Abstract: A multilayer data carrier is described which bears general printed data and furthermore has a transparent layer containing additives which are absorbent for a laser beam. The transparent layer is designed so that it exists in the card compound as a thin, nonself-supporting layer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 1999
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2001
Assignee:
GAO Gesellschaft f{umlaut over (u)}r Automation und
Organisation
Inventors:
Matthias Bergmann, Horst Henkenschuh, Reinhard Krusche, Joseph Riedl