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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132711 | Emergency information container A container with an opening on one end, with an adhesive flap to seal the container once the desired information and objects are placed therein; said container may then be affixed to a surface, thereby creating a convenient way to keep necessary emergency informatio... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7854369 | Integrated envelope and repositionable note An envelope includes a front wall and an overlying back wall. The front wall and the back wall are connected around mutual edges to form an enclosed pouch. One of the front wall and the back wall includes a message portion separable from remaining portions of the on... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837088 | Method and apparatus for managing the delivery of mail items A mailer provides a new way of securing the delivery of letters, packages, parcels, and/or other items of mail through the U.S. Postal Service. The mailer includes a container and a spacer attached to an inner surface of the container. The container is designed to h... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7726547 | Photoprint storage bag The present invention provides a multifunction and low-cost photoprint storage bag. When paper is die-cut along a pattern to produce development sheets, folds are created simultaneously, thereby achieving simple manufacturing. A multifunction photoprint storage bag ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7392608 | Note card protector A combination note card and protector, now known commercially as the a Heart Warmer®, is an unattached pocket made of fabric where a side folds down to display a card, trinket, or other sentiment. Its purpose is to send a greeting, trinket or other sentiment, which... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7369918 | System and apparatus for generating mailers on demand A method of generating a mailer on demand by receiving data for an envelope and a matching document in a computer, placing data for the envelope and the document in a production queue, generating the envelope using the data, generating the document using the data, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356953 | Kinetic display assembly A display assembly is provided comprising; (a) an image insert, the image insert being bendable from a planar configuration to a non-planar display configuration, wherein the image insert comprises a plurality of first surfaces for displaying a first image, and a pl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347358 | Depositing items of value A method of depositing items of value, the method comprising 1) receiving a tamper evident and coded container holding the items of value, the code relating to the content of the container; 2) verifying that the pa... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316085 | Self-standing display device A self-standing display device for providing a viewer with a printed image which can be easily removed from any print medium such as a magazine or book, simply folded and placed on self-standing long term display. The self-standing display may have support panels wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310922 | Banded envelopes and method for assembling a package of banded envelopes A method for processing envelopes including the steps of providing a plurality of generally aligned envelopes and compressing the plurality of envelopes together. The method further includes the step of placing a band around the compressed envelopes such that the ba... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284687 | Pizza tray The pizza tray may be used for support and carrying food items. A tray of generally oval shape having a pair of straight sides and a pair of rounded ends may include a circular portion. A pair of folds may be located in a carry end that define a pair of side element... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275678 | Printable envelope with removable business card for compact discs A printable sheet including one or more envelope assemblies formed thereon, each having a central body panel, an end flap, a pair of opposing top and bottom panels, a business card removably attached and incorporated into the bottom panel, and a retaining flap. The ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225975 | Check carrier The check carrier consists of an envelope of translucent material that is dimensioned to closely conform to the dimensions of a standard check. The back of the check carrier includes an endorsement window through which a bank or other financial institution can apply... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188538 | Hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mailstream The invention disclosed herein relates generally to mailpieces and more particularly, a hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mail stream. The present invention is directed, in general to detector for collecting sample (s) of hazardous ma... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172107 | Envelope having improved overlap profile An envelope assembly is provided for improved performance of a mailing envelope in the automated mail handling process. The envelope comprises a front panel having top, bottom and side edges and forming an envelope front surface, side flaps extending front the side ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7005170 | Assembly for providing information about an individual An assembly for providing information about an individual such as a lost child includes an envelope and an information sheet releasably adhesively connected to the rear panel of the envelope. The information sheet is manually removable from the rear envelope panel f... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974157 | Printed pamphlet with folded pocket for key card A pamphlet (10) constructed in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and configured for receiving and storing a card (12) is disclosed. The illustrated pamphlet (10) broadly includes a single printable... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964365 | Library card holder A pocket for holding media is disclosed, comprising two sheets of clear archival material fused on three sides to form a pocket and including attachment means, such as a coating of adhesive, to attach the holder to a book or other media. