Pen Or Pencil Patents (Class 362/118)
  • Publication number: 20090129065
    Abstract: A pen is provided with optical magnifying capabilities, and, optionally, further includes an illuminating device. The pen functions as a writing tool so that a user can easily hold it to write. A double prismatic lens is disposed inside a lower casing of the pen and by manipulating a selector switch, a user can control the magnifying level. An LED is disposed inside casing of the pen and a light producing assembly (LPA) is disposed in a lower pen sleeve. Correspondingly, by pushing the selector switch, the LPA is electrically connected to the battery and to a switch to turn on or off an LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Giora Tamir, Tali Tamir, Shlomo Berkovitz
  • Patent number: 7448767
    Abstract: A lip pen assembly includes a container and a lip pen is removably inserted into the container. The lip pen has a base and a handle, the base is mounted to a neck extending from an end of the container and two light bulbs are connected to the base. A seal ring has a plurality of protrusions which extend through an end of the handle. The two light bulbs include two first poles and two second poles. A cover is removably connected to the base and has a biasing member which pushes a battery and the battery pushes the protrusions to be inserted into the base when the lip pen together with the base is removed from the container, so that the battery is in contact with the first terminals to light up the light bulbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Chuen Chern Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7419275
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) has a “U” shape circuit connected to a light emitting diode (LED) by a proximal end, connected to a conducting spring by a distal end. LED mounted inside a conducting shell to emit light toward a light guide tube by magnetic attraction realized by a conducting member having a conducting pole; a refill fits through the light guide tube, and a magnet mounted inside a cap member. One lead of the LED electrically connected to an anode of batteries, the other lead electrically connected to the conducting shell. But the batteries are insulated from the conducting shell; a cathode of the batteries electrically connected to the conducting pole, which is insulated from the conducting shell, as the magnet attracts to the conducting pole and conducting shell by magnetic attraction to conduct an electric current, the LED is lit up for illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Inventor: Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20080205038
    Abstract: A chalk holding device for marking up dry walled walls of a building uses a pole that has a chalk holder at one end wherein chalk is received within the holder and. locked in place via a compression ring. The pole may be threadably attached to an additional extension pole on the end opposite the chalk holding end. A light source is attached to the pole either by clamping the light source and attaching the clamp to the pole via another clamp, via adhesion or welding, or other appropriate attachment method, or the light source is an LED ring such that the pole passes through a central opening of the LED ring with the ring attached to the pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Mark C. Becnel
  • Publication number: 20080198581
    Abstract: Provided is a touch sensor type light-emission writing instrument such as a ball point pen or an automatic pencil, which includes an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) unit which is turned on or off by a touch sensor without special illumination at dark places or at night. The touch sensor type light-emission writing instrument includes an LED unit having two light-emission portions which are embedded in a leading-end opening portion of a body accommodating a pencil lead or a ball point internal chamber filled with viscous ink, and which emit light. The negative polarity of the LED unit is directly connected to a battery through a metal plate, a spring etc., in the writing instrument, and the positive polarity thereof is linked on an integrated-circuit (IC) board between the LED unit and the battery. The LED unit is turned on or off by detection of a touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Hyung-Bong LEE, Dae-Gyu LEE, Kyung-Tae LEE
  • Patent number: 7413320
    Abstract: An illuminating eraser is provided. The eraser includes a body and an insert. The insert is receivable within a hollow portion of the body and includes a power source and a light emitting source. The power source is activated by applying pressure to the insert thereby causing the light emitting device to illuminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: It's Academic, Inc.
