Target Brands, Inc.

Brian R Holt

Timothy P Clegg

Jesse Gadola

Aaron Muther

Donald C Clark

Primoz Samardzija

Anthony V Roberts

Megan B Engeseth

Kelly M Gray

Brian Robert Bennett

Ted C Halbur

Stacy L Abel

Erin M Borkowski

Mark A Schultz

Jared P Kreuzer

Christopher M Brakob

Brenda Irlbeck

Maggie Harn

Charlotte Ariss

David Andrew Hartman

Mauricio Donyel Hunter

Connor James Lane

Michael Gullickson Dietsche

Daniel A Weston

Melissa Marie Beuthien

Allison G Bender

Heidi L Rose

Allison Schelitzche

Gina M H Johnson

Miguel Herrera

Ethan Miller

Samantha K Hartig

Ryan Andrew Pekarek

Eduardo Hernandez

Gina Marie Johnson

Amy Olert Hardy

Meg Leszko

Rafael E Soriano

David J Schwen

Gift card

Combined transaction product and carrier sleeve

Combined gift bag and transaction card

Transaction card

A transaction product assembly includes a perimeter frame defining a footprint, a plurality of parts maintained within the footprint of the perimeter frame, a transaction card, and a plurality of sprues. The transaction card includes a machine-readable account identifier linking the transaction card to an account or record, wherein the transaction card is maintained within the footprint of the perimeter frame. The plurality of sprues extend between the perimeter frame, the plurality of parts, and the transaction card to hold perimeter frame, the plurality of parts, and the transaction card together as a single piece. Areas within the footprint of the perimeter frame other than the plurality of parts, the transaction card, and the plurality of sprues remain substantially open and free of material.

Transaction product assembly with separable parts for reassembly

An assembly includes a transaction product and an auxiliary vehicle. The transaction product includes a folded sheet configured to be repeatedly folded and unfolded between a collapsed position and an extended position. The folded sheet defines a substantially planar surface defining a printed track. The transaction product comprises an account identifier statically connected thereto. The account identifier links the transaction product to at least one of an account and a record and is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal. The auxiliary vehicle includes a microcontroller, one or more sensors, a motor, and at least one movable component. The microcontroller actuates the motor to induce movement of the at least one movable component propelling the auxiliary vehicle along and following the printed track based on detection of a location of the printed track as determined by the one or more sensors.

Transaction product assembly with vehicle

Squirt gun

Toy vehicle

A transaction product includes a housing and a transaction card. The housing defines a storage chamber and a substantially planar surface. The substantially planar surface defines a perimeter portion and a recessed portion surrounded by, spaced from, and extending substantially parallel to the recessed portion to define a recess. The housing includes opposing tabs extending from the perimeter portion, toward each other, and partially across the recessed portion. The transaction card includes a machine-readable account identifier linking the transaction card to an account or record remote from the transaction product and having a value available for use as payment toward a purchase. The transaction card defines two opposing edges each selectively secured between the recessed portion of the substantially planar surface and a different one of the opposing tabs.

Transaction product with removable transaction card

Transaction product

A transaction product has an account identifier and includes one or more cosmetic articles. The cosmetic article may be held in place by a tray such that both are readily removable from the housing. The transaction product and its various components, taken together, have a visual appeal accentuated by a sense of depth provided by employing indicia on different visual planes and by using transparent and/or translucent panels. The indicia may be evocative of the nature of cosmetic article, including graphics that depict the color, texture, or other physical properties of the particular cosmetic article enclosed within the transaction product. The account identifier is associated with the housing and links the transaction product to an account or record having a value configured to be used toward one or more of a purchase and a use of goods or services.

Transaction product with removable cosmetic article

A stored-value card includes an aromatic item, a housing, and an activation area. The housing substantially encloses the aromatic item, and the housing is configured to be selectively closed and opened to provide access to the aromatic item. The activation area links the housing to at least one of a stored-value account and a stored-value record such that value can be added to or deducted from the at least one of the stored-value account and the stored-value record using the activation area. Financial transaction cards, methods of encouraging purchase, and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Stored-value product with housed article

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Brian R Holt