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US3247828A
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Fountain pen for musical manuscripts
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-04
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1985-06-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lloyd P Basham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:48
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43K; B43K5/00; B43K5/18; B43K5/1818; B43K5/1827; B43K5/1836; B43K5/1845
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
IN A FOUNTAIN PEN, A PEN STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A TUBULAR BODY HAVING AN UPPER PORTION FOR SUPPLY OF INK THERETO AND A LOWER END OPENING OF REDUCED DIAMETER; AN UPPER GUIDE BORE OF REDUCED INSIDE DIAMETER IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID UPPER PORTION; A LOWER GUIDE BORE OF REDUCED INSIDE DIAMETER IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID LOWER END OPENING; SAID BORES AND SAID LOWER END OPENING BEING AXIALLY SPACED-APART AND THEREBY FORMING, BETWEEN SAID UPPER GUIDE BORE AND SAID LOWER GUIDE BORE, A FIRST CHAMBER OF INCREASED INSIDE DIAMETER RELATIVE TO SAID BORES, AND BETWEEN SAID LOWER GUIDE BORE AND SAID LOWER END OPENING, A SECOND CHAMBER OF INCREASED INSIDE DIAMETER RELATIVE TO SAID BORES AND SAID OPENING; A STYLUS MEMBER IN SAID BODY EXTENDING BETWEEN AND AXIALLY SLIDABLE IN SAID BORES BETWEEN AN EXTENDED POSITION IN WHICH A LOWER END PORTION OF SAID STYLUS MEMBER PROTRUDES AXIALLY EXTERIORLY OF SAID LOWER END OPENING OF SAID BODY; AND A RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH SAID LOWER END PORTION OF SAID STYLUS MEMBER IS RETRACTED WITHIN SAID LOWER END OPENING OF SAID BODY; RESILIENT BIAS MEANS CONSTANTLY URGING SAID STYLUS MEMBER TOWARD SAID EXTENDED POSITION;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
IN A FOUNTAIN PEN, A PEN STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A TUBULAR BODY HAVING AN UPPER PORTION FOR SUPPLY OF INK THERETO AND A LOWER END OPENING OF REDUCED DIAMETER; AN UPPER GUIDE BORE OF REDUCED INSIDE DIAMETER IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID UPPER PORTION; A LOWER GUIDE BORE OF REDUCED INSIDE DIAMETER IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID LOWER END OPENING; SAID BORES AND SAID LOWER END OPENING BEING AXIALLY SPACED-APART AND THEREBY FORMING, BETWEEN SAID UPPER GUIDE BORE AND SAID LOWER GUIDE BORE, A FIRST CHAMBER OF INCREASED INSIDE DIAMETER RELATIVE TO SAID BORES, AND BETWEEN SAID LOWER GUIDE BORE AND SAID LOWER END OPENING, A SECOND CHAMBER OF INCREASED INSIDE DIAMETER RELATIVE TO SAID BORES AND SAID OPENING; A STYLUS MEMBER IN SAID BODY EXTENDING BETWEEN AND AXIALLY SLIDABLE IN SAID BORES BETWEEN AN EXTENDED POSITION IN WHICH A LOWER END PORTION OF SAID STYLUS MEMBER PROTRUDES AXIALLY EXTERIORLY OF SAID LOWER END OPENING OF SAID BODY; AND A RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH SAID LOWER END PORTION OF SAID STYLUS MEMBER IS RETRACTED WITHIN SAID LOWER END OPENING OF SAID BODY; RESILIENT BIAS MEANS CONSTANTLY URGING SAID STYLUS MEMBER TOWARD SAID EXTENDED POSITION;
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-04-25 | 1969-10-25 | 1970-04-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-25 | 1973-10-25 | 1974-04-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-25 | 1977-10-25 | 1978-04-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |