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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mingchih M Tseng, Hingham, MA (US);
Nan Jae Lin, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael J Kwiecien, South Weymouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401-6 ; 15145 ; 30526 ; 1611 / ; 16DI / ; 401 88 ;
Abstract
A finger-manipulated article (e.g., a pen) includes a foam grip. The foam preferably is made from a foamable polyurethane prepolymer and a filler, or a latex, or both. The preferred foam has a recovery rate of less than 5 cm per minute. The foam may include a surface coating on its outer surface.