Patent ID: 11915074
Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A laser-personalized card product comprising:
a core subassembly comprised of a non-metal core layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, with non-laser personalized indicia disposed on the top surface and the bottom surface, the core subassembly further comprising a respective non-metal layer having carbon particles attached to the top surface and the bottom surface of the non-metal core layer;
a hard coat subassembly attached to the core subassembly, the hard coat subassembly including:
a removeable carrier layer;
a removable release layer attached to the carrier layer;
a hard coat layer attached to the removeable release layer; and
at least one protective layer directly attached to the hard coat layer, the at least one protective layer comprising an adhesive layer and a plastic primer layer positioned to protect the hard coat layer; and

a finish imparted to the card by the hard coat subassembly when the respective non-metal layer is exposed to a laser beam for forming laser personalized indicia, the finish of the card being devoid of cracks overlying the personalized indicia.