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Antimicrobial
                                                                             Cards, Badges and Badge Holders,

                                                                                                            Tokens and Poker Chips




                                                                             SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR CONTROLING
    U.S. Patent No. 7,851,517                                               BACTERIA ON CARDS, BADGES, POKER
       Scope of Patent                                                              CHIPS AND TOKENS
CARDS
Credit Cards, ATM and Debit Cards, Rewards                       Credit cards, hotel keys, membership                 The consumer cannot control behaviors of
                                                                 rewards cards, employee badges, plastic              those they interact with, and may not have
Cards, Insurance Cards, Hotel Keys, Key Fobs                     tokens or poker chips can accumulate germs           control over the surfaces that the germ lands
IDENTIFICATION                                                   just as fast as cash.                                on.

Drivers Licenses, National ID Cards, Passport                    According to Llelwyn Grant of the Centers            The transmission of viruses and dangerous
                                                                 for Disease Control, "Any surface could              pathogens is really in our own hands. The
Cards, Employee Badges
                                                                 contribute to the passing of the virus, which        importance of hand washing as the best
BADGE HOLDERS                                                    typically will live up to six to eight hours after   method to avoid food poisoning, colds,
                                                                 contact has been made."                              influenza and respiratory diseases cannot be
Badge Holders                                                                                                         overstated.
POKER CHIPS                                                      Drug and grocery stores, gym and other
                                                                 membership cards are often used daily, laid          However, there are times where we simply
Poker Chips                                                      on the counters that are never cleaned. If a         cannot wash our hands after we encounter
                                                                 cashier who has developed flu symptoms               viruses or the surfaces they land upon.
TOKENS                                                           handles a card during a transaction, they
Subway Tokens, Laundry Tokens                                    can contaminate a card with germs that               Interestingly 68% of the American population
                                                                 linger from hours to months.                         doesn’t wash their hands long enough to
                                                                                                                      remove germs, and 36% rarely washes after
 To stop the spread and growth of germs,                         Multiple encounters with the card, badge,            coughing or sneezing. Thus we
 viruses and pathogens on hard surfaces like                     token or chip equates to increased chances           unknowingly transfer illness to others around
 plastic, manufactures should make the card of                   of the consumer contracting an illness.              us, the people we interact with daily, like co-
 antimicrobial plastic. If germs land on an                                                                           workers and loved ones.
 antimicrobial surface, the life cycle of the virus
 is severely inhibited.




       Antimicrobial Card Co | 3612 Scruggs Drive Richland Hills TX 76118
       Tel 817.680.1220 | Email: lmholmes@usa.net                                                      WWW.ANTIMICROBIALCARDS.COM
Antimicrobial Card Co.
                                                           Executive Summary
                                   Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC) is a pioneer in the emerging field of
                                       antimicrobial identification and cash substitution instruments.


Contact Information             PRODUCTS
Lisa Holmes, Patent Holder
817.680.1220
                                A simple solution for manufactures of Smartcards, Credit Cards, Identification Cards,
lmholmes@usa.net
                                Healthcare Cards, Employee Badges, Rewards Cards, Chips, and Tokens that will
www.antimicrobialcards.com
                                inhibit the growth and transmission of germs, viruses and dangerous pathogens that
                                thrive on the surfaces of intensely circulated products. ACC’s plan is to license
Industry                        U.S. Patent No. 7,851,517, Antimicrobial Credit Cards, Identification Cards,
Electronics, Plastics           Membership Cards and Identification Badges and Badge Holders. The manufacturing
Identification and Cash         of our devices will be by ACC authorized licensees.
Substitution Instruments

                                PROBLEM
Year Patent Awarded
2011
                                Viruses, flu and pathogens tend to spread from person to person when germs
                                become airborne via coughing and sneezing. When you touch a surface that contains
Year Invented                   those germs and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth, those microbes can make
2006                            you sick. Employee identification badges, visitor badges, credit cards, hotel keys,
                                membership rewards cards, plastic tokens or poker chips can accumulate germs just
Legal Advisor:                  as fast as cash.
Mark Holmes
Newport Beach, CA               According to Llelwyn Grant of the Centers for Disease Control, "Any surface could
www.mdholmeslaw.com             contribute to the passing of the virus, which typically will live up to six to eight hours
                                after contact has been made."

