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Method of manufacturing an electronic identification card
Assignee: De la Rue Cartes et Systemes SAS
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Filing: 1986-04-03
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Granted: 1987-10-20
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Expires: 2006-04-03
Abstract
Abstract The method and arrangement according to the invention utilize an adhesive tape (1) covered with a protective layer (2) provided with openings (4). This tape is glued on a film (5) carrying contact metallizations (8) and integrated circuit chips (6) electrically connected to the said metallizations. The tape is glued on the film in such a manner that its openings (4) correspond to the positions of the integrated circuit chips (6). Subsequently, a coating varnish is applied by pulverization to the film and then the protective layer is removed with the varnish covering it. Vignettes slightly larger than the said openings are then cut in the film in such a manner that an adhesive ring is left around the integrated circuit chips. Each vignette is finally arranged in a recess ad hoc (12) of a card (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Gerard Vieilledent
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07745; G06K19/07747; H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/699; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W72/015; H10W72/01515; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/904; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1056; Y10T156/1057; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/107; Y10T156/1089
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of manufacturing an electronic identification card with at least one integrated circuit chip wherein the chip is mounted in a cavity in a carrier film having conductor tracks, said carrier film being cut to form a section which supports said chip, said section to be disposed in a recess provided in the card, the dimension of said recess corresponding to that of said section, said method including sticking a first side of an adhesive tape with adhesive on both sides to said section of said carrier film, said tape having a removable protective layer stuck to its second side, having formed therein an aperture in said tape and its protective layer which aperture is larger than said cavity but smaller than said recess, said aperture being disposed over said cavity to render said chip accessible through said aperture, applying varnish to said tape and said chip and removing said protective layer and the varnish covering it to expose the adhesive on the second side of said adhesive tape whereby said section can be pressed into and held in said recess by said second side of said adhesive tape.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of manufacturing an electronic identification card with at least one integrated circuit chip wherein the chip is mounted in a cavity in a carrier film having conductor tracks, said carrier film being cut to form a section which supports said chip, said section to be disposed in a recess provided in the card, the dimension of said recess corresponding to that of said section, said method including sticking a first side of an adhesive tape with adhesive on both sides to said section of said carrier film, said tape having a removable protective layer stuck to its second side, having formed therein an aperture in said tape and its protective layer which aperture is larger than said cavity but smaller than said recess, said aperture being disposed over said cavity to render said chip accessible through said aperture, applying varnish to said tape and said chip and removing said protective layer and the varnish covering it to expose the adhesive on the second side of said adhesive tape whereby said section can be pressed into and held in said recess by said second side of said adhesive tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of cutting said carrier film to form said section is performed after the protective layer is removed and the operation is performed with a punch, said punch pushing the section into said recess.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the aperture in said tape and its protective layer is formed before said tape is stuck on said section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the carrier film and the adhesive tape with its protective layer are each respectively supplied from a corresponding supply of such material of substantial length arranged on a spool.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein an auxiliary protective layer is applied to said adhesive tape before said section is cut from said carrier film, said auxiliary protective layer having an auxiliary aperture therein with a dimension and shape corresponding to said recess, said auxiliary aperture being disposed over said section so that said section is free of any auxiliary protective layer when it is cut from said carrier film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said adhesive tape is stuck on said carrier film before the integrated circuit chip is mounted on it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the varnish is a polymerizable varnish deposited by pulverization.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the varnish is polymerized by winding the carrier film on a spool and placing the spool in a drying oven.
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