Transaction instrument
AssigneeWells Fargo Bank, N.A.
InventorsPaul Vittimberga, Kristine Ing, John Wright
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Abstract
A transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic and a method(s) for making a transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic. In an aspect of the invention, the blended composite of metal and plastic is a metal-filled plastic, more particularly a heavy-gravity compound.
Claims20
A transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic, wherein the blended composite is a metal-filled plastic comprising a high-gravity compound, and wherein the metal of the blended composite has a weight in a range of 40% to 96% of the total blended composite weight.
A transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic, wherein the blended composite is a metal-filled plastic and the blended composite has a lower specific gravity than the plastic alone.
A method of making a transaction card, the method comprising:
- providing two or more layers with each layer having a front side and a back side, wherein at least one of the two or more layers comprises a blended composite of a metal and a plastic, wherein the blended composite is a metal-filled plastic comprising a high-gravity compound, and wherein the metal of the blended composite has a weight in a range of 40% to 96% of the total blended composite weight,
- printing on a front side of at least one layer, and
- joining together the back sides in direct contact with each other or with one or more intermediate layers.
A transaction instrument having two or more layers with each layer having a front side and a back side, wherein at least one of the two or more layers comprises a blended composite of metal and plastic and the blended composite is a metal-filled plastic comprising a high-gravity compound, and wherein the metal of the blended composite has a weight in a range of 40% to 96% of the total blended composite weight, and each layer has a melting point within 10 degrees Celsius from one other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.