Patents by Inventor Nicole E. Glass

Nicole E. Glass 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).

  • Publication number: 20140190850
    Abstract: A container for receiving a gift, having a reclosable presentation engaged to a surface thereof. The container includes pleated sides to accommodate different size gifts and may further include a graphics or other indicia to indicate a holiday or other gift giving occasion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20140183252
    Abstract: A container for receiving a gift, having an articulating closure feature such that arms extending from the flap mimic a waving or hugging motion of a character or other design depicted on the character. The container includes pleated sides to accommodate different size gifts and may further include a closing tab to securely close the container and a handle for carrying the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8707594
    Abstract: A card holder assembly for holding multiple transaction cards, such as gift cards, to a common backer panel for presentation and sale. Cards mounted on the backer panel may be lifted for scanning by a card reader without necessitating removal of the cards from the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8701315
    Abstract: A reduced profile gift card holder includes a pocket for storing a gift card and a tear away panel for holding a gift card prior to purchase, yet is dimensioned so that one or more of such holders may be presented for sale in prior art display boxes designed to hold only gift cards. The holder may include enhancement elements such as graphics and text upon the holder surfaces and pop-up elements that move and stand off from the surfaces of the holder when the holder is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8672129
    Abstract: A card holder for holding a plurality of transaction cards, such as a gift cards, that minimizes display rack space occupied by the holder when it is on display for sale, but that expands to hold multiple gift cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20140054187
    Abstract: A card holder assembly for holding multiple transaction cards, such as gift cards, to a common backer panel for presentation and sale. Cards held within the container may be from a variety of retailers. The cards may also be activated with accessing each individual card and without removing the cards from the card holder assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8650779
    Abstract: A transaction card holder for holding a transaction card to an elongate structure, such as a flower stem associated with a floral arrangement. The transaction card holder includes a pocket for holding the transaction card and a clip projecting from the holder to engage the elongate structure. A transaction card holder assembly includes a transaction card holder secured to a backer for displaying the holder at a point of sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8646606
    Abstract: A device for holding a gift card packet while providing graphical, mechanical and audio enhancements, alone or in combination, to entertain the gift card packet recipient and add value the gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: 8615910
    Abstract: A holder for receiving and holding a gift card includes one or more pop-up elements that project upward from the inner surfaces of the main body of the holder. When presented for sale, a backer panel bearing a removeably attached gift card projects from the holder and is separable from the holder post-sale by tearing or cutting along perforation line therebetween. The gift card is removed from the backer panel and installed upon a pop-element inside in the holder, the holder is secured in a closed position and the holder is presented to the gift recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130325671
    Abstract: A personalized webpage gifting system is provided that includes a server that generates a graphical user interface (GUI) on a computing device for receiving recipient information associated with a recipient and one or more participants from a host. Using this information, the server creates a personal uniform resource locator (URL) based upon at least a portion of the recipient information, and generates a personalized webpage addressed by said personal uniform resource locator, the personalized webpage comprising personalized content for the recipient received from the host and the one or more participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass, Karl Joseph Geisler, Elizabeth Ann Trimble, Dominique Michelle Pierron O'Hare
  • Patent number: 8595962
    Abstract: An expanding card holder includes pleated flaps operated by manipulating opposing pull tabs to selectively reveal hidden images, decorations, characters or text within the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130304605
    Abstract: A personalized gift card creation system and method includes providing an application to be executed on a computing device in which the application includes a peripheral application program interface (API) for interfacing with one or more peripheral devices of the computing device. A server in communication with the application generates a graphical user interface (GUI) on the computing device using the application, receives at least one of user-supplied textual, audio, or video content from the one or more peripheral devices using the application, and generates a gift card holder from the received user-supplied content. The server also receives information associated with a merchant of a gift card and a monetary amount to be associated with the gift card, and transmits the gift card holder and the gift card to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130275251
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for holding and presenting transaction cards, stored value cards, or gift cards along with a video presentation. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a gift card holder that includes a device for storing and playing video files and systems and methods for delivering content to the device via an online transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130228491
    Abstract: An assembly for holding a transaction card, such as a gift card, upon an articulated, multi-panel structure that conforms to the shape of an underlying substrate, such as a box or other container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130220863
    Abstract: An a card holder for holding a transaction card, such as a gift card, upon a card holding panel that pivots or flips to reveal the gift card in response to operation of a pull element. The holder may include multiple pages in addition to the card holding panel. The pull element is linked to a cover panel that, when opened, also causes the card holding panel to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Publication number: 20130220843
    Abstract: A card holder for holding a transaction card, such as a gift card, in an upright presentation position upon opening the front and back covers of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: D702552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: D704059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: D705655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass
  • Patent number: D706632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Gift Card Impressions, LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Glass, Nicole E. Glass