MULTI-LAYER CARDS WITH AESTHETIC FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING

摘要

Multi-layer cards with aesthetic and/or functional features, e.g. banking,access, or identification cards, having a bearing layer that includes aneffects layer disposed directly between two core layers are disclosed herein.Among other potential benefits, the layered structure of the bearing layerreduces overall manufacturing costs, as compared to methods known in the art,by facilitating a balanced card construction while minimizing the number oflayers formed from relatively expensive materials, avoiding direct imaging ofthe effects layer and minimizing waste associated therewith, as well asproviding for reliable incorporation of the effects layer into the multi-layered structure with minimal expenditure of resources and reducedpossibility of waste.