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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:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeyasu Inoue, Kashiwara, JP;
Masahiro Yasunaga, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sakura Color Products Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A penpoint tip and an applicator having the tip incorporated in it are disclosed, the applicator ( ) is composed of a shaft ( ), an inking core ( ) and a cap ( ). The inking core ( ) has a penpoint tip ( ), an ink reservoir ( ), a connector ( ) and a valve ( ). The penpoint tip ( ) constituting an ink applying member has six balls ( ) arranged in a row in a distal end of the tip. Each ball ( ) is exposed outwards in part out of a slit-shaped opening ( ) of a tip body ( ).