Patents by Inventor Tamara L. MacEwen

Tamara L. MacEwen 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: 6789725
    Abstract: A paper assembly is formed having an envelope and a carrier portion, such that the overall assembly is a generally flat paper assembly having a length and width of a standard paper size such as 8½ in.×11 in. or A-4 size. The assembly, having a footprint equal to a standard paper size, may be fed into a standard size paper tray of a printer such as a laser printer or an ink jet printer, with the printer printing on the front face of the envelop. After printing the envelope may be stuffed with material to be mailed, and the envelope separated from the carrier portion and sealed for mailing. In a first embodiment the carrier is an L-shaped piece of paper that is formed separately from the envelope and releasably adhered to the backside thereof, the L-cut having an acute angle and a rounded corner. In another embodiment the L-shaped carrier is releasably adhered to the front side of the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Tamara L. MacEwen, Ronald Ugolick, Manish M. Bhakta, Dale E. Loree, Russell D. Pollman, Norman Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20030160090
    Abstract: A paper assembly is formed having an envelope and a carrier portion, such that the overall assembly is a generally flat paper assembly having a length and width of a standard paper size such as 8½ in.×11 in. or A-4 size. The assembly, having a footprint equal to a standard paper size, may be fed into a standard size paper tray of a printer such as a laser printer or an ink jet printer, with the printer printing on the front face of the envelop. After printing the envelope may be stuffed with material to be mailed, and the envelope separated from the carrier portion and sealed for mailing. In a first embodiment the carrier is an L-shaped piece of paper that is formed separately from the envelope and releasably adhered to the backside thereof, the L-cut having an acute angle and a rounded corner. In another embodiment the L-shaped carrier is releasably adhered to the front side of the envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Tamara L. MacEwen, Ronald Ugolick, Manish M. Bhakta, Dale E. Loree, Russell D. Pollman, Norman Yamamoto