    Inventor: David V. Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20080165524
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) has a single sided “U” shape circuit soldered with a light emitting diode (LED), a conducting spring soldered to an open end on the reverse side. PCB based LED mounted inside a conducting shell to emit light toward a light guide tube by magnetic attraction realized by a conducting member having a conducting pole; a refill fits through the light guide tube, and a magnet mounted inside a cap member. One lead of the LED electrically connected to an anode of batteries, the other lead electrically connected to the conducting shell. But the batteries are insulated from the conducting shell; a cathode of the batteries electrically connected to the conducting pole, which is insulated from the conducting shell, as the magnet attracts to the conducting pole and conducting shell by magnetic attraction to conduct an electric current, the LED is lit up for illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 7393114
    Abstract: An assembly according to the present invention includes a tattoo machine, a grip attached to the tattoo machine, and a light assembly inside the grip utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs). The assembly further includes a power supply, a power cord for connecting the tattoo machine to the power supply, and two alligator clips conductively connected to the power cord or tattoo machine which transmit power to the light assembly via wires extending from the light assembly to the alligator clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph E. Devlin
  • Publication number: 20080144308
    Abstract: An apparatus comprised of: a generally tubular and closed writing utensil sheath formed by a first thin sidewall and adapted to receive a writing utensil; a generally tubular and closed lighting device sheath, formed by a second sidewall, positioned adjacent to the writing utensil sheath, and adapted to receive a lighting device; and a connecting portion connecting the writing utensil sheath to the lighting device sheath such that the lighting device illuminates a writing surface when the writing utensil is in use. The sheaths can further include teeth to keep the writing utensil and lighting device in place. The sheaths can be parallel to one another or somewhat non-parallel to more specifically direct the light at the writing surface when in use. In one embodiment, both of the sidewalls of the sheaths are less than or equal to approximately one eighth of an inch thick. In one embodiment, the connecting portion includes two flat surfaces that are substantially parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jerry R. Salerno, Anita Salerno
  • Publication number: 20080101057
    Abstract: An illuminating eraser is provided. The eraser includes a body and an insert. The insert is receivable within a hollow portion of the body and includes a power source and a light emitting source. The power source is activated by applying pressure to the insert thereby causing the light emitting device to illuminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: David V. Shapiro
  • Patent number: 7347638
    Abstract: A pen with a storage function includes a penholder, an end of which is installed with a storage device, enabling a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector of the storage device to be protruded out of the penholder, for connecting with an external computer to download data. A chosen place on a surface of the penholder is installed with a light pervious casing, and an inner wall of the penholder, corresponding to the light pervious casing, is surrounded with at least one solar power flashing LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), such that when the LCD has absorbed sufficient solar energy, commercial prints on the LCD can be flashingly displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20080068826
    Abstract: A lip pen assembly includes a container and a lip pen is removably inserted into the container. The lip pen has a base and a handle, the base is mounted to a neck extending from an end of the container and two light bulbs are connected to the base. A seal ring has a plurality of protrusions which extend through an end of the handle. The two light bulbs include two first poles and two second poles. A cover is removably connected to the base and has a biasing member which pushes a battery and the battery pushes the protrusions to be inserted into the base when the lip pen together with the base is removed from the container, so that the battery is in contact with the first terminals to light up the light bulbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: CHUEN CHERN CO. LTD
    Inventor: Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7314325
    Abstract: A pen-and-electronic device assembly comprises: a barrel; a writing member; and an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a housing having a battery-mounting part including top and bottom walls and a peripheral wall cooperating with the top and bottom walls to define an enclosed battery compartment, the peripheral wall including a first portion fixed to the top and bottom walls and defining an access opening, and a second portion connected detachably to the first portion for covering the access opening; and a circuit unit in the housing. The second portion is fastened to the bottom wall so as to prevent undesired access to the battery compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventors: Han-Chao Chang, Jen-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 7241022
    Abstract: A pen with light source comprises an upper case with a press-on turning device, an at least semi-transparent lower case, mounted on the upper case and containing a pen refill, and a lighting device, inserted inside the upper and lower cases, further comprising two end pins, two springs, a battery socket, batteries, a lamp socket, and a lamp, wherein the two end pins are electrically connected and disconnected by pressing on the press-on turning device, switching on and off the lamp, with above structural parts allowing for easy manufacturing and ensuring high luminosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: International Writing Instrument Corp.
