Patents by Inventor Nancy Short

Nancy Short 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: 7211305
    Abstract: A holiday countdown interactive display may include a set of magnetically attachable ornaments that have discrete appearances and functionalities, each ornament being marked with a distinct number associated with the number of days remaining before a holiday. In certain preferred embodiments, the interactive display comprises a plush fabric base generally in the shape of a Christmas tree and containing a plurality of rare earth magnets disposed beneath countdown numbers borne on the exterior of the plush fabric base. The interactive display system may further include a plurality of numbered plush Christmas ornaments each including rare earth magnets, the ornaments adapted to be successively installed on the plush fabric base on the days preceding a holiday event. In various embodiments, the ornaments include power supplies, controllers, vibratory elements, LEDs, speakers, pockets for containing gift items, messages, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Therese F. Steiger, Nancy Short, Ruth Donikowski, Kristine Larsen, Keri Lauderdale Olson, Tim Staley
  • Publication number: 20060062940
    Abstract: A holiday countdown interactive display may include a set of magnetically attachable ornaments that have discrete appearances and functionalities, each ornament being marked with a distinct number associated with the number of days remaining before a holiday. In certain preferred embodiments, the interactive display comprises a plush fabric base generally in the shape of a Christmas tree and containing a plurality of rare earth magnets disposed beneath countdown numbers borne on the exterior of the plush fabric base. The interactive display system may further include a plurality of numbered plush Christmas ornaments each including rare earth magnets, the ornaments adapted to be successively installed on the plush fabric base on the days preceding a holiday event. In various embodiments, the ornaments include power supplies, controllers, vibratory elements, LEDs, speakers, pockets for containing gift items, messages, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Theresa Steiger, Nancy Short, Ruth Donikowski, Kristine Larsen, Keri Olson, Tim Staley
  • Patent number: D528037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Therese F. Steiger, Nancy Short, Ruth Donikowski, Kristine Larsen, Keri Lauderdale Olson, Tim Staley
  • Patent number: D549130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Therese F. Steiger, Nancy Short, Ruth Donikowski, Kristine Larsen, Keri Lauderdale Olson, Tim Staley