| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 040100500 | BADGES | 38 |
| 20080250677 | Item of Clothing With Accessories - This invention relates to an item of clothing with an accessory such as a badge for attachment to clothing and suitable accessories for the purpose. The badge provides a plastic main body portion having a printable surface on at least one side. An attachment portion is provided having a recess in which the main body portion can fit snugly together with a panel of a garment. The garment is trapped between the main body portion and the attachment portion when they are fitted from opposed sides of the garment panel. The fit between the main body portion and the attachment portion, once the garment panel is trapped there between, is sufficiently tight to hold the portions together in engagement. Alternatively magnetic portions may be used to ensure sufficient hold on the garment is maintained. Throughout, the badge is provided with artwork to cooperate with the artwork on the garment such that the use of different badges, different placements or different sides of two sided badges can alter the overall synergistic effect. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080250678 | Kits, Methods, and Accessories for Decoratively Reconfiguring and Protecting a Retractable Device - Kits, methods, and accessories for decoratively reconfiguring and protecting a retractable device. One embodiment of a kit includes a retractable device having a case that houses a retractable cord, a cap capable of being press-fitted onto the case of the retractable device, and a decorative piece capable of being attached to the cap. One embodiment of a method includes positioning a fitted cover, having a first decorative piece attached to an outer surface thereof, directly above a housing of a retractable device, aligning a notch within a side surface of the fitted cover with a port in a side surface of the housing of the retractable device, and press-fitting the cover onto the housing of the retractable device. One embodiment of an accessory includes a fitted cover having a decorative piece, and capable of being press-fitted onto a housing of a user-wearable device. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080263916 | Insert for Converting Pinback Buttons into Connectable Components - A button insert for a button has at least one base portion, at least one linking segment and at least one extension portion. In some embodiments, at least one of the extension portion(s) of the button insert is engaged to an extension portion of at least one other button insert. Thus, the button insert allows a plurality of buttons to be engaged to one another to form a necklace, bracelet, belt, earring, or an ornament for a tree, a backpack or a cellular phone. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090007466 | Id badge holder - An apparatus for holding an ID badge includes a first portion. The apparatus includes a second portion which detachably connects with the first portion. The apparatus includes a first tile attached to the first portion having a clamp assembly that fixes to an object. The apparatus comprises a second tile attached to the second portion which holds the ID badge. A method for holding an ID badge. The method includes the steps of attaching a clamp assembly of a first tile of a first portion to an object. There is the step of detaching a second portion from the first portion. The second portion has a second tile attached to the second portion which holds the ID badge. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090071045 | NAME BADGE WITH DIGITALLY PRODUCED IMAGE THEREON - A uniquely shaped plate may be transmitted through a card printer designed to print on only a card having a standard size and shape. The plate includes a laminate including a card having a sheet of backing material affixed thereto, preferably by an easy release adhesive. For example, the card may have a backing, such as release paper. If the plate is a flexible material, the backing material is a rigid sheet. The standard card is kiss cut through its thickness to form segments having contours for making said unique shape. However, the kiss cut does not cut the sheet of backing material, which continues to hold the segments in place. Therefore, the card retains its standard size and shape so that it may be sent through the card printer with the segments in place. Then, the segments are separated. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090119957 | SOUVENIR BADGE - A high pull-out force of souvenir badge includes a magnetically attractive badge body that shows a design and has a pointed stem for piercing a nonmetal sheet member, for example, a clothe or the visor of a sports cap, and a positioning block made of a magnet and having a positioning hole for receiving the pointed stem to secure the badge body to the nonmetal sheet member by means of magnetic attraction between the badge body and the positioning block. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090145008 | Biodegradable badge - The biodegradable badge has a paper name tag placed within a translucent envelope carried by a lanyard secured to the envelope by at least one clamp. The paper name tag degrades readily. The translucent envelope shows the name tag but upon disposing of the envelope, it degrades in the waste stream and at a landfill. The envelope has a material that degrades rapidly by solar, thermal, and chemical action with minimal release of toxic and volatile organic compounds. The lanyard also degrades readily in the waste stream with material such as textile blends or that of the envelope. The clamp joins the lanyard to the envelope. Designed for single use, the clamp strongly grips the lanyard and then the envelope, and then the clamp degrades when placed in the waste stream. The entire biodegradable badge poses no long-term pollution of the environment as it uses formulations, such as polyethylene terephthalate (g) and poly lactic acid, along with natural fibers such as cotton and wool. