Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsEllen Lasch, Lisa Ann Morrill-Webb, Priscilla Gandel
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Abstract
Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services are disclosed. The metal-containing transaction cards may be standard-sized (i.e., about 3⅜ inches by about 2 14 inches) or any other size yet still usable as a transaction card. Moreover, the metal-containing transaction card may include a pocket having characters embossed therein. Further, the metal-containing transaction card may include a fill panel disposed within the pocket. The metal may be titanium or stainless steel.
Claims12
A method of making a single transaction card comprising:
- embossing the single transaction card within a pocket and from the bottom of the pocket to form embossed characters on a top surface of the single transaction card, wherein the top surface comprises a first surface;
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- filling the pocket with a fill panel to provide a substantially flush surface on a second surface of the single transaction card,
- wherein an entire surface of the single transaction card is comprised of a continuous metal layer and,
- wherein a third surface of the fill panel is in uniform, direct contact with an interior of the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.