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Decorating natural leather

US11260687B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Agfa NV · BE

Inventors

Jens Lenaerts · Mortsel, BE
Pantelis Yiannakou · Mortsel, BE
Tom Cloots · Londerzeel, BE
Dieter Jancart · Mortsel, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2/01
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.

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