Patents by Inventor Ellen A. Boldt

Ellen A. Boldt 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).

  • Barcodes with graphical elements
    Patent number: 8840032
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Barcodes with Graphical Elements
    Publication number: 20110121069
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Barcodes with graphical elements
    Patent number: 7900847
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Barcodes with Graphical Elements
    Publication number: 20080197192
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur