Patents by Inventor Michael L. Casella

Michael L. Casella 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).

  • RETAIL PACKAGING FOR TRANSACTION CARDS
    Publication number: 20120292206
    Abstract: Retail packaging for a transaction card includes a carrier for retaining the transaction card, a transparent encasement enclosing the carrier, literature containing information associated with the transaction card placed within the encasement, and means for hanging the packaging within a retail environment. The encasement may take on a variety of forms, including having a curved outer surface forming a cavity within the encasement. The carrier may also take on a variety of forms, including forms having a main surface and a device for elevating the transaction card off the main surface to create a visual effect that the transaction card is floating within the encasement. The packaging may further include a panel that at least partially obscures the transaction card from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Michael L. Casella, Eduardo A. Becerril, R. Matthew Kohler, Steven W. Streit, Mark Timothy Troughton
  • Retail packaging for transaction cards
    Patent number: 8181789
    Abstract: Retail packaging for a transaction card includes a carrier for retaining the transaction card, a transparent encasement enclosing the carrier, literature containing information associated with the transaction card placed within the encasement, and means for hanging the packaging within a retail environment. The encasement may take on a variety of forms, including having a curved outer surface forming a cavity within the encasement. The carrier may also take on a variety of forms, including forms having a main surface and a device for elevating the transaction card off the main surface to create a visual effect that the transaction card is floating within the encasement. The packaging may further include a panel that at least partially obscures the transaction card from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Green Dot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Casella, Steven W. Streit, Eduardo A. Becerril, Mark Timothy Troughton, R. Matthew Kohler