                                Some of the hardiest germs can successfully reproduce on plastic surfaces for weeks.
                                Studies done in 2000 and 2001 showed that a few antibiotic-resistant germs could
                                survive on plastic surfaces for three full months.

                                Keep in mind that germs live longest in wet environments. A droplet from a sneeze
                                that lands on your card could contain thousands of germs which could be transferred
                                to other adjacent cards when you slide it back into your wallet, potentially
                                contaminating cards you haven't even touched. "The issue is moisture, that's how
                                germs transfer from one surface to another. The water-retaining properties of mucus
                                can help a germ survive hours or even days, longer than it would without it. People
                                who keep wallets in their pockets may also be fostering germs' growth, since the
                                warmth provides an ideal bacterial breeding ground." says Alesia Wagner, an
                                osteopathic physician regional medical director for U.S. HealthWorks in Southern
                                California. (U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group was founded in 1995 and is the second-
                                largest occupational health care provider in the nation.)

                                Multiple encounters with a card increase the chances of a consumer contracting an
                                illness. As the consumer cannot control behaviors of those they or their cards may
                                interact with, and typically no control over the surfaces that the germ lands on.

                                A Canadian study to assess microbial contamination of identification badges at a
                                medical center was conducted in 2007. The researchers concluded that badges
                                harbor disease-causing organisms like S. aureus (Staph), E. coli, and Pseudomonas
                                aeruginosa (Pneumonia). Badges worn around the neck had similar contamination
                                rates when compared with those clipped to clothing. Badges worn without a plastic
                                cover had similar contamination rates to those worn with a cover. Badges that had
                                been cleaned in the preceding week were contaminated. The recommendation of the
                                researchers was to ask all employees to clean their badges frequently throughout
                                their shifts with alcohol swabs.

                                In 2012, a study at nationwide study carried out by researchers from the London
                                School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Queen Mary at the University of
                                London investigated levels of bacterial contamination on the hands, credit cards and
                                currency found that one in 10 bank cards (10%) were to contaminated with faecal
                                organisms such as E. coli and and Staphylococci.



                           Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
In 2012, a St. Petersburg College biological sciences professor, Dr. Shannon McQuaig
     had her students test plastic currency at local shopping malls and area restaurants.
     They tested for this “bad bacteria” using molecular techniques. What they found was
     the high prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the
     plastic credit cards. 50 percent of the credit cards tested positive for MRSA. “I
     believe there has been a general trend to use plastic currency more frequently, as a
     simple convenience (I hardly ever carry cash), but as it is used more frequently it is
     exposed to more hands and thus possibly more contamination” Dr. McQuaig said.

     Studies also showed that 68% of the American population do not wash their hands
     long enough to remove germs, and 36% rarely washes after coughing or sneezing.
     Thus we unknowingly transfer illness to others around us, the people we interact
     with daily, like co-workers and loved ones.

     The transmission of viruses and dangerous pathogens is really in our own hands.
     The importance of properly washing our hands as the best method to avoid food
     poisoning, colds, influenza and respiratory diseases cannot be overstated. Frequent
     cleaning of the card, two or three times a day, along with the carrying case the card
     is carried in, and all surfaces the card touches. These areas should be cleaned with
     alcohol swabs several times throughout the day.

     In our busy lives, there are times where we simply cannot wash our hands after we
     encounter viruses or the surfaces they land upon. Cleaning the card and the
     surfaces it touches with alcohol may not be something we remember to do, or can do
     without offending others.

     ECONOMIC IMPACT
     Common Cold: In the United States, the common cold leads to 75 to 100 million
     physician visits annually at a conservative cost estimate of $7.7 billion per year.
     Americans spend $2.9 billion on over-the-counter drugs and another $400 million on
     prescription medicines for symptomatic relief.
     More than one-third of patients who saw a doctor received an antibiotic prescription,
     which has implications for antibiotic resistance from overuse of such drugs.
     An estimated 22 to 189 million school days are missed annually due to a cold. As a
     result, parents missed 126 million workdays to stay home to care for their children.
     When added to the 150 million workdays missed by employees suffering from a cold,
     the total economic impact of cold-related work loss exceeds $20 billion per year. This
     accounts for 40% of time lost from work.
     Influenza: Influenza caused Americans to miss 100 million workdays and $6.8
     billion in wages last year. The illness also cost companies $10 billion in lost
     productivity related to employer-paid sick days. According to the Centers for
     Disease Control and Prevention, 13% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year,
     with active flu seasons affecting more than 62 million Americans.
     The survey also found that influenza led to 32 million missed school days last year.
     Between missed workdays, child care costs, doctor visits and other related costs, the
     flu cost nearly one-third of respondents between $251 and $1,000 last year.
     Hospital Acquired Infections:
     An estimated 1.7 million Americans acquire Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) each
     year. They are known by such names as MRSA, C.Diff, VRE, CRKP. The patient is
     admitted to the hospital injured, debilitated or sick, their immune systems
     compromised, making them easily susceptible to a colonized infection. Others in the
     hospital, some sick and others healthy, introduce the pathogen by touching the
     patient. HAI are invisible, and can survive on surfaces for up to three days. That
     means that they can be transferred when one infected person simply touches
     another, or when the patient touches something on which the pathogen resides like a
     stethoscope, a TV remote, a computer mouse, or employee badge. Of those infected
     at least 99,000 of them die from those infections.




Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
SOLUTION/PRODUCT

     Antimicrobial master batches are available for just about any type of extruded
     plastic. The antimicrobial master batch is added to the plastic in the molding process
     or embedded in the thin layer of PVC film on top of the surface. Antimicrobial plastic
     compounds are directly incorporated into the thermoplastic materials during the time
     of molding, it makes it impossible for allergens, bacteria, molds, and mildew to
     survive on the surface, yet these compounds have no known effect on
     humans. Antimicrobial properties are embodied within the plastic itself, or just
     topically applied to the card, chip or token, so that the antimicrobial benefits will last
     through the life of the card.

     Antimicrobials can protect the card, chip or token from odor development, staining,
     discoloration, and microbial transfer by cross contamination. Eliminating microbial
     transfer is an attractive property for the products, which are handled by many people
     and rarely cleaned.

     Public awareness about contamination and infections prompts significant demand for
     antimicrobial plastic products in other markets such as healthcare and consumer
     products. Antimicrobial / Antibacterial plastics used in manufacturing of products
     represent a small albeit high-revenue segment of the plastics additives sector, and
     are projected to account for about 20% of the global plastics market in the near
     term. India, China along with US and Europe represents the largest worldwide
     markets for plastic additives, with a forecast to reach 221,758 metric tons of
     antimicrobial plastic by the year 2017.


     CUSTOMERS

     Antimicrobial Card Licensee target customers include card, token, chip and badge
     holder manufactures. The primary focus will be centered around smartcard and
     credit card manufactures: Gemalto N.V., Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Oberthur
     Technologies Card Systems.


     MARKET POTENTIAL

     Credit Cards: 609.8 million credit cards held by U.S. consumers, as of 2008. The
     average number of credit cards held by cardholders: 3.5. Cards issued through year-
     end 2010 by the following financial institutions:


            American Express credit: 48.9 million (Source: American Express)
            MasterCard credit: 171 million (Source: MasterCard)
            MasterCard debit: 123 million (Source: MasterCard)
            Visa credit: 269 million, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (Source: Visa)
            Visa debit: 397 million, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (Source: Visa)

     Smartcards: Although current growth remains moderated by the recent world
     economic recession, the world smart card market is nevertheless forecast to recover;
     Poised in the short-to-medium term period to reach US$26.3 billion by the year
     2015. Growth during this period will be driven by post recession resurgence in
     planned infrastructure and security projects, the ongoing efforts to replace traditional
     magnetic-stripe cards in banking/financial institutions with latest chip-and-pin
     payment technology, increase in adoption of contactless smart cards, and the ever
     increasing need for greater security, processing and storage capacities. the main
     vertical applications for smart cards: enterprise and access ID, government and
     healthcare citizen ID, payment and banking, pay TV/conditional access, retail and
     loyalty, SIM, telecom/payphone, transportation, and "other" applications.

     Other types of secure Identification cards: e-health insurance cards: In
     September 2007, for example, Gemalto delivered its 100 millionth e-healthcare
     card. Gemalto delivered e-healthcare cards in Algeria, Belgium, China, Finland,
     France, Germany Mexico, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United
     States, e-driver’s licenses, e-passports, e-ID Citizen Cards, e-Government ID. As of



Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
December of 2009, Gemalto has provided 25 million Common Access Cards to the
     U.S. Department of Defense for employee and contractor use.


