Biodegradable cards and systems and methods for making the same
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsAustin WALTERS, Vincent PHAM, Jeremy GOODSITT
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Abstract
Example embodiments of biodegradable cards and systems and methods making the same are provided. A biodegradable card can comprise a biodegradable substrate, a magnetic particle slot within the biodegradable substrate configured to receive magnetic particles, a high coercivity magnetic stripe comprising magnetic particles printed on the biodegradable substrate and encoded with payment account data, and a biodegradable water resistant coating, wherein the coating covers at least the magnetic stripe.
Claims20
A biodegradable payment card comprising:
- a biodegradable substrate;
- a magnetic particle slot within the biodegradable substrate, the magnetic particle slot configured to receive magnetic particles;
- a high coercivity magnetic stripe comprising magnetic particles printed on the biodegradable substrate, the magnetic stripe encoded with payment account data;
- and
- a biodegradable water resistant coating, wherein the coating covers at least the magnetic stripe.
A method of manufacturing a biodegradable card comprising:
- providing a wooden substrate;
- painting or burning an image onto a surface of the wooden substrate using biodegradable paint or a wood-burning tool;
- painting a viscous polyurethane layer onto the wooden substrate;
- printing magnetic particles onto the viscous polyurethane layer before the viscous polyurethane layer solidifies;
- allowing the viscous polyurethane layer to solidify;
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- applying more than one layer of polyurethane coating over the wooden substrate, wherein the polyurethane coating is applied by spraying.
A payment card comprising:
- a biodegradable substrate comprising cellulose, wherein the biodegradable substrate is configured to degrade over time and wherein the biodegradable substrate is substantially free of non-biodegradable materials;
- a high coercivity magnetic stripe comprising magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic particles are printed onto the biodegradable substrate;
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- a protective coating derived from a biological material and applied to a surface of the biodegradable substrate, wherein the coating is configured to biodegrade over time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.