B42D 25/285
Gift cards
Official title: {Gift cards}
B42D25/285 (Gift cards) appears on 102 US grants and 149 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42D- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 149
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 216
- Latest grant
- 3 Jun 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for transferring a gift using an information storage and communication system3 Jun 2025US 12,321,970 B2Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
- Counterfeit preventative barcodes3 Jun 2025US 12,322,236 B2Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing a transaction card package assembly including sample product or service27 Aug 2024US 12,073,379 B2Blackhawk Network, Inc.
- Systems and methods for transferring a gift using an information storage and communication system5 Mar 2024US 11,922,472 B1Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
- Security-enhanced instant tickets via homogeneous utilization of ticket backing and variable indicia inks or dyes12 Dec 2023US 11,839,824 B2Hydragraphix LLC
- Card product implementing multiple security features and related anti-fraud techniques30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217049 A1
- Secure transaction or stored-value card assemblies19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077613 A1Travel Tags, Inc.
- Stored value card and carrier system and method of manufacturing25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296752 A1Stored Value Solutions, Inc.
- Systems and processes for producing promotional products with variable data printing having an informational panel, enveloping carrier panel, and unique i.d., transactionable gift card attached thereto25 Jul 2024US 2024/0246350 A1
- Systems and methods for transferring a gift using an information storage and communication system20 Jun 2024US 2024/0202788 A1Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transaction card with attached auxiliary member155US 6,588,658 B12003
- Transaction card with shaped edge54US 7,032,817 B2Arthur Blank & Company, Inc. · 2006
- Lenticular card and processes for making53US 6,900,944 B2Taylor Corporation · 2005
- Transaction card and envelope assembly48US 7,374,095 B2Arthur Blank & Company, Inc. · 2008
- Interactive gifting system and method with physical and electronic delivery47US 8,577,735 B2WILopEN Products, LC · 2013