Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsStevan Varga, Lisa Ann Morrill Webb
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Abstract
A method of creating a single transaction card is disclosed and comprises embossing the single transaction card within a pocket to form embossed characters on a first surface of the single transaction card, filling the pocket with a fill panel to provide a substantially flush surface on a second surface of the single transaction card, wherein a third surface of the fill panel is in uniform, direct contact with an interior of the pocket. Another method is disclosed for machining a face pocket within a single transaction card and disposing a microchip therein. In various embodiments, a single transaction card is comprised of a continuous metal layer, such as, for example, titanium.
Claims20
A transaction card comprising:
- embossed characters on a first surface of the transaction card;
- a pocket recessed from a second surface of the transaction card;
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- a panel disposed in the pocket, wherein a first surface of the panel is in contact with an interior of the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.