Security badge
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGiles David Matthew McWilliam, Steven Craig DiNoto, Michael David Morris Sniderman, Jesse Scott Knutson
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Abstract
An identification device includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card, a base member, and a front panel. The RFID card is configured to transmit an identification number. The front panel includes a laser-markable layer. The base member has a back panel and a perimeter wall extending transverse from the back panel. The base member forms a recess accommodating the front panel. The base member and the front panel are joined to form an assembly in which the RFID card is enclosed.
Claims21
A security badge, comprising:
- a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card configured to transmit an employee identification number;
- a front panel including a black bottom layer, a transparent top layer, and a laser-markable layer disposed between the bottom layer and the transparent top layer, the laser-markable being configured to be marked white via a marking laser so that a greyscale image can be marked in the laser-markable layer via a reverse-print process;
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- a base member having a back panel and a perimeter wall extending transverse from the back panel, the base member forming a first recess accommodating the RFID card, and the base member being joined to the front panel to form a sealed interior compartment in which the RFID card is disposed.
An identification device, comprising:
- a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card configured to transmit an identification number;
- a front panel including a laser-markable layer having a laser-marked image;
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- a base member having a back panel and a perimeter wall extending transverse from the back panel, the base member forming a recess accommodating the front panel so that the perimeter wall cover a perimeter surface of the front panel, the base member and the front panel being joined, the RFID card being enclosed within a sealed interior compartment formed by the base member and the front panel.
A method for manufacturing an identification device, the method comprising:
- forming a base member from a radio-frequency permeable material, the base member having a back panel and a perimeter wall extending transverse from the back panel, the base member forming a recess configured to accommodate a front panel that includes a laser-markable layer so that the perimeter wall covers a perimeter surface of the front panel;
- placing the front panel into the recess;
- joining the front panel and the base member to produce an assembly in which a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card configured to transmit an identification number is enclosed within a sealed compartment formed by the front panel and the base member;
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- laser marking an image in the laser-markable layer.
An identification device, comprising:
- a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card configured to transmit an identification number;
- a front panel including a laser-markable layer and a bottom layer laminated under the laser-markable layer, the bottom layer including a polycarbonate material;
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- a base member having a back panel and a perimeter wall extending transverse from the back panel, the base member including a polycarbonate material and forming a recess accommodating the front panel so that the perimeter wall cover a perimeter surface of the front panel, the base member and the front panel being joined, the RFID card being enclosed within a sealed interior compartment formed by the base member and the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.