    Inventor: Tse-Tsung Lin
  • Patent number: 7220012
    Abstract: The present invention is aimed to provide a clip for pen, in particular, the marks or logo on the clip can emit light and slide on rails. The illuminating clip includes a conducting clamp (6), at least an illuminating device (7), the conducting clamp (6) having a first and second conductors (61),(62) separated from each other; both top ends of the conductors (61),(62) led into pen (10) to contact the anode and cathode of the batteries (31); the illuminating device (7) is disposed on the conducting clamp (6), at least one LED (73) disposed inside the conducting clamp (6), two conducting metal leads (74), (75) extended from the underside of the LED to contact the conductors (61), (62); Thereby, a switch disposed on the pen (10) controls one of the circuits between the conductors and the batteries to light the illuminating device or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventor: Yu-Yin Liu
  • Patent number: 7160045
    Abstract: A writing instrument with an illuminated ink reservoir. The writing instrument includes a light source, a power supply, a power switch, and an ink reservoir defined by a portion of the instrument body that is generally capable of transmitting light. The ink reservoir contains ink, preferably flourescent marking ink that will glow brightly when illuminated by the light source. The writing instrument further comprises a light conducting member that guides the majority of light emitted from the light source into generally the center axis of the ink reservoir. The light conducting member helps to guide and focus the light into the ink within the reservoir. The light source may be an ultraviolet “black light”, that causes the ink to glow brightly and produces a spellbinding visual effect. Advertising material may be imprinted on the instrument for advertising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Calibre International, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Oas
  • Patent number: 7150555
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a lighting pen which comprises a writing section and an illustrating section on the bottom and in the middle section of the pen respectively, and a control switch for turning on and off an illuminating member; wherein a displaying section in the shape of a hollow tube is coupled adjacent to the illuminating section, and a light guiding plate is disposed on the inner wall of the tube, and at least one sign is disposed on the surface of the light guiding plate; such that the light passes through the light guiding plate and the sign is reflected on a predetermined position after the illuminating member is lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Te-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 7101103
    Abstract: An improved illuminated writing instrument comprises a writing element, a lighting element and an attaching element. The writing and lighting elements are secured to each other via the attaching element. The attaching element comprises a combination dual clip and a retainer clip. A dual opening clip attaches the writing instrument and the illuminating instrument such that the two instruments form one illuminated writing instrument. The invention further comprises a magnetic retainer clip to secure the illuminated writing instrument as desired by the user. In operation, the force from the magnetic field of the retainer magnet will draw the arm to the magnet. The force of the magnetic field is an amount that will secure the arm to the magnet thereby creating the mechanism that will provide the securing capabilities of the retainer clip. This clip will have the capability of securing the illuminated writing instrument as desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Inventor: Dan L. Dietz
  • Patent number: 7093950
    Abstract: An illumination pen includes a hollow pen holder having a receiving cavity and a lower light transmissible body, a writer device and an actuator. The writer device includes a pen core, an illumination device including a battery and an illuminator. The actuator includes a rotor rotatably provided on the pen holder, and a driving member including a conductive arm and a pushing arm. When the rotor is rotated at a clockwise direction, the conductive arm is driven to electrically connect with the illuminator so as to light it up, when the rotor is rotated at a counter-clockwise direction, the pushing arm is driven towards the illuminator to move the writing tip of the pen core out of the bottom opening of the pen holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventor: Weiliang Kui
  • Patent number: 7086797
    Abstract: A pullable light-emitting pen has a light-emitting body and a refill. The light-emitting body and the refill can act synchronously. Thereby, at night light is illuminated from the light-emitting pen so that the user can write easily. A cover is located at a top of the light-emitting pen. When the cover is pulled, the light-emitting body and the refill will protrude out from the pen tube for writing. When the cover descends, the light-emitting body does not light up again. Thus the light-emitting pen can be placed in a pocket. The light-emitting body and refill embeds into the pen tube. The power supply is hidden so as to have a beautiful outlook. The pulling of the cover can prevent the mistake of incorrectly lighting up so that power is saved. Decorations on the cover can present an attractive outlook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 7080951
    Abstract: A laser pointer with external device connector comprising a laser pointer offers pointing function, a hollow external connector with the size corresponding to the objects to be connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Wei-Jong Lin
