John Loud
The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by Laszlo Biro.
The ballpoint pen was introduced to the U.S. market in 1945.
The first patent was issued on October 30 1888
It is made in a factory.
Below is a reference to a website, e-notes for Ballpoint Pen: How Products are Made. It provides history as well as the manufacturing process. Hope this helps: http://science.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/ballpoint-pen
While there were several prior patents launched, the standardised ballpoint pen as you know it was invented by László Bíró. The first patent of the ballpoint pen was John Loud ..1888; 60 years before.
The first country to invent the ballpoint pen was the United States. John Jacob Loud, an American inventor, is known for designing the first ballpoint pen. However, it did not become a viable commercial endeavor until Biro Pens of Argentina was founded in 1941.
The first ballpoint pen patent, 392,046, was issued to John Loud on October 30, 1888. However, László and Georg Bíró created the first commercial ballpoint pen.
Weymouth which is in Massachusetts in America ..it was 1888 and he did it because he wnted a pen that could write on rougher surfaces such as leather, as he was a tanner/saddle maker
The ballpoint pen became commercially viable in the late 1930's - a long time after Jefferson went to his reward.
laszlo biro invented the ballpoint pen in 1938 !
The inventor of the ballpoint pen was John J. Loud. The patent was awarded on October 30, 1888. Laszlo Biro improved on the invention in the 1930s.