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Is a whiteboard patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a whiteboard have been patented many times, but "a whiteboard" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 400 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “whiteboard” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 106 best keyword matches we examined, 21 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: WALTOP INT CORP (5), LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD (3), POLYVISION CORP (2), HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G06F (53), B43L (34), H04N (15), A47B (10).
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 whiteboard
- Method for implementing brush stroke of electronic whiteboard marker, storage medium, and electronic whiteboard US-12651386-B2 2026 · LANGO TECH CO LTD
A method for implementing a brush stroke of an electronic whiteboard marker, a storage medium, and an electronic whiteboard are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining touchpoint coordinates in a writing process, and constructin…
View on Google Patents - Single sweep whiteboard eraser US-11312174-B2 2022 · WISYS TECH FOUNDATION INC
A single sweep eraser system allows cleaning of a whiteboard with a single, simple and rapid motion across the board. The system provides track brackets and glides that support a cleaning bar applying sufficient pressure to a clea…
View on Google Patents - Inflatable whiteboard US-2022371357-A1 2022 · ANDREWS RYAN
An inflatable white board includes at least one sheet and at least one inflatable portion constructed and arranged to provide rigidity to the inflatable white board. The inflatable whiteboard may include a sheet constructed and ar…
View on Google Patents - Eraser for dry erase boards US-2019118573-A1 2019 · ACCO BRANDS CORP
A whiteboard eraser includes a first side defining a grip surface, and a second side defining an eraser surface. The eraser surface comprises a reticulated scrubbing portion. The eraser surface may also include a textile wiping po…
View on Google Patents - Portable whiteboard with a flexible foam layer US-2018134067-A1 2018 · Whitey Board Company
The present invention provides a stick on whiteboard that uses a premium high density flexible foam layer between an adhesive layer and a writing board layer. The adhesive layer attaches to a wall or other surface, and the writing…
View on Google Patents - Magnetic whiteboard utility holder US-9969208-B1 2018 · HALL DAVID R
The utility holder was designed to allow stored markers an extended life of working effectiveness. The design has one or more cylindrical recesses with a tapered bottom in which a dry-erase marker cap may be held in place in order…
View on Google Patents - Capacitive whiteboard eraser US-2017108962-A1 2017 · WALTOP INT CORP
A capacitive whiteboard eraser is disclosed. The capacitive whiteboard eraser includes an eraser body, a control circuit board, an emitting electrode and a tact switch. The eraser body is for a user to hold the capacitive whiteboa…
View on Google Patents - Rollable and Transportable Dry Erase Board US-2015125846-A1 2015 · LANGFORD MICHAEL
A rollable writing surface is provided that provides a user with a mobile whiteboard surface upon which a dry erase marker can be used to create written signs or to provide a personal writing surface. The writing surface comprises…
View on Google Patents - Whiteboard eraser US-2013167313-A1 2013 · MCKENZIE JULIE
A whiteboard eraser including a cleaning head, a handle attached to the cleaning head, a soft pad attached to the cleaning head, and a fabric holder configured to attach a fabric to the cleaning head.
View on Google Patents - Whiteboard marker US-2010080645-A1 2010 · WU JIAYI
A whiteboard marker, comprises a lid; a body provided with an ink reservoir cotton inside and an ink introducing core at the penpoint portion; wherein the lid is hollow, a seal cap for sealing the body is provided at an end of the…
View on Google Patents - Whiteboard scoreboard US-7431590-B2 2008 · GERHARDT THERESE A
The whiteboard scoreboard is a dry erase marking surface laminated onto a backboard or other substrate. The whiteboard has rounded corners to prevent injury of an end user or anyone else coming into contact with the device. Perman…
View on Google Patents - Whiteboard eraser WO-2007107640-A1 2007 · WONDERWELL S KY
The present invention relates to a whiteboard eraser (1), which comprises a frame part (2), which is formed of one sheet into a piece that is substantially rectangular in at least one direction. A stack of erasing sheets (3) can b…
View on Google Patents - Electronic whiteboard system eraser US-6667739-B2 2003 · POLYVISION CORP
An eraser for use on an electronic whiteboard with a protrusion area on the erasing surface forming a convex area on the erasing surface for establishing a positive point of contact with the whiteboard; an electronic whiteboard sy…
View on Google Patents - Eraser for whiteboard marker US-6056468-A 2000
An eraser for erasing markings on a white board has a body having a pair of arms for engaging a marker and a wiper blade connected to the body and extending therefrom to wipe along a surface of a whiteboard for removing dried ink …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a whiteboard been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Tools and office products differ in grips, adjustment mechanisms, and how blades or bits are held and changed.
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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.