Patents by Inventor Karie Lazarowicz

Karie Lazarowicz 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).

  • Financial transaction card with storage chamber
    Patent number: 8132734
    Abstract: A financial transaction card includes a housing and an account identifier. The housing includes a soft and pliable material and defines a chamber configured to maintain at least one item. The account identifier is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing. The account identifier is configured to link the housing to a financial account or a financial record. Other embodiments of financial transaction cards, financial transaction card assemblies, and associated methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Lizbeth Otremba, Erin M. Borkowski, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija
  • BOOKMARK TRANSACTION CARD
    Publication number: 20080245857
    Abstract: A financial transaction card includes a substantially planar substrate and a cut formed through the substantially planar substrate. The substantially planar substrate includes an account identifier linking the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account and a financial record, and the account identifier is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal. The cut defines a boundary between a first portion and a second portion of the substantially planar substrate. The first portion of the substantially planar substrate is configured to flex relative to the second portion of the substantially planar substrate, and the first portion is biased toward the second portion to receive and secure one or more sheets of paper between the first portion and the second portion of the substantially planar substrate. Stored-value card assemblies, methods of encouraging purchase and facilitating use of a stored-value card, and other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Tim D. Schumann
  • Financial transaction card with storage chamber
    Publication number: 20080109350
    Abstract: A financial transaction card includes a housing and an account identifier. The housing includes a soft and pliable material and defines a chamber configured to maintain at least one item. The account identifier is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing. The account identifier is configured to link the housing to a financial account or a financial record. Other embodiments of financial transaction cards, financial transaction card assemblies, and associated methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Lizbeth Otremba, Erin M. Borkowski, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija
  • Stored-value card assembly with package
    Patent number: 7275683
    Abstract: A stored-value card assembly includes a stored-value card, a package, and a backer. The stored-value card includes an account identifier adapted to link the stored-value card to a financial account or a financial record. The package includes a container and at least one good enclosed within the container. The backer is coupled with each of the stored-value card and the package. Other stored-value card assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Bethany Mueller, Jodi Eckes
  • Stored-value card assembly with package
    Publication number: 20060231609
    Abstract: A stored-value card assembly includes a stored-value card, a package, and a backer. The stored-value card includes an account identifier adapted to link the stored-value card to a financial account or a financial record. The package includes a container and at least one good enclosed within the container. The backer is coupled with each of the stored-value card and the package. Other stored-value card assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Bethany Mueller, Jodi Eckes
  • Stored-value card
    Patent number: D624962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Tim D. Schumann
  • Financial transaction card with storage chamber
    Patent number: D661090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Karie Lazarowicz, Lizbeth Otremba, Erin M Borkowski, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija