Why hasn't Crayola patented Crayons?

As to why the Crayola company has not patented the word “crayon” is because this word has been in use for centuries. It can be translated as earthy chalk if one digs back to the Latin beginning of the present day French word for pencil. read more

Orange County - Crayola, the globally famous manufacturer of crayons, is in a fight over bubbles. It seems that the patent for colored bubbles, owned Orange County - Crayola, the globally famous manufacturer of crayons, is in a fight over bubbles. read more

In one aspect, a crayon carving device includes a base, a pantograph armature coupled to the base, a crayon positioner, and at least one guide template parallel to the crayon positioner. The pantograph armature includes a motorized drive shaft with a drill tip for carving an outside surface of a crayon body, as well as a guide tip for tracing along a guide template that directs where the drill tip carves. read more

By 1905, the line had expanded to offering 18 different-sized crayon boxes with five different-sized crayons, only two of which survive today—the"standard size" (a standard sized Crayola crayon is 3 5 ⁄ 8 in × 5 ⁄ 16 in (92.1 mm × 7.9 mm)) and the"large size" (large sized Crayola crayons are 4 in × 7 ⁄ 16 in (102 mm × 11 mm)). read more