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US 9,997,005 B1Granted
Soft touch resin and transaction card comprising the same
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorOm J Suthar
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.
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A transaction card, comprising:
- a card frame configured to house a transaction component and comprising a pocket,
- wherein the pocket comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface is recessed a first depth from the first surface of the card frame, and the third surface is recessed a second depth from the first surface,
- wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth, and
- wherein the card frame is formed of a resin mixture comprising thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one of acetal homopolymer or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), with a ratio of TPE to at least one of acetal homopolymer or PBT between 30:70 and 70:30.
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A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
- forming a card frame out of a resin mixture, the resin mixture comprising thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one of acetal homopolymer or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), with a ratio of TPE to at least one of acetal homopolymer or PBT between 30:70 and 70:30;
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- forming a pocket on the card frame to house a transaction component,
- wherein the pocket comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface is recessed a first depth from the first surface of the card frame, and the third surface is recessed a second depth from the first surface, and
- wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.