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6957766 | Envelope with enhanced opening capabilities and method therefor A method and apparatus for an envelope that includes a first portion of material, forming a first surface, a second portion of material, forming a second surface, the second portion being connected to the first portion at selected regions and a third portion of mate... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953207 | Sequentially placed shipping and packing label system A system for providing a shipping label and a packing list on a container is provided which enables rapid and automated sequential application of a packing list and a shipping label to the container. The shipping label is configured complemental to the packing list ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6944988 | Bouquet container A plant container including a receptacle having a top opening for insertion of a plant therein and a top flap for selective folding over the top opening to cover the receptacle. A stack of these containers may be compactly stored in a collapsed flat state and then i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926309 | Modification of receiver surface to reject stamp cancellation information An official postal product, and a method and apparatus for making the official postal product. The official postal product includes a first image area having an official postal indicia a second image area having a personal image. A protective coating is placed over ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905064 | Expanding file with pocket divider A portable, expandable file section case is equipped with file section dividers, at least some of which are provided with pockets. The file section dividers of the invention are formed of a laterally expansive partition with a pocket attached thereto. The pocket may... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866183 | Adjustable envelope The invention teaches an envelope with an adjustable dimension to accommodate inserts of varying size. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851719 | Mailing form for non-impact printing A mailing form for facilitating the mailing of a document is disclosed, the mailing form comprising a first panel, a second panel, and, a third panel of substantially the same area, each panel separated by a horizontal fold line. The mailing form includes a top ply ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851718 | Printed sheet protector system and method In addition to a set of dividers having staggered tabs and binder holes, the retail packaging includes a sheet protector pocket having a front sheet and a back sheet and binder holes. The user removes the dividers and pocket from the packaging and custom designs and... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6820799 | Expandable envelope construction A single blank is used to make an expandable envelope construction having four side edges which can expand as the envelope construction is filled to capacity. The blank is provided with horizontal and vertical score lines and fold lines which permit the sides and bo... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6789725 | Printable envelope with L-shaped addition A paper assembly is formed having an envelope and a carrier portion, such that the overall assembly is a generally flat paper assembly having a length and width of a standard paper size such as 8½ in.×11 in. or A-4 size. The assembly, having a footprint equal to a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6709018 | Security envelope detectable for foreign substances A security envelope that allows a mail handler or recipient to inspect its contents for potentially harmful granular/powder substances without ever opening the envelope is provided. The envelope comprises a front see-through window and a rear see-through window that... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705941 | Form for non-impact printers The invention concerns a form for non impact printers, characterized in that it consists of four sections including an upper section and a lower section, and in that each section is separated from the next section by parallel fold lines or perforations. The upper se... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6672623 | Modification of receiver surface to reject stamp cancellation information An official postal product, and a method and apparatus for making the official postal product. The official postal product includes a first image area having an official postal indicia a second image area having a personal image. A protective coating is p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6635003 | Method for laying out envelope blank A method for laying out an envelope blank on a sheet of material using a template having a straightedge portion with layout edge and an alignment portion with alignment field. The user places an item to be enclosed in an envelope onto the sheet, places ma... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632042 | Printed sheet protector system and method In addition to a set of dividers having staggered tabs and binder holes, the retail packaging includes a sheet protector pocket having a front sheet and a back sheet and binder holes. The user removes the dividers and pocket from the packaging and custom ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6623229 | Envelope that is conducive to printing a facing identification mark with an information based indicia An envelope that enables personal computer printers to be able to print a Facing Identification Mark (FIM) as part of a Information-Based Indicia (IBI) registered along the top edge of the envelope. The personal computer printers will also be able to prin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619539 | Mail envelope with miter joint corners A rectangular shaped square-corner mailing envelope constructed so that adjacent angled edges of side, bottom and top panels have a presence in adjacent parallel relation across a clearance left therebetween at each corner which simulates a miter joint, a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588586 | Mailer for cell culture device A mailer for shipping cells contained in a cell culture device, wherein the mailer comprises a containment system that can absorb and contain within the mailer a fluid that may leak from the cell culture device. The containment system comprises a gas-perm... | 07/08/2003 |
