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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6666809 | Paper decurler for uneven curl profile A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing or eliminating the precurl in a web of paper. The apparatus includes a decurler which may operate in conjunction with a lead in roll and a bowed roll. Motions are provided to the lead in roll and decurler ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6572521 | Ribbon curling machine and process A curl bow machine manufactures curl bows. Ribbon unwinds from spools and a curling rod applies controlled tension onto the ribbon, thereby curling it. Several strands of ribbon may be curled simultaneously. The resulting curled ribbon stream passes on to... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6331155 | Ribbon curling machine and process A curl bow machine manufactures curl bows in accordance with a curl bow manufacturing process. Ribbon is controllably unwound from spools and prepared for stretching by a curling rod. The curling rod applies controlled tension onto the ribbon, thereby cur... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6136391 | Reverse twist multi-strand garland and method of making same A garland is produced by providing plural strips, each including one or more plies of web, with each web ply having two laterally spaced arrays of longitudinally spaced lateral slits defining arrays of lateral slats joined at the their inner and outer end... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5789043 | Decorative scene support and wreath insert An ornament display device and wreath insert is inserted into the center of a wreath and provides a flat surface for displaying objects. The display device comprises a plurality of prongs each having at least one serration, with each prong adapted to cont... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5589238 | Decorative garland A garland comprising an elongated base ribbon and a plurality of annealed metal wires spirally wrapped around the base ribbon member forming a garland having substantially no spring back characteristics. The garland may include an elongated web film havin... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5587031 | Edge-folded tinsel garland and method of production A tinsel-type garland has outwardly-directed reflecting surface areas created by permanently creasing the free ends of the tinsel needles to form tabs bent at an angle of approximately 90 degrees from the shank of the needle. The formation of these tabs o... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5503883 | Biodegradable wreath ring A biodegradable wreath ring provides the central framework for constructing a decorative wreath from plant tips and decorative materials secured to the wreath ring. The wreath ring is of generally circular configuration with specified diameter and is cons... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5500258 | Edge-folded garland A tinsel-type garland has outwardly-directed reflecting surface areas created by permanently creasing the free ends of the tinsel needles to form tabs bent at an angle of approximately 90-degrees from the shank of the needle. The formation of these tabs o... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5312655 | Decoration means The invention relates to a decoration and a method of making such decoration comprising a plurality of separate, artificial plant parts. The method is characterized by overlappingly connecting separate, juxtaposed first plant parts at a distance from a fr... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5194063 | Garland maker A garland making device which comprises an arm rotatable about an axis formed by a stand securable to a work surface, the arm being rotatable by a crank. There is associated with and rotates simultaneously with the arm, a spool to feed a core cord or wire... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5156893 | Bow made of garland for gift boxes Disclosed is an ornamental bow used as an adornment for gift boxes, hair, apparel, notebooks, tote bags, name tags, and the like, formed of garland having a selected length, width, and diameter. The garland is tightly wrapped in a planar coil, with the en... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5091226 | Decorative garland A decorative garland. A product and method of manufacture of garland includes a web having transversely cut center and border sections, and the center section has widely spaced transverse cuts and the border sections have narrower spaced transverse cuts. ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5080939 | Bough holder Bough holders are disclosed, for holding boughs in place in wreaths and other decorative display articles. The bough holder comprises a pocket for receiving the bough stems, and pocket fastening means which are adapted to receive a wrap of an intermediate... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5037679 | Decorative display device A decorative display device has a frame member, a first scenic member contained within the frame, and a second member spaced from the first member by spacer means. One or more apertures in the first scenic member permit viewing the second member. A floor ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4964932 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing decorative garland A decorative garland is manufactured by feeding one or more strips of material to an elongated, rotatable mandrel having a longitudinal axis so that each strip of material makes a plurality of passes in the direction of the longitudinal axis as the mandre... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4789571 | Decorative garland The present invention is directed to a garland comprising a core portion and a decorative portion surrounding the core portions, the decorative portion including a first component comprising a non-fibrous material and a second component comprising a fibro... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4327516 | Foldable structure A manipulatable structure that contains a series of linked units. Each unit contains a plurality of rhombic-shaped panels that are hinged along their oblique edges to create a collapsible enclosure that can be used to create two dimensional patterns when ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4129032 | Ribbon decoration and method of making the same A ribbon decoration which is formed of a length of ribbon having a series of transverse slits spaced apart along at least a portion of its length. The slits are formed alternately in one side edge and the other and each slit extends only part way across t... | 12/12/1978 |
