Miscellaneous Patents (Class D11/184)
  • Patent number: 4726509
    Abstract: A gift-wrapping assembly including a box having elongated slots in the top. Each slot is partially cut out from the top with a portion of the top partially removed, the cut out portion being hinged on the uncut portion and forming a tongue to hold tabs inserted in the slots. The assembly also includes a plurality of decorative ribbons, each having a plastic plate at each end. A tab extends as a partial cut-out from each end of each plate at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. At its junction with the plate the tab is undercut. Each ribbon encircles the box and is locked by the engagement at its ends of the undercut edges of the tabs in the outer regions of the corners of the opposite slots of each pair. The assembly also includes a bow having on its under side a plate from whose corners tabs extend at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. These tabs are also undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Fonas
  • Patent number: 4461790
    Abstract: A simulated layer cake, including at least one layer of container structure, which includes a base plate on which is detachably mounted a cylindrical container side wall member to provide a container for holding a plurality of food items. A circular container top wall member is detachably mounted on the upper end of the cylindrical side wall container member to enclose the same. The cake layer container structure is adapted to have its outer surface coated with real decorative icing. A multiple layer cake may be formed with a plurality of the layer container structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Inventor: William Snider
  • Patent number: 4416075
    Abstract: A self-containing accessory providing illuminated decoration of a cake or like, comprising, in certain preferred versions, an externally applied decorative cover of eye-defining light-transmissive portions and including a module, secured to the underside of said cover, to provide flashing illumination by means of an electric light source, battery, and interconnecting circuitry contained therein; the module being positioned such as to locate the electric light source beneath or within said light-transmissive portions so as to give the visual appearance of winking eyes; a recess being within the cake to receive the module. Another embodiment carries circuitry beneath the cake with illumination being provided atop a probe-like extension inserted upward from beneath said cake. Another embodiment achieves illuminiation by use of phosphorescent devices. Yet another embodiment achieves illumination by filtering light through various light-transmissive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Inventor: Ronald E. Bauer
  • Patent number: D247556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: Virginia P. Hemmy
  • Patent number: D247557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: Virgina P. Hemmy
  • Patent number: D258946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Inventor: Elaine V. Del Grosso
  • Patent number: D262080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Inventor: Ronald L. Dunn
  • Patent number: D262247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Inventor: Ronald L. Dunn
  • Patent number: D267589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Inventor: Robert I. Worley
  • Patent number: D268743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1983
    Inventor: Eunice E. Lubin
  • Patent number: D272328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Inventor: Brigitte Breyer
  • Patent number: D281049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignees: Violet J. Towns, Joseph M. Towns
    Inventor: Allen E. Rau
  • Patent number: D284419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1986
    Inventor: Ermyn O. Stroud
  • Patent number: D284842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Angela McEvoy
  • Patent number: D290823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Inventors: Gail Gardiner, Arthur R. Gardiner
  • Patent number: D295731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Rainbow Star Licensing S.A.
    Inventor: James D. Mancel
  • Patent number: D297522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Inventors: Geraldine Drinane, Mary Kaecker
  • Patent number: D297824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Inventors: Emma Schiraldi, Benedict R. Schiraldi
  • Patent number: D298306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Francis Hunstiger
  • Patent number: D298859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Inventor: Louis Crisci
  • Patent number: D308185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventor: Carol A. Valkner
  • Patent number: D311156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Patent number: D313373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Inventor: Sherry J. Taylor
  • Patent number: D314530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Inventor: Victor A. Eyal
  • Patent number: D317733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Patent number: D319419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Patent number: D321153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Inventor: Kui-Eng Cheng
  • Patent number: D328767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Armatage, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Keives
  • Patent number: D330876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventor: Gayle M. Huber
  • Bow
    Patent number: D331728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventor: Jia J. Chen
  • Patent number: D332763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Inventors: Eiji Asano, Yoshiko Iwaki
  • Patent number: D333639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventor: Adelheid Matan
  • Patent number: D333801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Inventors: Eiji Asano, Yoshiko Iwaki
  • Patent number: D333802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Inventor: John D. Stabler
  • Patent number: D334889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Inventors: Keith Condemi, Andrew B. Moll
  • Patent number: D338628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Noma International, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel L. Daun
  • Patent number: D340677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Bow
    Patent number: D342219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Bow
    Patent number: D342464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Inventors: Gerard A. Lardiere, Gregorie A. Lardiere, Anthonie G. Lardiere
  • Patent number: D342921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Patent number: D343143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Chang
  • Patent number: D344045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Inventor: Peter S. C. Cheng
  • Bow
    Patent number: D347406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Inventors: Jessica Mooney, Doug Mooney
  • Patent number: D349261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Inventor: George S. K. Huang
  • Patent number: D350308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Chaenomeles, Inc.
    Inventors: Tucker Willis, James Cinquemani, Jr.
  • Patent number: D350310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Chaenomeles, Inc.
    Inventors: Tucker Willis, James Cinquemani, Jr.
  • Patent number: D350313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventor: Howard Edwards