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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:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Phu Dang, Shawnee, KS (US);
Tim Lien, Shawnee, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 33/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A decoration device may include a low-friction drive line and a PWM controlled motor that reduces or eliminates the gearing needed to achieve appropriate speed and torque at the motor output shaft. In preferred embodiments, the decoration device is an ornament that includes a low friction interfaces to accommodate relatively low torque output from the PWM drive motor. In certain embodiments, the PWM controller drives a motor at low speeds suitable for ornament applications.