ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,355, issued on June 30, was assigned to DEXERIALS Corp. (Tochigi, Japan).
"Smart card" was invented by Ryosuke Odaka (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a smart card that can improve the adhesive strength of the IC chip module even under low pressure, and can prevent deformation of the card by increasing the flowability of the conductive adhesive. The smart card includes a card body 2 with an antenna coil 3 built in, and an IC chip module 4 provided with an antenna connection terminal 5 for conductive connection with the antenna coil 3, the IC chip module 4 being housed in an accommodating recess 6 in the card ...