Patents Assigned to American Greetings Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240331578
    Abstract: Foldable, pop-up, paper décor items such as a wreath, a countdown calendar and a decorative scene that can be folded flat for mailing or storage and unfolded and placed on display. The foldable nature of these items promotes re-usability, minimizes storage space, and allows for easy shipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Kelly, Keith Allen, Seth Larson, Dave Sapp
  • Patent number: 12023950
    Abstract: A pop-up object with double canopies includes a lower canopy that serves as a base for the pop-up object, an upper canopy, and a pop-up scene positioned between the upper and lower canopies. The upper canopy, lower canopy, and pop-up scene can simultaneously move between a first, folded, flat position and a second, unfolded, upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Seth Larson
  • Patent number: 11978367
    Abstract: A flexible, four-sided, a-frame display for merchandising greeting card and non-greeting card merchandise. The display is relatively small and can be used as an outpost display in smaller retail spaces. It can easily be set up, taken down and arranged with various merchandising assemblies. It also contains a hidden storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 11778462
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclose an electronic greeting card application for creating, editing, distributing, and viewing electronic greeting cards on a portable computing device, wherein the electronic greeting card displays animations and permits users to customize the card by way of adding a message, signature, photo, and sound recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Stanek, Zachary Paladino, Phil Peron, David Noyes, Kathy D′Amato, David Chiang, Robert A. Matousek
  • Patent number: 11738908
    Abstract: A gift bag with a pocket containing an integral pop-up structure which is operative to move between a first position wherein the pop-up structure is in a substantially flat position and substantially contained within the pocket of the gift bag, and a second position wherein the pop-up structure is unfolded into a three-dimensional structure that is substantially contained outside of the pocket of the gift bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 11666161
    Abstract: A modular merchandise display which allows for the integrated display of greeting cards and other social expression products. The system provides flexibility in the set up and modification of the retail display over time by offering product modules having a variety of holding mechanisms for retaining and displaying a wide range of products. Each product module operates independently from all others such that adding/removing/rearranging a product module does not affect or disrupt the other product modules on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Osiecki, Igor Chernyshev, Peter Maciulewicz, Donwoong Kang
  • Patent number: 11417243
    Abstract: A pop-up structure with a lock mechanism that functions to retain the pop-up structure in an unfolded or fully erect configuration. The lock mechanism contains a base panel, main panel, locking tab and one or more stopper mechanisms. The lock mechanism interacts with the pop-up structure and is mainly contained within a cavity of the pop-up structure. The lock mechanism can be accessed through an opening in a base. Users may move a lock tab clockwise to retain the pop-up structure in an open position and then move the lock tab counterclockwise to close the pop-up structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Bucco
  • Patent number: 11305574
    Abstract: A combined gift card holder and bottle carrier topper includes a main panel having two oblong elements separated by an elongate channel and a gift card sleeve attached to the main panel. The main panel is inserted onto a bottle carrier by placing a portion of the bottle carrier into the channel. The gift card sleeve is then located outside the bottle carrier and a portion of the bottle carrier topper is located inside the bottle carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Seth Larson
  • Patent number: 11291315
    Abstract: A greeting card displayer having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, a hook which is attached to the vertical portion of the display, and an insert panel which has a greeting card attached thereto and gets inserted onto the display. The displayer is operative to be inserted onto (over card retainer of) a greeting card display and to highlight specific cards, such as, for example, pop-up greeting cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: D943423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Kelly, Terry Flores
  • Patent number: D943424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Kelly, Terry Flores
  • Patent number: D944097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: D950372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Seth Larson
  • Patent number: D950394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Kelly, Terry Flores
  • Patent number: D950643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: D955213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Elizabeth Dinvald
  • Patent number: D963471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Seth Larson
  • Patent number: D1005087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: D1019771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Kelly, Kara Solinsky
  • Patent number: D1035422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli