Card and card manufacturing method

US9104949B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104949-B2
Application numberUS-201214240464-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2012
Priority dateAug 25, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Provided are a card and card manufacturing method that enable clear visual recognition of a display in a display portion even if the card surface has been provided with a matte finish, and enable an improvement in texture related to position drift between a display device and a window portion, as well as an improvement in workability during manufacture. The card ( 1 ) has: a display portion ( 10 ); an electronic component that controls a display to the display portion ( 10 ); a surface layer ( 20 ) placed as the topmost layer of the card ( 1 ) and formed from a clear material; a mirror-surface portion ( 21 ) provided on a portion that overlaps the display portion ( 10 ); and a matte portion ( 22 ) provided on a portion outside the mirror-surface portion ( 21 ), said matte portion ( 22 ) having a coarser grain than the mirror-surface portion ( 21 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A card comprising: a display portion; an electronic component that causes the display portion to display; and a surface layer that is disposed on a topmost layer of the card and is formed of a transparent material, wherein when a front surface of the card is viewed from a normal direction, the surface layer includes a mirror-surface portion that is provided in a portion overlapping the display portion, and a matte portion that is provided in…

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What does patent US9104949B2 cover?
Provided are a card and card manufacturing method that enable clear visual recognition of a display in a display portion even if the card surface has been provided with a matte finish, and enable an improvement in texture related to position drift between a display device and a window portion, as well as an improvement in workability during manufacture. The card ( 1 ) has: a display portion ( 1…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kawahara Kiyoaki, Tatsu Jintaro, Dainippon Printing Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06K19/07703. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).