Patents Assigned to American Greetings Corporation
  • Greeting card with tote bag
    Patent number: 10150322
    Abstract: A greeting card containing with a tote bag releasably attached thereto. The tote bag may be folded into a small pouch which is then attached to one or more panels of the greeting card. The tote may be of the reusable kind and may be removed and used by the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Erin Dennis, Nicole Forrester
  • Hinged greeting cards and gift card holders
    Patent number: 10040307
    Abstract: Interactive greeting card and gift card holders with a hinged mechanism which provide fun user interaction and triggers audio playback. Each greeting card and gift card holder includes portion thereof which hinges or pivots about an axis. When the greeting card or gift card holder is hinged, or pivoted about the hinge, one or more special effects are triggered. Special effects may include audio, emergence or ejection of a gift card holder (w/gift card) or gift card, the appearance of a thought or word bubble, or any other special effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Dove, Sean Higgins
  • Greeting card with motorized gift card holder
    Patent number: 9987871
    Abstract: A greeting card having a gift card holder attached thereto with motor module which is operative to cause movement to the gift card holder. The greeting card may additionally contain a mobile object attached to the gift card holder which moves out of synch with the gift card holder. The gift card holder may contain a first portion and a second portion which separate to reveal a gift card therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Larson, Dave Sapp, Nicole Forrester
  • Greeting card with gift card holder
    Patent number: 9969202
    Abstract: A combined greeting card and gift card holder which also includes audio capability and motor movement of at least one mobile object attached to or integral with the greeting card. The greeting card may additionally contain certain embellishments such as faux fur to make the greeting card more appealing and entertaining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer DaDante
  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for creating digital glitter with accelerometer
    Patent number: 9958963
    Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering an electronic greeting card to a portable computing device, wherein the visually-perceived light effects of the electronic greeting card are updated in real time. The electronic greeting card is dynamically rendered to the portable computing device including these dynamic light effects. An accelerometer is used to generate an input signal capable of initiating an algorithm that generates the dynamic light effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Randall Dillion Littlejohn
  • Greeting card with inflatable balloon
    Patent number: 9925820
    Abstract: A greeting card having a greeting card body and an interactive element which includes a mechanical balloon attached to the greeting card body which is operative to move from a flat positon to an inflated position by the operation of a mechanical spring mechanism contained in an interior cavity of the balloon. The greeting card also has audio capabilities wherein a sound module is operative to store and playback at least one audio file upon interaction with a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Erin Dennis, Ken Gilroy, John Talbot
  • Ferris wheel greeting card
    Patent number: 9873280
    Abstract: A greeting card having special effects such as lights, sound and motor movement of a pop-up structure. The pop-up structure is in the form of a miniature faux Ferris wheel. When the greeting card is opened, the Ferris wheel begins to turn, the lights are illuminated and audio begins to be emitted through a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Nelson, John Talbot, Seth Larson
  • Interactive greeting card with infrared sensor
    Patent number: 9855784
    Abstract: The interactive greeting card of the present invention combines a greeting card with IR sensor to trigger effects upon the greeting card recipient interacting with the IR sensor. The greeting card contains a hole, opening or aperture therethrough, into which a user may insert his or her finger to trigger one or more special effects such as audio replay, motorized movement of one or more mobile objects attached to the greeting card, or other special effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: David Mayer
  • Hinged greeting cards and gift card holders
    Patent number: 9849712
    Abstract: Interactive greeting card and gift card holders with a hinged mechanism which provide fun user interaction and triggers audio playback. Each greeting card and gift card holder includes portion thereof which hinges or pivots about an axis. When the greeting card or gift card holder is hinged, or pivoted about the hinge, one or more special effects are triggered. Special effects may include audio, emergence or ejection of a gift card holder (w/gift card) or gift card, the appearance of a thought or word bubble, or any other special effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Mary McClain
  • Guitar greeting card
    Patent number: D803936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Terry Flores
  • Retail locator tag
    Patent number: D809064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Cureton, David Paulini
  • Bottle opener
    Patent number: D809358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Sarah Eklund
  • Pinata greeting card
    Patent number: D813300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Johnathan Talbot, Kelle Schwab
  • Ferris wheel greeting card
    Patent number: D815201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Larson, Nicole Forrester, Erin Dennis
  • Bird cage greeting card
    Patent number: D819730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Flores, Sarah Eklund
  • Lamp greeting card
    Patent number: D824997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Erin Dennis
  • Cake greeting card
    Patent number: D826323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Kelle Schwab
  • Lamp greeting card
    Patent number: D827025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Erin Dennis
  • Greeting card with slide-out gift card holder
    Patent number: D831108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Erin Dennis
  • Baseball jersey greeting card
    Patent number: D834643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Higgins, Sarah Eklund