US 11,755,872 B2
Rigid transaction card
James Bruce Coleman, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,408.
Prior Publication US 2023/0103318 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07722 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction card, comprising:
a first rigid layer having a first external surface and a first internal surface, the first rigid layer comprising a pocket within the first external surface of the first rigid layer;
a second rigid layer having a second external surface and a second internal surface;
a binding layer between the first rigid layer and the second rigid layer, the binding layer comprising a binding medium affixing the first internal surface of the first rigid layer to the second internal surface of the second rigid layer;
an integrated circuit chip affixed within the pocket of the first rigid layer; and
a metallic band extending from the first external surface of the first rigid layer around a first edge of the first rigid layer and a second edge of the second rigid layer and onto the second external surface of the second rigid layer, wherein the metallic band fails to overlap at least a portion of the first external surface of the first rigid layer and fails to overlap at least a portion of the second external surface of the second rigid layer and fails to overlap the first internal surface of the first rigid layer and fails to overlap of the second internal surface of the second rigid layer.