Abstract: A wallet card, such as a financial transaction card, has a substantially non-foldable semi-rigid base. Optionally, the semi-rigid base may include a magnifying lens. One or more lights are disposed in the card base to provide illumination.
Abstract: A wallet card adapted for use in reading externally stored information includes a transparent, substantially non-foldable semi-rigid base. The semi-rigid base comprises a magnifying lens. One or more lights are disposed in the card base to provide illumination.
Abstract: Financial transaction and similar cards are fabricated with a split core adapted to received embedded electronic circuitry. The card core has two or more laminated layers. The cavity is milled into one or more of the layers to receive the electronic circuitry. The core layers are then laminated together, along with protective overlays. Alternative fabrication methods include co-extrusion and injection molding.
Abstract: A wallet card adapted for use in reading externally stored information includes a transparent, substantially non-foldable semi-rigid base. The semi-rigid base includes a magnifying lens. The lens is formed by heating a lens forming die to a temperature sufficient to soften the base material and then cooling the die prior to withdrawing the die from the base material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 24, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2001
Assignee:
LensCard U.S. LLC
Inventors:
Alan Finkelstein, Don Joyce, Laurence Mayer, Robert Mayer, Michael Nicholson