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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261948 | Three-dimensional ornament and method of making same A three-dimensional ornament (1) comprising a plurality of folded elements (8), (9), (10), (11), (22) and (23) created from a plurality of nesting cuts (6), (7), (20) and (21) in a planar s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6283907 | Method and associated apparatus for imparting a helical curl to ribbon material for making a decorative element This invention provides a method and associated apparatus in which decorative ribbons of varying thickness, width, and material can be automatically produced, curled, grouped, and combined in a decorative element which is packaged for distribution. The ap... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6221000 | Folded corrugated material The present invention discloses folded corrugated material for producing segments or strips for use as Easter grass, packing material and the like or for use as flower pot covers, floral wrappings and ribbon materials.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6152358 | Bioluminescent novelty items Novelty items that are combinations of articles of manufacture with bioluminescence generating systems and/or fluorescent proteins are provided. These novelty items, which are articles of manufacture, are designed for entertainment, recreation and amuseme... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6059708 | Method of making a foldable pinata An innovative method of making pinatas utilizes pre-cut and scored cardstock designed with tab and slot closures. Once the shapes are folded and secured, the pinatas can be decorated using traditional or innovative methods. By designing the tab/slot closu... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5947885 | Method and apparatus for folding sheet materials with tessellated patterns A variety of sheet materials can be tessellation folded with an infinite variety of patterns in a one-step folding process by placing the sheet material against a pallet having flat rigid segments and flexible hinges, exerting forces against the pallet in... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5776046 | Doilies and method of manufacturing same A method of producing doilies includes coating sheets of paper stock with a lubricious release fluid, collecting the sheets into a multi-layered web, and cutting and embossing doilies from the web. The fluid is preferably a solution of mineral oil and sil... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5492584 | Method for making a pleated ornament A decoration is formed by feeding a flat sheet of material between a pair of rotating rollers having intermeshed teeth which produce a series of pleats in the sheet. The pleats are gathered together by placing the pleated sheet between a pair of parallel,... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5484378 | Sheet folding method A method of folding a flat sheet of material into a decorative symmetrical object includes placing a sheet of flexible material such as paper between a male die member and a female die member and compressing the sheet. This will form crease lines in the s... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5072865 | Apparatus for making decorative bows Apparatus for making decorative bows from lengths of ribbon wherein the apparatus ribbon is fed and wrapped into a plurality of loops which are punched at the center, trimmed to make one or more integral tails and stapled to a card.... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5030307 | Method of ornament production A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing an ornament for gift wrapping purposes and the like. The ornament has a basic member with a plurality of radially disposed conical elements, and these basic members may be combined to produce spheroidal or... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5026453 | Apparatus for ornament production A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing an ornament for gift wrapping purposes and the like. The ornament has a basic member with a plurality of radially disposed conical elements, and these basic members may be combined to produce spheroidal or... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4905449 | Packing platter for foods, with decorative tab-engaged strip A decorative packing platter for foods has a planar member such as a cardboard plate having a central area for receiving the foods and a periphery. Receptacle tabs are formed, for example by die cutting, each tab having a proximal end attached to the plat... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4874356 | Method of making a piece containing multiple pop-ups An improved method for making promotional pieces wherein a high speed web-press operation results in mass-production of attractive pieces which include three or more interconnected pop-up panels which assume a three-dimensional shape when the outer folder... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4840689 | Ornament production A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing gift wrap ornaments of the type having a plurality of radiating conical points. The ornament is produced by cutting from a continuous strip of flexible material, a continuous strip of longitudinally spaced... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4788109 | Three-dimensional display device folded from a single sheet of material A decorative display device which is capable of being folded from a relatively flat single sheet of material into a three-dimensional object. The sheet of material is embossed on its flat front face such that embossed segments project outwardly beyond the... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4708911 | Three dimensional display device folded from a single sheet of material A decorative display device which is capable of being folded from a relatively flat single sheet of material into a three dimensional object. The sheet of material is provided with fold lines for defining areas to be folded and score lines defining areas ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4661197 | Ornament production apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing an ornament for gift wrapping purposes and the like. The ornament has a basic member with a plurality of radially disposed conical elements, and these basic members may be combined to produce spheroidal or... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4487736 | Method for forming a hand-hewn look on a laminate A method of producing a hand-hewn look in a false wood beam. The beam is formed from a planar laminate composed of a foam core sandwiched between an outer cover and an inner multiply paper backing. The laminate is rolled along its length, with the outer c... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4319941 | Decorative butterfly and method of construction A decorative butterfly and the method and assembly of constructing the same. The decorative butterfly includes a central portion with a center line passing therethrough and a wing disposed on each side of the center line and extending from the central por... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4132155 | Paper craft kit A kit or device which can be used by children to create artistic forms from sheets of paper. The kit includes a cutting portion which can be manually operated to cut strips from a sheet of paper and also a portion for creating corrugations and/or curls in... | 01/02/1979 |
