USPatent applicationPatented

Ball point pen

Granted 14 Nov 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd.

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Inventors: Kazunori Katami · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/205,109
filed 11 May 2004
Publication
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Patent
US D532044
granted 14 Nov 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the ball point pen with a cap attached to a base part showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof with the cap attached, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 5 is perspective view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the ball point pen and the cap, with the cap shown in a perspective view;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the ball point pen with the cap removed;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the cap of the ball point pen;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the cap, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the cap;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the cap; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the cap.

The black portions of the base part of the ball point pen and of the cap indicate that these portions have a color which is different than that of remaining portions of the base part and the cap. The different color can be black or any other color suitable for distinguishing said portions.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/43D19/51

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Pendency
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917 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Interviews
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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