  • Patent number: 7044672
    Abstract: A multi-colored self-illuminating writing implement whereby one of a plurality of light sources contained within the housing of the writing implement is made selectable by the user as desired. The self-illuminating writing implement includes a marker mounted within the housing adjacent a marking end of the writing implement. A battery is also disposed within the housing for providing power to the selected light source. A plurality of light sources are mounted to a de-multiplexing switch that allows the user to selectively place one of the plurality of light sources in electrical communication with the battery mounted within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventor: Sun Yu
  • Patent number: 7040775
    Abstract: An image-casting flashlight has a housing adapted to hold a battery, a battery-powered LED light source mounted on the housing and directed forward along an axis, and a holder sleeve axially displaceable on the housing forward of and relative to the LED light source. An image carrier, e.g. a slide or a mask, is fixed in the holder sleeve and axially aligned with the light source. An end piece on the housing forward of the LED light source and of the image carrier holds a lens. Thus axial displacement of the holder sleeve moves the image carrier relative to the light source and to the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Zweibruder Optoelectronics GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Opolka
  • Patent number: 7029193
    Abstract: A minidrive pen with laser and illuminating function includes an upper and a lower pen barrel and an adapter, wherein a minidrive circuit board is configured within the upper pen barrel, and which is connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector. Two orifices are defined in a bottom extremity of the lower pen barrel. Furthermore, a laser element, an illuminating element and a battery compartment are configured within the lower pen barrel. Switches are configured in a surface of the lower pen barrel. After disposing batteries in the battery compartment, the upper pen barrel and the lower pen barrel are joined together by means of the adapter. Furthermore, electric conduction is also effectuated by means of the adapter, thereby constituting a easy carrying of the minidrive, and simultaneously achieving effectiveness of a laser pointer and illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Henry Chao
  • Patent number: 6994446
    Abstract: A light emitting rotary double refill pen comprises an upper tube and a lower tube. The lower tube is installed with a refill switching unit for switching two refills. A light emitting set is installed at and secured to a lower end of an inner wall of the positioning tube. The light emitting set is installed with a light emitting body and a battery set. A spring is installed between the light emitting set and the stop cap. A top of the refill switching unit of the lower tube is fixed with an electric disk and is conductive to the light emitting set. A top of the electric disk is installed with a conductive spring and a conductive plate. When the lead is in contact with the conductive plate on the electric disk. The light emitting body lights up, otherwise, the light emitting body extinguishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Inventor: Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 6955445
    Abstract: An illuminated writing implement has substantially tubular body and head portions. An electrically connected power source and light source are located in an interior of the head portion. A removable cap is provided on the top of the head portion. A display unit for displaying the time and date is located on an outer surface of the head portion. Switches are used to set the illumination mode of the light source and the time and date shown by the display unit. A beam of light produced by the light source shines through a lens at the bottom of the writing implement. A marking element has a tip which protrudes through a hole in the lens for writing or drawing. The brightness and focus of the beam of light are adjusted by rotating the head portion and a focusing ring on the body portion of the writing implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: Djoser Omowale
  • Patent number: 6948827
    Abstract: An LED flashlight construction is formed from molded plastic housing members joined to provide a tubular section connected to a battery chamber capable of holding one or more disc batteries capable of providing adequate voltage for operating a light emitting diode positioned at the distal end of the tubular section. A conductive metal pocket clip may be elastically deformed for closure of the circuit to provide power to the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Lisle Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin L. Tally
  • Patent number: 6945725
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-functioned image projecting pen, the front end of the jointing tube is connected dismountable to the rear end of pen shaft; the battery, button and luminotron constituting the circuit are mounted into the front end of jointing tube in this order. The button is mounted on the sidewall of jointing tube; the mounting bobbin is mounted movable to the rear end of jointing tube, the diaphragm is set between lighter and mounting bobbin; a moving sleeve is slip connected onto the mounting bobbin protruding out the jointing tube, the projecting lens is fixed at the top of moving sleeve. The moving sleeve is movable on the mounting bobbin according to the invention, the projected image is emerged or removed along the moving in or moving out of the moving sleeve, this makes the product functions as the pen, projecting and flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: New San Ban Stationery Limited
