Patents by Inventor Charlotte Mao

Charlotte Mao 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).

  • Greeting cards with suspended motion
    Patent number: 9770933
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a greeting card having at least one motor attached to a mechanism which causes movement to a mobile object and one or more attachments suspended from the mobile object. The mobile object may be a circular disc, a string or a swing structure. Each mobile object contains one or more attachments either attached directly thereto or suspended therefrom via a string or line. The motor may effect various movements in the mobile object such as circular motion, back-and-forth motion or bouncing or vibrating motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charlotte Mao
  • Greeting Cards with Suspended Motion
    Publication number: 20170120660
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a greeting card having at least one motor attached to a mechanism which causes movement to a mobile object and one or more attachments suspended from the mobile object. The mobile object may be a circular disc, a string or a swing structure. Each mobile object contains one or more attachments either attached directly thereto or suspended therefrom via a string or line. The motor may effect various movements in the mobile object such as circular motion, back-and-forth motion or bouncing or vibrating motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Charlotte Mao
  • Greeting Cards with Suspended Motion
    Publication number: 20160114613
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a greeting card having at least one motor attached to a mechanism which causes movement to a mobile object and one or more attachments suspended from the mobile object. The mobile object may be a circular disc, a string or a swing structure. Each mobile object contains one or more attachments either attached directly thereto or suspended therefrom via a string or line. The motor may effect various movements in the mobile object such as circular motion, back-and-forth motion or bouncing or vibrating motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Sharon Bogdanski, John Talbot, Lynne Shlonsky, Dave Sapp, Charlotte Mao, Allison Marsh, Nicole Forrester
  • Greeting card with window
    Patent number: D780260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Katalina Speck, Charlotte Mao