     GO TO MARKET STRATEGY

     ACC’s goal is to establish antimicrobial cards, chips and tokens as the industry
     standard for cards and cash substitution instruments. Through independent
     marketing representatives we plan to market licenses to existing manufactures. ACC
     intends on educating decision makers in key sectors to influence criteria for the
     cards, chips and tokens that they purchase. Lastly to build upon public awareness
     and increase consumer market demand for alternatives that will protect consumers
     and their loved ones from one more source of exposure to germs.



     THE COMPANY

     Antimicrobial Card Company is a pioneer in the emerging field of Antimicrobial
     Identification and Cash Substitution Instruments. We offer a simple solution for
     inhibiting the growth and transmission of germs, viruses and dangerous pathogens
     that thrive on the surfaces of intensely circulated products. Inspiring consumer
     confidence in those instruments and enhancing purity and cleanliness in consumer’s
     lives!

     Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC) owner and patent holder, Lisa Holmes has
     worked for 30 years within the government and commercial healthcare sector. Daily
     interactions with government healthcare policy setters and clinical staff empowered
     her with a laser focus on patient safety and infection control. While on a site visit to
     a Veterans Affairs Medical Center over 6 years ago, she observed a caregiver
     bending over a veteran. The caregiver touched the patient with her government ID
     badge, then turned and touched another patient with the same badge. Lisa realized
     that the transfer of microbes, viruses and other sources of contamination via plastic
     cards had been overlooked. She knew cross-contamination could be controlled and
     limited by making the card with antimicrobial infused plastic, and set about to shape
     the way we interact with cards and badges. The patent was issued and finalized on
     14 Dec 2010.


     TEAM PROFILE

     Innovator: Lisa Holmes
     Lisa Holmes is a 30 year sales and marketing executive to federal and commercial
     healthcare. Leading and delivering $30-400 million annual sales in B2B, consumer
     goods and healthcare product sales teams for multi-billion dollar companies
     operating within the federal and commercial healthcare space. Realizing annual
     increases of revenue and market share of 25-75% annually. In addition to her
     corporate responsibilities, Lisa served on several industry boards. As a Board
     Member of the American Logistics Association (ALA), she worked in tandem with high
     level Pentagon and government officials to find a solution to credentialing contractors
     for federal installations. As a member of the American Society of Healthcare
     Environmental Services (ASHES) she embraced patient safety and the newest
     infection control methodologies. Lisa also was appointed for several years as an ad
     hoc member of the Dept of Veterans Affairs national healthcare and environmental
     service product standardization. Born in Rockford, Illinois, raised in Sacramento
     California, she's lived in Europe for 15 years and came back to live in the State of
     Texas. She speaks German as she lived in Germany for 15 years in support of the
     military efforts during the Cold War and Operation Desert Storm.

     Legal Advisor: Mark Holmes

     Mark Holmes has 25 years experience in business management, marketing and the
     law. Mark holds a master’s in business from Boston University, and a law degree
     from University of Texas School of Law. Mark is also the CEO of Green Wave Energy
     Corporation an alternative energy think tank providing off the grid energy solution




Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012

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Antimicrobial Card Company Executive Summary