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090183400 | Name Badge - The invention relates to a name badge comprising an attachment device ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090193693 | Eco-friendly name badges and picture frames - Various embodiments of name badge assemblies and picture frame assemblies are shown. A simple card clip structure may also be obtained providing a paper or plastic card and die cutting a U-shaped slot in a horizontal or vertical orientation. A tongue portion defined within between the legs of the U-shaped slot flexes to receive and retain papers and hold bags secure. The card may be printed with promotional information. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090211125 | BADGE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a notepad assembly comprising a rigid backing and at least one sheet layer which is configured to be connectable to a badge member which may be formed as an employee identification badge. The sheet layers are preferably formed as a stack of sheet layers attachable to the rigid backing and which may be sandwiched between the rigid backing and the badge member. A connecting device such as a strap may be threaded through openings formed in the badge member and the rigid backing to allow pivoting of the badge member to expose the sheet layer such that a user may record notes thereon. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100050485 | Tethered Display Frame - A tethered display frame has a planar backer sheet, a top sheet of transparent or translucent material overlaying the planar backer sheet, a border attached along a common periphery of the planar backer sheet and the top sheet, a plurality of straps fastened to the frame, and a fastener affixed to distal ends of each of the straps whereby the frame can be releasably fastened to an article. The border encloses the planar backer sheet and the top sheet on three sides with a fourth side providing means for a user to insert a display item between the top sheet and the planar backer sheet. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100175286 | NAME BADGE WITH ILLUMINATED GRAPHIC DISPLAY - A name badge comprises a frame with a cavity from front to rear. A rear plate, juxtaposed with the frame rear surface, includes a printed circuit. A front plate, with a window, is juxtaposed with the frame front surface. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110047837 | CARD HOLDER - A card holder ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047838 | POCKET INSERT BADGE WITH MAGNETIC RETENTION - An identification badge for placement within a pocket of a garment. The identification badge includes a first portion shaped to be received within the pocket, the first portion having a coupling member in the form of a magnet. The identification badge also includes a second portion coupled to the first portion by a flexible member, the second member having indicia printed thereon. The second portion is moveable with respect to the first portion between an open position and a closed position and in some embodiments is ferro-magnetic such that the magnetic coupling member secures the second portion in the closed position. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110192062 | BADGE HOLDING SYSTEM - Badge holding systems in which badge holders are integrated into everyday clothing. A pouch that comprises a translucent front portion and also has a retention element attached to the rear is described. In addition, a badge holder that comprises being embedded into a front pocket is described herein. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110219647 | NAME BADGE AND COMPASS - A combination name badge and compass includes a substantially planar substrate having a front surface that has name indicia thereon, and a rear surface and a clutch bar that includes spaced pins. The clutch bar is secured to the rear surface of the planar substrate with the pins extending away from the planar substrate. A magnetic circuit includes a pair of opposite polarity magnets mounted at the substrate. The magnetic circuit further includes a metal arrow that is coupled with the opposite polarity magnets to form the magnetic circuit. When the name badge is floated on a liquid surface the metal indicator points to magnetic north. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110265355 | BADGE DISPLAYING DEVICE - A badge displaying device comprising a backing plate having a left and right sides, a center between the left and right sides, and top and bottom surfaces. The backing plate has at least one slot through at least the top surface extending from one of the left or right sides towards the center of the backing plate. A pin clip sized to slide in the at least one slot receives a pin from a badge. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110289805 | Biodegradable badge - The biodegradable badge has a paper name tag placed within a translucent envelope carried by a lanyard secured to the envelope by at least one clamp. The paper name tag degrades readily. The translucent envelope shows the name tag but upon disposing of the envelope, it degrades in the waste stream and at a landfill. The envelope has a material that degrades rapidly by solar, thermal, and chemical action with minimal release of toxic and volatile organic compounds. The lanyard also degrades readily in the waste stream with material such as textile blends or that of the envelope. The clamp joins the lanyard to the envelope. Designed for single use, the clamp strongly grips the lanyard and then the envelope, and then the clamp degrades when placed in the waste stream. The entire biodegradable badge poses no long-term pollution of the environment as it uses formulations, such as polyethylene terephthalate (g) and poly lactic acid, along with natural fibers such as cotton and wool. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110302812 | Occasions Pin - An ornamental badge to be worn on a garment on a special occasion, comprising a surface for displaying a name or occasion and a means of clipping, holding, or fastening gifts of paper currency or similar gifts to the badge. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120079750 | Name tag, company display, I.D. connector badge | 04-05-2012 |
| 20130326920 | MEDAL MOUNTING APPARATUS - A medal mounting apparatus comprises a mounting plate and a backing plate. The mounting plate has at least one hole through the plate. The hole is adapted to allow a medal to be secured to the plate by a tie or stitch through the plate. The backing plate is adapted to be secured to a garment and to be releasably secured to the mounting plate such that when secured, the backing plate is spaced from the mounting plate to create a cavity between the mounting plate and the backing plate. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140053435 | BADGE - A badge is provided having a lower part ( | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140173950 | MEDAL-MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A medal-mounting support bar assembly is especially constructed for mounting miniature military-type medals and consists of a rigid mounting bar and a pivotably attached, resiliently deformable clamping piece, securable in closed relationship to one another by detent coupling structure formed on the mounting bar and clamping piece at one end of the assembly. Jog elements adjacent the opposite ends of the clamping piece offset the arcuate central position thereof toward the mounting bar, thereby increasing the gripping force generated and reducing the length of the gaps that would otherwise be present, so as to better secure the endmost medals against inadvertent lateral displacement. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140259815 | MILITARY AWARD ATTACHMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for attaching a military award to a uniform comprises connecting a suspension member attached to the military award to the uniform beneath a collar flap of the uniform, so that the military award hangs from the collar in a position that coincides with its conventional semi-permanent attachment position in which the award is laterally offset on a chest area of the uniform. Temporary connection of the suspension member to the collar flap comprises cooperating hook-and-loop connectors mounted respectively to an underside of the collar flap and the suspension member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20160088908 | DUAL NAME BADGE - A dual name badge, or a kit for making the same, generally includes two name badges joined by a connector, the connector worn over a person's shoulder such that a first name badge on the person's front faces forward and a second name badge on the person's back faces the opposite direction. Thus the dual name badge is generally bi-directional. In use, generally, two name badges are printed and joined by a connector, the connector is bent to fit over a shoulder, and at least one releasable attachment is added to allow the dual name badge to attach to clothing. The first name badge may be oblique to the connector or to the second name badge. Thereby, the dual name badge is properly placed on a torso and enhances a person's identification. | 03-31-2016 |
| 040100600 | Changeable reading | 13 |
| 20080256833 | REFERENCE CARD TO BE HUNG AROUND THE NECK - A system of easy-to-use, credit-card-sized reference cards is presented, where the reference cards are printed with useful information such as word lists in a foreign language or medical or professional guides. The cards can be strung on a lanyard or a chain and carried around the user's neck, or alternatively kept in a wallet or purse. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090056177 | Name tag attachment - An attachment for name tags that is easily replaceable and a system of displaying additional information on name tags. The name tag includes at least one projection, and the attachment includes a corresponding cutout in the shape of the projection. The attachment can be secured to a name tag by a friction fit between the projection and the cutout. Likewise, the attachment can be easily removed by removing the projection from the cutout. As a result, the promotional information displayed on name tags can easily be changed by adding and removing attachments. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090217558 | Name Badge - On a name badge, the rear part ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090277052 | Fastener that is combined with and detached from a name plate and a hanging strap easily and quickly - A fastener includes a stop portion, at least one insertion portion mounted on the stop portion and provided with at least one clamping slot, and at least one recessed retaining portion located between the stop portion and the insertion portion. Thus, the insertion portion of the fastener extends through each of the mounting holes of a name plate, and each of the distal ends of a hanging strap extends through the clamping slot of the insertion portion, so that the fastener is combined with and detached from the name plate and the hanging strap easily and quickly. In addition, the hanging strap is movable in the clamping slot of the insertion portion to adjust a distance between the hanging strap and the name plate so as to fit a user's stature and requirement. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090320336 | Nameplate - A name badge, made from transparent plastic and having a front part ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100000132 | Name Badge - In order to economically manufacture name badges with a comparatively high stiffness, it is proposed that they are produced as one-part injection moulded components, each with a curved front part ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100242319 | BADGE FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE AND INTERCHANGEABLE PIECES OF INFORMATION - An article to be worn, such as a badge, displays indicia such as identification and advertising. The article includes a housing, a first indicia member positioned on the first indicia portion of the housing and a second indicia member positioned on the second indicia portion of the housing. The first and second indicia portions are discrete from one another and can receive interchangeable indicia members. The invention further includes a method of identifying a wearer of the article, such as a sales clerk or food service preparer, and advertising a product or service, all with the same badge. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110056100 | BADGE FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE AND INTERCHANGEABLE PIECES OF INFORMATION - A wearable badge for displaying removable indicia includes a backing having an attachment fastener and defining an indicia portion. The wearable badge also includes a frame defining an opening and having a first frame edge and a second frame edge. The first frame edge is joined to the backing such that the first and second frame edges at least partially surround the indicia portion. The indicia portion is viewable through the opening and the second frame edge is moveable away from the backing to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of indicia between the backing and the frame. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110083348 | SIGN SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING MEANING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY - A sign system includes an accessory holder having a base element and being adapted to be worn by a user and a plurality of interchangeable accessories, each accessory being releasably attachable to the base element so that a visible surface of the accessory is visually juxtaposed with a visible surface of the base element, one part at least partially surrounding the other in the manner of a frame, where the frame and accessory together form a composite signifier in which the signified is decoded from indicia on the accessory by members of a community who share the sign system and wear the base element, for example as jewellery or attached to a garment. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130247431 | FIXED WINDOW BADGE - A badge for displaying indicia includes a base plate, a top panel coupled to the base plate and defining an opening, a strip removably disposed between the base plate and the top panel and at least partially disposed underneath the opening, and a window panel disposed between the base plate and the top panel and above the strip relative to the base plate, a portion of the window panel being viewable through the opening. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20150082672 | FIXED WINDOW BADGE - A badge for displaying indicia. The badge includes a base plate that defines a landing area that has a recessed portion. The badge also includes a top panel coupled to the base plate. The top panel defines an at least partially transparent portion. A strip is removably disposed between the base plate and the top panel and at least partially disposed underneath the at least partially transparent portion such that a portion of the strip is viewable through the at least partially transparent portion. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150317921 | FIXED WINDOW BADGE - A badge for displaying indicia. The badge includes a base plate that defines a landing area that has a recessed portion. The badge also includes a top panel coupled to the base plate. The top panel defines an at least partially transparent portion. A strip is disposed between the base plate and the top panel and at least partially disposed underneath the at least partially transparent portion such that a portion of the strip is viewable through the at least partially transparent portion. The strip is removable from between the base plate and the top panel without removing the top panel from the base plate. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150371566 | DISPLAY HOLDER SYSTEM - A system for forming display holders, such as name badges, identification badges, name plates, signs and the like, from modular, interchangeable components. In one embodiment a display holder is provided comprising a display subassembly having a cover and a backer plate releasably connectable to the cover, the plate having a first connector located on a rear surface of the plate. The display holder also includes a second connector releasably connectable to the first connector for positioning the display subassembly relative to a support surface. | 12-24-2015 |
