The surprise today is the list of patents by Wearever. Yes that Wearever, the pariah of the fountain pen word. Here is the list. Surprise surprise 59 patents. Not only the number is impressive but the list gives us a rough idea of when they started and when they folded. Note that some of the last few patents are for markers and ball points. I hope you enjoy it.

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1966369 Fountain pen 7/10/1934 YATES STEVEN G; DAVID KAHN2009182 Mechanical pencil 7/23/1935 JULIUS KAHN2075725 Writing instrument 3/30/1937 DAVID KAHN2093919 Runner tube for mechanical pencils 9/21/1937 REINHOLD LOTTERER2094796 Writing instrument clip with interchangeable initials 10/5/1937 DAVID KAHN2094797 Combined instrument clip and plaque holder 10/5/1937 DAVID KAHN2105424 Pencil head container 1/11/1938 DAVID KAHN2141988 Plaque holder and method of making the same 12/27/1938 DAVID KAHN2141989 Pipe and plaque holder therefor 12/27/1938 KARL WEISSER2141990 Plaque holder for writing instruments and the like 12/27/1938 DAVID KAHN2141991 Plaque holder and blank 12/27/1938 DAVID KAHN2150065 Pen desk set 3/7/1939 DAVID KAHN2153488 Writing instrument clip 4/4/1939 KARL WEISSER2156775 Fountain pen identifying device 5/2/1939 EDWARD ZIMMER2186027 Mechanical pencil 1/9/1940 DAVID KAHN2186869 Mechanical magazine pencil 1/9/1940 DAVID KAHN2186870 Mechanical pencil 1/9/1940 DAVID KAHN2203093 Mechanical pencil 6/4/1940 DAVID KAHN2208460 Pen point and method of making the same 7/16/1940 DAVID KAHN; MACK SEYFORTH2249004 Method of and apparatus for treating thermoplastic tubes 7/15/1941 DAVID KAHN; JULIUS KAHN2293621 Mechanical pencil 8/18/1942 WILLIAM PARA JOHN; KAHN JULIUS M2293622 Mechanical pencil 8/18/1942 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2293623 Mechanical pencil 8/18/1942 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2312928 Tool for assembling mechanical pencils 3/2/1943 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2337343 Pen 12/21/1943 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2339290 Mechanical pencil 1/18/1944 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2339860 Fountain pen 1/25/1944 DAVID KAHN; WILLIAM PARA JOHN2365473 Writing instrument assemblage 12/19/1944 DAVID KAHN; WILLIAM PARA JOHN2377444 Fountain pen presser bar and method of producing the same 6/5/1945 WILLIAM PARA JOHN; KARL WEISSER2509234 Fountain pen cap 5/30/1950 DAVID KAHN2548906 Fountain pen 4/17/1951 WILLIAM PARA JOHN2605745 Fountain pen with protractable and retractable point 8/5/1952 KARL WEISSER; DAVID KAHN2605746 Fountain pen 8/5/1952 DAVID KAHN; KARL WEISSER2624315 Fountain pen 1/6/1953 KARL WEISSER; DAVID KAHN2642842 Fountain pen 6/23/1953 DAVID KAHN; KARL WEISSER2676570 Writing instrument 4/27/1954 FAHRINGER HARRY J2692580 Writing instrument 10/26/1954 DAVID KAHN; KARL WEISSER2750927 Fountain pens 6/19/1956 DAVID KAHN2774333 Fountain pen with improved feed construction 12/18/1956 DAVID KAHN2807237 Writing instruments 9/24/1957 DAVID KAHN; LEVY MORRIS D2811948 Locking device for fountain pen 11/5/1957 DAVID KAHN; MORRIS LEVY2951465 Retractable writing instrument 9/6/1960 KARL WEISSER; MORRIS LEVY2964012 Writing instrument 12/13/1960 KAHN JULIUS M; MORRIS LEVY2969030 Production of writing tips 1/24/1961 KAHN JULIUS M; SAMUEL KAHN; 2972781 Method of deforming plastic articles 2/28/1961 MORRIS LEVY2985296 Display device 5/23/1961 KAHN MARTIN S2988054 Writing instruments 6/13/1961 YATES STEVEN G2990205 Writing instrument coupling 6/27/1961 KARL WEISSER3008453 Writing instruments 11/14/1961 DAVID KAHN; WEISSER HELEN E3012274 Apparatus for forming lateral projections on a plastic tube 12/12/1961 MORRIS LEVY3056194 Method of assembling a follower film in the cartridge of a ball point pen 10/2/1962 DAVID KAHN; KARL WEISSER3087463 Writing instruments 4/30/1963 KAHN JULIUS M; SAMUEL KAHN; (+2)3095859 Writing instrument 7/2/1963 MORRIS LEVY3130712 Writing instrument 4/28/1964 KAHN JULIUS M; MORRIS LEVY3137276 Protract-retract mechanism and writing instrument including same 6/16/1964 KARL WEISSER3138142 Writing instrument unit 6/23/1964 LEVY MORRIS D3145412 Writing instrument 8/25/1964 LEVY MORRIS D3179087 Writing instrument 4/20/1965 KAHN JULIUS M; LEVY MORRIS D; (+1)3196838 Writing instrument 7/27/1965 WEISSER HELEN EAlso I include here the patents of Norman E Weigel. Many of these features are found on Wearever pens. 1989220 Fountain pen, 2/20/1934, WEIGEL NORMAN E (no reference to Wearever, but this "frame" nib is often seen on Wearever pens) 2305287 Fountain pen, 12/15/1942, WEIGEL NORMAN E 2316478 Pen point material, 4/13/1943, WEIGEL NORMAN E 2316479 Fountain pen, 4/13/1943, WEIGEL NORMAN E 2328116 Fountain pen, 8/31/1943, WEIGEL NORMAN E ,E O WEIGEL & SONS 2335223 Fountain pen, 11/23/1943, WEIGEL NORMAN E 2690739 Ink reservoir and flow control, 10/5/1954,WEIGEL NORMAN E (Wearever-ish overfeed)