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László József Bíró (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]; né Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been invented roughly 50 years ...
The first patent for a ballpoint pen [6] [7] was issued on 30 October 1888 to John J. Loud, [8] who was attempting to make a writing instrument that would be able to write "on rough surfaces—such as wood, coarse wrapping paper, and other articles" [9] which fountain pens could not. Loud's pen had a small rotating steel ball held in place by a ...
Introducing of the first ballpoint pen to the U.S. market Milton Reynolds (1892–1976), an American entrepreneur , was born "Milton Reinsberg" in Albert Lea, Minnesota . He is most famously known for the manufacture and introduction of the first ballpoint pen to be sold in the U.S. market in October 1945.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Bic Cristal's writing tip and ergonomic design helped shift the worldwide market for pens from fountain pens to ballpoints. In 1959 Bich brought the pen to the American market: the Bic pen was soon selling at 29 cents (equivalent to $3.03 in 2023) with the slogan "writes first time, every time."
Loud's patent of the ballpoint pen, 1888. Keenly interested in inventing, on October 30, 1888, Loud obtained the first patent (US #392,046) for a ballpoint pen [6] when attempting to make a writing instrument that would be able to write on leather products, which then-common fountain pens could not. Loud's pen had a small rotating steel ball ...
"Reynolds Rocket" pen was introduced at Gimbel’s department store in New York City, selling $100,000 worth of pens on the first day. [2] Demand in 1945 was running 30,000 pens per day, making it America's #1 ballpoint pen. [3] However, within three years the price of the pen went from $12.50 to 50¢.
First Time Posting. Image credits: Mikefont #46 In My Free Time, I Like To Write Random Things Using My Fountain Pen. Image credits: Significant-Bake211
A student in Paris, Romanian Petrache Poenaru invented a fountain pen that used a quill as an ink reservoir. The French Government patented this in May 1827. [26] Fountain pen patents and production then increased in the 1850s. The first patent on a ballpoint pen was issued on October 30, 1888, to John J Loud. [27]