ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,014, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SOCIETE BIC (Clichy, France).
"Brass alloy for writing instrument tips" was invented by Julien Bouchet (Clichy, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tip for a handheld writing instrument-includes a brass alloy comprising the following composition: Cu in an amount of from about 52 wt.-% to about 62 wt.-%, Sn in an amount of from about 0.1 wt.-% to about 1.0 wt.-%, Fe in an amount of from about 0.1 wt.-% to about 1.0 wt.-%, Si in an amount of from about 0.05 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-%, Ni in an amount of from about 0.05 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-%, Pb if present, in an amount of less than about 0.0...