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US 4,684,795 AGranted
Security tape with integrated hologram and magnetic strip
AssigneeUnited States Banknote Corporation
InventorGilbert Colgate, Jr.
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Abstract
An identification card and method of manufacturing the same in which a holographic image is embossed on a clear polyester carrier which is then coated with ferrous oxide to form a magnetic strip with an optically viewable holographic image thereon. The strip is then mounted on a plastic substrate, and the carrier discarded.
Claims14
An identification card comprising:
- a plastic substrate having information embossed thereon and
- a magnetic strip mounted on one side of said card for storing information magnetically, said magnetic strip having an optically viewable holographic image thereon.
A method of manufacturing an identification card comprising the steps of:
- forming a hologram on one side of a carrier;
- coating said one side with ferrous oxide to form a magnetic strip with an optically viewable holographic image thereon and
- mounting said magnetic strip on a plastic substrate having information embossed thereon.
A security tape comprising a magnetic strip for storing information magnetically and having an optically viewable holographic image thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.