Erasable Surface Patents (Class 281/39)
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Publication number: 20140197624Abstract: The Write & Wipe Pad is a specially designed notepad that has 5 dry erase pages bound into the notepad & is perforated. Underneath the dry erase pages are 45 regular ruled paper sheets as expected in a normal notepad. All sheets have 3 holes on both the left and right margin, so they can be torn away from the note pad and placed in to 3 ring-binder in left hand side position or right hand side position. The Top 5 Sheets are Dry Erase sheets: 190 gsm white card with lamination. Notepad Sheets Material: 60 gsm wood free paper inner pages. Back support: (fits into any standard Padfolio) 600 gsm cardboard. Size: 28.8×20.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventor: Bhushan Lele
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Patent number: 8603621Abstract: A writing kit including a plastic sheet, a binding and a case with a closing element to hold the plastic sheet in the case. The case has at least one hole at a center portion of the case and the sheet has at least one hole in the sheet. A binding comprising a flexible cord is laced through the hole in the sheet and the case and a clasp slidingly engages the cord.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Inventor: Kenneth R. Tetrault
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Patent number: 7776788Abstract: A writing kit including a plastic sheet, a binding and a case with a closing element to hold the plastic sheet in the case. The case has at least one hole at a center portion of the case and the sheet has at least one hole in the sheet. A binding comprising a flexible cord is laced through the hole in the sheet and the case and a clasp slidingly engages the cord.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Inventor: Kenneth R. Tetrault
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Publication number: 20080211222Abstract: A book with markable pages constructed of washable material and removably disposed between two pillow-like covers, namely, a first pillow and a second pillow. The first pillow includes a first edge and a first periphery and the second pillow includes a second edge and a second periphery. The second edge is hingedly connected to the first edge. The book further includes a fastener positioned along and between the first periphery and the second periphery. The book is closeable and lockable. One or more of the markable pages defines a pocket for accepting a support sheet. The book further includes, disposed between the first pillow and the second pillow, one or more display pages each having a plurality of display pockets, and one or more pouch pages each defining an openably closeable storage pouch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventor: Michael L. Nakamura
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Patent number: 7192061Abstract: The birthday calendar is a dual monthly calendar and twelve-month chart. The calendar is perpetual in that it is not designated for any particular year or month. The monthly calendar is made of a dry-erase board displaying a month grid that is filled in with erasable ink for any particular month. The chart is a grid used to permanently record and display birth dates and other annual dates such as anniversaries and holidays. The chart displays columns intersected by rows. The columns are grouped in twelve sets of two having a month column adjacent to a year column. The rows display the dates of each month down the left side of the chart, numbered from 1–31. An event is recorded in the chart by writing the event's name in the appropriate month and date space and the year in the adjacent year space.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Inventor: Judy A. Martin
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Patent number: 7093857Abstract: The birthday calendar is a dual monthly calendar and twelve-month chart. The calendar is perpetual in that it is not designated for any particular time period. The monthly calendar displays a month, either from a single use calendar or by filling in a month grid disposed on a dry-erase board with erasable ink. The chart is a grid used to permanently record and display birth dates and other annual dates such as anniversaries and holidays. The chart displays columns intersected by rows. The columns are grouped in twelve sets of two having a month column adjacent to a year column. The rows display the dates of each month down the left side of the chart, numbered from 1–31. An event is recorded in the chart by writing the event's name in the appropriate month and date space and the year in the adjacent year space.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Inventor: Judy A. Martin
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Publication number: 20030155761Abstract: A binder, such as a three ring binder, is provided with a magnetizable panel on the front cover of the binder and with a stylus and a permanent magnet erasing device mounted onto the binder. The magnetizable panel may be inset into the cover of the binder, or it may constitute substantially the entire front cover of the binder, or it may be inserted into a transparent pocket on the front cover of the binder. The eraser may be of a broad area permanent magnet type which may be brought into engagement with the entire magnetizable panel; or a smaller linear permanently magnetized eraser may be employed. In one embodiment the magnetizable panel may be pivotally mounted on the front cover of the binder, so that it may be folded over to expose the back of the binder for accessible erasing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Applicant: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: John F. Stenger, Ed Podosek, Christine K. Hibberd, Terri McKelvaine, Arthur G. Castillo
