Electrical recording pen

• US 3,289,211 A
• Filed: 05/15/1964
• Issued: 11/29/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: James E. Kennedy, Uldis Klavsons
• Original Assignee: James E. Kennedy, Uldis Klavsons
• Inventors: ULDIS KLAVSONS, Kennedy, James E.
• Application Number:
  US04/367,777
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• US Class Current: 347/55
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 15/06 Electric recording elements, e.g. electrolytic
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 15/16 Recording elements transferring recording material, e.g. ink, to the recording surface printing recording elements G01D15/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 15/18 Nozzles emitting recording material

Claims

1. A RECORDER COMPRISING:

(A) A LIQUID RESERVOIR CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF LIQUID RECORDING INK;

(B) AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STYLUS TERMINATING AT ONE END IN AN INTEGRALLY CONTINUOUS WRITING TIP CAPABLE OF RETAINING A QUANTITY OF LIQUID INK CONTINUOUSLY THEREAT;

(C) MEANS TO SUPPLY LIQUID INK FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO THE WRITING TIP OF SAID STYLUS AND INCLUDING CAPILLARY MEANS EXTENDING TO NEAR SAID WRITING TOP BUT TERMINATING PRIOR THERETO;

(D) ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEANS TO SUPPORT A RECORDING SURFACE IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE WRITING TIP OF SAID STYLUS;

(E) MEANS TO PROVIDE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID STYLUS AND A RECORDING SURFACE ON SAID MEANS TO SUPPORT;

AND, (F) ELECTRICAL SIGNAL MEANS TO APPLY AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL BETWEEN SAID MEANS TO SUPPORT AND SAID STYLUS TO EFFECT IN RESPONSE TO SAID SIGNAL A SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF LIQUID INK FROM SAID STYLUS TO A RECORDING SURFACE ON SAID MEANS TO SUPPORT.