US 7,770,801 Bl Aug. 10, 2010
(54) ENVIRONMENTALLY FAVORABLE REWARD CARDS
(75) Inventor: Mark H. Bailey, Trophy Club, TX (US)
(73) Assignee: 13 Plastic Cards, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 4 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 12/188,420
(22) Filed: Aug. 8, 2008
(51) Int. CI.
G06K19/02 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 235/487; 235/488; 235/494;
428/32.1; 428/32.11; 428/32.14; 428/32.21;
428/32.22; 347/1
(58) Field of Classification Search 235/488,
235/494; 428/32.1, 32.14, 32.21, 32.28, 428/32.36; 347/1 See application file for complete search history.
A reward or retailer's card and a method of making a card having an overall recycle code of no greater than about 5. The card includes a core card stock made of a material having a recycle code of less than about 5. Variable indicia is printed on the card stock. A hot stamped substantially transparent foil layer is applied to at least the variable printed indicia on the card stock to protect the printed indicia.
13 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
