# US 9,439,334 B2 · Information carrying card comprising crosslinked polymer composition, and method of making the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,439,334 B2 - Document ID: US9439334B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/801,630 - Filed: 2013-03-13 - Published: 2013-10-03 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-03 - Assignees: X-Card Holdings, LLC - Applicants: X-Card Holdings, LLC - Inventors: Mark A. Cox - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9439334B2 ## CPC - G06K 19/07722: {the record carrier being multilayered, e.g. laminated sheets (flat articles in general, see B32B37/00)} - F21L 4/00: Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells - G06K 19/077: Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier - G06K 19/07724: {the record carrier being at least partially made by a molding process (molding in general B29C45/14)} - H05K 1/182: associated with components mounted in printed circuit boards [PCB], e.g. insert-mounted components [IMC] - H05K 13/00: Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components - F21V 33/0004: {Personal or domestic articles} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - Y10T 156/10: Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor - Y10T 428/1321: Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic] - Y10T 428/1352: Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic] - Y10T 428/1355: Elemental metal containing [e.g., substrate, foil, film, coating, etc.] - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - F21L: LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract The disclosure provides a core layer for an information carrying card, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A core layer for an information carrying card comprises at least one thermoplastic layer having at least one cavity, an inlay layer, and, and a crosslinked polymer composition. At least one portion of the inlayer layer is disposed inside the at least one cavity of the at least one thermoplastic layer. The crosslinked polymer composition is disposed over the at least one thermoplastic layer and contacting the inlayer layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A core layer for an information carrying card comprising: a thermoplastic layer defining at least one cavity therein, each cavity having a continuous surface defined by and being inside the thermoplastic layer; an inlay layer, at least one portion of the inlayer layer disposed inside the at least one cavity; a polymer composition having crosslinking structure disposed over the thermoplastic layer and at least partially into the at least one cavity, and contacting the inlayer layer; wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure comprises a base unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, silicone, urethane and epoxy; and at least one of a metal containing sheet and a ceramic containing sheet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic layer is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, copolymer of vinyl chloride, polyolefin, polycarbonate, polyester, polyamide, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the inlay layer comprises at least one electronic component, wherein the at least one electronic component is partially or fully disposed inside the cavity over the thermoplastic layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 3 wherein the at least one electronic component in the inlay layer comprises at least one integrated circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 3 wherein the at least one electronic component in the inlay layer comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) component. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 3 further comprising a battery connected with the at least one electronic component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 3 wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure is disposed into the cavity over the thermoplastic layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure comprises a base unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, and silicone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the base unit in the polymer composition having crosslinking structure is urethane acrylate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure does not include a filler. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure further comprises a filler. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 11 wherein the polymer composition having crosslinking structure comprises in the range of about 0.5 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the filler. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the size of the at least one cavity on the first thermoplastic layer is larger than the size of the inlay layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the size of the at least one cavity on the first thermoplastic layer is the same as the size of the inlay layer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The core layer for an information carrying card of claim 1 wherein the size of the at least one cavity on the first thermoplastic layer is the same as the size of a portion of the inlay layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) An information carrying card comprising the core layer of claim 1. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The information carrying card of claim 16 further comprising at least one of a metal containing sheet and a ceramic containing sheet. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The information carrying card of claim 16 further comprising at least one printable thermoplastic film laminated onto the surface of the thermoplastic layer and the polymer composition having crosslinking structure. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The information carrying card of claim 16 further comprising at least one transparent film laminated onto the surface of the printable thermoplastic film.