Writing Utensil (e.g., Pen, Pencil) Patents (Class 362/579)
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Patent number: 9211758Abstract: A pencil has a pencil casing made of a sharpenable casing material and a core held in a central receiving bore in the casing material that extends in the longitudinal direction of the pencil. One or more optical fibers made of a sharpenable material is/are arranged in the pencil casing. The optical fiber or optical fibers extends in the longitudinal direction as well and are at least partially surrounded by the material of the pencil casing. A light entry surface of the at least one optical fiber is arranged at the rear end of the pencil casing such that a light source, which is present there, can be used to inject light to said light entry surface. The light exit surface of the optical fiber exits at the forward end of the pencil casing.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: FABER-CASTELL AGInventors: Hans Poisel, Olaf Ziemann, Alexander Bachmann
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Patent number: 8628228Abstract: A light assembly is provided. The light assembly has a housing having a first end segment carrying an activation mechanism, a second end segment, and a light emitting segment connecting the first and second end segments. A light source is provided in communication with an activation device and arranged to illuminate the light emitting segment. An attachment assembly is arranged for attachment of the light assembly to a carrying device. The attachment assembly is formed by a first receptor and a second receptor, the first and second receptors adapted to receive an attachment device. The attachment assembly may also be formed by a first magnet arranged to attract to the carrying device and a second magnet arranged to attract to the carrying device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Inventor: Benton Lundy
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Patent number: 8292485Abstract: A light pen includes a case, a light source, a pen-nib structure, a first lens device, an elastic piece, a hollow knob, and a linkage pipe. The pen-nib structure is disposed through the case. The first lens device is disposed between the light source and the pen-nib structure. The elastic piece is connected to the first lens device. The hollow knob rotatably sheathes the first lens device. The linkage pipe sheathes the first lens device and is connected to the hollow knob for driving the elastic piece to move away from the pen-nib structure when the hollow knob rotates to a first position, so that the pen-nib structure can move relative to the case. The linkage pipe is further used for being separate from the elastic piece when the hollow knob rotates to a second position, so that the elastic piece can be engaged with the pen-nib structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventor: Yin Wang
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Patent number: 8066397Abstract: First and second magnets of a light pen according to the present invention are used for replacing a conventional spring to be a switch structure of the light pen. Whereby, the elastic fatigue problem is not yielded, the switch structure is enabled to be more durable and dependable and can be used as a switch structure for a light pen whose stroke between two electric contact points from a separation state to a contact state is shorter.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Era Optoelectronics Inc.Inventor: Chih-Hsiung Lin
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Publication number: 20110199782Abstract: A pencil has a pencil casing made of a sharpenable casing material and a core held in a central receiving bore in the casing material that extends in the longitudinal direction of the pencil. One or more optical fibers made of a sharpenable material is/are arranged in the pencil casing. The optical fiber or optical fibers extends in the longitudinal direction as well and are at least partially surrounded by the material of the pencil casing. A light entry surface of the at least one optical fiber is arranged at the rear end of the pencil casing such that a light source, which is present there, can be used to inject light to said light entry surface. The light exit surface of the optical fiber exits at the forward end of the pencil casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: FABER-CASTELL AGInventors: HANS POISEL, OLAF ZIEMANN, ALEXANDER BACHMANN
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Publication number: 20110075440Abstract: A light pen includes a case, a light source, a pen-nib structure, a first lens device, an elastic piece, a hollow knob, and a linkage pipe. The pen-nib structure is disposed through the case. The first lens device is disposed between the light source and the pen-nib structure. The elastic piece is connected to the first lens device. The hollow knob rotatably sheathes the first lens device. The linkage pipe sheathes the first lens device and is connected to the hollow knob for driving the elastic piece to move away from the pen-nib structure when the hollow knob rotates to a first position, so that the pen-nib structure can move relative to the case. The linkage pipe is further used for being separate from the elastic piece when the hollow knob rotates to a second position, so that the elastic piece can be engaged with the pen-nib structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Yin Wang
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Patent number: 7871175Abstract: An apparatus and method of drawing with light. The apparatus comprising of a cylindrically shaped body which houses a light emitting diode of various colors and intensities. The apparatus additionally comprising of a lens which focuses the light emitted through an aperture of various sizes. Under darkroom conditions, the apparatus is manually passed over chosen areas of light sensitive paper to create drawings. Thereafter, the paper is developed with photo chemicals to expose the drawn images.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Inventor: Natasha Dawn Bacca
