Smart card with metal inlay encapsulating high-density metal plug
AssigneeIdemia America Corp.
InventorsScott DONNELLY, Michael REED
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Abstract
A metal smart card, having an inlay layer, the inlay layer including a metal card body, the metal card body defining at least one cavity in the metal card body, the at least one cavity having a continuous surface defined by an inner surface of the metal card body, a metal plug, the metal plug being housed inside the at least one cavity, an electronic component, the electronic component being housed inside the at least one cavity, and a polymer layer disposed on an outer surface of the inlay layer, the polymer layer being in contact with an outer surface of the metal plug.
Claims20
An inlay layer of a metal smart card, comprising:
- a metal card body, the metal card body defining at least one cavity, the at least one cavity having a continuous surface defined by an inner surface of the metal card body;
- a metal plug, the metal plug being housed inside the at least one cavity;
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- an electronic component, the electronic component being housed inside the at least one cavity.
A metal smart card, comprising:
- an inlay layer, the inlay layer comprising:
- a metal card body, the metal card body defining at least one cavity in the metal card body, the at least one cavity having a continuous surface defined by an inner surface of the metal card body;
- a metal plug, the heavy metal plug being housed inside the at least one cavity;
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- an electronic component, the electronic component being housed inside the at least one cavity;
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- a polymer layer disposed on an outer surface of the inlay layer, wherein the polymer layer is in contact with an outer surface of the metal plug.
A method for manufacturing a metal smart card inlay, the method comprising:
- forming a metal card body of a first metal;
- forming at least one cavity in the metal card body, the at least one cavity having a continuous surface defined by an inner surface of the metal card body;
- forming a metal plug of a second metal;
- depositing the metal plug in the at least one cavity in the metal card body;
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- depositing an electronic component in the at least one cavity in the metal card body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.