US 12,307,315 B2
Transaction card incorporating aluminum alloys
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 Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/644,922.
Application 18/644,922 is a continuation of application No. 18/321,647, filed on May 22, 2023, granted, now 11,995,494.
Application 18/321,647 is a continuation of application No. 17/335,608, filed on Jun. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,710,022, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0273330 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/077 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07722 (2013.01) [B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 43/003 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); B32B 2425/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction card comprising:
an aluminum layer;
a stainless-steel layer adjacent to the aluminum layer;
a first polyvinyl chloride layer (PVC) adjacent to the aluminum layer on an opposing side of the aluminum layer relative to the stainless-steel layer;
a chip disposed within the first PVC layer; and
a wireless integrated circuit disposed within an antenna layer, the antenna layer separated from the stainless-steel layer by a ferrite layer and wherein the chip is configured to wirelessly communicate with a payment terminal via the wireless integrated circuit.