Patent 11062191 was granted and assigned to Capital One on July, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Provided are approaches for removing an identification chip of a transaction card using a tear element. In some approaches, the transaction card may include a body, the identification chip coupled to the body, and the tear element disposed between the identification chip and the body. The tear element is operable to decouple the identification chip from the body when the tear element is pulled or otherwise moved away from the body.