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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:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Martin N. Sexton, Villa Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Martin N. Sexton, Villa Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sanford, L.P., Freeport, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/16 (2006.01); C08L 39/00 (2006.01); B43K 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink including an aqueous dispersion of a metallic pigment and a film-forming resin, optionally together with one or more of a pH-adjusting agent, a color agent, a linking agent, an anti-settling agent, and a preservative, is disclosed. A marking instrument, particularly suitable for use with an ink according to the invention, and including a low-density reservoir for storing ink joined in capillary coupling relation to a porous nib, is also disclosed.