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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Société Bic, Clichy, FR;
Inventor:
Julien Bouchet, Clichy, FR;
Assignee:
SOCIÉTÉ BIC, Clichy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 9/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 1/00 (2013.01); C22C 1/02 (2013.01); C22C 9/04 (2013.01); C22F 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tip for a handheld writing instrument-includes a brass alloy comprising the following composition: Cu in an amount of from about 52 wt.-% to about 62 wt.-%, Sn in an amount of from about 0.1 wt.-% to about 1.0 wt.-%, Fe in an amount of from about 0.1 wt.-% to about 1.0 wt.-%, Si in an amount of from about 0.05 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-%, Ni in an amount of from about 0.05 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-%, Pb if present, in an amount of less than about 0.05 wt.-%, optionally other elements in a total amount of less than about 3 wt.-% (impurities), and Zn as balance.