Clear contactless card

US7306158B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Berardi · North Palm Beach, US
• Michal Bliman · Matawan, US
• David S. Bonalle · New Rochelle, US
• Jennifer Elwood · New York, US
• Becky Eyk · Rochester Hills, US
• Matthew C. Hood · Wayne, US
• Susan E. Isenberg · New York, US
• Leigh Malnati · Mountain Lakes, US
• Alexandra Mayers · New York, US
• Sue Mueller · Phoenix, US
• Zarita Norcross · Glendale, US
• Peter D. Saunders · Salt Lake City, US
• Kathryn D. Scheding · New York, US
• Sejal Ajit Shah · New York, US
• Lisa Skilling-Belmond · New York, US
• John R. Williamson · Jersey City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 11, 2007
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/086
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for producing an transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, RFID circuitry, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the RFID circuitry and signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.