ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,307,315, issued on May 20, was assigned to AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY INC. (New York).
"Transaction card incorporating aluminum alloys" was invented by James Bruce Coleman (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are examples of transaction cards incorporating aluminum or aluminum alloys. The aluminum can be extracted or recycled from a retired aircraft. Other materials can also be incorporated into the transaction card to provide sufficient weight and rigidity to the transaction card. Stainless-steel can be incorporated into the construction of the card in combination with aluminum to provide a desired use...