Cover and method of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A cover for a passport, booklet or the like, the cover comprising:
- (a) an electronic device,(b) a layer of cover material spaced apart from the electronic device, and(c) a fill-up adhesive layer disposed between the electronic device and the layer of cover material, the fill-up adhesive layer being bonded directly to each of the electronic device and the layer of cover material.
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Abstract
An electronic cover for a passport, booklet or the like includes an electronic device and a layer of cover material that are bonded together by a fill-up adhesive layer, the electronic device preferably being in the form of an RFID inlay that includes a substrate, an antenna coupled to the substrate and an integrated circuit (IC) chip module conductively coupled to the antenna. During manufacture of the cover, the fill-up adhesive layer is applied to at least one of the electronic device and the layer of cover material. Immediately thereafter, the electronic device and the layer of cover material are held spaced apart from one another a predefined distance so as to define a void therebetween. Through a suitable trigger, the fill-up adhesive layer expands to fill in the entire void and subsequently cures to bond the electronic device to the layer of cover material.
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20 Claims
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1. A cover for a passport, booklet or the like, the cover comprising:
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(a) an electronic device, (b) a layer of cover material spaced apart from the electronic device, and (c) a fill-up adhesive layer disposed between the electronic device and the layer of cover material, the fill-up adhesive layer being bonded directly to each of the electronic device and the layer of cover material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a cover for a passport, booklet or the like, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an electronic device, (b) providing a layer of cover material, (c) applying a fill-up adhesive layer onto at least one of the electronic device and the layer of cover material, (d) holding the layer of cover material and the electronic device apart from one another so as to define a void therebetween, (e) expanding the fill-up adhesive layer to fill in the entire void between the electronic device and the layer of cover material, and (f) curing the fill-up adhesive layer to bond the electronic device to the layer of cover material. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cover for a passport, booklet or the like, the cover comprising:
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(a) an electronic device having a top surface and a bottom surface, and (b) a fill-up adhesive layer bonded directly onto one of the top and bottom surfaces of the electronic device, the fill-up adhesive layer having an exposed outer surface that is textured and colored to resemble a layer of cover material.
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