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	Colorado Pen Direct- Pen Refills - Ballpoint Pen Refills - Ballpoint Refill
		The ballpoint pen is the most widely sold writing instrument.
		The ballpoint refill is oil-based, paste ink dries on contact.
		Ballpoint refills are available in a number of colors and point sizes.
	www.coloradopen.com /category/17 (479 words)

	How ballpoint pen is made - History, Background, Raw materials, The manufacturing process, Quality control
		His ballpoint pen consisted of a tiny rotating ball bearing that was constantly coated with ink by a reservoir above it.
		To be useful in a ballpoint pen, the ink must be slightly thick, slow drying in the reservoir, and free of particles.
		Ballpoint pens manufactured early in the century leaked, skipped, and dropped ink until 1950, when a new ink was developed that made the ballpoint reliable.
	www.madehow.com /Volume-3/Ballpoint-Pen.html (2270 words)

	Ink guide for a ballpoint pen - Patent 5336009
		1 illustrates a ballpoint pen according to the prior art which comprises a reservoir tube filled with ink and held inside a barrel, a ballbearing attached to an absorbent rod, which is connected to the reservoir tube by a connector.
		If the ballpoint pen of either structure is refilled with a different ink, the refilled ink may cause a chemical reaction with the residue of the ink previously used, to block the ink passage.
		3 and 4, the barrel 3 of a ballpoint pen constructed according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a front casing 31 and a rear casing 32.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5336009.html (1273 words)

	The Ballpoint Pen.
		As the pen moved across the paper, the ball turned and suctioned ink from the reservoir, which then transferred it to the paper.
		This principle of the ballpoint pen was not, however, a new one.
		The ballpoint pen from Reynolds leaked, skipped and was unreliable and the pen manufactured by Eversharp also did not fulfill the promise of its advertising.
	www.quido.cz /objevy/propis.a.htm (772 words)

	Ballpoint Pen - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ballpoint Pen, modern writing instrument that distributes oil-based ink with a rolling ball tip carrying the ink from an internal reservoir to the...
		As early as the 19th century, attempts had been made to manufacture a pen with a rolling ball tip, but not until 1938 did the Hungarian brothers...
		- type of ink pen: a pen with a small rotating ball at its tip that transfers the ink from an inner tube onto the writing surface
	encarta.msn.com /Ballpoint_Pen.html (126 words)

	Pen Types - Ballpoint, Fountain, Gel, Rollerball, Marker \| PigPog
		In most modern fountain pens, this is either a plastic cartrige, or a converter that allows you to fill the pen by dipping the nib in ink and pulling a lever (or similar - there’s lots of variations).
		A ballpoint pen» uses a thicker ink, with a ball in the tip of the ink reservoir.
		Ballpoint ink is a thick (viscous) alcohol-based ink, using dye for colouring.
	pigpog.com /node/1661 (2561 words)

	The history of the ballpoint pen
		The British government bought the patent as the pen's functioning was not affected by high altitude air pressure and would thus be of use to navigators in airplanes.
		However, within the ballpoint pen battle, the French Baron Marcel Bich, who had founded the BIC company in 1950, began to dominate the market in Europe and the US in the late 1950s and, by 1960, owned 100% of the Waterman pen company.
		Since then, Fisher pens have been the only ones used on all manned space flights by the USA and the USSR: the Apollo missions, the landings on the moon, the Space Shuttle flights, the Sojus flights, the MIR space station missions and the International Space Station ISS.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo30/history_ballpoint_pen.htm (1398 words)

	Ballpoint pen - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		The original intention of the Ballpoint Pen, when first created by its inventor, Sir Elton John, on the 7th of December, 1876, was as a method of enforcing the rules in the then popular and entertaining game of Baseball.
		The state symbol of North Dakota is the Ballpoint Pen.
		Ballpoint Pens have a similar shape to that of the Alligator.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Ballpoint_pen (459 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Ballpoint Pen
		Lazlo put a tiny metal ball bearing in the tip of a pen, the success of the ballpoint pen is due to the accuracy in which the ball is ground.
		Early versions of the ballpoint pen were expensive, as the nib was attached to the body of the pen.
		During World War II, the ballpoint pen was widely used by the military forces because of its toughness and ability to survive the battle environment.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A993378 (1852 words)

	Ballpoint Pen
		Busateri offers the best ballpoint pen and pencil combinations.
		This distinctive zigzag pen or pen pencil set is perfect for the young at heart.
		The rollerball pen has an advantage when it comes to heavy writing.
	www.busateripens.com /ballpoint-pen.html (301 words)

