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Is a stylus pen patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a stylus pen have been patented many times, but "a stylus pen" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,812 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “stylus” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 896 best keyword matches we examined, 333 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (63), MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (24), APPLE INC (24), HIDEEP INC (23).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G06F (865), B43K (58), H02J (20), H04M (19).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a stylus pen
- Handwriting elimination apparatus and method for touch screen, electronic stylus pen, and pen cap thereof US-2026119028-A1 2026 · HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
This application provides a handwriting elimination apparatus includes a trigger component and a strain component, and can be used in the electronic stylus pen. In this case, in a process in which an elimination action is performe…
View on Google Patents - Stylus pen resonating with a signal transferred from a touch sensor US-11481047-B2 2022 · HIDEEP INC
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a resonance circuit portion posi…
View on Google Patents - Stylus pen, touch apparatus, and touch system US-11327582-B2 2022 · HIDEEP INC
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a ground portion configured to b…
View on Google Patents - Active stylus pen and touch sensing system including the same US-10241597-B2 2019 · LG DISPLAY CO LTD
An active stylus pen is insensitive to external noise and has enhanced sensing performance with respect to an uplink signal input from a touch screen. The active stylus pen includes a housing connected to a ground, a conductive ti…
View on Google Patents - Touch sensing system including active stylus pen US-10474280-B2 2019 · LG DISPLAY CO LTD
A touch sensing system is disclosed. The touch sensing system includes an active stylus pen that generates a first pen driving signal for detecting a touch input in synchronization with a touch driving signal input from a touch sc…
View on Google Patents - Stylus pen, touch sensor, and driving method of touch sensor US-2018067608-A1 2018 · SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
A stylus pen includes: a conductor; a housing surrounding at least one portion of the conductor, the housing having an insulating property; a pen tip disposed at one end of the housing, the pen tip having conductivity; and a conta…
View on Google Patents - Capacitance-based stylus pen for reducing misrecognition of touch and recognizing pressure WO-2016099176-A3 2016 · PATENTIN CO LTD
The present invention relates to a stylus pen that is used for input of a digitizer and, more specifically, to a capacitance-based stylus pen that can prevent misrecognition of a touch caused by hovering recognition and can detect…
View on Google Patents - Touch screen film, and touch screen using said film, and stylus pen used together with said film US-2015097805-A1 2015 · MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO
To detect a position on a screen with which even a thin nib is in contact, and improve operativity, visibility at the time of operation, and a feeling of use. A touch screen film 5 includes at least a transparent, conductive, th…
View on Google Patents - Pen head configuration structure for capacitive touch-screen stylus pen US-8957879-B2 2015 · MAO LIANHUA
A pen head configuration structure for a capacitive touch-screen stylus pen is disclosed, and it includes a pen head and a support saddle for the pen head which are made of conductive materials, and a universal joint is connected …
View on Google Patents - Multi-tip stylus pen for touch screen devices US-2013194242-A1 2013 · PINEAPPLE ELECTRONICS INC
In a multi-tip stylus pen for a touch-screen device includes an elongated body member which may be capped with a hollow cap member. The hollow cap member has a first stylus tip member disposed at one of the cap ends without an ope…
View on Google Patents - Hybrid touch screen panel having stylus pen function with multi-touch, high scratch tolerance, high recognition resolution, and pressure detection capabilities, and stylus pen system WO-2013069915-A1 2013 · LEE YOUNGJONG
A touch panel having a stylus pen function of high touch resolution with robustness and a multi-touch function may be implemented by forming a hybrid-type touch panel from a combination of a projected capacitive touch panel and a …
View on Google Patents - Stylus pen for capacitive type touch panel US-8508510-B2 2013 · KIM SANG-UK
A stylus pen for a capacitive touch screen that allows delicate input. The stylus pen for the capacitive touch panel includes: a pen having a body extending longitudinally and an input portion positioned at one end of the body to …
View on Google Patents - Stylus pen for electrostatic capacitive touch panel WO-2012153710-A1 2012 · HATSUMEIYA CO LTD
Provided is a stylus pen which is pleasant to write with. The stylus pen has a dielectric pen main body (2), and dielectric pen tip members (3, 5) that are fixed to both ends of the pen main body (2). The pen tip member (3) has a …
View on Google Patents - Pen cap stylus for use with touch screens US-6227743-B1 2001
A pen cap stylus (or screen operator) is useful in combination with a conventional writing implement, such as a pencil or an ink pen. The manner in which the pen cap stylus screen operator engages to an end of a writing implement …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a stylus pen been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.