Glass-containing transaction card and method of making the same

摘要

A glass-containing transaction card and method of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the glass-containing transaction card may be comprised of a plurality of substantially planar sheets having front and back surfaces bounded by a continuous peripheral edge, wherein at least one of the pluralities of substantially planer layers is comprise of a glass. In one embodiment, the glass layer of the transaction card may be a chemically strengthened glass selected from the group consisting of aluminosilicate, borosilicate, aluminoborosilicate and soda lime glasses. Preferably, the glass is aluminosilicate glass chemically strengthened by alkali metal ion-exchange. The glass-containing transaction card may further have other layers such as additional glass layers, polymeric materials, ceramic materials, metallic materials, or other glass materials and the like. The glass-containing transaction card may further have other layers comprising infrared-blocking materials detectable by an ATM and card assembly line.

主权项

1. A transaction card associated with a user account and used for financial transactions, the transaction card comprising:
a plurality of substantially planar sheets having front and back surfaces bounded by a continuous peripheral edge; and a recordable medium for storing information relating to a transaction account, wherein the recordable medium comprises a microchip; wherein a first outer-most layer and a second outer-most layer of the plurality of substantially planar sheets comprises a glass material, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantially planar sheets comprises a pocket in which the microchip is embedded, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantially planar sheets comprises an infrared-blocking layer recognizable by an optical card reader, and wherein the infrared-blocking layer covers an inner surface of at least one selected from a group consisting of the first outer-most layer and the second outer-most layer.