Simulated ceramic tile
US4169907A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31663
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A decorative simulated ceramic tile is produced in a method which comprises applying to a flat surface of a non-metallic, porous substrate, an under-coat effective to seal the surface and provide a colored, printable base; printing on the printable base a pattern composed of ink lines of a colored drying ink containing 0.75 to 5% by weight of an organic silicone oil, and allowing the ink to dry; applying to the printable base, a coloring pigment-containing liquid top coat containing from 0.75% to 2.0% by weight of coloring pigment; allowing the silicone to repel the liquid to form ridges of the liquid adjacent the printed pattern, the printed pattern being clearly visible, and subsequently drying and baking the substrate to fix the liquid material as a hard, coloring pigment-containing, resinous top coat defining a contour of valleys, hills and plains, wherein the intensity of color in the top coat varies with the variation in the contour; the top coat remaining on the printed pattern in a thickness less than 1 mil such that the color of the ink is not obscured; the color in the top coat providing a contrast with the color in the under-coat and with the color in the printed pattern…
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