Patents by Inventor Garry Kieves

Garry Kieves 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).

  • Balloon weight
    Patent number: 6076758
    Abstract: A weight for a lighter-than-air balloon is disclosed. The weight includes a spool, adapted to receive a ribbon for attachment to the balloon, and a hook, including a ribbon catch and adapted to facilitate display of the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Kieves, Mark Steven Sifferlin, Paul Joseph Sable, Paul Andrew Ansolabehere
  • Card-and-balloon novelty device
    Patent number: 5819448
    Abstract: A card-and-balloon combination is disclosed wherein the inflatable stem portion of a non-latex balloon is pinched between a card half and an attachment band secured thereto, in close proximity to the inflated balloon body, to maintain the balloon body in a substantially upright position, whereby the designs on the card and balloon are readily visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Kieves, John J. Gilbert
  • Three-dimensional non-latex balloon
    Patent number: 5338243
    Abstract: A balloon product, including at least two sheets, has a background depiction on one sheet and a foreground depiction on the other. The foreground depiction has a complementary relationship to the background depiction so as to provide a three-dimensional animated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventor: Garry Kieves
  • Stabilized appendage for a novelty balloon product
    Patent number: 5259805
    Abstract: An appendage for novelty balloon products is disclosed. A pair of heat-sealable strips are secured relative to one another to provide oppositely extending loops, having a predetermined loop configuration upon full extension of the appendage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventor: Garry Kieves
  • Non-latex inflatable toy
    Patent number: 5108339
    Abstract: A non-latex inflatable toy is disclosed which includes a first inner balloon encompassed by a partially transparent second outer balloon. An inflation unbilical extends from the stem of the outer balloon to the inner balloon, thereby defining various inflation paths. In one preferred embodiment, the balloons are inflated through two separate passageways in the outer balloon stem. In another, the outer balloon is inflated via the umbilical and the inner balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventor: Garry Kieves
  • Self-sealing valve, a self-sealing, non-latex balloon, and a method for producing such a balloon
    Patent number: 4917646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-sealing flexible plastic valve for a non-latex balloon. The valve is made from two flexible plastic sheets, bonded together to define a valve inlet, a valve outlet and a valve passageway. The inlet end of one sheet extends beyond the other to provide a positioning tab to be bonded to the balloon sheet such that the valve inlet is within the balloon stem. A bonding barrier at the inlet end avoids sealing during fabrication and facilitates automated insertion of the valve into the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Inventor: Garry Kieves
  • Balloon weight
    Patent number: D414222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Kieves, Mark Steven Sifferlin, Paul Joseph Sable, Paul Andrew Ansolabehere
  • Balloon weight
    Patent number: D415841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Anagram International, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Kieves, Mark Steven Sifferlin, Paul Joseph Sable, Paul Andrew Ansolabehere
  • Balloon letters and numbers
    Patent number: D695848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Northstar Balloons, LLC.
    Inventors: Garry Kieves, Nicola Katrin Kieves, Annalee Margaret Escalera