US Patent Issued to American Greetings on May 12 for "Pop-up scene with integrated lock" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,615, issued on May 12, was assigned to American Greetings Corp. (Cleveland).

"Pop-up scene with integrated lock" was invented by Charles Robert Kelly (Amherst, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable paper decor item that includes a pop-up with integrated lock structure. The item can be folded flat for mailing or storage and then unfolded to place on display. The pop-up contains an integrated lock structure that is also part of the scenic display. The foldable paper display item can be reused many times over."

The patent was filed on May 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/678,618.

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