Patent ID: 8061619
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: B42D,G06K

Abstract:
1. A transaction card comprising: a single layer substrate formed of a transparent polymer resin mixed with a fluorescent dye such that the single layer substrate exhibits an edge-glow characteristic, the single layer substrate being one of transparent and translucent, wherein the single layer substrate defines a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and outer edges including an outside edge, wherein the edge-glow characteristic is produced by the fluorescent dye absorbing ultraviolet light and emitting the ultraviolet light reflected off internal surfaces of the single layer substrate, in longer wavelengths than when absorbed, through the outer edges of the single layer substrate; first indicia printed to the first surface, wherein: a laminate applied to the first surface over the first indicia, wherein: second indicia applied to the external surface of the laminate, wherein: an account identifier connected to the single layer substrate, the account identifier linking the transaction card to at least one of an account and a record, the account identifier being machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal.