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US 9,760,816 B1Granted
Metal-containing transaction cards and methods of making the same
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsTroy Patrick Williams, Peter Bates
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Abstract
A transaction card is provided comprising a card body comprising a metallic material, the card body including a primary surface, a secondary surface, an aperture and a slit, wherein the primary surface and the secondary surface are coated with a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating.
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A transaction card comprising:
- a card body comprising a metallic material, the card body including a primary surface, a secondary surface, an aperture and a slit,
- wherein the primary surface and the secondary surface are coated with a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating,
- wherein the card body comprises a shallow pocket on the secondary surface, the shallow pocket encompassing the aperture,
- wherein the slit extends from the aperture to an exterior edge of the card body, and
- a fill panel disposed in the shallow pocket, wherein the fill panel comprises at least one of zirconium oxide, zirconium dioxide, boron carbide, or silicon carbide.
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A method of making a transaction card comprising:
- fabricating a metallic card body;
- forming an aperture on a primary surface of the metallic card body;
- forming a slit in the metallic card body;
- forming a shallow pocket in a secondary surface, the shallow pocket encompassing the aperture;
- disposing the fill panel in the shallow pocket, wherein the fill panel comprises at least one of zirconium oxide, zirconium dioxide, boron carbide, or silicon carbide;
- and
- coating the metallic card body with a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.