Patents by Inventor Nobuo Sekine
Nobuo Sekine 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).
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Patent number: 9266379Abstract: A thermochromic writing instrument contains a thermochromic ink, wherein a writing body is accommodated in a barrel movably in a longitudinal direction, an operation portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel, a pen tip of the writing body is constituted so as to be projectable/retractable from/into a front-end hole of the barrel by operating the operation portion, the thermochromic ink is contained in the inside of the writing body, the pen tip capable of ejecting the thermochromic ink is provided at the front end of the writing tool, and a friction portion capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting of the thermochromic ink by the frictional heat generated when the handwriting is rubbed with the friction portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: THE PILOT INK CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Imamura, Nobuo Sekine, Masashi Ando
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Patent number: 9233574Abstract: A thermochromic writing instrument contains a thermochromic ink, wherein a writing body is accommodated in a barrel movably in a longitudinal direction, an operation portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel, a pen tip of the writing body is constituted so as to be projectable/retractable from/into a front-end hole of the barrel by operating the operation portion, the thermochromic ink is contained in the inside of the writing body, the pen tip capable of ejecting the thermochromic ink is provided at the front end of the writing tool, and a friction portion capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting of the thermochromic ink by the frictional heat generated when the handwriting is rubbed with the friction portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignees: THE PILOT INK CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Imamura, Nobuo Sekine, Masashi Ando
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Publication number: 20130121744Abstract: A thermochromic writing instrument contains a thermochromic ink, wherein a writing body is accommodated in a barrel movably in a longitudinal direction, an operation portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel, a pen tip of the writing body is constituted so as to be projectable/retractable from/into a front-end hole of the barrel by operating the operation portion, the thermochromic ink is contained in the inside of the writing body, the pen tip capable of ejecting the thermochromic ink is provided at the front end of the writing tool, and a friction portion capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting of the thermochromic ink by the frictional heat generated when the handwriting is rubbed with the friction portion is provided on the outer surface of the barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Yoshinori IMAMURA, Nobuo SEKINE, Masashi ANDO
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Patent number: 8322937Abstract: A thermochromic writing instrument contains a thermochromic ink, wherein a writing body 8 is accommodated in a barrel 2 movably in a longitudinal direction, an operation portion 5 is provided on the outer surface of the barrel 2, and a pen tip 81 of the writing body 8 is constituted so as to be projectable/retractable from/into a front-end hole 31 of the barrel 2 by operating the operation portion 5. The thermochromic ink 83 is contained in the inside of the writing body 8, the pen tip 81 capable of ejecting the thermochromic ink 83 is provided at the front end of the writing tool, and a friction portion 4 capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting of the thermochromic ink 83 by the frictional heat generated when the handwriting is rubbed with the friction portion 4 is provided on the outer surface of the barrel 2.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Imamura, Nobuo Sekine, Masashi Ando
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Publication number: 20100098476Abstract: There is provided a thermochromic writing instrument containing a thermochromic ink, which is capable of easily changing color of the handwriting of thermochromic ink by rubbing and also being quickly brought into a writing-capable state (pen-tip-projected state) or a stored state (pen-tip-retracted state) even when the user can use only one hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: THE PILOT INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Imamura, Nobuo Sekine, Masashi Ando
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Patent number: 6076987Abstract: 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, the ballpoint pen tip rotatably accommodating a ball at a front end of a pipe made of metal, an outwardly projecting pipe portion having a uniform thickness throughout the length thereof is arranged at a front end of the ballpoint pen tip, and if a length of the pipe portion is L, an outer diameter of the pipe portion is D, a relational expression "L/D.ltoreq.4.0" is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1994Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Sekine, Takehiko Yokosuka, Masashi Andoh, Yoshiaki Okawara
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Patent number: 5904432Abstract: A ballpoint pen tip including a metallic pipe having a plurality of inwardly projecting portions at a neighborhood of a front end portion of the pipe at regular intervals, and a front end edge portion at a front end of the pipe, and a ball rotatably held between the front end edge portion and the plurality of inwardly projecting portions, wherein the pipe satisfies a relation of A/T.ltoreq.5.8 where A is an outer diameter of the ball and T is a thickness 10 of the pipe, and also the relation of B/T.ltoreq.2.3 where B is a diameter of a virtual inscribing circle contacting a top of the plurality of inwardly projecting portions and T is the same as above.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1997Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Ando, Nobuo Sekine, Masahiro Kondo, Hideaki Asami, Nobuo Matsubara
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Patent number: 5899625Abstract: A ballpoint pen tip including a metallic pipe having a plurality of inwardly projecting portions at a neighborhood of a front end portion of the pipe at regular intervals, and a front end edge portion at a front end of the pipe, and a ball rotatably held between the front end edge portion and the plurality of inwardly projecting portions, wherein the pipe satisfies a relation of A/T.ltoreq.5.8 where A is an outer diameter of the ball and T is a thickness 10 of the pipe, and also the relation of B/T.ltoreq.2.3 where B is a diameter of a virtual inscribing circle contacting a top of the plurality of inwardly projecting portions and T is the same as above.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Ando, Nobuo Sekine, Masahiro Kondo, Hideaki Asami, Nobuo Matsubara
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Patent number: 3940637Abstract: A key input device which forms a key switch with high reliability or an integrated keyboard with small dimensions which can produce coded signals with high reliability and a S/N ratio of high value without any encoder circuits, comprising a piezoelectric polymer film, applied as a pressure sensor, having layer electrodes on both surfaces thereof and at least one device for straining the film, the straining device defining a key.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1974Date of Patent: February 24, 1976Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hiroji Ohigashi, Reiko Shigenari, Syozo Ogawa, Nobuo Sekine
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Patent number: D363308Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1994Date of Patent: October 17, 1995Assignee: Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuo Sekine
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Patent number: D378761Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1996Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuo Sekine
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Patent number: D426263Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Sekine, Kazuo Iwase, Mikiya Ido
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Patent number: D426573Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Sekine, Kazuo Iwase, Mikiya Ido