Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Orlanda Dominic Lacy

Kari Jean Walberg

Douglas Lee Krivanek

Kaitlyn Marie Jerome

Lainie Bassett

Kevin W Swanson

Douglas M Bowen

Michael Robert Adair

Gary Thomas Pratt

Dennis Allan Evans

David Lynn Reynolds

Brian Pilachowski

Rebecca Webb Wyko

John M Decastro

Johnathan David Mcnett

Kaitlyn Jerome

A light-reactive gifting system includes, in one embodiment, an illumination device adapted to emit UV light, an ornamental attachment attached to or that forms at least a portion of the flat top of the illumination device, paper that includes a first light-reactive component that reacts to the UV light and is characterized by having a first visual appearance when not reflecting the UV light and a second visual appearance when reflecting the UV light, and an attachment mechanism that is useable to attach the illumination device to the paper thereby enabling the UV light to be cast in the direction of the paper and causing each of the first and second visual appearances based on activating or deactivating the UV LEDs.

Gifting apparatus and system

A greeting card has a front cover, a back cover, and an internal protection panel positioned there between. A pop-up is positioned between the front cover and the protection panel. The protection panel may be coupled with the front cover to protect and keep the pop-up in a closed position. The back cover is configured so that in a partially open position it keeps the front cover and protection panel coupled and in a fully open position it keeps the front cover and protection panel in a flat position to allow the pop-up to be more properly displayed. The front cover, protection panel and back cover can be formed from a single piece of cardstock, and the card can be further configured to allow for automated personalized printing.

Offset score configuration

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.

Unfurling banner greeting card and the like

Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner and an activation feature tied a movement of the self-retracting banner. The activation feature may include a visual or audio output and can be provided by an electronic component. 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 activation feature may be a sound activation feature that generates an audio output through a speaker when the self-retracting banner is moved out of the closed first position. Both the activation feature and the self-retracting banner can include content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card.

A greeting card having a transparent and flexible pouch enclosing a deformable object is disclosed. The transparent and flexible pouch is vacuum sealed with the deformable object inside, such that the deformable object compresses. A transparent insert may be placed inside of the transparent and flexible pouch, in order to minimize disfiguration of the deformable object during the compression process.

Greeting card having compressed object therein and method of selectively controlling deformation thereof

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.

An envelope has a latching mechanism that is activated by a key to releasably secure a flap of the envelope in a closed position. The latching mechanism is located on the envelope's flap. The tip of the key fits into an aperture in the middle of the latching mechanism. Rotation of the key rotates ears on the back of the latching mechanism from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the ears align with a correspondingly-shaped opening in the front panel of the envelope, and the ears pass through the opening. Rotation to the second position rotates the ears behind the front panel such that the ears of the latching mechanism are now behind the front panel, thereby securing the opening of the envelope flap.

Article with a latching mechanism

A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.

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Kansas City, MO, United States of America

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