Claims
- 1. A process for thermal transfer printing an identification card, comprising the steps of:a) providing a card substrate having a thermal transfer dye-receptive surface; b) providing a thermal dye transfer ribbon having at least one color dye panel and a metallic dye panel; c) printing indicia onto a selected portion of the dye-receptive surface with said color dye panel, and d) printing a metallic security outline onto a selected portion of the dye-receptive surface with said metallic dye panel, said metallic security outline being in registration with the printed indicia to form a metallic border along the edges of the printed indicia.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the card substrate is in the form of a paper.
- 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the card substrate is in the form of a film.
- 4. The process of claim 3, wherein the film comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyesters, vinyls polyamides, polyolefins, polyacrylates, polyimides, polystyrenes, polysulfones, aramids, polycarbonates, and celluloses.
- 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the surface of the card substrate is coated with a resin selected from the group consisting of polyesters, vinyls, polyamides, polyolefins, polyacrylates, polyimides, polystyrenes, polycarbonates, celluloses, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the indicia is printed in a black color.
- 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the indicia is printed in a non-black color.
- 8. The process of claim 1, wherein the indicia is printed in a color achieved from a combination of at least two dyes selected from the group consisting of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black dyes.
- 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the metallic border comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, aluminum, tin, zinc, titanium, chromium, and platinum.
- 10. The process of claim 1, wherein the metallic border is gold.
- 11. An identification card having printed indicia with a metallic border produced by a process, comprising the steps of:a) providing a card substrate having a thermal transfer dye-receptive surface; b) providing a thermal dye transfer ribbon having at least one color dye panel and a metallic dye panel; c) printing indicia onto a selected portion of the dye-receptive surface with said color dye panel, and d) printing a metallic security outline onto a selected portion of the dye-receptive surface with said metallic dye panel, said metallic security outline being in registration with the printed indicia to form a metallic border along the edges of the printed indicia.
- 12. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the card is a license.
- 13. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the card is a credit card.
- 14. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the indicia is printed in a black color.
- 15. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the indicia is printed in a non-black color.
- 16. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the indicia is printed in a color achieved from a combination of at least two dyes selected from the group consisting of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black dyes.
- 17. The identification card of claim 11, wherein the metallic border comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, aluminum, tin, zinc, titanium, chromium, and platinum.
- 18. The identification card of claim 17, wherein the metallic border is gold.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/339,178 having a filing date of Dec. 11, 2001.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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