US 11,886,946 B1
Hybrid construction payment card
Tyler Maiman, Melville, NY (US); and Kevin Osborn, Newton Highlands, MA (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/823,813.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/02 (2013.01) [G06K 19/07722 (2013.01); G06K 19/07726 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
19. A card, comprising:
a card body having:
a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the top and bottom surfaces meeting at a peripheral edge of the card body; and
a first portion secured to a second portion such that the top surface of the card body spans both the first and second portions and the bottom surface is formed entirely of the second portion;
a chip secured to the first portion of the card body;
an antenna positioned at least partially within a recess in the second portion, and with at least a portion of the antenna contacting an underside of the chip; and
wherein the first portion of the card body comprises a plastic material, and the second portion of the card body comprises a biodegradable material different from the plastic material;
wherein the first portion and the second portion meet at a frangible junction on the top surface of the card body.