Hidden magnetic stripe cards and method therefor
AssigneeThales Dis France SAS
InventorsStéphane Karafotis, Laurence Ansaldi
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Abstract
Provided is a hidden magnetic stripe card and method of personalization, which comprises a personalized medium that includes at least a core layer, a magnetic stripe on the core layer, and an opaque silk-screening layer above the magnetic stripe that hides the magnetic stripe from view, where the silk-screening layer comprises iron tetroxide combined with ink. In some embodiments, the iron tetroxide comes in the form of a paste or powder having low granulometry. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A personalized medium, comprising:
- a core layer;
- a magnetic stripe on the core layer;
- and
- an opaque silk-screening layer above the magnetic stripe that hides the magnetic stripe from view, wherein the silk-screening layer comprises iron tetroxide.
A personal medium having a hidden magnetic stripe, comprising core layer;
- an overlay layer on the core layer;
- a magnetic stripe over the overlay layer, wherein the core layer, the overlay layer and the magnetic stripe are subject to a first lamination process forming a first laminated element;
- an opaque silk-screening layer above the first laminated element that hides the magnetic stripe from view, wherein the silk-screening layer comprises iron tetroxide.
A method of forming a personalized medium with a hidden magnetic stripe, comprising the steps of:
- laminating together a core layer, an overlay layer on the core layer, and a magnetic strip over the overlay layer to form a first laminated element;
- combining iron tetroxide with ink to form an opaque silk-screening layer;
- overprinting the opaque silk-screening layer above the first laminated element to hide the magnetic stripe from view;
- printing artwork over the first laminated element;
- overprinting varnish over the magnetic stripe, opaque silkscreening layer, and the artwork;
- and
- laminating together the first laminated element with at least a front core and a front overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.