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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
John P Capezzuto, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lewis H Johnson, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framingham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41K / ; B41K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101327 ; 101379 ; 101405 ;
Abstract
A retractable ink stamp having a handle and a stamp housing slidably positioned on one end of the handle with an ink absorbing stamp matrix located within the stamp housing. The matrix, preferably of polyethylene foam construction, functions as both an ink reservoir and ink stamp. The stamp matrix is durable, has increased ink absorbing capabilities, exhibits excellent capillary characteristics, but yet is easily manufactured at low cost.