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Granted Patent B2
US 12,204,966 · App. 18/511,144 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Metal card

Inventor: Mark A. Cox (West Chester, PA)
Assignee: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
G06K19/02G06K19/07728G06K19/07745G06K19/07771
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Patent No.
US 12,204,966
App. No.
18/511,144
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A card core includes a body defining a cutout and a discontinuity. The cutout includes an opening in the body defined by an edge and the discontinuity includes a channel defined by the body extending from an outer surface of the body to the cutout. The cutout is sized and configured to define a gap between an element positioned in the cutout and the edge to electromagnetically isolate the element from the body.

Claims (25)

1. A core for a credential card comprising:

a metal body defining (i) at least one through-opening defined by an inner edge with a gap between an element positioned in the at least one through-opening and the inner edge so as to electromagnetically isolate the element from the body and (ii) at least one sinuous discontinuity, wherein the at least one sinuous discontinuity comprises a channel defined by the metal body that includes at least one of a curved portion and straight portion, wherein the sinuous discontinuity communicates between an outer edge surface of the body and the inner edge.

2. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , wherein the sinuous discontinuity defines at least one flexible finger configured to provide a flex profile no less than a flex profile of the body when a force is applied to the core.

3. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , wherein the at least one curved portion defines a 180° curve.

4. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , wherein the sinuous discontinuity oscillates through the body.

5. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , wherein the at least one through-opening includes a first portion having a first geometry and a second portion having a second geometry.

6. The core for a credential card of claim 5 , wherein the first geometry and the second geometry are partially overlapping.

7. The core for a credential card of claim 5 , wherein the first portion of the at least one through-opening is sized and configured to receive a first circuit element and the second portion of the at least one through-opening is sized and configured to receive a second circuit element.

8. The core for a credential card of claim 7 , wherein the first circuit element is an antenna and the second circuit element is a direct-contact System-on-Chip (SoC) element.

9. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of contact pads positioned within the at least one through-opening.

10. The core for a credential card of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a conductive metal.

11. A credential card, comprising:

a card core, comprising:

a metal body defining (i) at least one through-opening defined by an inner edge and (ii) at least one discontinuity, wherein the at least one discontinuity comprises a channel defined by the metal body that includes at least one of a curved portion and straight portion, wherein the discontinuity communicates between an outer edge surface of the body and the inner edge;

a first material layer disposed over a first side of the card core; and

a second material layer disposed over a second side of the card core, wherein the first material layer is coupled to the second material layer in a position substantially aligned with the at least one through-opening defined by the inner edge.

12. The credential card of claim 11 , wherein the discontinuity comprises a sinuous channel including at least one of a curved portion and a straight line portion.

13. The credential card of claim 12 , wherein the at least one curved portion and the at least one straight line portion together define at least one flexible finger configured to provide a flex profile no less than a flex profile for the body when a force is applied to the credential card.

14. The credential card of claim 12 , wherein the sinuous channel is configured to distribute torque pressure evenly across a surface area of the credential card so as to avoid cracking or breaking of the first material layer or the second material layer when a force is applied to the credential card.

15. The credential card of claim 11 , wherein the at least one through-opening further defines a first portion having a first geometry and a second portion having a second geometry.

16. The credential card of claim 11 , comprising a plurality of contact pads positioned within the at least one through-opening.

17. The credential card of claim 11 , further comprising at least one an antenna and a system-on-chip device.

18. A card core, comprising:

a body defining at least one through-opening that communicates with at least one channel, wherein the at least one through-opening wherein the channel defined by the body extending from an outer surface of the body to the at least one through-opening, wherein the at least one through-opening includes a first portion having a first geometry and a second portion having a second geometry, wherein the at least one through-opening is sized and configured to define a gap between an element positioned in the at least one through-opening and the edge to electromagnetically isolate the element from the body.

19. The card core of claim 18 , wherein the channel forms a sinuous discontinuity.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17838585 · Jun 13, 2022
Continuation 16337123
Provisional Application 62639535 · Mar 7, 2018
Related Publication 20240086665A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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