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 creating a transaction card, said method comprising:
- embossing said transaction card within a hollow pocket to form embossed characters on a first surface of said transaction card;
- filling said hollow pocket with a fill panel on a second surface of said transaction card and,
- wherein a third surface of said fill panel is in contact with an interior of said hollow pocket.
A transaction card comprising:
- a first surface of said transaction card;
- and
- a fill panel disposed in a hollow pocket of said first surface to form a second surface opposite that of said first surface, wherein said hollow pocket comprises embossed characters that protrude from said first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.