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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Intelligent Material Solutions, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Joshua E. Collins, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Howard Y. Bell, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/02 (2006.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.01); B42D 25/382 (2014.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/02 (2013.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.10); B42D 25/382 (2014.10); C23C 14/0015 (2013.01); C23C 14/34 (2013.01); G06K 19/022 (2013.01); B42D 2033/10 (2013.01); B42D 2033/20 (2013.01); B42D 2035/36 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/773 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a transparent or translucent transaction card having a base comprising a core of substantially transparent or translucent material with a plurality of coats, including optically recognizable ink comprising one or more infrared blocking dyes and other nanoparticles, such as rare earth nanophosphors and other metal nanoparticles, and/or optically recognizable film comprising nanoparticles, such as rare earth nanophosphors, and other metal oxide and/or non-oxide complexes, and methods for their preparation.