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US 11,842,237 B2Granted
Biodegradable cards and systems and methods for making the same
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsAustin Walters, Vincent Pham, Jeremy Goodsitt
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Abstract
Example embodiments of biodegradable cards and systems and methods making the same are provided. A biodegradable card can comprise a biodegradable substrate, a magnetic particle slot within the biodegradable substrate configured to receive magnetic particles, a high coercivity magnetic stripe comprising magnetic particles printed on the biodegradable substrate and encoded with payment account data, and a biodegradable water resistant coating, wherein the coating covers at least the magnetic stripe.
Claims20
A biodegradable payment card, comprising:
- a biodegradable substrate comprising a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and a biodegradable tape layer, wherein:
- the biodegradable tape layer is positioned between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer,
- a first surface of the biodegradable tape layer bears magnetic particles forming a high coercivity magnetic stripe, the magnetic stripe encoded with payment account data, and
- the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer form a unitary structure comprising a single piece of material;
- a magnetic particle slot within the biodegradable substrate, wherein the magnetic particle slot is aligned with the magnetic particles on the first surface of the biodegradable tape layer;
- a chip pocket within the biodegradable substrate;
- a chip having a contact pad, wherein the contact pad of the chip is inserted into the chip pocket and the contact pad is adhered to the biodegradable tape layer;
- and
- a biodegradable water resistant coating, wherein the coating covers at least the magnetic stripe.
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A payment card, comprising:
- a biodegradable substrate, wherein:
- the biodegradable substrate comprises a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a biodegradable tape layer, and a chip pocket,
- the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer form a unitary structure comprising a single piece of material,
- the biodegradable tape layer is positioned between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer,
- a first surface of the biodegradable tape layer bears magnetic particles forming a high coercivity magnetic stripe, the magnetic stripe encoded with payment account data,
- the chip pocket contains a contact pad of a chip adhered to the biodegradable tape layer,
- the biodegradable substrate is configured to biodegrade over time, and
- the biodegradable substrate is substantially free of non-biodegradable materials;
- and
- a protective coating derived from a biological material and applied to a surface of the biodegradable substrate, wherein the coating is configured to biodegrade over time.
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A method of manufacturing a biodegradable card, comprising:
- providing a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and a biodegradable tape layer, wherein:
- a first surface of the biodegradable tape layer bears magnetic particles forming a high coercivity magnetic stripe,
- the magnetic stripe is encoded with payment account data, and
- the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer form a unitary structure comprising a single piece of material;
- positioning the biodegradable tape layer between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer;
- forming a magnetic particle slot within the first substrate layer;
- laminating the first substrate layer, the second substrate layer, and the biodegradable tape layer;
- forming a chip pocket within the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer;
- inserting a chip having a contact pad into the chip pocket;
- adhering the contact pad of the chip to the biodegradable tape layer;
- and
- applying a biodegradable water resistant coating to cover at least the magnetic stripe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.