Patents by Inventor David E. Blinderman

David E. Blinderman 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: 8251208
    Abstract: A flat roll gift wrap package has an elongated form with planar opposed sides and convex arcuate transitions between the sides. Flexible material in sheet form, such as, for example, paper or plastic, can be wound about the form without formation of creases or folds at the arcuate transitions. Printed patterns applied to the flexible material in sheet form are visible in full or repeated one or more times on the material which extends over the planar opposed sides of the form. Multiple flat roll gift wrap packages are combined in display packages or envelopes, poly bags or boxes and stacked on the planar sides of the flat rolls or with the arcuate transitions of the flat rolls arranged side-by-side. Retail displays of flat roll gift wrap products include flat rolls of gift wrap sheet material contained in envelopes which are suspended or otherwise held in a generally vertical orientation upon a retail displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Morrissey, David E. Blinderman, Joel Hageman
  • Publication number: 20100051485
    Abstract: A flat roll gift wrap package has an elongated form with planar opposed sides and convex arcuate transitions between the sides. Flexible material in sheet form, such as, for example, paper or plastic, can be wound about the form without formation of creases or folds at the arcuate transitions. Printed patterns applied to the flexible material in sheet form are visible in full or repeated one or more times on the material which extends over the planar opposed sides of the form. Multiple flat roll gift wrap packages are combined in display packages or envelopes, poly bags or boxes and stacked on the planar sides of the flat rolls or with the arcuate transitions of the flat rolls arranged side-by-side. Retail displays of flat roll gift wrap products include flat rolls of gift wrap sheet material contained in envelopes which are suspended or otherwise held in a generally vertical orientation upon a retail displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Scott Morrissey, David E. Blinderman, Joel Hageman
  • Publication number: 20040037974
    Abstract: A decorative bow with die cut pieces has a plurality of ribbon strands in combination with die cut pieces which have a spine and one or more design artifacts which extend from the spine. The die cut pieces are commonly attached with the ribbon strands to form an integrated bow with a distinctive appearance of the ribbon strands in combination with the die cut pieces. In one embodiment, the ribbon strands are generally elongate and helical form ribbons of generally common lengths, combined with die cut pieces having a generally elongate spine of common length with the ribbon strands, and wherein the design artifacts of the die cut pieces are positioned relative to the ribbon strands. The ribbon strands and die cut pieces may be commonly secured to a backing structure by a fastener, the backing structure providing a mount for the decorative bow for application to a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Michelle Price, David E. Blinderman, Jenny Lavelle
  • Patent number: D476920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Price, David E. Blinderman, Jenny Lavelle