  • 1. Antimicrobial Cards, Badges and Badge Holders, Tokens and Poker Chips SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR CONTROLING U.S. Patent No. 7,851,517 BACTERIA ON CARDS, BADGES, POKER Scope of Patent CHIPS AND TOKENS CARDS Credit Cards, ATM and Debit Cards, Rewards Credit cards, hotel keys, membership The consumer cannot control behaviors of rewards cards, employee badges, plastic those they interact with, and may not have Cards, Insurance Cards, Hotel Keys, Key Fobs tokens or poker chips can accumulate germs control over the surfaces that the germ lands IDENTIFICATION just as fast as cash. on. Drivers Licenses, National ID Cards, Passport According to Llelwyn Grant of the Centers The transmission of viruses and dangerous for Disease Control, "Any surface could pathogens is really in our own hands. The Cards, Employee Badges contribute to the passing of the virus, which importance of hand washing as the best BADGE HOLDERS typically will live up to six to eight hours after method to avoid food poisoning, colds, contact has been made." influenza and respiratory diseases cannot be Badge Holders overstated. POKER CHIPS Drug and grocery stores, gym and other membership cards are often used daily, laid However, there are times where we simply Poker Chips on the counters that are never cleaned. If a cannot wash our hands after we encounter cashier who has developed flu symptoms viruses or the surfaces they land upon. TOKENS handles a card during a transaction, they Subway Tokens, Laundry Tokens can contaminate a card with germs that Interestingly 68% of the American population linger from hours to months. doesn’t wash their hands long enough to remove germs, and 36% rarely washes after To stop the spread and growth of germs, Multiple encounters with the card, badge, coughing or sneezing. Thus we viruses and pathogens on hard surfaces like token or chip equates to increased chances unknowingly transfer illness to others around plastic, manufactures should make the card of of the consumer contracting an illness. us, the people we interact with daily, like co- antimicrobial plastic. If germs land on an workers and loved ones. antimicrobial surface, the life cycle of the virus is severely inhibited. Antimicrobial Card Co | 3612 Scruggs Drive Richland Hills TX 76118 Tel 817.680.1220 | Email: lmholmes@usa.net WWW.ANTIMICROBIALCARDS.COM
  • 2. Antimicrobial Card Co. Executive Summary Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC) is a pioneer in the emerging field of antimicrobial identification and cash substitution instruments. Contact Information PRODUCTS Lisa Holmes, Patent Holder 817.680.1220 A simple solution for manufactures of Smartcards, Credit Cards, Identification Cards, lmholmes@usa.net Healthcare Cards, Employee Badges, Rewards Cards, Chips, and Tokens that will www.antimicrobialcards.com inhibit the growth and transmission of germs, viruses and dangerous pathogens that thrive on the surfaces of intensely circulated products. ACC’s plan is to license Industry U.S. Patent No. 7,851,517, Antimicrobial Credit Cards, Identification Cards, Electronics, Plastics Membership Cards and Identification Badges and Badge Holders. The manufacturing Identification and Cash of our devices will be by ACC authorized licensees. Substitution Instruments PROBLEM Year Patent Awarded 2011 Viruses, flu and pathogens tend to spread from person to person when germs become airborne via coughing and sneezing. When you touch a surface that contains Year Invented those germs and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth, those microbes can make 2006 you sick. Employee identification badges, visitor badges, credit cards, hotel keys, membership rewards cards, plastic tokens or poker chips can accumulate germs just Legal Advisor: as fast as cash. Mark Holmes Newport Beach, CA According to Llelwyn Grant of the Centers for Disease Control, "Any surface could www.mdholmeslaw.com contribute to the passing of the virus, which typically will live up to six to eight hours after contact has been made." Some of the hardiest germs can successfully reproduce on plastic surfaces for weeks. Studies done in 2000 and 2001 showed that a few antibiotic-resistant germs could survive on plastic surfaces for three full months. Keep in mind that germs live longest in wet environments. A droplet from a sneeze that lands on your card could contain thousands of germs which could be transferred to other adjacent cards when you slide it back into your wallet, potentially contaminating cards you haven't even touched. "The issue is moisture, that's how germs transfer from one surface to another. The water-retaining properties of mucus can help a germ survive hours or even days, longer than it would without it. People who keep wallets in their pockets may also be fostering germs' growth, since the warmth provides an ideal bacterial breeding ground." says Alesia Wagner, an osteopathic physician regional medical director for U.S. HealthWorks in Southern California. (U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group was founded in 1995 and is the second- largest occupational health care provider in the nation.) Multiple encounters with a card increase the chances of a consumer contracting an illness. As the consumer cannot control behaviors of those they or their cards may interact with, and typically no control over the surfaces that the germ lands on. A Canadian study to assess microbial contamination of identification badges at a medical center was conducted in 2007. The researchers concluded that badges harbor disease-causing organisms like S. aureus (Staph), E. coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pneumonia). Badges worn around the neck had similar contamination rates when compared with those clipped to clothing. Badges worn without a plastic cover had similar contamination rates to those worn with a cover. Badges that had been cleaned in the preceding week were contaminated. The recommendation of the researchers was to ask all employees to clean their badges frequently throughout their shifts with alcohol swabs. In 2012, a study at nationwide study carried out by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Queen Mary at the University of London investigated levels of bacterial contamination on the hands, credit cards and currency found that one in 10 bank cards (10%) were to contaminated with faecal organisms such as E. coli and and Staphylococci. Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
