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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:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander C-R. Tsuei, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel B Pendergrass, Jr, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ; C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 / ; 106 / ; 106 / ;
Abstract
Writing instruments are provided comprising a) a friction transferable binder comprising a colorant, and b) frangible microcapsules containing a liquid solvent. The writing instrument contains sufficient microcapsules to provide a Coloration Uniformity Percentage (defined herein) of at least about 25%.