Transaction cards
AssigneeJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
InventorsSara Sindelar, Dylan Muhlstock, Howard Spector, Timothy Ludwig
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Abstract
Transaction cards are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transaction card may include: a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; a chip comprising a plurality of electrical contacts and positioned in the substrate below the top surface of the substrate; and a first conductive material provided between the plurality of electrical contacts and the top surface of the substrate, wherein the first conductive material provides an electrical connection to the chip such that the chip is readable by a chip reading device. The chip may not be visible from the top surface of the substrate.
Claims18
A transaction card, comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a chip comprising a plurality of electrical contacts and positioned in a first void in the top surface of the substrate;
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- a first conductive material provided in the first void and covering the plurality of electrical contacts of the chip, wherein the first conductive material provides an electrical connection to the chip such that the chip is readable by a chip reading device;
- wherein the chip is not visible from the top surface of the substrate.
A transaction card, comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a chip positioned in a void in the top surface of the substrate;
- an antenna positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate at a periphery of the transaction card in communication with the chip;
- and
- a conductive material provided in the void and covering a plurality of electrical contacts of the chip, wherein the conductive material provides an electrical connection to the chip such that the chip is readable by a chip reading device.
A transaction card, comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first chip positioned in the substrate;
- a second chip positioned in the substrate;
- an antenna positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate;
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- a first switch that electrically connects the first chip to the antenna in a first position, and electrically disconnects the first chip from the antenna in a second position, and electrically connects the second chip to the antenna in the second position, and electrically disconnects the second chip from the antenna in the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.