ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,959, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hallmark Cards Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Jig for placement of greeting card inserts" was invented by Dennis Evans (Kansas City, Mo.), Edward Butenas (Kansas City, Mo.) and Gerald Little (Kansas City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jig for placement of an insert sheet on a greeting card is disclosed. The jig comprises a support surface configured to support the greeting card. The jig further comprises a guide configured for movement between an open position and a closed position, wherein the guide enables placement of the greeting card at a predetermined location on the support surface whe...