Patents by Inventor Karen Hurley

Karen Hurley 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).

  • Greeting cards
    Patent number: 5551730
    Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing greeting card having a stained-glass window effect provided by a pattern of cut-outs in a face panel thereof and a panel of translucent material having a corresponding colored pattern rearwardly thereof, the colored pattern allowing the transmission of light therethrough to provide a stained-glass effect. The card may be attached to a window or other light source to enhance the aesthetically pleasing stained-glass window effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventors: Robert Barreca, Karen Hurley
  • Method of making greeting cards
    Patent number: 5435603
    Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing greeting card having a stained-glass window effect provided by a pattern of cut-outs in a face panel thereof and a panel of translucent material having a corresponding colored pattern rearwardly thereof, the colored pattern allowing the transmission of light therethrough to provide a stained-glass effect. The card may be attached to a window or other light source to enhance the aesthetically pleasing stained-glass window effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Inventors: Robert Barreca, Karen Hurley
  • Greeting cards and method of making thereof
    Patent number: 5303957
    Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing greeting card having a stained-glass window effect provided by a pattern of cut-outs in a face panel thereof and a panel of translucent material having a corresponding colored pattern rearwardly thereof, the colored pattern allowing the transmission of light therethrough to provide a stained-glass effect. The card may be attached to a window or other light source to enhance the aesthetically pleasing stained-glass window effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventors: Robert Barreca, Karen Hurley