Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
229920800 | POSTAL CARDS OR PACKETS | 14 |
20080283582 | Secret Postcard and Method of Fabricating the Same - A secret postcard in accordance with the present invention is comprised of a single sheet, and a released paper. The sheet is foldable about a return line, and has a first area and a second area. A first perforation, and a second perforation are formed at a front surface of the second area. A first adhesive layer is formed at a rear surface of the second area in an area sandwiched between the return line and the first perforation. A second adhesive layer is formed at the rear surface of the second area in an area sandwiched between the second perforation and an edge of the second area extending in parallel with the return line. The second adhesive layer has such an adhesive force that the rear surfaces of the first and second areas cannot be released from each other after they were adhered to each other. | 11-20-2008 |
20100019019 | Album Digital Post-card - The present invention concerns a device that acts as a medium for multimedia communication, the collection, arrangement and display of this medium, exploiting a combination of the advantages of traditional means of communication (letter, post-card, personal announcement, etc.) and the use of souvenir albums, means for storing CDs/DVDs/Blu-Ray DVDs (storage furniture, folders, etc.), means of display (photo frame, poster, magnet, etc,) as well as the advantages of digital convergence in communication, in multimedia and in interactivity such as the textual and multimedia communication of personal and professional messages thanks to Internet services and the exploitation of the multimedia content of CDs, DVDs and the Blu-Ray DVD with its personalisable functions of interactivity and of connectivity to the Internet thanks to a DVD player. It comprises a material medium (SM) with two self-adhesive strips (SM | 01-28-2010 |
20100102108 | Double Parallel Folded Mailer Having an Integrated Return Postcard - Forms having return postcards are described herein. An example form to be folded as an outgoing mailer includes a quadrate sheet of paper having a first face opposite a second face, substantially parallel top and bottom edges, and substantially parallel first and second side edges, where the first and second side edges are substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom edges. The form includes at least first, second, and third fold lines parallel to the top and bottom edges to divide the sheet into at least first, second, third, and fourth panels. The second face of the second panel and the second face of the third panel fold onto each other to form a postcard when the sheet is double parallel folded about the fold lines. At least a first portion of the second face of the second panel and at least a second portion of the second face of the third panel include a first adhesive area to couple the second and third panels when the sheet is folded along the fold lines. | 04-29-2010 |
20100187293 | DOUBLE MAILER INTERMEDIATE - A mailer intermediate, foldable into postcard size, includes a generally rectangular sheet of card stock having first and second side edges, first and second end edges, and first and second faces. A fold line extends substantially transverse to the side edges and substantially bisecting them, and dividing the sheet into first and second portions. An adhesive pattern on the first face of the sheet, adjacent at least one of the first and second end edges, secures the first and second portions together adjacent the first and second end edges. An obscuring coating and a camouflage image are provided on the first face of the sheet. Variable indicia are printed on the obscuring coating, and are not legible when viewed by an observer who separates the first and second portions while the first and second portions remain secured together adjacent the first and second end edges. The obscuring coating may comprise a multi-layer, thermochromic coating. Alternatively, the obscuring coating may comprise a reflective coating. | 07-29-2010 |
20100230477 | CONFIDENTIAL POSTCARDS - Confidential postcards are described herein. An example postcard mailer includes a substrate having a first panel and a second panel adjacent the first panel, wherein each of the first panel and the second panel includes a first face and a second face. The example mailer also includes a first line of weakness separating the first panel and the second panel and a first fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a first portion of the first face of the first panel to a first portion the first face of the second panel when the substrate is folded about the first line of weakness. In addition, the example mailer includes a second fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a second portion of the first face of the first panel to a second portion of the first face of the second panel. The second fastener pattern and at least a portion of the first fastener pattern define an area that is not visible when the first face of the first panel is releasably adhered to the first face of the second panel and a third portion of the first face of the first panel and a third portion of the second face of the second panel are separated from each other. | 09-16-2010 |
20100282825 | INTEGRAL MAGNETIC POSTCARD - The present invention introduces an integrated mag-postcard including a pattern layer as front side, a magnet layer as middle side and a mailing information layer as back side, wherein all three layers are integrated tightly. The integrated mag-postcard has full magnetic effect and ability of sticking on metal surface evenly and freely for a long time without bending or wrinkle. The appearance of present invention is substantially the same as a conventional postcard. Both the pattern layer and the mailing information layer may be readable, printable or writable freely and easily. Furthermore, the magnetic property of present invention still remains after being posted to anywhere in the world. | 11-11-2010 |
20110057020 | Talking picture postcard - A talking picture postcard with a scored and die cut paperboard or thin plastic panel having a central portion, a first portion, a picture frame portion and a second portion which when folded together form a rectangular postcard sized construction. Within the folded construction is an audio microprocessor and support electronics. One side of the paperboard construction includes a die cut picture frame and the other side includes removable graphic labels that give instructions to the user on how to make a recording. When the user completes the recording he removes the graphic labels and pushes down on a record switch separator tab so that the receiver can not accidentally record over the message. The user can insert a photo or other graphic into the picture frame portion and then send the entire unit through the mail just as one would send a standard postcard. | 03-10-2011 |
