Digitizer pen

• US 20030173121A1
• Filed: 03/18/2002
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pegasus Technologies Limited (Yifang Digital Technology Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Pegasus Technologies Limited (Yifang Digital Technology Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shenholz, Gideon, Zloter, Yitzhak
• Granted Patent: US 6,876,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 178/18.04
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A digitizer pen system including: a pen having an elongated body terminating in a writing tip and at least one ultrasound transducer deployed adjacent to the writing tip. The digitizer pen also includes a writing element removably inserted into the writing tip. The writing element has an end protruding from the writing tip. The digitizer pen also includes an extraction tool including a plurality of flexible leaves deployed around a central position. The flexible leaves are spaced such that, when the extraction tool is pressed onto the protruding end of the writing element, the flexible leaves grip the protruding end so as to facilitate extraction of the writing element. The elongated body has a main grip surface. The elongated body includes at least one radial projection located between the ultrasound transducer and the main grip surface.

Claims

1. A digitizer pen system comprising:

(a) a pen having an elongated body terminating in a writing tip, said pen including a writing element removably inserted into said writing tip and at least one ultrasound transducer deployed adjacent to said writing tip, said writing element having an end protruding from said writing tip; and

(b) an extraction tool including a plurality of flexible leaves deployed around a central position and spaced such that, when said extraction tool is pressed onto said protruding end of said writing element, said flexible leaves grip said protruding end so as to facilitate extraction of said writing element.

2. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is implemented as at least three flexible leaves.

3. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is implemented as four flexible leaves.

4. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is formed from a unitary sheet of metallic material.

5. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said extraction tool is implemented as part of a cap selectively engagable with said elongated body so as to cover said writing tip of said pen.

6. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said projecting end projects from said writing tip by no more than 5 mm.

7. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein substantially the entirety of said projecting end has a conically tapered form.

8. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said elongated body has a main grip surface, said elongated body including at least one radial projection located between said ultrasound transducer and said main grip surface.

9. The digitizer pen of claim 8, wherein said radial projection is implemented as an annular projecting ridge around said elongated body.

10. The digitizer pen system of claim 1, wherein said writing element includes a quantity of disappearing ink such that a visible deposit is formed on a substrate during writing and subsequently becomes substantially invisible.

11. A digitizer pen comprising a pen having an elongated body having a main grip surface and terminating in a tip, said pen including at least one ultrasound transducer deployed adjacent to said tip, said pen having a radial projection located between said ultrasound transducer and said main grip surface.

12. The digitizer pen of claim 11, wherein said radial projection is implemented as an annular projecting ridge around said elongated body.

13. The digitizer pen of claim 11, wherein said pen includes a writing element removably inserted into said tip.

14. The digitizer pen of claim 13, wherein said writing element includes a quantity of disappearing ink such that a visible deposit is formed on a substrate during writing and subsequently becomes substantially invisible.

15. The digitizer pen of claim 13, further comprising an extraction tool including a plurality of flexible leaves deployed around a central position and spaced such that, when said extraction tool is pressed onto said protruding end of said writing element, said flexible leaves grip said protruding end so as to facilitate extraction of said writing element.

16. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is implemented as at least three flexible leaves.

17. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is implemented as four flexible leaves.

18. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein said plurality of flexible leaves is formed from a unitary sheet of metallic material.

19. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein said extraction tool is implemented as part of a cap selectively engagable with said elongated body so as to cover said writing tip of said pen.

20. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein said projecting end projects from said writing tip by no more than 5 mm.

21. The digitizer pen system of claim 15, wherein substantially the entirety of said projecting end has a conically tapered form.

22. A digitizer pen comprising a pen having an elongated body terminating in a writing tip, said pen including a writing element associated with said writing tip and at least one ultrasound transducer deployed adjacent to said writing tip, said writing element including a quantity of disappearing ink such that a visible deposit is formed on a substrate during writing and subsequently becomes substantially invisible.