Laminate tabbed pouch identification card with an integrated circuit
AssigneeGE Identicard Systems, Inc.
InventorJohn Michael Zercher
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Abstract
The present invention provides an identification device having an integrated circuit. The identification device has a first outer layer formed of a substrate. A second outer layer formed of a substrate having an antenna printed on an inner surface and an integrated circuit electrically connected to the antenna on the inner surface. The first and second outer layers are connected via a tabbed perforation.
Claims20
A method of making an identification device subassembly comprising:
- applying a laminate on the front and back of a TESLIN strip;
- sealing said laminate on one side of a longitudinal axis of said TESLIN strip;
- cutting said laminate and said TESLIN strip into a card shape along the sealed longitudinal axis;
- creating perforations along the sealed longitudinal axis;
- applying data onto an inner piece of the TESLIN strip through the perforations;
- and
- laminating said card shape.
An identification device comprising:
- a first outer layer being formed of a substrate having printed material on an outer surface;
- a second outer layer being formed of a substrate having an antenna printed on an inner surface, and an integrated circuit being electrically connected to the antenna also on the inner surface;
- and
- an outer sleeve surrounding the outer layers and secured thereon by a lamination process along a longitudinal axis of the identification device;
- and
- a plurality of perforation locations near the longitudinal axis.
An identification device subassembly comprising:
- an inner layer formed of TESLIN material having an antenna printed on an inner surface and an integrated circuit chip also on the inner surface in an electrical communication with the antenna;
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- an outer sleeve having a perforated end, the outer sleeve is configured to permit an insertion of printed material through a perforated end such that the printed material is located on the inner layer.
A method of making an identification device subassembly comprising the steps of:
- supplying a substrate to an antenna print station;
- printing an antenna on an inner surface of a substrate;
- applying an integrated circuit chip to the inner surface, the integrated circuit chip being in electrical contact with the antenna;
- forming an access with a plurality of perforations along a longitudinal axis of the substrate;
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- inserting the substrate into a lamination pouch.
An identification device subassembly comprising:
- means for supplying a substrate to an antenna print station;
- means for printing the antenna on an inner surface of the substrate;
- means for applying an integrated circuit chip to the inner surface, the integrated circuit chip being in electrical contact with the antenna;
- means for forming an access along a longitudinal axis of the substrate;
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- means for inserting the substrate into a lamination pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.