Patent ID: 9390366
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06K,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A metal smart card with dual interface capability comprising: a metal layer of thickness D having a top surface and a bottom surface extending parallel to each other; an integrated circuit (IC) module having a top region with contacts enabling the IC module to make physical contact to a card reader and said IC module also including means for radio frequency (RF) communication with a card reader; said IC module having a length L a plug of non RF impeding material having lateral dimensions of L an opening in said metal layer extending for the full thickness of said metal layer in which is securely located said IC module mounted on said plug, said IC module and said plug extending in the vertical direction between the top and bottom surfaces of the metal layer, with the contacts of the IC module being positioned along the same horizontal plane as the top surface of the metal layer.