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Patent US8191788 - Transaction card - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable...http://www.google.com/patents/US8191788?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8191788 - Transaction cardAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8191788 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/907,358Publication dateJun 5, 2012Filing dateOct 19, 2010Priority dateSep 7, 1999Also published asCA2693136A1, CA2693136C, EP2183120A1, EP2183120A4, US7837116, US20100025475, US20110031316, US20120217306, WO2009012251A1Publication number12907358, 907358, US 8191788 B2, US 8191788B2, US-B2-8191788, US8191788 B2, US8191788B2InventorsLisa Ann Morrill-Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr.Original AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (43), Referenced by (3), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTransaction cardUS 8191788 B2Abstract The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is preferably an infrared ink comprising an infrared phthalocyanine dye, an infrared phosphor, and a quantum dot energy transfer compound. The infrared ink can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims the benefit of and is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/879,468, filed Jul. 17, 2007. The '468 Application is a Continuation-in-Part Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/394,914, filed Mar. 21, 2003, which is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/092,681, filed Mar. 7, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/062,106, filed Jan. 31, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/653,837, filed Sep. 1, 2000 and further claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/153,112, filed Sep. 7, 1999; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/160,519, filed Oct. 20, 1999; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/167,405, filed Nov. 24, 1999; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/171,689, filed Dec. 21, 1999. All these aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Specific examples of such films are described in U.S. patent Ser. No. 08/402,041, filed Mar. 10, 1995, and U.S. patent Ser. No. 09/006,601 entitled �Modified Copolyesters and Improved Multilayer Reflective Film�, filed on Jan. 13, 1998. In addition, U.S. Pat. No. RE 3,034,605 describes films which prevent higher order harmonics that prevent color in the visible region of the spectrum. Other suitable films include the films described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,360,659, which describes a two component film having a six layer alternating repeating unit that suppresses reflections in the visible spectrum (about 380 nm to about 770 nm) while reflecting light in the infrared wavelength region of between about 770 nm to about 2000 nm.
EXAMPLE 5 Ink containing about 37.0 wt. % 2-ethoxy-ethyl-proprionate was combined with about 27.0 wt. % VMCH vinyl resin. The ink further comprised about 0.0015 wt. % of a mixture of about 0.00075 wt. % Indigo 5547a phthalocyanine dye, obtained from Indigo Science, Newark N.J., having an absorption peak of about 850 nm and about 0.0009 wt. % Indigo 1000a phthalocyanine dye, also obtained from Indigo Science, :having an absorption peak of about 1000 nm. About 0.00003 wt. % quantum dot material having about C 17 assymetric along the Y-Axis ligands were added. An inorganic phosphor containing Y, Yb, Tm, and Yt oxide about 0.005 wt. % was added. About 500 ppm 3-amino-propyl triethoxy silane was included. The resulting ink was screen printed on a solvent-evaporative screen press on both sides of a PVC substrate and laminated at about 305� F. for 13 minutes.
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Nos. 10/821,379; 12/275,924; 12/418,510; 10/302,658; 10/394,914; 10/288,945; 12/124,937; 12/062,489; 10/611,563; 10/898,078; 12/859,046.43WorldNet� 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University "binder".Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8411899Dec 8, 2011Apr 2, 2013Digimarc CorporationDocument processing methodsUS8842876Jul 17, 2012Sep 23, 2014Digimarc CorporationSensing data from physical objectsUS20120217306 *May 11, 2012Aug 30, 2012American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Transaction card* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification235/487, 235/488, 235/491International ClassificationG06K19/00Cooperative ClassificationB42D2033/04, B42D2031/20, B32B38/145, B32B2425/00, C09D11/32, C09D11/50, C09D11/037, B41M3/14, B42D15/10, B42D2035/38, B42D2033/20European ClassificationB42D15/10, B41M3/14Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionApr 21, 2014ASAssignmentOwner name: III HOLDINGS 1, LLC, DELAWAREFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.;REEL/FRAME:032722/0746Effective date: 20140324Oct 19, 2010ASAssignmentFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MORRILL-WEBB, LISA ANN;FAENZA, WILLIAM J., JR.;SIGNING DATES FROM 20071006 TO 20080106;REEL/FRAME:025159/0995Owner name: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY,RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google