Patents by Inventor Debra A. Reichert

Debra A. Reichert 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).

  • Indicia-bearing balloon and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 5951359
    Abstract: A method is provided for applying personalized indicia, such as a photograph, to a balloon. The method includes employing a commercially available copier to reproduce an image from a photograph onto a thin plastic film having a pressure sensitive adhesive backing. The plastic film is then adhered to a deflated balloon, and the balloon is subsequently inflated. The image applied to the plastic film conforms to the non-planar shape of the balloon without becoming separated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Celebration Station
    Inventors: Jill Robinson Prakopcyk, Debra A. Reichert