INFRARED BLOCKING ARTICLE
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1. An article comprising:
- a thermoplastic material having a surface, wherein said surface comprises at least one of a translucent surface or transparent surface; and
,a first infrared blocking ink on said thermoplastic material.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
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1. An article comprising:
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a thermoplastic material having a surface, wherein said surface comprises at least one of a translucent surface or transparent surface; and
,a first infrared blocking ink on said thermoplastic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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combining a first infrared blocking ink with a first thermoplastic material at a temperature above the melting point of said first thermoplastic material to form an infrared blocking thermoplastic material; forming an article from said infrared blocking thermoplastic material having at least one of a translucent surface or a transparent surface such that infrared light is substantially blocked at all points on said surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of detecting an article comprising:
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detecting an article by a reader, wherein said article comprises at least one of a translucent subassembly surface or a transparent subassembly surface, and a machine recognizable compound containing a first infrared blocking material associated with and substantially covering said surface, wherein said infrared blocking material comprises an infrared ink; directing a beam of infrared light on a sensor in communication with said reader; and determining when said beam of infrared light does not reach said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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