Secure Devices for Personal Article Identification, such as Driver's Licenses and Vehicle License Plates, and Methods of Producing such Improved Devices

摘要

Methods of personal and article identification and licensing are disclosed. Methods and constructions of cards and plates include driver's license fabrication and production for the purpose of regulating or identifying a driver and assuring their identity and compliance with jurisdictional regulations and license plate fabrication and production for the purpose of regulating or identifying a vehicle and assuring its identity and compliance with jurisdictional regulations. Driver's licenses and license plates are described herein as exemplary embodiments of identification cards and licensing devices that are produced according to certain processes of manufacturing and issuing.

主权项

1. A method of making a vehicle license plate comprising the steps of:
laminating a film of retroreflective sheeting to a first surface of a backing plate including the first surface and a second surface; coating a first surface of a transparent substrate with a heat activated colorant adhesive that comprises a polymer suitable for adhering with colorant; printing colorant on the colorant adhesive as coated to the first surface of the transparent substrate, the colorant providing at least vehicle registration information, the printing including a step of adhering the colorant to the colorant adhesive by applying heat and pressure to the colorant as applied to the colorant adhesive, the applied heat being of a level that softens the colorant adhesive for driving the colorant into the softened colorant adhesive while advancing the card substrate through a printing device; and laminating the transparent substrate as such has been printed with colorant to a surface of the retroreflective sheeting as combined to the backing plate, the colorant and colorant adhesive being positioned between the transparent substrate and the retroreflective sheeting, the laminating being conducted in a heat/pressure laminator by heating a substrate adhesive that is in contact with the retroreflective sheeting above its activation temperature and applying pressure to secure the transparent substrate and backing plate together.