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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815099 | Reusable envelope structures and methods The present invention provides reusable envelope structures that also provide advertising, promotional or other correspondence functions as well as methods of use thereof. In preferred aspects, the present invention provides envelope structures in which a single env... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7780069 | Insert with a return envelope A mailer is disclosed for distributing advertisements and invoices. The mailer provides an envelope for returning the invoices and a buck slip for displaying advertisements and incentives. The buck slips and return envelope are attached to the mailer so that these p... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7726550 | Insert with a return mailer A mailer is disclosed for distributing advertisements and invoices. The mailer provides an envelope for returning the invoices and a buck slip for displaying advertisements and incentives. The return mailer is attached to the mailer and removed from the mailer simul... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7438213 | Voting ballot envelope A return envelope for a ballot on which the voter's address is printed has a folding flap configured so as to eliminate the possibility that the return envelope with an enclosed ballot will be returned to the voter's address and assures that it will be returned to t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7350689 | Reusable tamper evident envelope A reusable tamper-evident envelope includes a first substrate, a second substrate superimposed on the first substrate, at least one auxiliary substrate superimposed on and joined along one edge to the second substrate, and at least one seal along all but one edge jo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7201305 | Postal outgoing and reply envelope form system A continuous feed, multipart, multilayer form having detachable pin feed edges on each side sized to fit a pin feed impact printer for producing a postal envelope system is disclosed. Each part of the multipart form may have a top sheet, an outgoing envelope, an inf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178713 | Easy open envelope The easy open envelope comprising a front panel and a back panel hingedly connected to one edge of the front panel; a sealing flap connected to the opposite edge of the front panel at a fold line and having on an outer side of the sealing flap in one corner section ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165713 | Formable pocket for presentation folders The present invention relates to a sheet of stock material that is suitable for use in creating personalized pockets and or pockets on demand for presentation folders as well as auxiliary pockets for existing product folders, notebooks and containers. More particula... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124117 | Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including first and second fold configurations selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage dispensed by the processor based postage m... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108169 | Tabbed storage sleeve and retrieval system for planar objects and disc media Storage devices in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and systems utilizing such storage devices, can allow for archival of various articles, particular planar articles such as electronic media, records, papers, etc. Such a storage device can comp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090114 | Inline manufactured crossfold package and method Inline crossfold product and method that will provide substantially more insert sheet material than previous inline crossfold methods, and, additional inline crossfold packet configurations, is provided. A bound crossfold booklet, the equivalent of or a small catalo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073704 | Secure window mailer and method of making A business form or mailer intermediate, includes a substrate sheet having first and second surfaces, first and second parallel longitudinal edges and first and second opposite ends, and at least a first transverse fold line formed in the substrate perpendicular to t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058581 | System and method of distributing and returning products The present invention comprises a product distribution and return system which includes a return mailer dispensed with a product from a vending machine. The product is returnable in the return mailer to a return center in another location. In another embodiment, a m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6962372 | Document enclosure mailing form for non-impact printing A mailing form for facilitating the mailing of a document is disclosed. The mailer comprises a ply having a front face and a back face, wherein the ply includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel and a fourth panel of substantially the same area, each pane... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6863310 | Special service mailing assembly with label, tracking area and receipt and a method for preparing a mailpiece for delivery A mailing assembly for use in connection with non-domestic delivery of a mailpiece wherein the sender of the mailpiece is required to complete a sender's declaration. The assembly includes a mailing form that may be sub-divided into customs declarations forms, a dis... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6626755 | Laserable fold over carbonless form A carbonless form is provided that may be folded selectively into a duplicating state or a non-duplicating state. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a carbonless form is provided comprising a form sheet, a transverse fold line, an... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6561547 | Machine feedable envelope An envelope sheet assembly for securing into a brochure or binder includes multiple sheets overlying one another so that the assembly is of uniform thickness to facilitate printing thereon. The envelope sheet assembly is preferably 81/2 inches by 11 inche... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6505770 | Outgoing and reply envelopes with improvements to reduce possibility of damage A postal envelope system has an outgoing envelope containing a billing statement and a reply envelope. The reply envelope has a flap for closing the envelope. The outgoing envelope has a tab for opening it. The tab has a portion which is held and pulled i... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6446861 | Envelope for controlling and identifying access to the contents and a method of use An envelope having a base panel, folded side panels and folded end panels forms a pouch. A selected item is received in the pouch. The folded end panels have uncoverable adhesive strips and entry indicators such that the end panels may be attached to the ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6322106 | Business form or mailer with carbonless imaging A business form or mailer intermediate providing fold-over carbonless imaging is provided. The form or mailer includes separate CB and CF coating portions on a single sheet. When the form or mailer is folded about a fold line, the CB portion comes in cont... