Patent · US Expired

Composite card

US6644552B1 · kind B1 · utility

61Cited by
6References
17Claims
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Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2002
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42D2033/30
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Multi-layered cards embodying the invention include a buffer layer between a PET layer and a PVC layer. The buffer layer is selected to have temperature and stress responsive properties intermediate to those of the PET and PVC layers. The buffer layer is formed of a material which has a low degree of moisture absorbance whereby the surface of the PVC layer is protected from moisture in the atmosphere. The buffer layer is also more elastic than the PVC layer.

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