TRANSACTION CARDS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

• US 20140158773A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Black Card, LLC
• Original Assignee: Black Card, LLC
• Inventors: Blum, Scott Alan
• Application Number:
  US13/830,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20140158773A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/487
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/02 characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1041 Subsequent to lamination

Abstract

A transaction card having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is metal and the second layer is a polymer.

Claims

1. A transaction card, comprising:

a substantially planar sheet having a front surface, a back surface and a continuous peripheral edge;

wherein the planar sheet includes a first layer and a second layer.

2. The transaction card of claim 1, wherein the first layer is metal and the second layer is a polymer.

3. The transaction card of claim 2, wherein the metal layer comprises scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, lead, bismuth, tin, stainless steel, bronze, brass, or nickel-silver.

4. The transaction card of claim 2, wherein the polymer layer comprises polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polystyrene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylchloride (PVC), polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyacrylonitrile, polychloroprene, polyurethane, polyamide (nylon), or polyacrylamide.

5. A process of making a transaction card, the method comprising:

printing a back surface of a planar polymer sheet with text;

coating a metal sheet of with a black coating;

adhering the printed polymer sheet to the coated metal sheet; and

hot stamping a signature panel, a magnetic strip, and a hologram onto a back surface of the card.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising applying a design to a front surface of the card.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the design comprises interlocking recitations of “

BLACK CARD.”

8. The method of claim 6, wherein applying the design comprises etching.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein applying the design comprises engraving.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip to the card.