ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,904, issued on April 7, was assigned to CPI CARD GROUP-COLORADO INC. (Littleton, Colo.).

"Recovered plastic cards" was invented by Maxmillian D. Michieli (Littleton, Colo.), James P. Colleran (Centennial, Colo.) and Barry Mosteller (Castle Pines, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlay for a laminated transaction card may include a core layer including at least about 50% recycled polyethylene by weight. The inlay may include a first support layer adhered to a first surface of the core layer by a first adhesive layer positioned between the first support layer and the first surface of the core layer. A material of the first suppo...