US Patent Issued to Kodak Alaris on July 1 for "Cross cultural greeting card system" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,004, issued on July 1, was assigned to Kodak Alaris LLC (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Cross cultural greeting card system" was invented by Young No (Rochester, N.Y.) and Joseph A. Manico (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for creating customized, personally relevant greeting cards, e-cards, mementos, invitations, decorations, and other types of printed and virtual media to convey affection, friendship, emotional connections, celebration, gratitude, condolence and other types of sentiments to relatives, friends, coworkers, business associates, and acquaintances regardless of the cultural backgrounds of the giver ...