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US 10,832,115 B2Granted
Wood inlay card and method for making the same
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 provided for improving card performance. The transaction card construction comprises an inlay component comprising wood and a housing component. The inlay may comprise a wood or wood-containing layer and a backer layer. The backer layer may comprise the same or a different wood or wood-containing layer, or a non-woven fiber material.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
- softening a first wood layer and a second wood layer;
- thinning the first and second wood layers;
- joining the thinned and softened first wood layer, and the thinned and softened second wood layer to form a laminated layer, the laminated layer having a thickness of between 1/24 and 1/16 of an inch;
- forming a wood inlay from the laminated layer;
- and
- joining the wood inlay and a housing component of the card via a surface of the wood inlay and a surface of the housing component, the housing component being configured to receive the wood inlay.
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A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
- softening a first wood layer and a second wood layer, a material of the first wood layer being different from a material of the second wood layer;
- thinning the first and second wood layers;
- joining the thinned and softened first wood layer, and the thinned and softened second wood layer to form a laminated layer, the laminated layer having a thickness of between 1/24 and 1/16 of an inch;
- forming a wood inlay from the laminated layer;
- and
- joining the wood inlay and a housing component of the card via a surface of the wood inlay and a surface of the housing component, the housing component being configured to receive the wood inlay.
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A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
- softening a first wood layer and a second wood layer, a material of the first and second wood layers being the same material;
- thinning the first and second wood layers;
- joining the thinned and softened first wood layer, and the thinned and softened second wood layer to form a laminated layer, the laminated layer having a thickness of between 1/24 and 1/16 of an inch;
- forming a wood inlay from the laminated layer;
- and
- joining the wood inlay and a housing component of the card via a surface of the wood inlay and a surface of the housing component, the housing component being configured to receive the wood inlay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.