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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Erin M. Borkowski, Andover, MN (US);
Chad Albers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adam W. Reynolds, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Erin M. Borkowski, Andover, MN (US);
Chad Albers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adam W. Reynolds, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clegg, Manhatten Beach, CA (US);
Primoz Samardzija, Marina del Ray, CA (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A financial transaction product includes a housing and an account identifier. The housing includes a bladder configured to be selectively inflated and deflated. The account identifier is on the housing and links the housing to at least one of a financial account or a financial record such that the housing can be used toward the purchase of one or more of goods and services. Methods of assembling a financial transaction product, methods of encouraging purchase and facilitating use of a financial transaction product, and other embodiments are also disclosed.