US 11,989,603 B2
Illuminating 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 Dec. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,542.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214627 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0723 (2013.01) [G06K 19/07773 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction card, comprising:
a first print layer and a second print layer, at least one of the first print layer or the second print layer having a first transparent planar portion through which light transmits and a second transparent planar portion through which light transmits;
an antenna inlay layer having a loop antenna disposed thereon inset between the first print layer and the second print layer;
a light-emitting element having a two-dimensional form factor positioned between the antenna inlay layer and one of the first print layer or the second print layer, the light-emitting element being positioned proximate to the first transparent planar portion, wherein the first transparent planar portion has a smaller surface area than the light-emitting element;
a semiconductor device positioned between the antenna inlay layer and one of the first print layer or the second print layer, at least one surface of the semiconductor device being positioned proximate to the second transparent planar portion; and
wireless power receiver circuitry coupled to the light-emitting element, the semiconductor device, and the loop antenna, the wireless power receiver circuitry being configured to receive a wireless signal via the loop antenna and induce a voltage across terminals of the light-emitting element and the semiconductor device, causing the light-emitting element to illuminate and emit light through the first transparent planar portion and causing the semiconductor device to illuminate and emit light through the second transparent planar portion.