Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Balsamo

Lawrence J. Balsamo 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).

  • Confetti surprise greeting card
    Patent number: 5199745
    Abstract: A greeting card with a rupturable tissue paper confetti package that spews confetti when opened by the surprised recipient. The confetti package is mounted on the inside of one of the card leaves and a water soluble transparent adhesive aligned on the other leaf is activated by moistening and then pressing it into bonded contact with the confetti package. Giver instructions are optimally positioned underneath the transparent adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Balsamo
  • Greeting card confetti delivery system
    Patent number: 4787160
    Abstract: A greeting card having a confetti delivery system which is triggerable is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the card includes a rupturing adhesive on the inside of a leaf opposite a confetti packet attached to a different leaf. A removable protective coating or covering prevents the confetti packet from contacting the rupturing adhesive when the untriggered card is opened. Removal of the covering triggers the card so that when it is opened thereafter the confetti packet ruptures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Balsamo