    Inventor: Jing En Cui
  • Patent number: 6926421
    Abstract: A light emitting pen actuated by pivotally rotating a clip includes an upper pen tube and a lower pen tube. A base at an upper end of the upper pen tube has a slot. The clip is buckled into the slot. The clip is an eccentric block. The eccentric block is pivotally installed in the slot by using a stud. A top stud of the switch button protrudes from a central round hole of the base. A top of the top stud resists against the eccentric block of the clip. When the clip pivotally rotates upwards, the switch button descends to contact the light emitting device to light up. The light emitting device moves downward to cause the refill moves downwards. Then a tip of the refill protrudes out of the pen tube. When the clip pivotally rotates, the light emitting body does not light up and the tip embeds into the pen tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventor: Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 6923353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt buckle caddy which stores a set of telescopic pens or pencils which include blinking light reminders when in use to remind the user to place the pens or pencils back in the caddy after use. The caddy also includes a front interchangeable ornament lighted by a glowing or blinking light useful as a safety feature during night walks and to match the users attire. Left and right grooves on the front of the buckle caddy serve to guide the ornament onto the front of the caddy and tubes extending from a top opening on the caddy serve to store the pens or pencils when not in use. Two small holes are formed through the caddy to facilitate holding fixed ornaments or LED electrical contacts which are connected to lithium batteries located on the rear of the caddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: Genaro Texidor
  • Patent number: 6908211
    Abstract: An adapter for providing a concentrated beam of light over an extended distance for a flashlight. The flashlight includes a penlight with an LED light source. The adapter includes a light collecting and magnifying barrel having a reflective inner surface and a magnifying lens and is secured with the end of the penlight encasing the LED. Light rays emitted from the LED are concentrated and reflected through the lens in the form of a condensed beam of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Steve A. Harper
  • Patent number: 6860616
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light emitting diode flashlight is contained within a housing having a pen tip extending from the housing and an ink or dye reservoir in fluid communication with the pen tip. The ultraviolet light emitting diode flashlight within the housing emits light capable of inducing fluorescence in the ink or dye. A switch assembly completes an electrical circuit between a light emitting diode and a battery to activate the flashlight. A writing system package includes at least two of: a neon or pastel colored writing surface, a security pen having an ink or dye that fluoresces in the visible portion of the light spectrum upon exposure to ultraviolet light, and an ultraviolet light emitting diode flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: IQ Hong Kong, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Yu, Andrew Tiefel, David Perrin
  • Patent number: 6837639
    Abstract: An illuminable writing instrument includes a hollow elongated body having a first end, an opposed second end, and a receiving cavity, wherein the elongated body is adapted for a light passing from the receiving cavity to outside, a writing unit, having a writing tip, disposed in the receiving cavity, an actuator mounted at the second end of the elongated body to move the writing unit from a normal unemployed position to an operation position, and an illumination arrangement including an illuminating unit supported within the receiving cavity of the elongated body and a switch control which is electrically connected to the illuminator and is arranged to activate the illuminating unit for providing a lighting effect throughout the elongated body while actuating the writing unit via the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Ve-Chung Hui
  • Publication number: 20040234325
    Abstract: An illuminable writing instrument includes a hollow elongated body having a first end, an opposed second end, and a receiving cavity, wherein the elongated body is adapted for a light passing from the receiving cavity to outside, a writing unit, having a writing tip, disposed in the receiving cavity, an actuator mounted at the second end of the elongated body to move the writing unit from a normal unemployed position to an operation position, and an illumination arrangement including an illuminating unit supported within the receiving cavity of the elongated body and a switch control which is electrically connected to the illuminator and is arranged to activate the illuminating unit for providing a lighting effect throughout the elongated body while actuating the writing unit via the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Ve-Chung Hui
  • Publication number: 20040174698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light pen having a rod-like body portion, a leading end portion removably mounted to the body, an emitter for emitting light and a switch for turning the emitter ON and OFF. The emitter and the switch are provided at the leading end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagashima, Mitsuyoshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20040161287
