ID card comprising a contoured relief structure, and corresponding production method

US8181993B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Erdmann · Heidelberg, DE
• Günter Endres · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 11, 2007
• Grant date: May 22, 2012
• Expiry date: May 16, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S283/904
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An identification card of plastic, for example PVC or polyester, is introduced, in which tactile symbols in the form of foamed relief structures are clearly visually perceivable. The symbols are outlined by a contour achieved by discoloration of the plastic.