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US 10,121,305 B2Granted
Soft touch resin and transaction card comprising the same
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorOm J Suthar
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.
Claims18
A transaction card, comprising:
- a card frame configured to house a data storage component, wherein:
- the card frame is formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and acetal homopolymer with a ratio of TPE to acetal homopolymer between 30:70 and 70:30;
- and
- the card frame has a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.
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A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
- providing a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and acetal homopolymer with a ratio of TPE to acetal homopolymer between 30:70 and 70:30;
- forming a card frame from the resin mixture,
- wherein the card frame has a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80;
- and
- disposing a data storage component in the card frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.