20110139860 | Customizable and Printable Magnetic Structure - A magnetic structure for a mailer, postcard or other suitable device is provided. The structure includes a magnetic layer to which is secured a printable outer layer. The outer layer is formed of a material which can receive printed indicia thereon, as well as personalized handwritten indicia, to enable the structure to be customized by the sender or the recipient of the mailer structure. | 06-16-2011 |
20110168765 | Reusable Bag - A bag includes a first portion. The first portion is attached to a second portion of the bag. The reusable bag also includes a mailing label having an addressee section preprinted with an address of a recycler. When the bag is in an unpacked state, the first portion is configured to carry items. When the bag is in a packed state, the first portion is secured in the packed state using the second portion such that the mailing label is visible. | 07-14-2011 |
20110240723 | Double Postcard and Intermediate Form For Same - An intermediate form is designed for folding to a double postcard mailer that has dimensions and sealing features that meet U.S. Postal Service standards for postcard sealing and postal rates. The intermediate form includes a single ply of stock having a first face and a second face, a first and a second end edge, and a first and a second side edge. The first and the second side edges are disposed in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the first and the second end edges. The single ply includes a fold line extending at a substantially transverse orientation to and between the first and the second side edges. The fold line is disposed to define a first panel and a second panel in the single ply. The first panel and/or the second panel has/have postcard dimensions. A first application of adhesive is disposed adjacent to the fold line and substantially near a center point along the fold line that is disposed substantially equidistant from the first and the second side edges. The first application of adhesive is disposed closer to the center point than to the first side edge and/or the second side edge. A second application of adhesive may be disposed adjacent to at least the first or the second end edge and extend along at least a portion of the end edge. The first and the second applications of adhesive help to secure the intermediate form when the form folds to the double postcard. | 10-06-2011 |
20110278352 | Double Postcard and Intermediate Form with Security Features - An intermediate form is designed for folding to a double postcard mailer that has dimensions and sealing features that meet U.S. Postal Service standards for postcard sealing and postal rates. The intermediate form includes a single ply of stock having a first face and a second face, a first and a second end edge, and a first and a second side edge. The first and the second side edges are disposed in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the first and the second end edges. The single ply includes a fold line extending at a substantially transverse orientation to and between the first and the second side edges. The fold line is disposed to define a first panel and a second panel in the single ply. The first panel and/or the second panel has/have postcard dimensions. | 11-17-2011 |
20120280024 | DOUBLE POSTCARD PRESSURE SEAL FORM CONSTRUCTION - An intermediate for a postcard mailer is disclosed. An example intermediate includes a quadrate sheet having parallel top and bottom edges, parallel first and second side edges and first and second faces. At least first, second and third fold lines parallel to said top and bottom edges divide said sheet into first, second, third, and fourth panels, said first and fourth panels being substantially the same size and said second and third panels being substantially the same size. First adhesive areas on the second face of at least one of said first and fourth panels and on the second face of at least one of said second and third panels permanently adhere mutually facing portions of two of the panels and mutually facing portions of the other two panels as respective first and second postcard plies when said sheet is folded about at least two of said fold lines. | 11-08-2012 |
20140042213 | DOUBLE MAILER INTERMEDIATE - A mailer intermediate, foldable into postcard size, includes a generally rectangular sheet of card stock having first and second side edges, first and second end edges, and first and second faces. A fold line extends substantially transverse to the side edges and substantially bisecting them, and dividing the sheet into first and second portions. An adhesive pattern on the first face of the sheet, adjacent at least one of the first and second end edges, secures the first and second portions together adjacent the first and second end edges. An obscuring coating and a camouflage image are provided on the first face of the sheet. Variable indicia are printed on the obscuring coating, and are not legible when viewed by an observer who separates the first and second portions while the first and second portions remain secured together adjacent the first and second end edges. The obscuring coating may comprise a multi-layer, thermochromic coating. Alternatively, the obscuring coating may comprise a reflective coating. | 02-13-2014 |
20140197229 | MULTI-PLY MAILER WITH MULTIPLE DETACHABLE ELEMENTS - Multi-ply mailer with multiple detachable elements are disclosed. An example method includes applying adhesive on at least one of a first face of a first ply of a substrate or a first face of a second ply of the substrate. The method also includes folding the substrate about a line of weakness to directly adhere the first face of the first ply to the first face of the second ply. The line of weakness separates the first ply from the second ply. The method also includes forming a pattern of weakness through the first ply and the second ply to define a first card in the first ply and a second card in the second ply. The first card is off-set from a center of the first ply and off-set from edges that define the substrate and the first line of weakness. The second card is off-set from a center of the second ply and off-set from the edges that define the substrate and the first line of weakness. | 07-17-2014 |