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Patent number: 6607216Abstract: A binder, such as a three ring binder, is provided with a magnetizable panel on the front cover of the binder and with a stylus and a permanent magnet erasing device mounted onto the binder. The magnetizable panel may be inset into the cover of the binder, or it may constitute substantially the entire front cover of the binder, or it may be inserted into a transparent pocket on the front cover of the binder. The eraser may be of a broad area permanent magnet type which may be brought into engagement with the entire magnetizable panel; or a smaller linear permanently magnetized eraser may be employed. In one embodiment the magnetizable panel may be pivotally mounted on the front cover of the binder, so that it may be folded over to expose the back of the binder for accessible erasing.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2002Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: John F. Stenger, Ed Podosek, Christine K. Hibberd, Terri McKelvaine, Arthur G. Castillo
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Patent number: 6550812Abstract: A binder, such as a three ring binder, is provided with a magnetizable panel on the front cover of the binder and with a stylus and a permanent magnet erasing device mounted onto the binder. The magnetizable panel may be inset into the cover of the binder, or it may constitute substantially the entire front cover of the binder, or it may be inserted into a transparent pocket on the front cover of the binder. The eraser may be of a broad area permanent magnet type which may be brought into engagement with the entire magnetizable panel; or a smaller linear permanently magnetized eraser may be employed.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Arthur G. Castillo, Christine K. Hibberd, Terri L. McKelvaine, Edward Podosek
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Patent number: 6481127Abstract: An erasable product such as an erasable and rewritable label or an erasable sign comprises a base layer and a transparent or translucent upper sheet over the base layer which provides a smooth and wrinkle-free top surface to the product. The upper sheet and base layer are releasably adhesive together under pressure applied manually on the upper sheet such as writing pressure with a blunt stylus, to cause the upper sheet and the base layer to adhere in the localized region of pressure to display the writing in the case of a label. The upper sheet can be moved sufficiently to separate it from the base layer when a user's finger or thumb is wiped across the top surface of the upper sheet. The upper sheet also extends over a wipe-start region where the upper sheet and the base layer are not adhesive together, over which wipe-start region a user's finger or thumb may be placed from which to begin the movement to separate the upper sheet from the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Inventors: Clive James Bilbie, Roy Beverly Tipper
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Patent number: 6435560Abstract: A reusable checklist device for providing a checklist which is erasable. The reusable checklist device includes a panel having a front surface, a back surface, an upper edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The panel is substantially rigid. A plurality of number indicia is located on the front surface and extends between the upper and bottom edges. Each of a plurality of horizontal lines extends between one of the numerals and the second side edge. An erasable writing utensil is adapted for removably writing on the front surface. A sleeve has an open end and is attached to the front surface. The erasable writing utensil is extendable into the open end of the sleeve such that the erasable writing utensil is removably stored in the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2001Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Inventor: Scott A. Pruner
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Patent number: 6354631Abstract: A toy for producing a concealed message by producing a message on a message paper including a busy reddish pattern and for revealing a concealed message from a second party on a message paper including a busy reddish pattern by viewing the message under a translucent member having a similar red color.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Inventor: Lori K. Jackson
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Patent number: 6261021Abstract: A binder insert with a folder portion and a clip. The folder portion defines at least one ring aperture configured and dimensioned to receive and mount to rings of a binder. The folder portion also has a first sheet defining a clip-mounting aperture and a second sheet facing the first sheet. The clip includes first and second clip portions resiliently biased toward each other. The clip is mounted to the first sheet through the clip-mounting aperture, and the first and second clip portions are disposed in a clamping position on the exterior of the first and second sheets and compressively engaged against the sheets to bias them against each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Acco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Stephan Peter James Pfanner, Michael Albertini, Sumir Kapur, Paul Rossetto, Christopher Conley, Cira Conley, Scott Ternovits, Denise Steiner, Scott Harold Wilson, Fred Edward Cecala
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Patent number: 6257621Abstract: A kit and assembly are provided for organizing, viewing and locating photographs, for example, on pages of a photo album or scrap book. The kit or assembly may include a camera, a recorder, a digital organizer, a pen or pens, a mounting device, scissor and/or a stamp pad or the like. In addition, the kit or assembly may incorporate a magnifying sheet to assist in viewing the content of the pages of the photo album or scrap book.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1998Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Eversharp Pen CompanyInventor: Paul A. Smith