	Budapest Pocket Guide - László Bíró, Inventor of the Ballpoint Pen
		At that time several inventors tried to develop a ballpoint pen but it was the Hungarian, László Bíró, who created the pen with which we are familiar today László Bíró was born in Budapest on September 19th, 1899.
		For the ballpoint pen to work well it requires precision-made ball bearings, which finally a Swedish company was able to produce to the standard required by László Bíró.
		The first ballpoint pens sold in large numbers to the public were manufactured in 1945 and were marketed in Argentina under the name of "Eterpen".
	www.budpocketguide.com /TouristInfo/famous/Famous_Hungarians17.asp (574 words)

	PenHero.com - PenGallery - BIC Silver Anniversary Pen c1975 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even the ballpoint products of traditional fountain pen companies were complex, with the pens of the mid 1940s being designed and priced like their fountain pen counterparts.
		The precise year of the pen is not known, but if it celebrates 25 years of the BIC Cristal, it would date from 1975, if from the founding of the company, it would date from 1970.
		These pens, according to Jim Rouse of Bertram's Inkwell, were not intended for sale, but were given to employees and executives to commemorate the event, with the sterling pens probably being the most common and general pens given out, the vermeil pens to higher level employees, and the solid gold pens reserved for senior executives.
	www.penhero.com /PenGallery/BIC/BICLE.htm (1374 words)

	Penbox: A Brief History of the Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen. Including the Premier Edition Parker Jotter.
		The first ballpoint they produced was manufactured from bakelite and used a copper refill unit.
		A cap actuated Parker 51 Jotter ballpoint was introduced to the Parker 51 range in 1955.
		During the 1950s the Parker Jotter ballpoint pen underwent a number of changes.
	www.penbox.co.uk /jotter.history.htm (666 words)

	eBay Guides - Michel Perchin Fine Pens The Ballpoint Pen Collection
		The pens were slated for production of only 888 pieces in each color, beginning in 1997, but not all serial numbers were completed due to time constraints, strict quality control standards, and the introduction of newer designs.
		These ballpoint pens feature English hallmarked, 925 Sterling silver, and one-piece barrels, fitted with a twist mechanism cap which retracts the ballpoint refill into the body of the pen.
		The Sterling silver pen barrels are precisely engraved, (known as guilloche'), prior to the application of translucent hard enamel in multiple layers using a goose quill.
	reviews.ebay.com /Michel-Perchin-Fine-Pens-The-Ballpoint-Pen-Collection_W0QQugidZ10000000001198517 (754 words)

	Pen Tips
		The Roller Ball is perfect for those who want the flair of a fountain pen and the convenience of a ballpoint pen.
		Ballpoints are the most popular writing mode because they suit all writing styles.
		They have a thick paste ink that is long-lasting and does not dry out when the point is exposed, which is why many ballpoint pens do not have caps.
	www.speakeasypens.com /pentips.htm (372 words)

	Penoply: Eversharp CA ballpoint
		Eversharp "discovered" the ballpoint pen when a company executive found a Biro pen while on travel in Buenos Aires; they took the trouble to obtain a license to the Biro design and brought out the CA, their own ballpoint, in 1946.
		While Eversharp made a number of pens during the 1950s, with names ranging from the sublime "Symphony" (from the studios of designer Raymond Loewy) to the ridiculous "Ventura Burp Pen", few of these are highly regarded by collectors today.
		Unfortunately, unlike a vintage fountain pen, old ballpoints cannot be "authentically" restored to service because they are all dried up and replacement refills are generally unavailable for pens made before 1955 or so.
	www.rickconner.net /penoply/we.05.html (304 words)

	The Amazing All-angle Sailor Trident
		The ballpoint pen uses a ball bearing that picks up thick ink from a tube and transfers it to the paper.
		Yet when I balanced the pen on the side of my hand between the thumb and index finger and allowed it to run across the paper with no pressure except the weight of the pen itself, it made the exact same dark line as it did when I pressed down.
		I have seen Trident pens with the numbers 767 or 727 printed on the cap, yet the pens themselves were identical.
	www.stutler.cc /pens/trident (1200 words)

	PenHero.com - PenGallery - Eversharp CA Ballpoint 1945-1947
		The "pen that killed Eversharp" was called the "CA" pen as it used a “capillary action” cartridge to flow the ink to the steel ball.
		The CA is one of the first sorties into major ballpoint manufacturing, and its near immediate success is a testimony to the impact the ballpoint pen would have on the pen market some ten years later and to this day.
		The ballpoint system used in the Eversharp CA was the invention two Hungarian brothers, Ladislo and George Biro, who worked on the ballpoint pen concept and applied for patents in 1938.
	www.penhero.com /PenGallery/Eversharp/EversharpCABallpoint.htm (2716 words)

