B43K 23/008
Holders comprising finger grips
Official title: Holders comprising finger grips (B43K23/004, B43K23/012 take precedence)
B43K23/008 (Holders comprising finger grips) appears on 334 US grants and 355 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B43K- Granted patents
- 334
- Published applications
- 355
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 333
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 27 |
| 2004 | 17 | 23 |
| 2005 | 22 | 45 |
| 2006 | 27 | 32 |
| 2007 | 15 | 21 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 |
| 2009 | 17 | 33 |
| 2010 | 25 | 21 |
| 2011 | 27 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Grip for a writing implement22 Sep 2026US 12,741,480 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Grip for a hand-held instrument4 Aug 2026US 12,697,835 B2
- Ergonomic device for writing instrument and related methods23 Dec 2025US 12,502,907 B1Kynesius Corporation
- Writing instrument26 Aug 2025US 12,397,579 B2Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Writing instrument and pen tip part29 Apr 2025US 12,285,967 B2The Sailor Pen Co., Ltd.
- Writing tool14 May 2026US 2026/0131592 A1KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION (also trading as PILOT CORPORATION)
- Auxiliary writing tool26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054515 A1
- Writing instrument and writing part replacement unit25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388041 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Grip for a hand-held instrument18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381793 A1
- Knock type writing instrument4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367959 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printer consumable cartridge165US 6,290,349 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001
- Grip for a writing instrument91US 6,273,626 B1Zebra Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Universal pen88US 6,454,482 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2002
- System for data transfer81US 6,822,639 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Method and system for note taking77US 6,681,045 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004