Metal-containing transaction card and method of making same

• US 7,823,777 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Varga, Stevan, Morrill Webb, Lisa Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Labaze, Edwyn
• Application Number:
  US12/125,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20080314995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/375, 235/492, 235/487, 235/488, 235/449
• US Class Current: 235/380
• 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 29/49002 Electrical device making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4998 Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49996 Successive distinct removal operations

Abstract

A method of making a transaction card comprising cutting a first sheet of metal to create a card body, cutting a second sheet of metal to create a back panel, applying an adhesive to said back panel and bonding said back panel to said card body.

Claims

1. A method of making a transaction card comprising:

cutting a first sheet of metal to create a card body;

cutting a second sheet of metal to create a back panel;

applying an adhesive to said back panel;

bonding said back panel to said card body; and

milling a pocket into said card body.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising disposing a microchip into said pocket.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising disposing an insulating material in said pocket such that said insulating material electrically insulates said microchip from said card body.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising disposing an adhesive in said pocket.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said adhesive electrically insulates said microchip from said card body.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising printing indicia on said back panel.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising embossing indicia on said card body.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising disposing a magnetic stripe on said transaction card such that said transaction card may facilitate a transaction at a point of sale.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said bonding occurs at about 275 degrees F.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first sheet of metal is comprised of titanium.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said second sheet of metal is comprised of titanium.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising milling a pocket in said first portion to accept said back panel.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said bonding further comprises disposing an adhesive between said card body and said back panel.

14. A transaction card comprising:

a card body having a first surface and a second surface that is continuous over the entire area of said transaction card;

a back panel, wherein said back panel is bonded to said second surface;

a pocket disposed in said first surface; and

a microchip disposed in said pocket.

15. The transaction card of claim 14, further comprising an adhesive disposed in said pocket.

16. The transaction card of claim 14, further comprising an insulating material disposed in said pocket such that said insulating material electrically insulates said microchip from said card body.

17. The transaction card of claim 14, further comprising a magnetic stripe configured to facilitate a transaction at a point of sale.

18. The transaction card of claim 14, wherein said back panel has at least one dimension that is smaller than a dimension of said card body.