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-colored self-illuminating writing implement whereby one of a plurality of light sources contained within the housing of the writing implement is made selectable by the user as desired. The self-illuminating writing implement includes a marker mounted within the housing adjacent a marking end of the writing implement. A battery is also disposed within the housing for providing power to the selected light source. A plurality of light sources are mounted to a de-multiplexing switch that allows the user to selectively place one of said plurality of light sources in electrical communication with the battery mounted within the housing. The interior wall of the housing may include a reflective coating to enhance propagation of the illumination from the light source through a translucent portion formed adjacent the marking end of the self-illuminating writing implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: Sun Yu
  • Publication number: 20040161288
    Abstract: A writing implement having a built-in illumination system and a light reflecting chamber includes a transparent cone of front pen tube accommodating an ink cartridge, a hollow cylindrical barrel surrounded by a light reflecting tube, a middle ring housing the light-emitting body and an annular light reflecting plate, a power chamber housed in the rear pen tube and consisting of a LED conducting wire channel and a battery room, a conducting spring, a push tube, a switching cap, and a pen cap with clip protecting the ink cartridge tip. When light switches on, a part of the emitted light passes straightly and directly toward the cone of front pen tube through the hollow of the front pen tube to light up the surface to be written on, simultaneously, another part of the light is reflected at the surface of the annular light reflecting plate and the polished mirror-like inner wall surface of the light reflecting tube and is propagated toward the cone of front pen tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: Hsueh Chen Tsai
  • Patent number: 6773192
    Abstract: A Ligth-Emitting USB portable disk-pen includes a USB plug that is inserted to a computer at an upper pen shaft, the USB plug is accommodated with a locating plate and joined as one body with a sheath. A printed circuit board is connected with one end of the sheath, penetrated into the sheath, and positioned along with the sheath in the upper pen shaft. The upper pen shaft is relative lighter in weight for not containing a refill, and is therefore steadier and less likely to wobble when being inserted to a computer, the LED at the PCB emits light via a bulb at the upper pen shaft, and thereby preventing poor contact quality of the USB plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: PROSONIC Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Henry Chao
  • Publication number: 20040136180
    Abstract: An illuminated writing instrument including a barrel having fluorescent pigment illuminated by a UV LED. An electrical power source such as a button cell and an electrical switch are electrically connected to the UV LED for selectively controlling the flow of electrical current between the power source and the LED. An upper housing connected to the barrel contains the power source, the electrical switch, and the UV LED. The fluorescent pigment of the barrel emits visible light in response to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Edward D. Lewis, Daniel J. Deutsch
  • Publication number: 20040075998
    Abstract: An advertising-effect display pen consists essentially of a top penholder, a bottom penholder, and a conjoint part, wherein a push bottom and a display illuminated mechanism are installedinside the top penholder having at least a battery, a spring, a circuit board, and at least a LED; the push button controling the circuit board enables the LED illuminated. The bottom penholder connects with the top penholder by the conjoint part, followed by removing at least a part of a layer material coated on the bottom penholder, the light emits towards the bottom penholder and the blank part being removed the material displays the emission of the light to obtain certain advertising effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Su
  • Patent number: 6719473
    Abstract: A light emitting pen emits light unidirectioanlly or bidirectionally. By pressing a press button, an upper light emitting unit or lower light emitting unit are controlled to light up or distinguished. Moreover, the rising and descending of the filler is controllable so that the pen head will protrude out or embedded into the pen tube. Thereby, at night, by the upper lower pen tube or lower light emitting unit to emit light, light emits so as to provide illumination for writing. When the two light emitting units do no light up, the pen head will embed into the pen tube for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung Kao
  • Publication number: 20040062036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pen structure, more particularly, a pen with the functions of illumination and logo indication, which comprises a main body and an illuminant, wherein the lower portion of the main body is a pen instrument for writing and the upper portion is a housing member with a lateral aperture. The inner surface of the housing member is reflective. The illuminant consists of a transparent barrel, a LED, a push-button switch, a plurality of batteries and a tail cap. The functions of illumination and logo indication can be served respectively by the interactive reflection of the inner surface while placing the illuminant from different ends thereof in the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin Ching-Yi Kuo
  • Publication number: 20040047671
