Patents by Inventor Orlanda D. Lacy

Orlanda D. Lacy 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).

  • Unfurling banner greeting card and the like
    Patent number: 11295640
    Abstract: Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portions of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling a handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be at least partially concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventor: Orlanda D. Lacy
  • UNFURLING BANNER GREETING CARD AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20200058239
    Abstract: Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portions of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling a handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be at least partially concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: ORLANDA D. LACY
  • Unfurling banner greeting card and the like
    Patent number: 10475360
    Abstract: Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portion of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling the handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventor: Orlanda D. Lacy
  • UNFURLING BANNER GREETING CARD AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20190228688
    Abstract: Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portion of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling the handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: ORLANDA D. LACY
  • Video display greeting card
    Patent number: D616929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas L. Krivanek, Kari Jean Walberg, Orlanda D. Lacy