ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,084, issued on June 3, was assigned to Hallmark Cards Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Automated greeting card conveyance system" was invented by Gerald Little (Kansas City, Mo.), David Lewis (Kansas City, Mo.), Wesley Lindquist (Kansas City, Mo.) and Jennifer Garbos (Kansas City, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated greeting card conveyance system is disclosed that includes a first conveyor configured to transport pre-decorated greeting cards along a first conveyance path and a second conveyor configured to transport envelopes along a second conveyance path. A control system controls customization of each greeting card and envelo...