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Granted Patent B2
US 11,648,791 · App. 17/362,061 · Granted May 16, 2023

Die cut calendar

Inventors: Julie Smith (Summit, WI); Kathy Paider (West Allis, WI); Kelli Melzer (Brookfield, WI); Michelle Kesler (Waukehsa, WI)
Assignee: The Lang Companies, Inc.
B42D5/041B42D5/001B42D15/0073
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Patent No.
US 11,648,791
App. No.
17/362,061
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A calendar has one or more individual pages of the calendar that include portions of the pages that are omitted, removed or removable in order to enable aligned portions of other pages of the calendar to be viewed through the removed portions. The removed portions can be formed as apertures in the page and/or as removed portions of one or more edges of the page, among others to allow the stacked pages to form a coordinated, and optionally customizable, decorative appearance for the calendar.

Claims (8)

1. A calendar comprising a number of pages wherein each page below a top page includes printed indicia disposed on an exposed area of each page that can be selectively viewed around a peripheral edge of an adjacent page, and

wherein the peripheral edge of each of the number of pages has at least two side edges that are distinct from an immediately preceding adjacent page and an immediately following adjacent page.

2. The calendar of claim 1 wherein the exposed areas are aligned with at least one side edge of the immediately preceding adjacent page and an immediately following adjacent page.

3. The calendar of claim 2 wherein the exposed areas are formed on multiple edges of the pages.

4. A method for presenting a coordinated decorative appearance for a calendar, the method comprising the steps of:

a. providing a calendar including a number of pages wherein each page includes printed indicia disposed on an exposed area of each page that can be selectively viewed below a peripheral edge of an adjacent page; and

b. selectively positioning the pages to enable selected exposed areas to be viewable around adjacent pages.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the exposed areas are aligned with at least one side edge of adjacent pages.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2026
From: HCS 107, LLC
To: IG DESIGN GROUP AMERICAS, INC.; ANKER PLAY PRODUCTS, LLC; IG DESIGN GROUP (LANG), INC.; THE LANG COMPANIES, INC.; IMPACT INNOVATIONS, INC.; VARIETY ACCESSORIES, LLC; IMPACT PAPER PRODUCTS, LLC; CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.; W.J.S. FURNTURE, INC.; SIMPLICITY CREATIVE CORP.; PAPER MAGIC GROUP, LLC; THE MCCALL PATTERN COMPANY, INC.; C.R. GIBSON, LLC; PHILADELPHIA INDUSTRIES, LLC; PAPER MAGIC DISTRIBUTION, INC.; BERWICK OFFRAY LLC; MCCALL DISTRIBUTION, INC.; CRG DISTRIBUTION, INC.; BERWICK MANAGEMENT LLC; BOC DISTRIBUTION, INC.; LION RIBBON COMPANY, LLC; LION RIBBON TEXAS CORP.
Reel/Frame 073525/0397 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: IG DESIGN GROUP AMERICAS, INC.; ANKER PLAY PRODUCTS, LLC; IG DESIGN GROUP (LANG), INC.; THE LANG COMPANIES, INC.; IMPACT INNOVATIONS, INC.; VARIETY ACCESSORIES, LLC; IMPACT PAPER PRODUCTS, LLC; CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SIMPLICITY CREATIVE CORP.; W.J.S. FURNITURE, INC.; PAPER MAGIC GROUP, LLC; THE MCCALL PATTERN COMPANY, INC.; C.R. GIBSON, LLC; PHILADELPHIA INDUSTRIES, LLC; PAPER MAGIC DISTRIBUTION, INC.; BERWICK OFFRAY LLC; MCCALL DISTRIBUTION, INC.; CRG DISTRIBUTION, INC.; BERWICK MANAGEMENT LLC; BOC DISTRIBUTION, INC.; LION RIBBON COMPANY, LLC; LION RIBBON TEXAS CORP. (F/K/A LR TEXAS CORP.)
To: HCS 107, LLC, AS SECURED PARTY
Reel/Frame 071567/0673 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2025
From: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: BERWICK OFFRAY LLC; THE MCCALL PATTERN COMPANY, INC.; CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SIMPLICITY CREATIVE CORP; THE LANG COMPANIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071273/0622 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2023
From: BERWICK OFFRAY LLC; THE MCCALL PATTERN COMPANY, INC.; CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SIMPLICITY CREATIVE CORP.; THE LANG COMPANIES, INC.
To: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 063875/0882 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: SMITH, JULIE; PAIDER, KATHY; MELZER, KELLI; KESLER, MICHELLE
To: THE LANG COMPANIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 062404/0623 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16913778 · Jun 26, 2020
Provisional Application 62866770 · Jun 26, 2019
Related Publication 20210323336A1 · Oct 21, 2021