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US 10,095,969 B2Granted
Transaction card having internal lighting
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorOm J. Suthar
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Abstract
A transaction card construction and a method for making a transaction card are described. The transaction card construction comprises an inlay component and a housing component. The inlay component may comprise a light-penetrable layer and a backer layer. A light source may be disposed on or in the housing component, and the housing component and the inlay component may be joined such that light emitted by the light source passes through the inlay component.
Claims20
A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component having a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first housing surface, the housing component including a cavity having a cavity wall;
- a light source;
- and
- an inlay component having a first inlay surface, and a second inlay surface opposite the first inlay surface, the inlay component being configured to fit into the cavity, and wherein at least a portion of said inlay component is translucent;
- wherein the light source is disposed between the housing component and the inlay component;
- and
- wherein said inlay component is joined to said housing component such that the first housing surface abuts the second inlay surface, and such that light emitted by the light source passes through the translucent portion of the inlay.
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A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component having a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first housing surface, the housing component including a cavity having a cavity wall;
- a light source;
- and
- an inlay component having a first inlay surface, and a second inlay surface opposite the first inlay surface, the inlay component being configured to fit into the cavity, and wherein at least a portion of the inlay component is translucent;
- wherein the light source is disposed on the cavity wall;
- and
- wherein the inlay component is joined to the housing component such that the first housing surface abuts the second inlay surface, and such that light emitted by the light source passes through the translucent portion of the inlay component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.