Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsEllen Lasch, Lisa Ann Morrill Webb, Priscilla Gandel
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Abstract
Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services are disclosed. The metal-containing transaction cards may be standard-sized (i.e., about 3⅜ inches by about 2 14 inches) or any other size yet still usable as a transaction card. Moreover, the metal-containing transaction card may include a pocket having characters embossed therein. Further, the metal-containing transaction card may include a fill panel disposed within the pocket. The metal may be titanium or stainless steel.
Claims20
A method of making a transaction card comprising:
- embossing said transaction card within a pocket to form embossed characters on a first surface of said transaction card;
- and
- filling said pocket with a fill panel on a second surface of said transaction card,
- wherein an entire surface of said transaction card is comprised of a continuous metal layer and,
- wherein a third surface of said fill panel is in uniform, direct contact with an interior of said pocket.
A transaction card comprising:
- a metal layer comprising a first surface that is continuous over an entire area of said transaction card;
- and
- a fill panel disposed in a pocket of said metal layer to form a substantially flush second surface of said metal layer opposite that of said first surface,
- wherein said pocket comprises embossed characters that protrude from said first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.