Soft touch resin and transaction card comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10657753-B2
Application number	US-201916406525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2019
Priority date	Dec 9, 2016
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transaction card, comprising:
a first side;
a second side, wherein a surface of at least one of the first side or the second side is formed of a resin mixture comprising thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one of acetal homopolymer or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), with a ratio of TPE to the at least one of acetal homopolymer or PBT being between 30:70 and 70:30;
a first transaction component disposed on the first side of the card; and
a second transaction component disposed on the second side of the card.

2. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the first transaction component is an electronic transaction component, and the second transaction component is a nonelectronic transaction component.

3. The transaction card of claim 2 , wherein the first transaction component comprises at least one of a microchip, a communication device, a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, an antenna, a Bluetooth® device, or a WiFi device.

4. The transaction card of claim 2 , wherein the second transaction component comprises at least one of a magnetic strip, a barcode, or a Quick Response (QR) code.

5. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of TPE to acetal homopolymer is between 40:60 and 60:40.

6. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the TPE is a polyester elastomer.

7. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the TPE has a flexural modulus in the range of 500-1150 MPa.

8. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the card has a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

9. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the card has a Shore A hardness greater than 15 and a Shore D hardness less than 85.

10. The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the acetal homopolymer has a Rockwell M hardness in the range of 18-94 and a Rockwell R hardness in the range of 102-122.

11. A method of manufacturing a transaction card, comprising:
forming a card comprising a first side and a second side, wherein a surface of at least one of the first side or the second side is formed of a resin mixture comprising thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one of acetal homopolymer or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), with a ratio of TPE to the at least one of acetal homopolymer or PBT being between 30:70 and 70:30;
disposing a first transaction component on the first side of the card; and
disposing a second transaction component on the second side of the card.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first transaction component is an electronic transaction component, and the second transaction component is a nonelectronic transaction component.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first transaction component comprises at least one of a microchip, a communication device, a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, an antenna, a Bluetooth® device, or a WiFi device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second transaction component comprises at least one of a magnetic strip, a barcode, or a Quick Response (QR) code.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the ratio of TPE to acetal homopolymer is between 40:60 and 60:40.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the TPE is a polyester elastomer.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the TPE has a flexural modulus in the range of 500-1150 MPa.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the card has a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the card has a Shore A hardness greater than 15 and a Shore D hardness less than 85.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the acetal homopolymer has a Rockwell M hardness in the range of 18-94 and a Rockwell R hardness in the range of 102-122.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Suthar Om J

Classifications

• G06K19/0772

  Physical layout of the record carrier · CPC title

• B42D25/29

  Securities; Bank notes · CPC title

• B32B2274/00

  Thermoplastic elastomer material · CPC title

• B32B2425/00

  Cards, e.g. identity cards, credit cards · CPC title

• C08L2207/04

  Thermoplastic elastomer · CPC title