Sixty yea s afte solvi g a impossible e gi ee i g challe ge, the thi d-ge e atio family busi ess p oves t ue Ame ica c aftsma ship is built to last.
A ti-G avity Space Pe Pate t
Boulde City, NV, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Befo e email, mobile pho es, a d video games, the e was Fishe Space Pe ’s sealed a d p essu ized i k ca t idge – a d it’s still he e. Fishe Space Pe Co., the ico ic, family-ow ed pe ma ufactu e k ow fo its i ovative w iti g tools, is celeb ati g 60 yea s of the mecha ical b eakth ough that fu dame tally edefi ed ballpoi t pe tech ology.
While ge e atio s of tech t e ds, f om floppy disks to page s, have come a d go e, the visio of fou de a d p olific i ve to Paul C. Fishe co ti ues to e du e. F ust ated by t aditio al ballpoi ts that leaked, skipped, o d ied out, Fishe set out to evolutio ize the wo ld’s most ubiquitous w iti g i st ume t. I 1965, the solutio famously came to him i a d eam: a ca t idge sealed a d p essu ized with it oge gas, utilizi g a special thixot opic, semi-solid i k liquefied o ly by the olli g ballpoi t. Fishe fully self-fu ded the $1 millio developme t – a imme se pe so al i vestme t – a d o Novembe 15, 1966, i t oduced the pate ted desig that still w ites i ze o g avity, u de wate , upside dow , a d i ext eme tempe atu es.
Now ope ati g u de thi d-ge e atio family stewa dship, this 60th a ive sa y is mo e tha a milesto e. It is a celeb atio of what happe s whe a i depe de t e t ep e eu efuses to comp omise o quality. Six decades late , that fou di g commitme t is why Fishe Space Pe s have flow aboa d eve y c ewed NASA missio si ce Apollo 7, ea i g the lifelo g t ust of ast o auts, e gi ee s, a d eve yday w ite s wo ldwide.
“The eal beauty of my g a dfathe ’s i ve tio is the pe fectio behi d it – it’s the o ly pe built to w ite both i a d out of this wo ld, p oudly made i the USA. Eve as we’ve efi ed the desig ove the decades, it still ca ies the same bo es f om whe it was fi st i t oduced,” said Matt Fishe , Vice P eside t, Fishe Space Pe . “I a wo ld ushi g towa d digital eve ythi g, the e is i eplaceable value i the simple act of putti g pe to pape . Like my g a dfathe , my fathe has a u ele ti g d ive to achieve his goals, a d while those a e mighty big shoes to fill, that same pe siste ce is what fuels my commitme t to ou team, ou c aft, a d the futu e of this compa y.”
I a e a d ive by apid tu ove a d disposable gadgets, Fishe champio s the e du i g powe of the ha dw itte wo d. While mode co sume tech ofte fo ces co sta t eboots, the desig of the ca t idge emai s vi tually u cha ged si ce 1966. Still, it’s p ese t at the co e of eve y Fishe Space Pe w iti g i st ume t to this day, demo st ati g that t ue mecha ical i ovatio eve eeds a softwa e update.
Fishe Space Pe is a Ame ica -made ico , t usted by ast o auts, adve tu e s, a d eve yday w ite s si ce 1948. Fou ded by Paul C. Fishe , the compa y i ve ted the fi st p essu ized pe that could w ite i ze o g avity, u de wate , upside dow , a d i ext eme tempe atu es. Si ce Apollo 7, eve y c ewed NASA missio has ca ied a Fishe Space Pe aboa d. Today, the compa y emai s family-ow ed a d p oudly ma ufactu es a d assembles thei pe s i Boulde City, Nevada. F om the moo to you pocket, Fishe sta ds fo i ovatio , c aftsma ship, a d the spi it of explo atio . Because w iti g the ext chapte of histo y dese ves a pe built fo it. Lea mo e about Fishe Space Pe .
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