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US 12,208,599 B2Granted
Patinated or patina-ready metal transaction cards and manufacturing processes
AssigneeCompoSecure, LLC
InventorAdam Lowe
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Abstract
A non-provisioned card having a front side and a back side, and at least one visible surface that is patinated or activated to promote patination.
Claims49
A process for making a transaction card having first and second visible surfaces including a first area and at least one of the first and second visible surfaces including a second area separate from the first area, the method comprising:
- treating at least the first area with a first patina-retarding or patina-preventing surface treatment, coating or layer, such that a degree of patina retardation or prevention of the first area is greater than a degree of patina retardation or prevention of the second area not so treated;
- and
- after treating at least the first area, providing the card for provisioning and issuance to a card holder.
A process for making a transaction card having first and second visible surfaces including a first area and at least one of the first and second visible surfaces including a second area separate from the first area, the method comprising:
- treating at least the first area with a first patina-accelerating surface treatment, coating or layer, such that a rate of accelerated patination of the first area is greater than a rate of patination of the second area;
- and
- after treating at least the first area, providing the card for provisioning and issuance to a card holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.