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US 12,151,502 B2Granted
Card with embedded image
AssigneeCompoSecure, LLC
InventorsJohn Herslow, Luis J. DaSilva
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Abstract
A card includes a layer of deformable material embossed with a three dimensional (3-D) pattern. A first layer is in direct contact with and overlies the embossed deformable layer. A second layer is in direct contact with and underlies the embossed deformable layer. The first layer is of conformable material and extends within the embossed pattern for filling, setting and maintaining the embossed pattern in a fixed condition. The second layer is of conformable material and conforms to the embossed pattern set in the deformable layer.
Claims10
A card comprising:
- a layer of deformable material embossed with a three-dimensional (3-D) pattern, the layer of deformable material consisting of a single layer of the deformable material comprising a deformable metallic foil;
- a first layer in direct contact with and overlying the layer of deformable material;
- a second layer in direct contact with and underlying the layer of deformable material;
- said first layer being of conformable material that extends into and fills the three-dimensional pattern for filling, setting and maintaining the three-dimensional pattern formed on the single layer of the deformable material in a fixed condition;
- said second layer being of conformable material that conforms to and fills the embossed pattern formed on the single layer of the deformable material such that the embossed pattern set in the layer of deformable material protrudes into portions of the second layer;
- a first set of additional layers overlying the first layer and a second set of additional layers underlying the second layer, wherein the first set of additional layers has a first layer of semi-conforming material directly overlying the first layer and the second set of additional layers includes a second layer of semi-conforming material directly underlying the second layer;
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- wherein said second layer of semi-conforming material includes a printed pattern or image configured to block all or portions of the embossed pattern.
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