Patent ID: 6955445

Claim:
An illuminated writing implement comprising: (a) a substantially tubular body portion; (b) a substantially tubular head portion rotatably secured to said body portion; (c) a cap detachably secured to a top of said head portion; (d) a power source disposed in an interior of said head portion; (e) a light source disposed in an interior of said head portion and electrically coupled to said power source; (f) a display unit for displaying a time and date disposed on an outer surface of said head portion; (g) a switch electrically coupled to said power source for setting a mode of operation of said light source; (h) a switch electrically coupled to said display unit for setting a time and date to be displayed; (i) a focusing ring rotatably secured to said body portion; (j) a substantially conically-shaped lens disposed at a lower end of said body portion; and (k) a marking element disposed in an interior of the illuminated writing implement, said marking element having a tip which protrudes through an opening provided in said lens; wherein said light source produces a beam of visible light only when a pressure is applied to said tip, said beam of visible light being transmitted through said lens, wherein rotating said focusing ring narrows and broadens said beam of light and wherein rotating said head portion with respect to said body portion adjusts a brightness of said beam of light.