Renaisance Invention By Timetoast135978 100 Quilt Pen and Reed pen People used quilt pens for scrolls. Jul 24, 1803 Metal Pen Bryan Donkin patented the metal pen. May 29, 1822 Mass production of metal pens John Mitchell started to mass produce metal pens. Oct 30, 1888 John J Loud patents the ballpoint pen John J Loud Patents the ballpoint pen