Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
401107000 | With movable closure or gate | 16 |
20100028071 | Capless Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator for a cosmetic agent includes a capless housing; a seal for sealing the housing from an exterior; a seal opener for opening the seal to prevent damage to the cosmetic agent; and a control for manipulating the seal opener to open the seal and advancing the cosmetic agent is advanced from a stored position to an advanced position beyond the seal. | 02-04-2010 |
20100322697 | Capless Writing Instrument - A writing instrument that includes a barrel extending longitudinally from a rear end to a forward end having an opening; a writing member having a writing tip at a forward end longitudinally movable inside the barrel between a retracted position and an extended position for which the writing tip projects through the forward opening; a sealing sleeve that can move longitudinally inside the barrel along a predetermined stroke between a withdrawn position and an advanced position and having rear and forward ends presenting rear and forward openings respectively, through which the writing member can slide, where the sealing sleeve is propelled between positions by the writing member when the latter is moved between the retracted and extended positions; and a closure device able to allow the passage of the writing member through the forward openings of the sleeve and barrel when the sleeve is in the advanced position, and substantially to seal off the forward opening of the sleeve when the latter is in the retracted position with the writing tip housed inside said sleeve. | 12-23-2010 |
20110027000 | WRITING INSTRUMENT CASING AND METHODS OF USE - Various systems and methods are provided for adorning various writing instruments. A casing removably receives the writing instrument such that at least the writing tip extends outwardly from a grip portion of the casing. A cap is provided for removably engaging the grip portion to fully enclose the writing instrument. An opening from which the writing tip is disposed is sized to accommodate various writing instruments. A biasing member within the barrel of the casing is provided to accommodate writing instruments of various lengths. An intercap seal within the cap of the casing enables an original cap to the writing instrument to not be used for protecting the writing tip and preventing the writing instrument from drying out. | 02-03-2011 |
20110058888 | SLIDE TYPE WRITING TOOL PREVENTING DRYNESS - A retractable writing instrument having a dryness prevention device is disclosed. The retractable writing instrument includes a casing ( | 03-10-2011 |
20130142562 | WRITING INSTRUMENT - A writing instrument ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130302081 | Product Applicator Device and Use Thereof - The invention relates to a product applicator device comprising: a reservoir that extends along a central axis between a proximal end and a distal end; a cap that is connected to the distal end of the reservoir, said cap having an opening along the central axis; a spherical plug valve mounted such that it can pivot in the cap in order to selectively open and close the reservoir; and a rod extending along the central axis as far as an applicator head, which rod can move axially between retracted and extending positions. The plug valve is opened and the rod is subsequently extended by actuating a base which is mounted such that it can move with respect to an external body that is solidly connected to the cap. | 11-14-2013 |
401108000 | Interrelated with tool moving means | 10 |
20080298878 | MARKER WITH A SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a marker with a seal arrangement, comprising a housing in which an ink storage chamber, a spring system, a writing tip connected to an end portion of the ink storage chamber, and a seal arrangement fitted onto the outer periphery of an end of the writing tip are disposed. The seal arrangement comprises a frame portion and a sealing chamber fixed on the frame portion. The sealing chamber has an opening at its front end for the writing tip to protrude and retract, the frame portion is fixed at its front end with one end of a tough and flexible sealing strip which has the other end fixed on a hooked block formed at the front end of the ink storage chamber, the sealing strip further comprising an aperture capable of closing and exposing the opening of the sealing chamber. | 12-04-2008 |
20090142124 | Seal Assembly For Retractable Instrument - A closure assembly for a retractable instrument having an applicator element comprises at least two fingers and a sleeve operatively coupled with the at least two fingers. When the retractable instrument is in a retracted position, the sleeve constrains the fingers such that the fingers are in a fully closed state around the applicator element. Protraction of the sleeve and relative movement between the fingers and the sleeve allows the fingers to open, thereby exposing the applicator element. Thus, the closure assembly opens to expose an applicator element such that the applicator element is in an application position. | 06-04-2009 |
20090245919 | VALVE DOOR HAVING A FORCE DIRECTING COMPONENT AND RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING SAME - A valve door for a seal cylinder comprises a lid having first and second surfaces and a connecting means connecting the lid with an actuating mechanism, the connecting means distributes forces from the actuating mechanism across a portion of the first lid surface in order to bias the lid to a closed position. A force directing member is attached to the first lid surface, the force directing member being adapted to distribute force from the connecting means over a portion of the lid surface, thereby maintaining a positive seal and reducing lid deflection. | 10-01-2009 |
20110013966 | Liquid applicator device - A liquid applicator device is disclosed for dispensing an applicator liquid from an applicator liquid container comprising a closure for sealing with the applicator liquid container. A sealing surface is defined in the closure and a valve is disposed within the closure. A spring is located within the closure between a spring retaining step defined in the closure and the valve for biasing the valve into sealing engagement with the sealing surface of the closure for inhibiting the flow of the applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container. A passageway defined in the closure for slidably receiving an applicator tip for engaging with the valve to enable a depression of the applicator tip to displace the valve from the sealing surface of the closure to flow applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container to the applicator tip. | 01-20-2011 |
20110070013 | STYLIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT - A stylized writing instrument which is shaped like a proprietary and/or familiar object. In general, embodiments of the invention include a housing shaped like the proprietary and/or familiar object, a writing element, and internal mechanisms provided within the housing for extending the writing element from, and retracting the writing tip into, the housing. The internal mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of actuation systems for extending and retracting the writing element, including a cam actuation assembly, an edge slide actuation assembly, a gravity actuation assembly, a pressure actuation assembly and a push button actuation assembly. | 03-24-2011 |
20120003027 | Liquid applicator device - A liquid applicator device is disclosed for applying a liquid from a container to a surface. A closure defining a closure aperture is secured the closure to the container. A sealing member sealingly engages with the closure mounting. The sealing member has a tubular sleeve with an applicator slidably disposed within the tubular sleeve. The applicator comprises a hollow interior with an applicator tip defined by an outer applicator portion of the applicator. A biasing member coacts between the closure and the applicator for urging the applicator to form a seal with the sealing member. A depression of the outer applicator portion against the surface displaces the applicator from the sealing member to enable the flow of the liquid from the container to the applicator tip of the applicator. | 01-05-2012 |
20120107034 | WRITING INSTRUMENT WITH RETRACTABLE TIP - A writing instrument is described, composed of a body adapted to contain therein ink or at least one ink cartridge, connected to a delivering tip for this ink, the delivering tip sliding inside the body between a first operating position in which the delivering tip goes out of an opening and a second rest position in which the delivering tip is retracted from the opening and is contained inside the body. | 05-03-2012 |
20120328352 | RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENT HAVING A TWO STAGE PROTRACTION/RETRACTION SEQUENCE - A retractable instrument in accordance with the disclosure advantageously has a simple construction and fewer pieces or sub-assemblies than known retractable instruments. The retractable instrument includes a barrel that encloses a tool holder. The tool holder has an extension, and a tool extending from the distal end of the extension. A valve selectively covers the tool to protect the tool from environmental conditions. A biasing element is disposed between the valve and the tool holder, the biasing element biases the valve away from the tool holder. A movable closure assembly retains the valve on the extension and selectively allows the lid to open and close. The closure assembly includes a closure ring and a retention ring connected by one or more closure arms. The retention ring is disposed on the tool holder and the retention ring is prevented from sliding off of the tool holder by a retention stop. | 12-27-2012 |
20150147106 | WRITING INSTRUMENT - A writing instrument has a cam rotatably connected to a rear end of a main body so that rotation of the cam in opposite directions within a predetermined range advances and retracts a refill housed in the main body. A sealing section seals the front end of the refill when it is fully retracted in the main body. The outer configurations of the main body and the working cam have a generally regular triangle shape in cross section, and the outer configurations are coincident with each other at the position where rotation of the working cam starts and are rotationally shifted relative to one another when the working cam is rotated, whereby the rotation state of the working cam can be discerned by the coincidence or non-coincidence of the outer configurations. | 05-28-2015 |
20160068006 | KNOCK-TYPE APPLICATOR - A knock-type writing instrument including a refill, an outer tube housing the refill, a refill moving mechanism allows movement of the refill between a projecting state in which a front end of the refill projects from the outer tube and a housed state in which the front end of the refill is housed in the outer tube, an opening and closing device disposed in the outer tube and provided with an opening and closing port, and a release device provided at a front-side opening end of the outer tube. By the opening and closing device abutting against the release device, the opening and closing port assumes an open state in which the refill can pass therethrough. By the opening and closing device moving away from the release device, the opening and closing port assumes a closed state. | 03-10-2016 |