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US 2022/0101080 A1Published application
Metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated transaction card with window or window pattern and optional backlighting
AssigneeCompoSecure, LLC
InventorsAdam Lowe, Luis Dasilva
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Abstract
A transaction card includes at least one metal layer having one or more apertures therein. A light guide is disposed beneath the metal layer. The light guide has a light output and a light input. The light output is positioned to transmit light through at least the one or more apertures of the metal layer. At least one LED is positioned to transmit light into the light guide light input
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- wherein the body comprises at least a first layer having a first thickness that defines the front face of the body and a second layer having a second thickness that defines the back face of the body, the plurality of openings penetrating entirely through the first thickness of the first layer and a single opening defined by the pocket penetrating entirely through the second thickness of the second layer.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
- and
- wherein the plurality of openings form one or more alphanumeric characters.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face to a location adjacent the front face;
- a plurality of openings extending from the front face into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- an insert disposed in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- a non-metal backing layer laminated to the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- wherein the insert comprises a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the insert further including a light guide configured to transmit light from an input surface of the light guide located inside the body to the front-facing surface of the non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the card further comprising at least one light source configured to emit light into the input surface of the light guide.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the step of providing the body comprises providing a first layer that defines the front face of the body and a second layer that defines the back face of the body, the step of creating the pocket comprising creating a through hole in the second layer, and the step of creating the plurality of openings comprising creating a plurality of through holes in the first layer.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the step of creating the plurality of openings comprises creating one or more slits, and the step of creating the one or more slits comprises forming each slit into an alphanumeric character.
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A process for manufacturing a transaction card, the process comprising:
- providing a metal, ceramic, or ceramic-coated body having a thickness, a front face, a back face, and a visual appearance;
- creating a pocket in the body having a periphery and extending from the back face of the body to a location adjacent the front face of the body;
- creating a plurality of openings extending from the front face of the body into the pocket, the plurality of openings forming a pattern;
- positioning an insert in the pocket, the insert having a visual appearance different than the visual appearance of the body and visible through the plurality of openings;
- disposing a non-metal backing layer adjacent the back face of the body and a back face of the insert;
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- laminating the backing layer to the body and the insert;
- wherein the insert comprises a non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the insert further including a light guide configured to transmit light from an input surface of the light guide located inside the body to the front-facing surface of the non-magnifying transparent or translucent member, the card further comprising at least one light source configured to emit light into the input surface of the light guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.