US 12,403,720 B2
Marker pixel wicking apparatus
Anthony P. Monzo, Easton, PA (US); and Craig Skinner, Nazareth, PA (US)
Assigned to Crayola LLC, Easton, PA (US)
Filed by Crayola LLC, Easton, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,543.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/185,627, filed on May 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,427, filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227165 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G09B 11/04 (2006.01); B43K 8/06 (2006.01); B44D 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC B44D 2/002 (2013.01) [B43K 8/06 (2013.01); G09B 11/04 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit for creating pixel artwork or designs, the kit comprising:
a marker wicking apparatus comprising:
a planar base;
a plurality of wicking protrusions extending outward from the planar base, the plurality of wicking protrusions comprising a wicking surface;
and
wherein a wicking ability of the planar base is less than a wicking ability of the plurality of wicking protrusions; and
at least one template, the at least one template displaying an image that can be recreated on the marker wicking apparatus by coloring a specific arrangement of one or more of the plurality of wicking protrusions, the template identifying a specific position and a specific color for each of the one or more of the plurality of wicking protrusions to be colored to recreate the image.