  • 3. In 2012, a St. Petersburg College biological sciences professor, Dr. Shannon McQuaig had her students test plastic currency at local shopping malls and area restaurants. They tested for this “bad bacteria” using molecular techniques. What they found was the high prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the plastic credit cards. 50 percent of the credit cards tested positive for MRSA. “I believe there has been a general trend to use plastic currency more frequently, as a simple convenience (I hardly ever carry cash), but as it is used more frequently it is exposed to more hands and thus possibly more contamination” Dr. McQuaig said. Studies also showed that 68% of the American population do not wash their hands long enough to remove germs, and 36% rarely washes after coughing or sneezing. Thus we unknowingly transfer illness to others around us, the people we interact with daily, like co-workers and loved ones. The transmission of viruses and dangerous pathogens is really in our own hands. The importance of properly washing our hands as the best method to avoid food poisoning, colds, influenza and respiratory diseases cannot be overstated. Frequent cleaning of the card, two or three times a day, along with the carrying case the card is carried in, and all surfaces the card touches. These areas should be cleaned with alcohol swabs several times throughout the day. In our busy lives, there are times where we simply cannot wash our hands after we encounter viruses or the surfaces they land upon. Cleaning the card and the surfaces it touches with alcohol may not be something we remember to do, or can do without offending others. ECONOMIC IMPACT Common Cold: In the United States, the common cold leads to 75 to 100 million physician visits annually at a conservative cost estimate of $7.7 billion per year. Americans spend $2.9 billion on over-the-counter drugs and another $400 million on prescription medicines for symptomatic relief. More than one-third of patients who saw a doctor received an antibiotic prescription, which has implications for antibiotic resistance from overuse of such drugs. An estimated 22 to 189 million school days are missed annually due to a cold. As a result, parents missed 126 million workdays to stay home to care for their children. When added to the 150 million workdays missed by employees suffering from a cold, the total economic impact of cold-related work loss exceeds $20 billion per year. This accounts for 40% of time lost from work. Influenza: Influenza caused Americans to miss 100 million workdays and $6.8 billion in wages last year. The illness also cost companies $10 billion in lost productivity related to employer-paid sick days. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year, with active flu seasons affecting more than 62 million Americans. The survey also found that influenza led to 32 million missed school days last year. Between missed workdays, child care costs, doctor visits and other related costs, the flu cost nearly one-third of respondents between $251 and $1,000 last year. Hospital Acquired Infections: An estimated 1.7 million Americans acquire Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) each year. They are known by such names as MRSA, C.Diff, VRE, CRKP. The patient is admitted to the hospital injured, debilitated or sick, their immune systems compromised, making them easily susceptible to a colonized infection. Others in the hospital, some sick and others healthy, introduce the pathogen by touching the patient. HAI are invisible, and can survive on surfaces for up to three days. That means that they can be transferred when one infected person simply touches another, or when the patient touches something on which the pathogen resides like a stethoscope, a TV remote, a computer mouse, or employee badge. Of those infected at least 99,000 of them die from those infections. Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
  • 4. SOLUTION/PRODUCT Antimicrobial master batches are available for just about any type of extruded plastic. The antimicrobial master batch is added to the plastic in the molding process or embedded in the thin layer of PVC film on top of the surface. Antimicrobial plastic compounds are directly incorporated into the thermoplastic materials during the time of molding, it makes it impossible for allergens, bacteria, molds, and mildew to survive on the surface, yet these compounds have no known effect on humans. Antimicrobial properties are embodied within the plastic itself, or just topically applied to the card, chip or token, so that the antimicrobial benefits will last through the life of the card. Antimicrobials can protect the card, chip or token from odor development, staining, discoloration, and microbial transfer by cross contamination. Eliminating microbial transfer is an attractive property for the products, which are handled by many people and rarely cleaned. Public awareness about contamination and infections prompts significant demand for antimicrobial plastic products in other markets such as healthcare and consumer products. Antimicrobial / Antibacterial plastics used in manufacturing of products represent a small albeit high-revenue segment of the plastics additives sector, and are projected to account for about 20% of the global plastics market in the near term. India, China along with US and Europe represents the largest worldwide markets for plastic additives, with a forecast to reach 221,758 metric tons of antimicrobial plastic by the year 2017. CUSTOMERS