The invention relates to an input device 1 for capacitive touch-sensitive displays, wherein the device is a simple pen 11, wherein the simple pen can be sharpened, wherein the device is present as a core, or wherein the device is present as a core with a coating, or wherein the device is present as a core with a casing, or wherein the device comprises a core, a casing and a coating, wherein the core, the casing and/or the coating are configured to be electrically conductive, wherein an element, a contacting element 12 for a tablet/display is formed at one end of the device, and wherein the contacting element is formed as an electrically conductive material.

The invention relates to an input device 1 for capacitive touch-sensitive displays, wherein the device is a simple pen 11, wherein the simple pen can be sharpened, wherein the device is present as a core, or wherein the device is present as a core with a coating, or wherein the device is present as a core with a casing, or wherein the device comprises a core, a casing and a coating, wherein the core, the casing and/or the coating are configured to be electrically conductive, wherein an element, a contacting element 12 for a tablet/display is formed at one end of the device, and wherein the contacting element is formed as an electrically conductive material.

A seed-containing crayon includes an elongated member formed of a marking composition to leave a colored mark on a surface when the elongated member contacts the surface. The marking composition is formed of a wax, a pigment, and a plant nutrient that is activated by application of water to the elongated member. Plant seeds are embedded in the marking composition of the elongated member. The crayon can include a paper band that at least partially surrounds the elongated member along at least part of the length of the elongated member in which the plant seeds are embedded.

A seed-containing crayon includes an elongated member formed of a marking composition to leave a colored mark on a surface when the elongated member contacts the surface. The marking composition is formed of a wax, a pigment, and a plant nutrient that is activated by application of water to the elongated member. Plant seeds are embedded in the marking composition of the elongated member. The crayon can include a paper band that at least partially surrounds the elongated member along at least part of the length of the elongated member in which the plant seeds are embedded.

A replacement lead case includes a case body that forms an inner space surrounded by a rear surface plate and right and left leg plates as a replacement lead accommodation room and has a lid body on the tip end thereof and a case part on a rear part thereof via a bendable thin part provided on the rear surface plate, and a cover member that has a U-shaped cross-section orthogonal to a longitudinal direction molded by a front surface plate and right and left outer leg plates covers the replacement lead accommodation room on a case body with the front surface plate and slidably supports the case body in the longitudinal direction with the leg plates positioned on the inside of the outer leg plates. A rail-shaped guide is formed on the lid body along the longitudinal direction, and the cover member includes a slider that contacts the guide.

A silicone pencil preparation device includes: a conveying apparatus, a grabbing apparatus, a silicone injection molding machine and a control apparatus. The conveying apparatus includes an unprocessed pencil conveying apparatus and a processed pencil conveying apparatus. The silicone injection molding machine includes a main machine provided with a mold and a mold closing system, the mold includes a front mold and a rear mold, the mold is secured onto the mold closing system, and a middle portion of a front mold cavity is provided with a pencil carrying slot. The control apparatus is configured to perform the following steps: moving an unprocessed pencil to the pencil carrying slot; performing a mold closing operation; performing an injection molding operation on the front mold cavity and a rear mold cavity; performing a mold splitting operation; and moving a processed pencil in the pencil carrying slot to the processed pencil conveying apparatus.

A silicone pencil preparation device includes: a conveying apparatus, a grabbing apparatus, a silicone injection molding machine and a control apparatus. The conveying apparatus includes an unprocessed pencil conveying apparatus and a processed pencil conveying apparatus. The silicone injection molding machine includes a main machine provided with a mold and a mold closing system, the mold includes a front mold and a rear mold, the mold is secured onto the mold closing system, and a middle portion of a front mold cavity is provided with a pencil carrying slot. The control apparatus is configured to perform the following steps: moving an unprocessed pencil to the pencil carrying slot; performing a mold closing operation; performing an injection molding operation on the front mold cavity and a rear mold cavity; performing a mold splitting operation; and moving a processed pencil in the pencil carrying slot to the processed pencil conveying apparatus.

A writing instrument part that improves the releasability of a core pin is provided. In a writing instrument part by the insert molding method in which a wooden barrel material made of natural wood flour and a water-soluble resin binder is injected into a mold, the wooden barrel material and a core pin having a paper straw inserted therein are integrated, and a two-layer structure having a paper straw layer as an inner layer and a wooden barrel layer as an outer layer is formed.

A writing utensil including a lead and a shaft, wherein the lead is arranged in the shaft in a stationary manner, and the shaft has a shaft base material. The shaft base material includes the following components: 60 to 75 wt. % of a filler/fillers, 15 to 30 wt. % of a binder mixture including PLA and a second binder selected from the group of PBS and copolymers of the PBS, in particular PBSA, 0.2 to 6 wt. % of other additives such as adhesives, stabilizers, 1 to 10 wt. % of wax/waxes, and 0 to 4 wt. % of a dye, in particular a pigment.

A writing utensil including a lead and a shaft, wherein the lead is arranged in the shaft in a stationary manner, and the shaft has a shaft base material. The shaft base material includes the following components: 60 to 75 wt. % of a filler/fillers, 15 to 30 wt. % of a binder mixture including PLA and a second binder selected from the group of PBS and copolymers of the PBS, in particular PBSA, 0.2 to 6 wt. % of other additives such as adhesives, stabilizers, 1 to 10 wt. % of wax/waxes, and 0 to 4 wt. % of a dye, in particular a pigment.