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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventors:
Barbara A. Bennett, Kansas City, MO (US);
Ricky D. Eisel, Kansas City, MO (US);
Laura A. Haverkamp, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B44C 1/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B42D 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/145 (2013.01); B29C 65/00 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B42D 15/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to glitter includes a plurality of foil flecks adhered to consumer paper products to provide shine and sparkle and emulate traditional glitter. A consumer paper product, such as a greeting card, and a transfer foil are run through a foil press having a patterned die with a pattern thereon. A plurality of foil flecks are transferred from the foil using the die press and are affixed to the consumer paper product to add sparkle and visual interest.