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US 2019/0291316 A1Published application
Overmolded electronic components for transaction cards and methods of making thereof
AssigneeCompoSecure, LLC
InventorAdam Lowe
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Abstract
A process for manufacturing a transaction card includes forming an opening in a card body of the transaction card; inserting an electronic component into the opening; and molding a molding material about the electronic component. A transaction card includes a molded electronic component.
Claims29
A process for manufacturing a transaction card comprising the steps of:
- forming an opening in a metal card body of the transaction card, the metal card body having a color;
- and
- molding a molding material about an electronic component by first inserting the electronic component into the opening and then filling the opening with the molding material, wherein the molding material has a color and tone selected to match the color of the body.
A process for manufacturing a transaction card comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a card body portion having an outer periphery, a first face, and a pocket opposite the first face, the pocket having an inner lip that defines a perimeter of the pocket adjacent the outer periphery of the card body;
- (b) inserting an electronic component into the pocket;
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- (c) molding a molding material about the electronic component by filling the pocket with the molding material such that the molding material covers at least one surface of the electronic component and extends between the inner lip of the pocket and an outer edge of the electronic component to create a faceplate that defines an entire back face of the transaction card opposite the first face of the card body.
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