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Patent number: 6217077Abstract: The invention is of a kit or system useful for guiding and facilitating the taking, tabulation and processing of measurements as pertain to scoring game animal according to established scoring rules. The kit or system includes a flexible cable which is used to record absolute lengths or distances needed for a proper scoring. The cable lacks cumulative length indicia or unit indications, but rather includes equally spaced incremental indicia which are used (by multiplying the number of indicia as rest between measurement endpoints) as part of the ultimate determination of length according to standard measurement units. A reusable score card is also provided which includes spaces for recording measurements and indicia for indicating the proper measurements to be taken as well as the sequence thereof and prescribed calculations to be made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2000Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Inventor: Michael E. Priebe
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Patent number: 6089777Abstract: An index divider sheet assembly including a divider sheet having a tab on a sheet edge and a strip removably attached to the divider sheet and extending out from the sheet edge. A printable strip has a first strip portion attached to and flat on a first face of the tab and a second strip portion separated from the first strip portion by a fold line. The assembly is fed into a printer or copier with the second strip portion releasably secured to and flat on the removable strip. The printer or copier prints (mirror-image) indicia on the first and second strip portions. After this printing operation, the removable strip is manually removed from the sheet and from the second strip portion. The second strip portion is then folded backward on the fold line and secured with its adhesive to the opposite second face of the tab.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventor: Galen C. Wong
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Patent number: 5575506Abstract: A writing pad for attachment to the clip of a standard tape measure. The writing pad is made from a substantially rigid material, having at least one writing surface, the writing surface being sufficiently hard and abrasive to permit the writing surface to be marked by a standard writing instrument. The writing pad further includes an opening adjacent an edge of the writing pad, creating a lip dimensioned to releasably engage the clip of a standard tape measure. In use, the opening is passed around the clip to releasably secure the writing pad to the tape measure.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Inventors: Charles E. Gardenhour, Jr., Christopher E. Gardenhour
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Patent number: 5472239Abstract: A laminated map panel is disclosed for use in a map booklet. The panel includes a substantially flat, relatively stiff panel member including first and second faces located on opposite sides of the plane of the panel. The panel also includes first and second substantially parallel side edges that are generally equal in length, and first and second substantially parallel end edges of generally equal length. The panel also includes a map display sheet disposed on at least the first face which is aligned to provide a blank margin member disposed between the display sheet and the first side edge. This provides an erasable writing area. In addition, a mechanism is provided proximate the second side edge for removably securing the panel to the booklet. Finally, laminate members cover the first and second faces.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1994Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Inventor: Larry D. Trujillo
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Patent number: 4943088Abstract: The picture book is used with a pen containing a water-soluble ink, and at least a portion of the book is covered with resinous coating. Accordingly, while reading and reviewing the book, children may imaginatively paint or write on the book by means of the pen and thereafter wipe off the painted portion for reuse.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1988Date of Patent: July 24, 1990Inventor: Yoshiomi Wada
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Patent number: 4907823Abstract: A lottery kit comprising a scraping tool for removing particle covering materials from a lottery ticket, a collection mat for collecting the particles, and pocket size foldable panels that contain slash type pockets for frictionally holding a lottery ticket, a scraping tool, and a collection mat.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1989Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Inventor: Denise M. Windish
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Patent number: 4773786Abstract: A board for writing by means of a pen producing erasable marking comprises a header (2) fixed to it by means of a hooking device which permits the header to be removed from the board and hooked again an infinite number of times without damaging any part of the header or the board. The hooking device consists of wings (7) which act as a guide when the board and the header are assembled, a pair of elements (8) of inverted "U" shape which are inserted into a pair of openings (6) located in the board.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1987Date of Patent: September 27, 1988Assignee: Pubblidono S.R.L.Inventor: Eugenio Pozzobon