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Granted Patent B2
US 10,984,304 · App. 15/883,858 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Methods for placing an EMV chip onto a metal card

Inventor: Jonny B. Vu (San Jose, CA)
G06K19/0772G06Q20/341G06Q20/38
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,984,304
App. No.
15/883,858
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for removing an EMV chip from a plastic credit card or debit card and placing the removed EMV chip onto a metal card, includes heating the plastic credit or debit card containing the EMV chip to loosen the EMV chip, the EMV chip being substantially square and planar, the EMV chip having an upward top face, a downward bottom face, and four sides; removing the loosened EMV chip from the plastic credit or debit card; bending the four sides of the EMV chip towards the downward bottom face of the EMV chip; applying an adhesive coating to the bottom face and the bended four sides of the EMV chip; and placing the adhesive coated bottom face and bended four sides of the EMV chip into a holding cavity of the metal card.

Claims (14)

1. A metal card, comprising:

two or more EMV chips that have been removed from a payment card issued from a bank or a credit card company and transferred to the metal card, the two or more EMV chips arranged on a top face or a bottom face of the metal card such that a user makes a transaction on multiple financial accounts from one card by rotating the metal card to bring the two or more EMV chips in close proximity to a reader.

2. The metal card of claim 1 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the top face of the metal card and another of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

3. The metal card of claim 1 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the top face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

4. The metal card of claim 1 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the bottom face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the top face of the metal card.

5. The metal card of claim 1 , wherein two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the top face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

6. The metal card of claim 1 , wherein the metal card is a stainless-steel metal card.

7. A metal card, comprising:

two or more EMV chips that have been removed from a payment card issued from a bank or a credit card company and transferred to the metal card, the two or more EMV chips arranged on a top face or a bottom face of the metal card such that a user makes a transaction on multiple financial accounts from one card by rotating one of the two or more EMV chips toward a reader.

8. The metal card of claim 7 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the top face of the metal card and another of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

9. The metal card of claim 7 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the top face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

10. The metal card of claim 7 , wherein one of the two or more EMV chips is arranged on the bottom face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the top face of the metal card.

11. The metal card of claim 7 , wherein two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the top face of the metal card and two of the two or more EMV chips are arranged on the bottom face of the metal card.

12. The metal card of claim 7 , wherein the metal card is a stainless-steel metal card.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: VU, JONNY B.
To: LION IP HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 074497/0615 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15422784 · Feb 2, 2017
Related Publication 20190272457A1 · Sep 5, 2019
Cited By (1)
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