Visa International Service Association

Sri International

Esperanza Alvarez

Kenneth M Sippola

Sonia Reed

Mustafa Cemal Top

William Alexander Thaw

William B Bedwell

Steven Crouch-Baker

Francis Tanzella

John Stephens Stotts

Angel Sanjurjo

Gopala N Krishnan

Kai-Hung Lau

Eugene Thiers

Mustafa Top

Don L Hildenbrand

Francis Louis Tanzella

William Thaw

Embodiments of the invention relate to payment cards and methods for making payment cards. In one embodiment, a card comprises a first layer and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The second layer comprises a plurality of particles comprising metal, and the plurality of particles comprise at least about 15 volume % of the second layer. In another embodiment, a mixture is prepared comprising polymer and a plurality of particles comprising metal. The plurality of particles comprise at least about 15 volume % of the mixture. The mixture is pressed and an outer layer is applied. The mixture and outer layer are then cut to form the card.

Payment card system and method

The present invention is generally directed towards a method for producing a solid metallic composition by reacting a gaseous metal halide with a reducing agent are described. In one embodiment, the method includes reacting a gaseous metal halide with a reducing agent in a manner effective to form a nonsolid reaction product, wherein the metal halide has the formula MX, in which M is a metal selected from a transition metal of the periodic table, aluminum, silicon, boron, and combinations thereof, X is a halogen, i is greater than 0, and the reducing agent is a gaseous reducing agent selected from hydrogen and a compound that releases hydrogen, and combinations thereof; and solidifying the reaction product, thereby forming a metallic composition comprising M that is substantially free from halides. The invention may be used to produce high-purity metallic compositions, particularly titanium particles and alloys thereof for use in powder metallurgy applications.

Methods and apparatuses for producing metallic compositions via reduction of metal halides

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Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Esperanza Alvarez