Sanford Gmbh

Jason E Cantu

John Glenn Thompson

Bret R Marschand

Leighton Davies-Smith

Amar A Patel

Jeffrey Hautzinger

Marc William Colavitti

Steven Gaynes

Howard Danzyger

Michael Flader

John Thompson

Marc Colavitti

An improved fluid control system for a paint brush or applicator system that includes a flexible barrel-type reservoir is disclosed. The disclosed valve systems may be of a ball-valve type, a trumpet-type or a duck-bill type. The valve or control systems help the user regulate the flow of fluid from a flexible barrel reservoir to a brush or applicator tip by adequately restricting flow in response to squeezing pressure applied by the user to the flexible barrel reservoir.

Valve mechanisms for paint or ink brush with integrated reservoir

A marking instrument includes a body formed with a first end and a second end and sealed at the second end to define a fluid reservoir. The marking instrument includes a tip assembly positioned at the first end having a rigid nib with a fluid path formed longitudinally therethrough. The rigid nib has a first end forming a first spreader surface and a second end adjacent to the fluid reservoir and cooperates with a shiftable valve positioned within the fluid path. The shiftable valve includes a valve actuator having a contact surface position substantially adjacent to the first spreader surface. The tip assembly may further include an adjustable nib having a second spreader surface adapted to be positioned adjacent the first spreader surface to form a composite spreader surface.

Bold-fine multiple width marking instrument

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Downers Grove, IL, United States of America

Jason E Cantu