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Method for manufacturing smart cards

  • US 5,510,074 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1994
  • Issued: 04/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Method of manufacturing a smart card having a thermoplastic material card body with substantially parallel major sides;

  • a support member with a graphic on at least one side; and

    an electronic module comprising a contact array to one side of which is fixed a chip including an integrated circuit, comprising the steps of;

    placing said support member in a mold comprising a hollow space defining volume and shape of said card and delimited by first and second main walls corresponding to the major sides of said card;

    holding said support member against said first main wall of said mold;

    injecting a thermoplastic material into the volume defined by said hollow space to fill that portion of said volume not occupied by said support member; and

    then inserting said electronic module at an appropriate position in said thermoplastic material before said injected material has solidified completely.

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