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Plastic integrated circuit card with reinforcement structure outer to the card and protecting integrated circuit module
Assignee: AMAZING SMART CARD TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-29
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A reinforcement structure to protect an integrated circuit module located within a smart card. The integrated circuit module is positioned in a cavity formed in a first surface of the smart card. The reinforcement structure, which has a modulus of elasticity higher than the modulus of elasticity of the smart card, is connected to a second surface and outer edge surfaces of the smart card. The first and second surfaces of the smart card are opposing surfaces and are joined by the outer edge surfaces at the outer perimeter of the smart card. In other embodiments, the reinforcement structure includes a second reinforcement structure connected to the first reinforcement structure and to the first surface of the smart card. The reinforcement structure relieves stress on the integrated circuit module during bending and torsion of the card.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles F. Horejs, Jr.
- 👤 Thomas H. Templeton, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/0772; G06K19/07728; G06K19/07745; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0271; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10689; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009; H05K2201/2018; H05K3/00; H05K3/0058
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A semi-rigid card comprising: a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and outer edge surfaces joining the first and second surfaces at an outer perimeter of the semi-rigid body; a module having an electronic component, said module disposed in a first cavity located in the first surface of the semi-rigid body; and a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity, said second modulus of elasticity being higher than said first modulus of elasticity, said first reinforcement structure being connected to the second surface and the outer edge surface; of the semi-rigid body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A semi-rigid card comprising: a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and outer edge surfaces joining the first and second surfaces at an outer perimeter of the semi-rigid body; a module having an electronic component, said module disposed in a first cavity located in the first surface of the semi-rigid body; and a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity, said second modulus of elasticity being higher than said first modulus of elasticity, said first reinforcement structure being connected to the second surface and the outer edge surface; of the semi-rigid body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semi-rigid card of claim 1, wherein said module has contacts which are exposed at the first surface of said semi-rigid body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The semi-rigid card of claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid body is a unitary structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A semi-rigid card comprising: a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and edge surfaces joining the first and second surfaces; a module having an electronic component, said module disposed in a first cavity located in the first surface of the semi-rigid body; a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity, said second modulus of elasticity being higher than said first modulus of elasticity, said first reinforcement structure being connected to the second surface and the edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body; and a second reinforcement structure having a modulus of elasticity higher than the first modulus of elasticity, the second reinforcement structure connected to the first surface of the semi-rigid body and to the first reinforcement structure, wherein the first and second reinforcement structures substantially enclose the semi-rigid body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A semi-rigid card comprising: a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and edge surfaces joining the first and second surfaces; a module having an electronic component, said module disposed in a first cavity located in the first surface of the semi-rigid body; a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity, said second modulus of elasticity being higher than said first modulus of elasticity, said first reinforcement structure being connected to the second surface and the edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body; and a second reinforcement structure having a modulus of elasticity higher than the first modulus of elasticity, the second reinforcement structure connected to the first surface of the semi-rigid body and to the first reinforcement structure, wherein the first and second reinforcement structures substantially enclose the semi-rigid body.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making a semi-rigid card, the method comprising the steps of: forming a cavity in a first surface of a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a second surface opposite the first surface and outer edge surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces at an outer perimeter of the semi-rigid body; disposing a module having an electronic component in the cavity; and attaching a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity to the second and outer edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body, the second modulus of elasticity being higher than the first modulus of elasticity.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making a semi-rigid card, the method comprising the steps of: forming a cavity in a first surface of a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a second surface opposite the first surface and outer edge surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces at an outer perimeter of the semi-rigid body; disposing a module having an electronic component in the cavity; and attaching a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity to the second and outer edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body, the second modulus of elasticity being higher than the first modulus of elasticity.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of making a semi-rigid card, the method comprising the steps of: forming a cavity in a first surface of a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a second surface opposite the first surface and edge surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces; disposing a module having an electronic component in the cavity attaching a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity to the second and edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body, the second modulus of elasticity being higher than the first modulus of elasticity; and attaching a second reinforcement structure having a modulus of elasticity higher than the first modulus of elasticity to the first surface of the semi-rigid body and to the first reinforcement structure.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of making a semi-rigid card, the method comprising the steps of: forming a cavity in a first surface of a semi-rigid body having a first modulus of elasticity, the semi-rigid body having a second surface opposite the first surface and edge surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces; disposing a module having an electronic component in the cavity attaching a first reinforcement structure having a second modulus of elasticity to the second and edge surfaces of the semi-rigid body, the second modulus of elasticity being higher than the first modulus of elasticity; and attaching a second reinforcement structure having a modulus of elasticity higher than the first modulus of elasticity to the first surface of the semi-rigid body and to the first reinforcement structure.
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