US4907826A
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Business oriented greeting cards
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-09-11
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2006-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A greeting card is an article of manufacture comprising a piece of card stock having a message imprinted thereon. The message is uniquely appropriate for being sent or given by one person (or a plurality of persons) to another person who is related to the sender(s) in a professional or business way. The message may be split into a plurality of parts, so that the recipient does not see the entirety of the message at once. The message may be a play on words.
Inventors
- 👤 Corinne Versage
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:07
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F1/00; G09F1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
As an article of manufacture, a greeting card comprising a piece of card stock and a unitary message imprinted thereon, said message being a pun uniquely appropriate for being conveyed by a sending entity to a person who is related to the sending entity in a professional or business way, wherein said piece of card stock has a fold line providing said card with a plurality of pages, said message being partly on one of said pages and partly on another of said pages and wherein said message is visible in part but not in its entirety when said card is folded on said fold line, and wherein the part of said message which reveals said pun is visible only when said card is unfolded on said fold line and is completely invisible when said card is folded on said fold line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
As an article of manufacture, a greeting card comprising a piece of card stock and a unitary message imprinted thereon, said message being a pun uniquely appropriate for being conveyed by a sending entity to a person who is related to the sending entity in a professional or business way, wherein said piece of card stock has a fold line providing said card with a plurality of pages, said message being partly on one of said pages and partly on another of said pages and wherein said message is visible in part but not in its entirety when said card is folded on said fold line, and wherein the part of said message which reveals said pun is visible only when said card is unfolded on said fold line and is completely invisible when said card is folded on said fold line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A greeting card according to claim 1 wherein said pages are substantially the same size.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-03-12 | 1993-09-11 | 1994-03-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-03-12 | 1997-09-11 | 1998-03-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-03-12 | 2001-09-11 | 2002-03-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |