Surface covering production method using digital printing
US10906348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F15/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of producing a decorative surface covering comprises generating one or more synthetic images. The generation of these images includes arranging local prototype motifs characteristic of a material to be mimicked in a random manner and generating or preserving continuity between the local prototype motifs in such a way as to yield globally an appearance of the material to be mimicked, digitally printing one or more synthetic images on a printing substrate, and assembling the printing substrate with one or more backing layers and/or one or more transparent top layers so as to form the decorative surface covering.
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