michael Huneke
  • Roller ball pen with adjustable spring tension
    Patent number: 6261015
    Abstract: A roller ball pen that permits a user to adjust the bias force that biases a roller ball cartridge out of the pen to suit the user's particular writing style. The pen has a body having distal and proximal ends, a roller ball cartridge disposed in the body, a cap removably disposed on the proximal end of the body, a nut slidingly disposed in the cap, a spring attached to the distal side of the nut and abutting the roller ball cartridge, and a drive rod engaged with the nut. Rotation of the drive rod moves the nut distally or proximally, thereby adjusting the bias force applied by the spring to the roller ball cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. McCauley, Ryan S. Eddington, Michael Huneke