Patents by Inventor JOHN M. DECASTRO

JOHN M. DECASTRO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Article with a latching mechanism
    Patent number: 9145236
    Abstract: An envelope has a latching mechanism that is activated by a key to releasably secure a flap of the envelope in a closed position. The latching mechanism is located on the envelope's flap. The tip of the key fits into an aperture in the middle of the latching mechanism. Rotation of the key rotates ears on the back of the latching mechanism from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the ears align with a correspondingly-shaped opening in the front panel of the envelope, and the ears pass through the opening. Rotation to the second position rotates the ears behind the front panel such that the ears of the latching mechanism are now behind the front panel, thereby securing the opening of the envelope flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rebecca Webb Wyko, Orlanda Dominic Lacy, Douglas Lee Krivanek, John M. Decastro
  • ARTICLE WITH A LATCHING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150014401
    Abstract: An envelope has a latching mechanism that is activated by a key to releasably secure a flap of the envelope in a closed position. The latching mechanism is located on the envelope's flap. The tip of the key fits into an aperture in the middle of the latching mechanism. Rotation of the key rotates ears on the back of the latching mechanism from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the ears align with a correspondingly-shaped opening in the front panel of the envelope, and the ears pass through the opening. Rotation to the second position rotates the ears behind the front panel such that the ears of the latching mechanism are now behind the front panel, thereby securing the opening of the envelope flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: REBECCA WEBB WYKO, ORLANDA DOMINIC LACY, DOUGLAS LEE KRIVANEK, JOHN M. DECASTRO