Patent ID: 11907791
Assignee: AMATECH GROUP LIMITED
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A method for forming a plurality of smartcards from a sheet assembly, wherein the sheet assembly includes a plurality of smartcard footprints having an outer perimeter, comprising:
laminating a first metal sheet with a second metal sheet to form a lamination, wherein an adhesive layer is interposed between the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet, wherein the first metal sheet includes a plurality of slits extending to a corresponding plurality of the outer perimeters of the smartcard footprints, and wherein the second metal sheet includes a plurality of slits extending to a corresponding plurality of the outer perimeters of the smartcard footprints;
applying at least one print primer layer to at least one of an outwardly-facing layer of the first metal sheet or an outwardly-facing layer of the second metal sheet, wherein the at least one print primer layer comprises a material to facilitate printing of graphics;
printing graphics on the at least one print primer layer;
forming a plurality of module openings in the first metal sheet in a corresponding plurality of smartcard footprints, wherein the plurality of slits in the first metal sheet extend to a corresponding plurality of the module openings;
placing a plurality of modules at least partially in a corresponding plurality of the module openings; and
cutting the lamination into a plurality of smartcards corresponding to the plurality of smartcard footprints.