US 12,217,113 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 Jul. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/221,118.
Application 18/221,118 is a continuation of application No. 17/494,408, filed on Oct. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,755,872.
Prior Publication US 2023/0351139 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07722 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
placing a first rigid layer of a transaction card within a first recess of a first metallic sheet, the first recess comprising a lip and an opening;
placing a binding layer on top of the first rigid layer of the transaction card, the binding layer comprising a binding medium;
placing a second rigid layer on top of the binding layer;
placing a second metallic sheet on top of the first metallic sheet, the second metallic sheet having a second recess with a lip and an opening;
fusing the lip of the first metallic sheet together with the lip of the second metallic sheet to form a fused metal band;
cutting the fused metal band along a border of the opening of the first recess; and
removing the first metallic sheet and the second metallic sheet.