	Ballpoint Pen Technique
		Ballpoint pens can also be used to express any mood, thought, theme or subject matter.
		An added advantage of using ballpoint pen is that your shading lines need not be straight they can curve to help define the contour of an object.
		The lines of a ballpoint pen laid down next to each other and over each other create an image in a way that is not different from those other techniques.
	www.galleryrenee.com /TCHNBLPNT.html (1209 words)

	Ballpoint pens and mechanical pencils
		Ballpoint pens are offered in three styles: "Power", "Longwood", and the heftier "Cigar" pen.
		Ballpoint pens and matching pencils can also be ordered as a set.
		If a ballpoint pen isn't for you, maybe you would like one of our fountain pens or rollerball pens.
	www.captivapens.com /ballpoint.shtml (294 words)

	Ballpoint Pen History - Invention of the Ballpoint Pen
		The rough "ball" at the end of the pen acted like a metal sponge, and with this improvement ink could flow more smoothly to the ball, and the pen could be held at a slant rather than straight up.
		For the pen to regain the public’s favor and trust, somebody would have to invent one that was smooth writing, quick drying, nonskipping, nonfading, and most important didn’t leak.
		Bich was appalled at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens he had seen and he was also shocked at their high cost.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/ballpen.htm (2149 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Ballpoint Pens Work"
		Their successful performance for the Royal Air Force brought the Biro pen into the limelight, and during World War II the ballpoint pen was widely used by the military because of its toughness and ability to survive the battle environment.
		In the United States, the first successful, commercially produced ballpoint pen to replace the then-common fountain pen was introduced by Milton Reynolds in 1945.
		In 1945, the first inexpensive ballpoint pens were manufactured when Frenchman Marcel Bich developed the industrial process for making the pens that lowered the unit cost dramatically.
	home.howstuffworks.com /pen2.htm (539 words)

	EzGrip EZ1 Ballpoint
		Ballpoint Pen shares the same qualities, and is identical to the ResQ model in the way it performs.
		The difference is in the materials used in producing the translucent colors and the Ballpoint ink.
		The ballpoint ink refill is a low viscosity formula that writes more easily than standard inks.
	www.pencity.com /EzGrip/EZ1Ballpoint.htm (300 words)

	ESA Portal - Pedro Duque's diary from space
		During my first flight I took with me one of those very expensive ballpoint pens with a pressure ink cartridge, the same as the other Shuttle astronauts.
		But the other day I was with my Soyuz instructor and I saw he was preparing the books for the flight, and he was attaching a ballpoint pen with a string for us to write once we were in orbit.
		So I also took one of our ballpoint pens, courtesy of the European Space Agency (just in case Russian ballpoint pens are special), and here I am, it doesn't stop working and it doesn't 'spit' or anything.
	www.esa.int /export/esaCP/SEM9YN7O0MD_index_0.html (544 words)

	Bic Ballpoint Pen (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While the other marks came from a Bic ballpoint pen, the "@60" is a mystery ink that could not be matched with any ink in the Secret Service's...
		THE history of the ballpoint pen mirrors the stormy times into which it was born.
		Quill pens were the writing instruments of choice for centuries, used by the Lord of the Manor.
	www.best-in-pens.com /OPG/bic-ballpoint-pen.html (268 words)

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	Cartier Ballpoint Pen Refill (Refills / Ballpoint Pen Refills)
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	www.swisherpens.com /catalog/cartier/cartier-ballpoint-pen-refill.htm (109 words)

	Ladislas Biro's Ballpoint Pen Is Named An ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark - Press Releases
		NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2005 - The ballpoint pen developed by Ladislas Biro in 1943, which served as the design standard for the practical and low-priced writing instruments that flooded the world market in later years, was named an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark at a ceremony held Sept. 29, 2005, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		While the history of the ballpoint pen is traced to the late 1800s, the Hungarian Ladislas Biro overcame earlier problems regarding the pressurization and flow of ink to produce a practical writing tool.
		The words are inscribed on a bronze plaque that ASME presented to the Center of Argentinean Engineers in Buenos Aires, which houses a collection of Biro's ballpoint pens.
	www.asme.org /NewsPublicPolicy/PressReleases/Ladislas_Biros_Ballpoint_Pen.cfm (373 words)

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