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US 2015/0178616 A1Published application
Transaction cards and associated methods
AssigneeBlack Card LLC
InventorScott Alan Blum
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Abstract
A transaction card having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is metal and the second layer is a polymer, polycarbonate, or carbon. The metal layer may be stainless steel plated with gold.
Claims15
A transaction card, comprising:
- a substantially planar sheet having a front surface, a back surface and a continuous peripheral edge;
- wherein the planar sheet includes a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer comprises a metal and the second layer comprises at least one of a polymer, polycarbonate, or carbon.
A method of making a transaction card, comprising:
- obtaining a first layer sheet wherein the first layer sheet comprises a metal;
- obtaining a second layer sheet wherein the second layer sheet comprises at least one of a polymer, polycarbonate, or carbon;
- attaching the first layer sheet to the second layer sheet to form a combined sheet;
- adding at least one magnetic strip to the second layer sheet;
- and
- cutting the combined sheet into at least one card, wherein each at least one card includes at least one magnetic strip.
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