Identification card utilizing an integrated circuit with a foil antenna

• US 20050274811A1
• Filed: 06/14/2004
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Identicard Systems Worldwide, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Identicard Systems Worldwide, Inc.
• Inventors: Zercher, J. Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/866,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20050274811A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/025 the material being flexible or adapted for folding, e.g. paper or paper-like materials used in luggage labels, identification tags, forms or identification documents carrying RFIDs methods for testing the genuineness of valuable papers, e.g. banknotes or passports G07D7/00; constructional features of booklets and the like B42D
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06018 one-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07779 the inductive antenna being a coil
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07783 the coil being planar

Abstract

An identification card having an integrated circuit is provided. The identification card has a first outer layer having printed material from an outer surface and a second outer layer positioned between a laminated sleeve. The second outer layer has an integrated circuit and a foil antenna on an inner surface and printed material on an outer surface. The first outer layer may be optionally printed at a customer location and inserted into a subassembly having the second outer layer positioned in the sleeve prior to final lamination.

Claims

1. An identification card comprising:

a first outer layer being formed of a substrate having printed material on an outer surface;

a second outer layer being formed of a substrate having an antenna stamped on an inner surface, and an integrated circuit being electrically connected to the antenna also on the inner surface; and

an outer sleeve surrounding the outer layers and secured thereon by a lamination process.

2. The identification card of claim 1, wherein in said antenna is a foil antenna.

3. The identification card of claim 2, wherein the first outer layer and the inner layer are positioned into the outer sleeve to form an assembly prior to the lamination process.

4. The identification card of claim 3, wherein the first outer layer and the second outer layer are laminated.

5. The identification card of claim 1, wherein the first outer layer substrate is formed from a porous structured material.

6. The identification card of claim 1, wherein the second outer layer substrate is formed from a porous structured material.

7. An identification card subassembly comprising:

an inner layer formed of a porous structured material having an antenna stamped on an inner surface utilizing a foil stamp and an integrated circuit chip also on the inner surface in an electrical communication with the foil antenna; and

an outer sleeve having a hinged end for receiving the layers and for securing the first outer layer and the second outer layer temporarily during shipment.

8. A method of making an identification card subassembly comprising the steps of:

supplying a substrate to a foil antenna stamp station;

stamping a foil antenna on the inner surface of a substrate;

applying an integrated circuit chip to the inner surface, the integrated surface should be in electrical contact with the antenna; and

inserting the substrate into a lamination sleeve.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the substrate is applied to the foil antenna stamping station in a sheet.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the substrate sheets are trimmed after application of the integrated circuit chip to the foil antenna.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of inserting a second outer layer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the subassembly is laminated.

13. An identification card subassembly comprising:

means for supplying a substrate to a foil antenna stamp station;

means for stamping a foil antenna on an inner surface of the substrate;

means for applying an integrated circuit chip to the inner surface, the integrated circuit chip being in electrical contact with the antenna; and

means for inserting the substrate and into a lamination sleeve.

14. The identification card subassembly of claim 13, wherein the substrate is applied to the antenna station in a sheet.

15. The identification card subassembly of claim 14, wherein the substrate sheets are trimmed after application of the identification chip to the foil antenna.

16. The identification card subassembly of claim 13, further comprising means for inserting a second outer layer.

17. The identification card subassembly of claim 15, wherein the subassembly is laminated.

18. The identification card subassembly of claim 13, wherein the means for stamping is a foil stamping device.

19. The identification card subassembly of claim 13, wherein the means for applying an integrated circuit chip is an epoxy device.

20. The identification card subassembly of claim 13, wherein the means for stamping a foil antenna is a foil stamping device.