公开(公告)号：US20170098151A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15379569

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: CompoSecure LLC

Inventor： John HERSLOW ,  Adam LOWE ,  Luis DASILVA

IPC: G06K19/077 ,  B32B38/14 ,  B32B38/10 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B15/20 ,  B32B27/38 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B21/14 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B32B37/12

Abstract: Cards made in accordance with the invention include a specially treated thin decorative layer attached to a thick core layer of metal or ceramic material, where the thin decorative layer is designed to provide selected color(s) and/or selected texture(s) to a surface of the metal cards. Decorative layers for use in practicing the invention include: (a) an anodized metal layer; or (b) a layer of material derived from plant or animal matter (e.g., wood, leather); or (c) an assortment of aggregate binder material (e.g., cement, mortar, epoxies) mixed with laser reactive materials (e.g., finely divided carbon); or (d) a ceramic layer; and (e) a layer of crystal fabric material. The cards may be dual interface smart cards which can be read in a contactless manner and/or via contacts.

公开(公告)号：US20170300790A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15637092

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: COMPOSECURE, LLC

Inventor： John HERSLOW

IPC: G06K19/02 ,  B32B37/00 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06K17/00 ,  B32B37/18

CPC classification number: G06K19/02 ,  B32B37/003 ,  B32B37/025 ,  B32B37/182 ,  B32B2307/554 ,  B32B2425/00 ,  G06K19/022 ,  G06K19/07716 ,  G06K19/07722 ,  G06K19/07794

Abstract: Cards embodying the invention include a core subassembly whose elements define the functionality of the card and a hard coat subassembly attached to the top and/or bottom sides of the core subassembly to protect the core subassembly from wear and tear and being scratched. The core subassembly may be formed solely of plastic layers or of different combinations of plastic and metal layers and may include all the elements of a smart card enabling contactless RF communication and/or direct contact communication. The hard coat subassembly includes a hard coat layer, which typically includes nanoparticles, and a buffer or primer layer formed so as to be attached between the hard coat layer and the core subassembly for enabling the lasering of the core subassembly without negatively impacting the hard coat layer and/or for imparting color to the card.