Claims
- 1. A method of forming an identification card comprising:
providing a protective film comprising:
a protective overlay; an ink-receptive material having an ink-receptive coating on a backing layer, the ink-receptive coating bonded to the protective overlay; removing the backing layer from the ink-receptive coating; and laminating the protective film to a surface of a card member.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing step comprises removing a portion of the ink-receptive coating that is not laminated to the surface of the card member and remains with the backing layer.
- 3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising printing an image to the ink-receptive coating prior to bonding the ink-receptive coating to the protective overlay.
- 4. The method of claim 1 and further comprising printing an image to the ink-receptive coating prior to laminating the protective film to the surface of the card member.
- 5. The method of claim 1 and further comprising printing an image to the surface of the card member prior to laminating the protective film to the surface of the card member.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing step comprises providing the ink-receptive coating having an inorganic material and an organic material.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the inorganic material comprises a boehmite form of alumina hydrate.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the organic material comprises one of a starch and a polyvinyl alcohol.
- 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the organic material comprises an organic material that acts as a binder.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein organic material comprises one of a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber latex, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose and polyvinyl pyrrolidone.
- 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the organic material comprises one of dithiocarbamates, thiurams, thiocyanate esters, thiocyanates and hindered amines.
- 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the ink-receptive coating comprises providing a polymerizable binder.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the ink-receptive coating comprises magnesium and thiocyanate ions.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the backing layer comprises one of polyethlene terephthalate (PET), polyester diacetate, polycarbonate resins, fluroresins, and polyvinyl chloride resins.
- 15. The method of claim 1 and further comprising applying an anti-static coating to the card member.
- 16. A protective film comprising:
a protective overlay; and an ink-receptive material bonded to the protective overlay and having an ink-receptive coating removably attached to a surface of a backing layer, wherein the ink-receptive coating of the ink-receptive material is in contact with the protective overlay.
- 17. The protective film of claim 16, wherein the protective overlay comprises a transfer film layer.
- 18. The protective film of claim 17, wherein the protective overlay further comprises a carrier layer, the transfer film layer removably attached to the carrier layer.
- 19. The protective film of claim 17, wherein the ink receptive coating is bonded to the thin film media with an adhesive.
- 20. The protective film of claim 19, wherein the thin film layer and the adhesive comprises a thickness of 3-6 microns.
- 21. The protective film of claim 18, wherein the carrier layer comprises polyester.
- 22. The protective film of claim 17, wherein the transfer film layer comprises a security image.
- 23. The protective film of claim 22, wherein the security image comprises a hologram.
- 24. The protective film of claim 17, wherein the transfer film layer comprises polymethyl methacrylate.
- 25. The protective film of claim 16, wherein the protective overlay comprises one of a clear polyvinyl chloride film and a clear polyvinyl acetate film.
- 26. The protective film of claim 25, wherein the protective overlay comprises a thickness of 1-5 mils.
- 27. The protective film of claim 16, wherein the ink-receptive coating is imaged with a printer.
- 28. A method of forming an identification card, the method comprising:
(a) providing a protective overlay; (b) providing an ink-receptive material having an ink-receptive coating removably attached to a backing layer; (c) bonding the ink-receptive film to a surface of the protective overlay with the ink-receptive coating in contact with the surface of the protective overlay to thereby form a protective film; (d) removing the backing layer from the protective film; and (e) laminating the protective film to a surface of a card member, wherein the ink-receptive coating is in contact with the surface of the card member.
- 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the protective overlay comprises a transfer film layer.
- 30. The method of claim 29, wherein the protective overlay comprises a carrier layer removably attached to the transfer film layer.
- 31. The method of claim 30 and further comprising removing the carrier layer from the protective film.
- 32. The ink-receptive film of claim 28, wherein the protective overlay comprises one of a clear polyvinyl chloride film and a clear polyvinyl acetate film.
- 33. The method of claim 28 and further comprising printing an image on a surface of the ink-receptive coating before step (e).
- 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the printing step comprises printing a reverse image on the surface of the ink-receptive coating.
- 35. The method of claim 28 and further comprising printing an image on a surface of the ink-receptive coating before step (c).
- 36. The method of claim 28 and further comprising applying an anti-static coating to a surface of the card member prior to laminating step (e).
- 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the anti-static coating comprises dimethyl ditallow ammonium chloride.
- 38. The method of claim 36, wherein the anti-static coating comprises a second ink-receptive coating.
- 39. The method of claim 36, wherein the anti-static layer comprises an overlay film having an anti-static coating.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent applications Ser. Nos. 60/478,490, filed Jun. 13, 2003 and 60/493,129, filed Aug. 7, 2003; and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application entitled “INK-RECEPTIVE CARD SUBSTRATE,” Ser. No. 10/717,800, filed Nov. 20, 2003 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application entitled “PRINTER WITH REVERSE IMAGE SHEET,” Ser. No. 09/799,196, filed Mar. 5, 2001, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60478490 |
Jun 2003 |
US |
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60493129 |
Aug 2003 |
US |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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10717800 |
Nov 2003 |
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10865521 |
Jun 2004 |
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09799196 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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10717800 |
Nov 2003 |
US |