Patents by Inventor CHARITY ROBIN FLUHARTY

CHARITY ROBIN FLUHARTY 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: 11450239
    Abstract: A foldable article may have a first panel separated from a second panel by a fold, a paper mechanic affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, and a sliceform affixed to the sliceform, the foldable article is movable between a closed state and a fully open state, the paper mechanic is configured to move the sliceform from a substantially two-dimensional, collapsed state to a substantially three-dimensional, expanded state when the foldable article is moved from the closed state to the fully open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Robert Adair, Charity Robin Fluharty, Takako Tokugawa, Thomas A. Wallen
  • Publication number: 20210158725
    Abstract: A foldable article may have a first panel separated from a second panel by a fold, a paper mechanic affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, and a sliceform affixed to the sliceform, the foldable article is movable between a closed state and a fully open state, the paper mechanic is configured to move the sliceform from a substantially two-dimensional, collapsed state to a substantially three-dimensional, expanded state when the foldable article is moved from the closed state to the fully open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Robert Adair, Charity Robin Fluharty, Takako Tokugawa, Thomas A. Wallen
  • Patent number: 9555660
    Abstract: A reversible hinge greeting card with an electronic component is provided. The greeting card has a card body with a plurality of panels. One of the panels is a front panel, one of the panels is a back panel, and one of the panels is an intermediary panel. The intermediary panel and a connecting band connect the front panel to the back panel, such that the greeting card can open from right to left or from left to right. An electronic component is integrated within the connecting band. The electronic component includes at least one switch operably connected to the front panel and at least one switch operably connected to the back panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Charity Robin Fluharty, Kaitlyn Marie Jerome
  • Patent number: 9501956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination greeting card and gift card presenter. In one aspect, the presenter comprises a cover panel and a gift card panel, the gift card panel including a magnetic strip for storing machine readable information, the cover panel and the gift card panel coupled together along a fold line. In another aspect, multiple intermediary panels are coupled between the cover panel and the gift card panel to allow for one sided custom printing. The cover panel may also be coupled to a gift card holder that comprises a first fold panel and a second fold panel folded together to form a pocket for receiving at least a portion of a gift card. The cover panel and the first or second fold panel may be coupled along an edge, and the fold panels may include tabs for securing the first and second fold panels together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventor: Charity Robin Fluharty
  • Publication number: 20160240109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination greeting card and gift card presenter. In one aspect, the presenter comprises a cover panel and a gift card panel, the gift card panel including a magnetic strip for storing machine readable information, the cover panel and the gift card panel coupled together along a fold line. In another aspect, multiple intermediary panels are coupled between the cover panel and the gift card panel to allow for one sided custom printing. The cover panel may also be coupled to a gift card holder that comprises a first fold panel and a second fold panel folded together to form a pocket for receiving at least a portion of a gift card. The cover panel and the first or second fold panel may be coupled along an edge, and the fold panels may include tabs for securing the first and second fold panels together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Charity Robin Fluharty
  • Publication number: 20150279240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination greeting card and gift card presenter. In one aspect, the presenter comprises a cover panel and a gift card panel, the gift card panel including a magnetic strip for storing machine readable information, the cover panel and the gift card panel coupled together along a fold line. In another aspect, multiple intermediary panels are coupled between the cover panel and the gift card panel to allow for one sided custom printing. The cover panel may also be coupled to a gift card holder that comprises a first fold panel and a second fold panel folded together to form a pocket for receiving at least a portion of a gift card. The cover panel and the first or second fold panel may be coupled along an edge, and the fold panels may include tabs for securing the first and second fold panels together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: CHARITY ROBIN FLUHARTY