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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313878 | Rotary pop-up envelope A rotary pop-up envelope is disclosed. The device comprises an envelope that holds a pullout tab that is pivotably connected to a pop-up sheet member. The envelope includes a slotted panel with a slot through which the pop-up sheet member is inserted. The envelope f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7201402 | Book with spinning globe The book with spinning globe has a front cover, a back cover, and a spine or binding portion which binds the front cover, and the back cover. An earth globe is rotatably connected to a front cover, back cover, or spine so that the globe is rotatable about an axis ex... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7067972 | Electroluminescence light emitting steel An EL emitting sheet realizing various changes of light emission. The EL emitting sheet includes: a light-emitting layer containing electroluminescence light-emitting elements therein; and an electrode section having a plurality of electrode pairs which is disposed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6971880 | Deformable drawing tablet A deformable drawing tablet in which contiguous longitudinal edge portions of a stack of individual elongate strips which are confined for relative sliding movement to form a drawing surface. A user can shift individual strips longitudinally to deform the drawing su... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951352 | Flap board book construction Included is a flap board book having at least one page constructed of a first piece of grayback board and a second piece of grayback board wherein each piece of grayback board has a front and a back side. Each front side includes a coating adapted to accept printing... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6796061 | Book with display-changing device A book having at least one fold out page with a display-changing device that allows the user to vary and experiment with the words, pictures or colors associated with the text, representations, characters, objects or scenes depicted in the book. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6402523 | Select a story book An improved book, wherein a user engages a dial or other selector device to access at least one page, chapter, part, rhyme or story within the book.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6132216 | Childs counting book The invention provides a child's counting or activity book having successive leaves formed with ascending numbers of sockets for mounting corresponding numbers of individual button-like, counters of a set. Each counter is anchored to a spine region by a r... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5778578 | View-changing display A view-changing display is made from one generally rectangular sheet of resilient planar material having a first side and a second side. At least one viewing window, graspable tab and slot through which the tab may slide are formed in the sheet, preferabl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5611161 | Transverse-fold pop-up device, and blank and method therefor A pop-up device for a card, book, novelty, or the like has a sandwich-like structure including a base or back (300), a front or cover (200), and a tongue (130) disposed between. All three sections may be of equal length. The three sections are folded onto... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5551905 | Successive image display device A device for successively displaying a plurality of images includes a plurality N of overlying panels where N is at least 3. Each of the panels defines a longitudinal series of flexible slats and louvers between the slats, the slats being longitudinally l... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5383292 | Alternating motion device for animating graphical structures This is a device for animating pop-up graphical structures as are sometimes found in graphic media. The device changes the back and forth relative motion of elements in the device into alternating movement to animate elements like wings, arms, and eyes in... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5299527 | Remote control pacifier novelty device A novelty device to simulate use of a remote control unit is provided with a housing having side walls, a first end wall spaced from a second end wall, and a top wall. A plurality of end wall slots arranged in a parallel relationship are directed through ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5110155 | Greeting card with interlocking pullout A card construction includes an envelope portion of a card in the form of a sleeve or pocket with an opening at the top which receives and holds a slideable pullout. A tab is formed by a reverse fold at the lower end of the pullout. The rear face of the e... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4976647 | Erasable animated drawing board An animated drawing board includes a series of stacked sheets arranged in a common frame. The front sheet is a transparent panel having an erasable front surface. An opaque sheet having at least one aperture positioned in a predetermined position such as ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4880404 | Puppet having sliding face panels defining a mouth opening A puppet which can be operated by single hand finger manipulation is derived from a single piece of flat sheet stock. The puppet, which presents the appearance of the face of a person or animal, or an object or symbol, is comprised of slidably interactive... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4586279 | Folding display assembly A display card having interconnected distinct panels in an "L"-shaped configuration cut or stamped from paperboard, cardboard, or the like, with cooperating printed matter positioned on selected portions thereof so that upon folding the panels about score... | 05/06/1986 |