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Patent number: 7628503Abstract: An illuminated key casing assembly includes a light transmissive casing having a top and bottom side, a key ring hole, and a slot between the top and bottom side extending to the key ring hole that is configured to receive a key. The light transmissive casing includes a first cavity holding a single battery, and a second cavity that receives a light emitting device. Disposed between the first and second cavities are first and second protrusions, wherein light that is transmitted from within the second cavity through the first protrusion is dispersed through the light transmissive casing. The second protrusion has a mounting hole and an arcuate-shaped slot. The light emitting device has a first leadwire force-fit between a sidewall of the first cavity and battery so as to secure the battery, and a second leadwire received within the arcuate-shaped slot to provide a free end positioned over and spaced apart from the battery. A cover is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Inventor: Kevin M. Pumm
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Patent number: 7575334Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Inventor: Mark C. Becnel
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Patent number: 7150555Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2004Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Inventor: Te-Hsiang Fang
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Patent number: 7093950Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2004Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Inventor: Weiliang Kui
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Patent number: 6943670Abstract: A writing instrument including an integrated display module. The display module is used to provide a presentation to a user or consumer. The presentation can be in the form of scrolling text, a still image, a flashing image, an image that fades in and out of view or a movie. The presentation can be an advertisement, for entertainment or informative in nature.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: TLCD, Ltd.Inventors: Thomas A. Liguori, Thomas H. Lupfer
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Patent number: 6926421Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Inventor: Ming Huang
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Patent number: 6860616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: IQ Hong Kong, Ltd.Inventors: Sun Yu, Andrew Tiefel, David Perrin
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Patent number: 6682212Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 7, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Inventor: Sheng-Siong Gao
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Publication number: 20030147260Abstract: An illuminating writing instrument useful for persons afflicted with hypotonia comprises:Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2001Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventor: Jason L. Moss
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Patent number: 6457847Abstract: A decorative lamp fixture includes a housing with a generally rectangular cross-section formed of a pair of identical interlocking extruded members. An opening or window is formed on each side of the housing. The housing includes a plurality of internal grooves or channels for holding fasteners supporting a bracket which secures a glass block in position, such that its face surfaces are adjacent or protrude slightly from the openings. A lamp is positioned within the housing such that it directs light at an edge of the glass block. Other edges of the glass block are coated with a light reflecting coating, such as white paint. The housing includes a cover, and the lamp may be secured to the cover, or it may be positioned below the glass block.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Cooper Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Craig LeVasseur
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Patent number: 6439734Abstract: A pen light includes a barrel and a cap attached to the barrel, and cartridge being arranged within the barrel. The barrel is made from transparent material and is provided with connecting portions at both ends thereof for engagement with the cap. A lighting assembly is arranged in the cap and includes a lighting device being arranged within the cap and which is powered by a battery disposed within the cap. A switch is arranged on the cap for controlling On/Off of the lighting device, wherein the lighting device is arranged to an end of the cap. The cap can be used individually as a flashlight or together with the barrel thereby providing aesthetic appearance of the barrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Inventor: Tien-Lin Lo
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Patent number: 6431720Abstract: A laser pen includes a metallic barrel, a laser device mounted in the upper portion of the metallic barrel, a safety power cutoff device having an insulating tube secured in the lower portion of the metallic barrel, a plurality of batteries received in the upper portion of the insulating tube and electrically connecting to the laser device, a reservoir tube having a top portion including a metallic contact head movably mounted in the lower portion of the insulating tube and detachably contacting one of the batteries, and a rotating device mounted on the lower portion of the metallic barrel and engaged with the metallic contact head of the reservoir tube for moving the metallic contact head.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Inventor: Dido Cheng
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Patent number: 6254263Abstract: A protected lamp mounting assembly for an operator's cab roof of a work vehicle having a front edge, two side edges and two outwardly angled edges extending between the front edge and the exterior side edges. Two lamp housings are mounted to the side edges of the roof. The lamp housings are provided with a top plate corresponding to the roof and outwardly angled flanges corresponding to the outwardly angled edges of the roof, so that the roof and top plates and the outwardly extending edges and outwardly angled flanges provide a smooth transition between the roof and the lamp housings. The lamp housings are also provided with a mounting flange and a lamp mounting plate that extends downwardly from the top plate. The lamp housing is secured to the vehicle by the mounting flange. The lamp mounting plate in turn is provided with a lamp aperture having a specified perimeter that is smaller than the outer dimension of the lamp. The lamp is provided with a bulb portion and a rubber lamp deflector.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Daniel Joseph Mueller, Kevin Henry Torborg