Patents by Inventor Aaron Muther
Aaron Muther has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9394095Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David Andrew Hartman, Brenda Irlbeck, Aaron Muther, Brian R. Holt, Eduardo Hernandez, Megan B. Engeseth, Timothy P. Clegg, Anthony V. Roberts
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Publication number: 20140183074Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: David Andrew Hartman, Brenda Irlbeck, Aaron Muther, Brian R. Holt, Eduardo Hernandez, Megan B. Engeseth, Timothy P. Clegg, Anthony V. Roberts
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Patent number: 8647203Abstract: A transaction product includes an electrical assembly, a housing, a button, and an account identifier. The electrical assembly includes a light. The housing substantially encloses the electrical assembly including the light, wherein the housing defines an exterior surface and an aperture extending through the exterior surface. The button has a rounded extremity and extends from within the housing to outside the housing through the aperture and beyond the exterior surface. The button aligns with and surrounds the light such that when the light is lit the button is illuminated. The account identifier is coupled to the housing and links the transaction product to a financial account having an associated monetary value available toward a price of a purchase, wherein the account identifier is machine readable.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jessica A. Albrecht, Madelaine Ann Hague, Aaron Muther, Allan Peters, Robert Jerome Weaver, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija
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Publication number: 20130112745Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Mark A. Schultz, Meg Leszko, Jesse Gadola, Ted C. Halbur, Maggie Harn, Brian R. Holt, Jared P. Kreuzer, Aaron Muther, Timothy P. Clegg, Anthony V. Roberts
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Publication number: 20130116050Abstract: A transaction product includes an electrical assembly, a housing, a button, and an account identifier. The electrical assembly includes a light. The housing substantially encloses the electrical assembly including the light, wherein the housing defines an exterior surface and an aperture extending through the exterior surface. The button has a rounded extremity and extends from within the housing to outside the housing through the aperture and beyond the exterior surface. The button aligns with and surrounds the light such that when the light is lit the button is illuminated. The account identifier is coupled to the housing and links the transaction product to a financial account having an associated monetary value available toward a price of a purchase, wherein the account identifier is machine readable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Jessica D. Albrecht, Madelaine Ann Hague, Aaron Muther, Allan Peters, Robert Jerome Weaver, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija
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Patent number: 8434680Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Schultz, Meg Leszko, Jesse Gadola, Ted C. Halbur, Maggie Harn, Brian R. Holt, Jared P. Kreuzer, Aaron Muther, Timothy P. Clegg, Anthony V. Roberts
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Patent number: D677331Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Brian R. Holt, David J. Schwen, Aaron Muther
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Patent number: D767023Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David Ledsinger, Aaron Muther, Ted C. Halbur, Ryan Meis
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Patent number: D801429Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Aaron Muther, David Ledsinger
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Patent number: D964786Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Todd Waterbury, Jacob Pasterski, Ted C. Halbur, Aaron Muther, Patricia A. Pulsifer