B43K 8/00
Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls
Official title: Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls (brushes with reservoir for supplying substances A46B11/00)
B43K8/00 (Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls) appears on 980 US grants and 834 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B43K- Granted patents
- 980
- Published applications
- 834
- Assignees
- 359
- Inventors
- 1,474
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 6 |
| 2002 | 26 | 22 |
| 2003 | 29 | 26 |
| 2004 | 17 | 30 |
| 2005 | 25 | 52 |
| 2006 | 33 | 37 |
| 2007 | 27 | 48 |
| 2008 | 33 | 35 |
| 2009 | 12 | 38 |
| 2010 | 20 | 31 |
| 2011 | 21 | 27 |
| 2012 | 26 | 25 |
| 2013 | 21 | 26 |
| 2014 | 19 | 23 |
| 2015 | 26 | 38 |
| 2016 | 24 | 34 |
| 2017 | 43 | 55 |
| 2018 | 29 | 32 |
| 2019 | 45 | 40 |
| 2020 | 32 | 37 |
| 2021 | 28 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26 | 38 |
| 2023 | 35 | 33 |
| 2024 | 29 | 26 |
| 2025 | 29 | 31 |
| 2026 | 5 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B43K 8/02Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: with writing-points comprising fibres596
- B43K 8/003Pen barrels278
- B43K 8/22Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: with electrically or magnetically93
- B43K 8/24Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: characterised by the means74
- B43K 8/16Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: with tubular writing-points comprising66
- B43K 8/006Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: using a spraying system49
- B43K 8/14Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: with coreless tubular writing-points23
- B43K 8/20Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls: with roller writing-points14
Recent patents
- Marking instrument8 Sep 2026US 12,728,664 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Rotatable writing pen28 Jul 2026US 12,691,705 B1
- Replaceable cartridge for a writing instrument and method thereof12 May 2026US 12,623,482 B2Societe BIC
- Aqueous pigmented ink14 Apr 2026US 12,600,874 B2Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics GmbH & Co.KG
- Writing instrument part, method for manufacturing writing instrument part, and writing instrument10 Feb 2026US 12,545,047 B2Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Marker pen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307427 A1Wenzhou Jinma Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Rollable pen13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233551 A1
- Magnetic marker device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215561 A1
- Controllable direct liquid tool pen30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217052 A1Jiangxi Yihuale Pen Industry Co., Ltd
- Writing instrument23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208523 A1KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION (also trading as PILOT CORPORATION)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multicolor writing and painting instruments with multiple, bundled, hard, wear-resistant nibs106US 8,403,577 B2University of Southern California · 2013
- Efficient fluid dispensing utensil96US 6,322,268 B1Avery Dennison Corporation · 2001
- Three-axis force measurement stylus93US 4,896,543 ASRI International · 1990
- Ink and eraser of the ink89US 4,557,618 APentel Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985
- Universal pen88US 6,454,482 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2002