CERAMIC-CONTAINING TRANSACTION CARDS
A transaction card includes a card body that may comprise a ceramic material, the card body including a primary surface and a secondary surface, a laser marked feature disposed on the card body and a laser etched feature disposed on the card body. A method of making a transaction card may comprise forming a ceramic material slurry comprising a ceramic material and a binder, forming a green body from the ceramic material slurry, firing the green body at a firing temperature to create a fired ceramic body, grinding the fired ceramic body into a card body, and polishing a primary surface of the card body.
1 . A transaction card comprising:
a card body comprising a ceramic material, the card body including a primary surface and a secondary surface; and
a laser marked feature disposed on the card body.
2 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket disposed in the primary surface.
3 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a chamfered edge between the primary surface and a side surface.
4 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the laser marked feature is disposed on the primary surface and comprises at least one of an account number, a name, or a loyalty notation.
5 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a laser etched feature disposed on the primary surface, wherein the laser etched feature comprises at least one of a logo or a microtype.
6 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the primary surface comprises a laser matte feature.
7 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the secondary surface comprises a laser matte feature.
8 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises at least one of zirconium oxide, zirconium dioxide, boron carbide, or silicon carbide.
9 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the card body is monolithic.
10 . The transaction card of claim 9 , wherein the ceramic material is fiber reinforced.
11 . The transaction card of claim 9 , wherein the ceramic material comprises a binder.
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21 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket disposed in the primary surface and an integrated RF module disposed in the pocket.
22 . The transaction card of claim 21 , wherein a surface of the integrated RF module is flush with the primary surface.
23 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a chamfered edge on the card body.
24 . The transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the secondary surface comprises a polished feature.
25 . The transaction card of claim 1 , further comprising a laser etched feature disposed on the card body.