ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,949, issued on July 8, was assigned to JAST Gifts Shenzhen Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) and 100 Greetings LLC (Clearwater, Fla.).

"Greeting card assembly with simulated background fireworks" was invented by Jen-Lin Chen (Cupertino, Calif.) and Jay Kamhi (Belleair, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A greeting card that selectively opens and closes. The greeting card assembly simulates a firework display in the background of a foreground message when opened. The greeting card assembly has a card section that contains an internal compartment covered by a top panel. A plurality of cutouts are formed through the top panel that are shaped a...