Inventors:
Michael J. Berardi - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US
Michal Bliman - Matawan NJ, US
David S. Bonalle - New Rochelle NY, US
Jennifer Anne Elwood - New York NY, US
Becky Vander Eyk - Rochester Hills MI, US
Matthew C. Hood - Wayne PA, US
Susan E. Isenberg - New York NY, US
Leigh Malnati - Mountain Lakes NJ, US
Alexandra Mayers - New York NY, US
Sue Mueller - Phoenix AZ, US
Zarita Norcross - Glendale AZ, US
Peter D. Saunders - Salt Lake City UT, US
Kathryn D. Scheding - New York NY, US
Sejal Ajit Shah - New York NY, US
John R. Williamson - Jersey City NJ, US
Assignee:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
G06K 19/06
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing an transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, RFID circuitry, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the RFID circuitry and signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.