B43K
Implements for writing or drawing
Official title: IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING (containers, casings or accessories for cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soap, lipstick, make-up A45D34/00, A45D40/00)
B43K (Implements for writing or drawing) appears on 4,087 US grants and 3,060 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B43K- Granted patents
- 4,087
- Published applications
- 3,060
- Assignees
- 1,116
- Inventors
- 5,394
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 62 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 45 | 0 |
| 1980 | 54 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 40 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | 66 | 0 |
| 1986 | 56 | 0 |
| 1987 | 54 | 0 |
| 1988 | 64 | 0 |
| 1989 | 59 | 0 |
| 1990 | 82 | 0 |
| 1991 | 97 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 55 | 0 |
| 1994 | 72 | 0 |
| 1995 | 57 | 0 |
| 1996 | 63 | 0 |
| 1997 | 63 | 0 |
| 1998 | 83 | 0 |
| 1999 | 146 | 0 |
| 2000 | 113 | 0 |
| 2001 | 139 | 38 |
| 2002 | 140 | 90 |
| 2003 | 111 | 130 |
| 2004 | 104 | 162 |
| 2005 | 118 | 204 |
| 2006 | 127 | 154 |
| 2007 | 90 | 173 |
| 2008 | 103 | 149 |
| 2009 | 69 | 150 |
| 2010 | 91 | 130 |
| 2011 | 100 | 120 |
| 2012 | 80 | 95 |
| 2013 | 74 | 89 |
| 2014 | 74 | 90 |
| 2015 | 85 | 136 |
| 2016 | 91 | 117 |
| 2017 | 104 | 141 |
| 2018 | 88 | 115 |
| 2019 | 123 | 132 |
| 2020 | 113 | 117 |
| 2021 | 96 | 109 |
| 2022 | 82 | 113 |
| 2023 | 88 | 87 |
| 2024 | 106 | 77 |
| 2025 | 78 | 89 |
| 2026 | 29 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B43K 23/00Holders or connectors for writing implements1,344
- B43K 29/00Combinations of writing implements with other articles1,218
- B43K 8/00Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls980
- B43K 7/00Ball-point pens889
- B43K 24/00Mechanisms for selecting, projecting, retracting or locking writing units752
- B43K 5/00Pens with ink reservoirs in holders688
- B43K 25/00Attaching writing implements to wearing apparel or objects involving constructional changes of446
- B43K 21/00Propelling pencils438
All 17 main groupsShow fewer
- B43K 1/00Nibs393
- B43K 27/00Multiple-point writing implements272
- B43K 19/00Non-propelling pencils216
- B43K 15/00Assembling, finishing, or repairing pens84
- B43K 31/00Writing implement receptacles functioning as, or combined with, writing implements68
- B43K 11/00Filling devices55
- B43K 17/00Continuously-adjustable nibs47
- B43K 3/00Nib holders26
- B43K 13/00Devices for removing nibs18
Recent patents
- Writing instrument6 Oct 2026US 12,752,569 B2Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Writing implement29 Sep 2026US 12,746,776 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation
- Marking tool22 Sep 2026US 12,741,479 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Grip for a writing implement22 Sep 2026US 12,741,480 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Writing instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,737,046 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Marker pen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307427 A1Wenzhou Jinma Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Pencil lead with polyhydroxybutyric acid binder and pencil with the lead1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296088 A1Staedtler SE
- Pencil, Shaft and Process for Production Thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285079 A1Staedtler SE
- Device for assisting the gripping and use of objects17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273990 A1
- Electronic pen and electronic pen body portion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277346 A1Wacom Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical article having fluid control film323US 6,420,622 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2002
- Handle/grip and method for designing the like277US 6,988,295 B22006
- Miniaturized calculator keyboard switch assembly having universally pivoted key actuators191US 4,029,915 AHoshidenkoseizo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1977
- Printer consumable cartridge165US 6,290,349 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001
- Drug delivery dressing having fluid control film124US 6,867,342 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2005