US 12,147,858 B2
Payment card with enhanced edge patterns
Timothy Dellinger, Arlington, VA (US); Kavya Nagarajaiah, Herndon, VA (US); and Sahana Arya, Edison, NJ (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,181.
Application 18/222,181 is a continuation of application No. 17/358,712, filed on Jun. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,741,326.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359849 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/041 (2013.01) [B32B 3/02 (2013.01); G06K 19/07 (2013.01); B32B 2425/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A payment card comprising:
a front surface;
a back surface opposite the front surface; and
four edge walls extending between the front surface and the back surface, the four edge walls comprising a top edge wall, a bottom edge wall, and two side edge walls;
wherein at least one of the edge walls comprises an enhanced edge pattern that extends along at least a portion of the edge wall to improve a gripability of the payment card, the enhanced edge pattern comprising one or more of: a plurality of depressions, a reeded edge extending along at least a portion of one or more of the edge walls, a crenelated edge extending along at least a portion of one or more of the edge walls, or one or more embossments and one or more de-embossments.