Information carrying card comprising a cross-linked polymer composition, and method of making the same
First Claim
1. A core layer for a plurality of information carrying cards, comprisinga thermoplastic layer defining a plurality of cavities therein, each cavity having a continuous surface profile solely defined by and inside the thermoplastic layer, the continuous surface profile having a bottom wall surface and a side wall surface;
- a plurality of inlay layers, each inlay layer comprising a supporting film, and at least one electronic component embedded or mounted on the supporting film, the at least one electronic component partially or fully disposed inside each respective cavity; and
a crosslinked polymer composition disposed in each cavity and contacting the at least one electronic component, the crosslinked polymer composition comprising;
a base polymer resin selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, methacrylate, silicone, urethane and epoxy, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition at least partially defines an outer surface of the core layer and has at least one portion disposed above a respective inlayer layer and below the outer surface.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof.
263 Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A core layer for a plurality of information carrying cards, comprising
a thermoplastic layer defining a plurality of cavities therein, each cavity having a continuous surface profile solely defined by and inside the thermoplastic layer, the continuous surface profile having a bottom wall surface and a side wall surface; -
a plurality of inlay layers, each inlay layer comprising a supporting film, and at least one electronic component embedded or mounted on the supporting film, the at least one electronic component partially or fully disposed inside each respective cavity; and a crosslinked polymer composition disposed in each cavity and contacting the at least one electronic component, the crosslinked polymer composition comprising; a base polymer resin selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, methacrylate, silicone, urethane and epoxy, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition at least partially defines an outer surface of the core layer and has at least one portion disposed above a respective inlayer layer and below the outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16)
-
-
11. A core layer for a plurality of information carrying cards, comprising
a thermoplastic layer defining a plurality of cavities therein, each cavity having a continuous surface profile solely defined by and inside the thermoplastic layer, the continuous surface profile having a bottom wall surface and a side wall surface; -
a plurality of inlay layers, each inlay layer comprising a supporting film, and at least one electronic component embedded or mounted on the supporting film, the at least one electronic component partially or fully disposed inside each respective cavity, wherein each inlay layer comprises a piece of metal; and a crosslinked polymer composition disposed in the plurality of cavities and contacting the at least one electronic component, the crosslinked polymer composition comprising; a base polymer resin selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, methacrylate, silicone, urethane and epoxy, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition at least partially defines an outer surface of the core layer and has at least one portion disposed above a respective inlayer layer and below the outer surface, wherein each cavity has a size the same as or smaller than that of a respective inlay layer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
-
17. An information carrying card, comprising
a thermoplastic layer defining at least one cavity therein, each cavity having a continuous surface profile solely defined by and inside the thermoplastic layer, the continuous surface profile having a bottom wall surface and a side wall surface; -
at least one inlay layer comprising a supporting film, and at least one electronic component embedded or mounted on the supporting film, the at least one electronic component partially or fully disposed inside the at least one cavity, wherein the at least one inlay layer comprises a piece of metal; and a crosslinked polymer composition disposed in the at least one cavity and contacting the at least one electronic component, the crosslinked polymer composition comprising; a base polymer resin selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, ester acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, methacrylate, silicone, urethane and epoxy, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition has at least one portion disposed above the at least one inlayer layer; wherein the at least one cavity has a size the same as or smaller than that of the at least one inlay layer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
-
Specification