Antimicrobial Card Licensee target customers include card, token, chip and badge holder manufactures. The primary focus will be centered around smartcard and credit card manufactures: Gemalto N.V., Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Oberthur Technologies Card Systems. MARKET POTENTIAL Credit Cards: 609.8 million credit cards held by U.S. consumers, as of 2008. The average number of credit cards held by cardholders: 3.5. Cards issued through year- end 2010 by the following financial institutions:  American Express credit: 48.9 million (Source: American Express)  MasterCard credit: 171 million (Source: MasterCard)  MasterCard debit: 123 million (Source: MasterCard)  Visa credit: 269 million, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (Source: Visa)  Visa debit: 397 million, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (Source: Visa) Smartcards: Although current growth remains moderated by the recent world economic recession, the world smart card market is nevertheless forecast to recover; Poised in the short-to-medium term period to reach US$26.3 billion by the year 2015. Growth during this period will be driven by post recession resurgence in planned infrastructure and security projects, the ongoing efforts to replace traditional magnetic-stripe cards in banking/financial institutions with latest chip-and-pin payment technology, increase in adoption of contactless smart cards, and the ever increasing need for greater security, processing and storage capacities. the main vertical applications for smart cards: enterprise and access ID, government and healthcare citizen ID, payment and banking, pay TV/conditional access, retail and loyalty, SIM, telecom/payphone, transportation, and "other" applications. Other types of secure Identification cards: e-health insurance cards: In September 2007, for example, Gemalto delivered its 100 millionth e-healthcare card. Gemalto delivered e-healthcare cards in Algeria, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany Mexico, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, e-driver’s licenses, e-passports, e-ID Citizen Cards, e-Government ID. As of Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012
  • 5. December of 2009, Gemalto has provided 25 million Common Access Cards to the U.S. Department of Defense for employee and contractor use. GO TO MARKET STRATEGY ACC’s goal is to establish antimicrobial cards, chips and tokens as the industry standard for cards and cash substitution instruments. Through independent marketing representatives we plan to market licenses to existing manufactures. ACC intends on educating decision makers in key sectors to influence criteria for the cards, chips and tokens that they purchase. Lastly to build upon public awareness and increase consumer market demand for alternatives that will protect consumers and their loved ones from one more source of exposure to germs. THE COMPANY Antimicrobial Card Company is a pioneer in the emerging field of Antimicrobial Identification and Cash Substitution Instruments. We offer a simple solution for inhibiting the growth and transmission of germs, viruses and dangerous pathogens that thrive on the surfaces of intensely circulated products. Inspiring consumer confidence in those instruments and enhancing purity and cleanliness in consumer’s lives! Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC) owner and patent holder, Lisa Holmes has worked for 30 years within the government and commercial healthcare sector. Daily interactions with government healthcare policy setters and clinical staff empowered her with a laser focus on patient safety and infection control. While on a site visit to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center over 6 years ago, she observed a caregiver bending over a veteran. The caregiver touched the patient with her government ID badge, then turned and touched another patient with the same badge. Lisa realized that the transfer of microbes, viruses and other sources of contamination via plastic cards had been overlooked. She knew cross-contamination could be controlled and limited by making the card with antimicrobial infused plastic, and set about to shape the way we interact with cards and badges. The patent was issued and finalized on 14 Dec 2010. TEAM PROFILE Innovator: Lisa Holmes Lisa Holmes is a 30 year sales and marketing executive to federal and commercial healthcare. Leading and delivering $30-400 million annual sales in B2B, consumer goods and healthcare product sales teams for multi-billion dollar companies operating within the federal and commercial healthcare space. Realizing annual increases of revenue and market share of 25-75% annually. In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Lisa served on several industry boards. As a Board Member of the American Logistics Association (ALA), she worked in tandem with high level Pentagon and government officials to find a solution to credentialing contractors for federal installations. As a member of the American Society of Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) she embraced patient safety and the newest infection control methodologies. Lisa also was appointed for several years as an ad hoc member of the Dept of Veterans Affairs national healthcare and environmental service product standardization. Born in Rockford, Illinois, raised in Sacramento California, she's lived in Europe for 15 years and came back to live in the State of Texas. She speaks German as she lived in Germany for 15 years in support of the military efforts during the Cold War and Operation Desert Storm. Legal Advisor: Mark Holmes Mark Holmes has 25 years experience in business management, marketing and the law. Mark holds a master’s in business from Boston University, and a law degree from University of Texas School of Law. Mark is also the CEO of Green Wave Energy Corporation an alternative energy think tank providing off the grid energy solution Antimicrobial Card Company (ACC)| Executive Summary ©2012