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US 2011/0079735 A1Published application
Pen specific for erasable media usage
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBryan J. ROOF, Anthony S. Condello
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for a pen that can include a writing end for writing an image on an erasable medium and an erasing end for locally erasing an image from the erasable medium.
Claims20
A pen comprising:
- a pen barrel;
- a first radiant energy source mounted within a first end of the pen barrel and configured to image an erasable medium;
- and
- a second radiant energy source mounted within a second end of the pen barrel and configured to erase an imaged region of the erasable medium.
1 more element
A method for making a pen comprising:
- providing a pen barrel;
- mounting a first radiant energy source within a first end of the pen barrel, wherein the first radiant energy source is configured to output light at a wavelength configured to image an erasable medium;
- and
- mounting a second radiant energy source within a second end of the pen barrel, wherein the second radiant energy source is configured to erase an imaged region of the erasable medium.
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A method for using a pen comprising:
- providing a pen comprising a writing end and an erasing end, wherein the writing end comprises a radiant energy source;
- and
- activating the radiant energy source to emit light configured to image the erasable medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.