Patents by Inventor ORLANDA DOMINIC LACY

ORLANDA DOMINIC LACY 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).

  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8881439
    Abstract: A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: David Lynn Reynolds, Kaitlyn Jerome, Michael Robert Adair, Orlanda Dominic Lacy, Douglas M. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20140259817
    Abstract: A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: DAVID LYNN REYNOLDS, KAITLYN JEROME, MICHAEL ROBERT ADAIR, ORLANDA DOMINIC LACY, DOUGLAS M. BOWEN