    Abstract: The invention discloses a multi-purpose pen. Wherein, an upper pen shaft and a lower pen shaft are joined by a hollow middle ring in between; the upper pen shaft has a gradually contracted cone-shaped lucent section in an outward direction a rear end thereof, such that light beams emitted from an illumination module located in the upper pen shaft are passed out to an exterior via the cone-shaped lucent section; the upper pen shaft further has a pen clamp at the rear end thereof; a front edge of a reverse side of the pen clamp is disposed with a protruding object that is penetrated into a corresponding opening at the upper pen shaft, so as to touch-control a light source switch at a circuit board of the illumination module; and between the circuit board and the protruding object is an insulating strap for preventing electricity leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Yen-Chao Su
  • Patent number: 6702499
    Abstract: A pen cap is constructed to include a cap body with a clip, a lighting circuit assembly, the lighting circuit assembly including a battery set mounted inside the cap body, an IC chip mounted on the clip and electrically connected to the battery set through a switch at the top of the cap body, and LED chips of different colors electrically connected to the IC chip, and a show plate fixedly mounted on the IC chip to hold the LED chips, the show plate having a design surrounded by the LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventor: Te Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 6682212
    Abstract: A light-emitting pen is formed by a front pen tube, a rear pen tube and a middle ring. A metal cap at a lower end of a resisting element in the rear pen tube is in contact with or not in contact with the metal button at a top end of the light-emitting element and a metal conductive wire at the same time. Then a light-emitting body emits light or does not emit light or a filler will move upwards or downwards. Moreover, the light-emitting body and the filler can be controlled in four different stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventor: Sheng-Siong Gao
  • Patent number: 6682202
    Abstract: A novelty device includes a power source, lighting elements and a flashing circuit to selectively provide lighting signals to the lighting elements. The novelty device further includes a spring switch to activate the flashing circuit. The spring switch includes a spring having a fixed end and a free end and a metal cap positioned proximate the free end of the spring for electrical engagement by the free end of the spring. Examples of the novelty device include a pen, a key chain, a hair clip and a cosmetics case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Cheerine Development (Hong Kong) Ltd.
    Inventor: Wai Kai Wong
  • Publication number: 20030235456
    Abstract: A lightable writing instrument includes a first end portion including a colorant dispenser, and a middle portion including a component housing. A second end portion of the wriging instrument includes a generally tubular body portion having an interior passageway therein. A lightable filament is disposed in the interior passageway and extends along a portion of the interior passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Killion
  • Patent number: 6666564
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) pen clip is mainly assembled by an upper pen stem, a lower pen stem and a joint portion; an accommodation space inside the upper pen stem is disposed with a LED mechanism which includes a circuit board, a press key switch, a spring, one or more than one batteries and a plurality of LEDs; wherein the batteries transmit the electric power to the circuit board via the spring; the LEDs are respectively disposed on the circuit board. Pressing and switching the press key switch changes the colors of the LEDs. The present invention includes a pen clip connected to a lateral side of the pen stem. The pen clip has a plurality of holes disposed at the upper rim end for inserting the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Su
  • Patent number: 6623135
    Abstract: An illuminating writing instrument useful for persons afflicted with hypotonia comprises: (a) a housing having a lower end and an upper end; (b) a writing core located within the housing, wherein the writing core has a first end which extends beyond the lower housing end and a second end; (c) a head having a first head end which operatively interfaces the writing core second end, and a second head end; (d) a force applying member which is operatively associated with the head; and (e) an electrical circuit which comprises in electrical connection: (i) a power source, (ii) a first switch electrically operatively associated with the power source, (iii) a second switch which is operatively associated with the second head end, wherein the second switch is capable of generating a signal responsive to force being applied to the writing core first end, and (iv) a multicolor indicator operatively associated with the first and second switches and capable of receiving signals from the first and second switches
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Inventor: Jason L. Moss
  • Patent number: 6623136
    Abstract: A pen with a scanner pen head and a twist switch comprised of a writing pen, an upper penholder section, a twist switch and a light emission device; a chamber containing three gradations in the upper penholder section to receive penetration of a guide pin from a plunger in the upper penholder section with the lower end of the plunger linked to the upper end of the writing pen so to control the plunger to rise to retract or to descend to expose a refill for writing purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Kuo