The Fountain Pen Patent Archive

The instruments that put ink under pressure

19th century fountain pen

Technical patent drawing of a nineteenth-century fountain pen holder showing a nib labeled A, a tubular holder B, and an adjustable spoon-shaped tongue C with a convex guide g, illustrated from side, top, and bottom views along with a detached close-up of the tongue mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN RULING-GUIDES FOR FOUNTAIN-PENS.Isaac H. Hobbs · February 19, 1861Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen showing an elevation view and two cross-sections revealing an internal ink reservoir, hinged nib disk, rod, and air-cushion valve mechanism.FOUNTAIN-PENGeorge Rudolph Metten · October 9, 1866Patent drawing showing four views of a 19th-century fountain pen: an open front view with labeled nib and internal parts (A, B, C, G, I, a), a longitudinal cross-section revealing the internal glass feed-tube and reservoir, a closed side view with cap, and an enlarged detail of the holder's end mechanism with rubber sleeve and glass tube.Fountain-PensJohn W. Stanton · October 9, 1877Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical stylographic fountain pen shown in vertical cross-section, revealing an internal spring-loaded needle running through the ink chamber with valve seats near the top and a tapered point at the writing tip, alongside smaller detail views of the valve, threaded cap, and washer components.Stylographic Fountain-PenFrederick J. Seybold · June 29, 1880Patent drawing showing five cross-sectional and detail views of a stylographic fountain pen, including the full pen assembly with cap B, handle A, air-tube E, point-section A', and needle J, plus magnified details of the coupling tube F and flanged guide tube G.STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PEN.Charles H. Downes and Charles L. Downes · July 13, 1880Patent line drawing of a stylographic fountain pen shown in vertical cross-section, revealing the internal needle-valve, air-tube, spring-pressed valve, and vent-cap at the top, alongside a side view of the barrel's upper end and two small circular cross-sections showing the vent-cap in open and closed positions.STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PENJacob Ullrich · September 26, 1882A patent drawing showing a longitudinal cross-section of a slender stylographic fountain pen, revealing an inner flexible tube running from a rubber diaphragm near the cap down to a fine needle point, with labeled parts including the barrel (A), point-section (B), air-duct (D), needle (e), diaphragm (G), and protective cap (F).STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PENMarion H. Kerner · July 3, 1883Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical stylographic pen shown whole and in cross-section, revealing an internal needle, agitator plates, and a slit rubber disk covering the ink reservoir outlet near the tapered writing tip.STYLOGRAPHIC PENEdward B. Nimmo · September 4, 1883Patent drawing sheet showing a slender cylindrical hard-rubber fountain pen in full perspective, a longitudinal cross-section revealing internal plug and channel parts, several circular detail cross-sections labeled with letters, and two close-up perspective views of the split pen point with nibs closed and open.FOUNTAIN-PENPaul E. Wirt · November 13, 1883Patent drawing showing four views of a fountain pen: a full side view with crosshatched grip, two cutaway longitudinal sections revealing an internal ink reservoir, sliding extension tube, and piston-rod filling mechanism, and a small end-view cross-section.FOUNTAIN-PENHermann Madeheim · February 19, 1884Patent drawing showing a hard rubber fountain pen holder in longitudinal section with a removable pen-holding plug, bifurcated pen nib, bent ink-feeder stem, and a separate screw cap, alongside detailed cross-sections and end views of the plug and feeder mechanism.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Dewitt C. Demarest · July 30, 1889Patent drawing showing cross-sections of a stylographic pen with a tapered point-piece, internal air-tube, adjustable pin carrier, and cap, plus a small cross-sectional detail and an exploded carrier view.STYLOGRAPHIC PENThomas W. Evans · February 11, 1890Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical fountain pen shown in full side view and in cutaway cross-sections, revealing an internal reservoir, a grooved tip passage, a feed-bar, a small cylindrical valve, and a coiled pen-holding spring near the nib.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Morris W. Moore · September 2, 1890Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing a full perspective view with numbered parts, a cross-section revealing the glass ink reservoir and rubber bulb cap, and a detailed view of the small adjustable air-inlet plug valve.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Olof Winkler · June 14, 1898Patent drawing of a hard rubber fountain pen shown in longitudinal section, revealing an internal piston-and-valve pump within the barrel, a threaded end plug, a feed bar leading to the nib, and several detail views of the valve, piston, and pump-actuator mechanisms.FOUNTAIN-PENArthur A. Waterman & Frederick W. Stevens · September 19, 1899