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6217079 | Multi-part non-impact printer airbill form A multi-part, partially pre-printed form useful as an airbill has address information printed thereon by a non-impact printer. Different configurations of the form are described, including panels overlappingly affixed together by an adhesive having remova... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209779 | Laminated mailer blank with transparent window A mailer blank having a return receipt post card which can be printed on both faces thereof by a single pass through a non-impact, simplex printer is described. The return receipt post card is configured to present all areas to be printed with variable in... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6155481 | Returnable mailer A mailer includes a container having a label for printing a recipient first address, and a return zone for printing a return address. A release liner is integrated with the container below the label which is releasably bonded to the liner. The liner conta... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6129269 | Easy-opening reusable envelopes A two-panel easy-opening reusable envelope for use in an outward journey from a sender to a receiver followed by a return journey from the receiver to the sender or some other person includes a first panel, a second panel, and a reuse flap, the reuse flap... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6041999 | Special service envelope and a method for mailing a mailpiece requiring a special service A system for mailing an article requiring special services and a method for forming a mailpiece having an interior for carrying an article requiring special services are provided. The system includes an integrally formed envelope and form constructed from... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032854 | Multiple-use sealable packages A multiple-use, sealable flat envelope has a body of spunbonded olefin sheet. The body has one side edge with a mouth opening and a spunbonded olefin sheet closure flap extends continuously in one piece from the body on one side of the mouth opening. The ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027014 | Single sheet mailer with return envelope A mailer with a return envelope includes a base substrate having a first region and a second region, a first perforated portion extending transversely across the base substrate separating the first region and the second region, an adhesive material dispos... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950916 | Security envelope A security envelope has a body with an interior space. A flap attached to the body can close the interior space. This flap has a plurality of sequential panels. The envelope is adapted to allow each of the panels to successively fasten to the body. The pa... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5890647 | Special service mail assembly with integrally formed return envelope and a method for assembling a mailpiece requiring delivery by a special service A system and a method for mailing a mailpiece requiring special service delivery is provided as well as a mailpiece that requires delivery by a special service. The assembled mailpiece includes a return postcard and a return envelope independently detacha... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5742883 | Product integrated return mailer An integrated product mailing system comprises a product to be mailed and a mailer enclosure secured to the product for enclosing and mailing the product once the product is spent. In a preferred embodiment, a toner cartridge for a laser printer includes ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738274 | Reusable reply envelope The reusable mailing envelope is constructed from a blank comprising a front panel and a rear panel which are connected along a first fold line. A seal flap formation is connected to the front or rear panel along a second line and includes a seal flap hav... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692834 | Film display and mailer package A point of sale photographic film package also functions as a non-prepaid mailer to a pre-designated professional film processor. In one embodiment, a film cassette or cartridge is sold in a sealed container, such as an envelope or "bubble pack" card, hav... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5603529 | Color brochure with integral return mailer and method of making it A color brochure with integral return mailer includes a single piece of paper which is folded along three fold lines to define four panels and eight panel sides. One side of the piece of paper is imprinted in color and the other side is imprinted in black... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5570835 | Self-reply envelope The invention is a self-reply envelope, having a front panel and a rear panel, creating a pocket therebetween. The front panel has recipient indicia and sender address indicia. The front panel has return mail indicia and a sender arrow adjacent to the ret... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5533810 | Document carrier A document carrier formed as an enclosure of two layers has substantially opaque regions for insuring privacy of any documents within, and at least one transparent region for displaying routing information on any documents within the carrier. In one embod... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5503328 | Multi-use envelope In accordance with the present invention a multiple use envelope for safely sending material to successive recipients is provided. The envelope broadly is a paperboard container having a generally rectangular, substantially closed body with one open edge ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5467917 | Envelope The envelope is of generally conventional structure and carries an integral extension which may be opened prior to opening of the envelope. The extension may carry an advertising message or the like to make a high impact on a recipient. In one embodiment,... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5452851 | Two-sheet self-mailer A two-sheet self mailer with a return envelope is formed from a blank comprising two sheets joined around three sides with a remoistenable glue strip across the width of one of the sheets on the side enclosed by joining the two sheets to form the blank. T... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5421620 | Eccentric C-fold envelope with inserts for booklets and return mailers A C-fold mailer having a return envelope, booklet insert or both is disclosed. The mailer is formed from a relatively large web sheet having two transverse fold lines that separate the sheet into three rectangular sections. Discrete strips of heat seal gl... | 06/06/1995 |
