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US 12,086,669 B2Granted
Metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated transaction card with window or window pattern and optional backlighting
AssigneeCompoSecure, LLC
InventorsAdam Lowe, Luis Dasilva
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Abstract
A transaction card includes at least one metal layer having one or more apertures therein. A light guide is disposed beneath the metal layer. The light guide has a light output and a light input. The light output is positioned to transmit light through at least the one or more apertures of the metal layer. At least one LED is positioned to transmit light into the light guide light input.
Claims66
A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- wherein the body comprises at least a first layer as the front face of the body and the first layer has a first thickness and a second layer as the back face of the body and has a second thickness, the plurality of openings penetrating entirely through the first thickness of the first layer and a single opening defined by the pocket penetrating entirely through the second thickness of the second layer;
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- wherein the insert comprises one of:
- (a) a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member having a front-facing surface disposed flush with the body front face and having a periphery matching the periphery of the plurality of openings;
- (b) a non-transparent, non-functional member having a front-facing surface disposed recessed relative to the body front face;
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- (c) a combination of (a) and (b).
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- wherein the body comprises at least a first layer as the front face of the body and the first layer has a first thickness and a second layer as the back face of the body and has a second thickness, the plurality of openings penetrating entirely through the first thickness of the first layer and a single opening defined by the pocket penetrating entirely through the second thickness of the second layer;
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- wherein the insert comprises a transparent or translucent member having an electronic feature embedded therein comprising a contactless payment module.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- wherein the body comprises at least a first layer as the front face of the body and the first layer has a first thickness and a second layer as the back face of the body and has a second thickness, the plurality of openings penetrating entirely through the first thickness of the first layer and a single opening defined by the pocket penetrating entirely through the second thickness of the second layer;
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- wherein each of the plurality of openings comprises a slit, the card comprises at least one transparent or translucent layer over the front face of the body or the back face of the body, and the insert comprises a portion of the at least one transparent or translucent layer that extends into the plurality of openings.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- at least one continuous slit filled with a first filler material in a first portion of the at least one continuous slit;
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- wherein the body comprises at least a first layer as the front face of the body and the first layer has a first thickness and a second layer as the back face of the body and has a second thickness, the plurality of openings penetrating entirely through the first thickness of the first layer and a single opening defined by the pocket penetrating entirely through the second thickness of the second layer.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- wherein the insert comprises a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the insert further including a light guide configured to transmit light from an input surface of the light guide located inside the body to a front-facing surface of the non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the card further comprising at least one light source configured to emit light into the input surface of the light guide.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the step of providing the body comprises providing a first layer as the front face of the body and a second layer as the back face of the body, the step of creating the pocket comprising creating a through hole in the second layer, and the step of creating the plurality of openings comprising creating a plurality of through holes in the first layer;
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- wherein the insert comprises one of:
- (a) a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member having a front-facing surface disposed flush with the body front face and having a periphery matching the periphery of the plurality of openings;
- (b) a non-transparent, non-functional member having a front-facing surface disposed recessed relative to the body front face;
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- (c) a combination of (a) and (b).
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the step of providing the body comprises providing a first layer as the front face of the body and a second layer as the back face of the body, the step of creating the pocket comprising creating a through hole in the second layer, and the step of creating the plurality of openings comprising creating a plurality of through holes in the first layer;
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- wherein the step of creating the plurality of openings comprises creating one or more slits, and the step of positioning the insert in the pocket comprises laminating at least the backing layer, or a front layer, to the body such that the insert is formed by melted material from the backing layer, the front layer, or a combination thereof, flowing into the pocket, the one or more slits, or a combination thereof.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket the plurality of openings forming a pattern and having a periphery;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- laminating a transparent or translucent layer over the front face of the body and at least partially filling the plurality of openings with a portion of the transparent or translucent layer that flows into the plurality of openings during the step of laminating the transparent or translucent layer over the front face of the body;
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- wherein the step of providing the body comprises providing a first layer as the front face of the body and a second layer as the back face of the body, the step of creating the pocket comprising creating a through hole in the second layer, and the step of creating the plurality of openings comprising creating a plurality of through holes in the first layer.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the insert comprises a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the insert further including a light guide configured to transmit light from an input surface of the light guide located inside the body to a front-facing surface of the non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the card further comprising at least one light source configured to emit light into the input surface of the light guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.