B43K 25/00
Attaching writing implements to wearing apparel or objects involving constructional changes of
Official title: Attaching writing implements to wearing apparel or objects involving constructional changes of the implements (protecting means, e.g. caps B43K23/08; garment-holding devices A44B99/00; fastening articles to wearing apparel A45F5/02)
B43K25/00 (Attaching writing implements to wearing apparel or objects involving constructional changes of) appears on 446 US grants and 411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B43K- Granted patents
- 446
- Published applications
- 411
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tethered pencil device10 Feb 2026US 12,545,048 B2
- Writing instrument26 Aug 2025US 12,397,579 B2Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Convertible metal backings and related methods11 Feb 2025US 12,220,075 B2Avertech, Inc.
- Friction body unit and thermochromic writing instrument31 Dec 2024US 12,179,510 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation
- Retractable writing implement24 Sep 2024US 12,097,723 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation
- Magnetic utensil holder3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256270 A1
- Pen and adapter for detachably attaching pen to wrist strap28 May 2026US 2026/0145457 A1
- Writing tool14 May 2026US 2026/0131592 A1KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION (also trading as PILOT CORPORATION)
- Writing instrument19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077614 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Contractor pencil sleeve having a magnet and hook and loop fastener19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048609 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printer consumable cartridge165US 6,290,349 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001
- Article holder97US 5,460,346 A1995
- 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
- Method of distributing documents having common components to a plurality of destinations59US 6,549,935 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2003