Patents by Inventor KAITLYN JEROME

KAITLYN JEROME 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: 8881439
    Abstract: A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: David Lynn Reynolds, Kaitlyn Jerome, Michael Robert Adair, Orlanda Dominic Lacy, Douglas M. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20140259817
    Abstract: A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: DAVID LYNN REYNOLDS, KAITLYN JEROME, MICHAEL ROBERT ADAIR, ORLANDA DOMINIC LACY, DOUGLAS M. BOWEN