Abstract:
A method for producing an electronic document including a concealed magnetic strip, comprising a step of providing a surface of an electronic document body, a step of applying of a magnetic strip to at least part of the surface of the electronic document body, a visible surface, formed by the surface of the body covered at least in part by the magnetic strip, having a Delta E contrast equal to or less than 15, and a step of applying a decor that covers the surface of the body over the magnetic strip, the decor having a thickness of at most 10 μm and having an opacity ratio at wavelengths in the visible domain of at least 70%; and a corresponding electronic document.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a thin volume hologram sheet to be embedded sufficiently resistant to a mechanical stress such as a stress including a tensile stress, a shear stress and a compression stress at the time of processing even under a heating condition, a forgery prevention paper and a card using the same. The object is achieved by providing a volume hologram sheet to be embedded comprising a volume hologram layer, and a substrate disposed only on one side surface of the volume hologram layer using an adhesion means, wherein a peeling strength of the volume hologram layer and the substrate is 25 gf/25 mm or more.
Abstract:
Provided are: a light diffraction layer laminated sheet which enables easy production of a card that has a light analysis structure; and a card. A light diffraction layer laminated sheet material (20A) which forms a part of a laminated structure of a card (1) by being laminated on top of a card base material (10). This light diffraction layer laminated sheet material (20A) is provided with: a transparent sheet layer (20); a hologram layer (22) that has a contour smaller than the contour of the transparent sheet layer (20) and is laminated on one surface, which is the upper surface, of the transparent sheet layer (20); and an HS layer (21) that bonds the transparent sheet layer (20) and the hologram layer (22) with each other.
Abstract:
A method is for manufacturing a stiff, multilayered card body for a portable data carrier, has steps including: making available a layer of an opaque plastic, making available a carbon fiber layer of carbon fiber fabric, impregnating the carbon fiber layer with epoxy resin, fusing the layers to form a half-product, printing the upper side of the carbon fiber layer of the half-product with a graphic pattern in a screen printing process or an offset printing process, laminating a plastic layer onto the printed upper side, and detaching the card body from the half product by means of a separating tool guided relative to the half-product along a path describing the edge contour of the card body.
Abstract:
A method of creating a substrate containing multiple holographic images. The method includes dividing the substrate into a plurality of equally sized print surfaces and placing a holographic image on each of the print surfaces. Wherein the holographic image is placed at substantially the same location on each of the print surfaces.
Abstract:
A method is for manufacturing a stiff, multilayered card body for a portable data carrier, has steps including: making available a layer of an opaque plastic, making available a carbon fiber layer of carbon fiber fabric, impregnating the carbon fiber layer with epoxy resin, fusing the layers to form a half-product, printing the upper side of the carbon fiber layer of the half-product with a graphic pattern in a screen printing process or an offset printing process, laminating a plastic layer onto the printed upper side, and detaching the card body from the half product by means of a separating tool guided relative to the half-product along a path describing the edge contour of the card body.
Abstract:
A multilayer contactless smartcard 10 including an electronic chip embedded in the card, the chip being connected to an antenna 22 printed on a carrier layer 20, and two card bodies, one on each side of the carrier, each including at least one plastic layer 40 and 60. The antenna carrier is opaque and includes a first cut-out forming a void 23 filled with a transparent plastic; and the plastic layers of the two card bodies each include a second cut-out forming two identical voids 43 and 63 the outlines of which superimpose, in order to make a transparent zone appear in the thickness of the card, forming a transparent logo in the shape of the cut-out. A process for manufacturing such a card is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A laminate sheet includes a base film formed from a recyclable, biodegradable, degradable, and/or compostable material, a metal or reflective film layer disposed over the base film, and heat resistant layer disposed over the base film.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods of producing embossed promotional cards which minimize nesting of adjacently embossed cards in a stack, the apparatus and method provide for offsetting the embossed indicia between adjacently stacked cards or for varying the embossed indicia between adjacently stacked cards.
Abstract:
Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services, and methods of making the same are provided. The metal-containing transaction cards may be standard-sized (i.e., about 3 ⅜ inches by about 2 ¼ inches) or any other size yet still usable as a transaction card. Moreover, the metal-containing transaction card may have a magnetic stripe, an embedded microchip, a signature panel, a holographic image, or any other feature typically contained on or within a transaction card. The transaction cards have at least one layer of metal with, optionally, other layers of substrates, such as thermoplastic polymers, other metals or adhesives. In addition, the metal-containing transaction card may be anodized, coated, or laser-engraved. Preferably, the metal is titanium or stainless steel.