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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Blayn W. Beenau, Peoria, AZ (US);
David S. Bonalle, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Becky Vander Eyk, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Susan E. Isenberg, London, GB;
Leigh Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Sue Mueller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Zarita Norcross, Glendale, AZ (US);
Lee J. Peart, Epsom, GB;
Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lisa Skilling-belmond, New York, NY (US);
Lisa Webb, Darien, CT (US);
John R. Williamson, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Blayn W. Beenau, Peoria, AZ (US);
David S. Bonalle, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Becky Vander Eyk, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Susan E. Isenberg, London, GB;
Leigh Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Sue Mueller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Zarita Norcross, Glendale, AZ (US);
Lee J. Peart, Epsom, GB;
Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lisa Skilling-Belmond, New York, NY (US);
Lisa Webb, Darien, CT (US);
John R. Williamson, Jersey City, NJ (US);
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing an transparent or translucent transaction device having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, RFID circuitry, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the RFID circuitry and signature on back of the device is visible through the device body. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or device manufacturing assembly line.