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US8974016B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8974016-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414452104-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | Mar 28, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided are articles made according to this method, and systems for carrying out the method.
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What is claimed is: 1. The method of replicating the look of any surface comprising: obtaining a digital pattern which defines the look of a surface; converting the digital pattern to a DXF vector file with a software program; importing the DXF vector file to a software program which instructs the laser to etch the pattern at specific operating parameters; laser etching the graphic or pattern on the substrate; importing the digital pattern to a raster-rendering program;…
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- What does patent US8974016B2 cover?
- A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided ar…
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- Masonite Corp
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- Primary CPC classification B41J2/01. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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