Patents by Inventor Ivy M. Gilbert

Ivy M. Gilbert 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).

  • Reusable adjustable gift wrap
    Patent number: 8813796
    Abstract: A reusable gift wrap and a method of wrapping a gift comprising a sheet of material and a fastener. The sheet has a plurality of corners. The fastener comprises a body fabricated from a resilient material and is attached near one of the corners. A plurality of coterminous radially extending slits are formed in a face of the body and define the edges of a plurality of pivotable flaps and an opening for receiving the other corners of the sheet. The flaps comprises a living hinge which permit each of the flaps to pivot. The flaps increase in thickness from the living hinge to the edge of the flap. The three flaps simulate the appearance of a cuboidal gift box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventors: Ivy M. Gilbert, Sarah F. Peoples
  • REUSABLE ADJUSTABLE GIFT WRAP
    Publication number: 20120145291
    Abstract: A reusable gift wrap and a method of wrapping a gift comprising a sheet of material and a fastener. The sheet has a plurality of corners. The fastener comprises a body fabricated from a resilient material and is attached near one of the corners. A plurality of coterminous radially extending slits are formed in a face of the body and define the edges of a plurality of pivotable flaps and an opening for receiving the other corners of the sheet. The flaps comprises a living hinge which permit each of the flaps to pivot. The flaps increase in thickness from the living hinge to the edge of the flap. The three flaps simulate the appearance of a cuboidal gift box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Ivy M. Gilbert, Sarah F. Peoples