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US 11,723,426 B2Granted
Base templates for many finishes by laser
AssigneeLevi Strauss & Co.
InventorsElizabeth O'Neill, James Barton Sights, Jeff Zens, David Love
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Abstract
Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.
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A system comprising:
- a first garment product, identifiable by a first product code identifier, wherein the first garment product is made from a first garment template washed using a first base wash recipe, the first garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of a woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
- a second garment product, identifiable by a second product code identifier, wherein the second garment product is made from a second garment template washed using a second base wash recipe, different from the first base wash recipe, the second garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of the woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
- a third garment product, identifiable by a third product code identifier, wherein the third garment product is made from the first garment template, and the first, second, and third product code identifiers are different from each other;
- a digital design tool, generating a first laser file including a first finishing pattern and a second laser file including a second finishing pattern, wherein the digital design tool generates a visualization of a finishing pattern on a computer screen and allows editing of the finishing pattern;
- a laser finishing machine, receiving as input at least one of the first laser file or the second laser file that is generated by the digital design tool,
- when the first garment template is used as a target garment for a laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the first finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the first garment product,
- when the second garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the second garment product, and
- when the first garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the second laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the second finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the third garment product.
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A system comprising:
- a first garment product, identifiable by a first product code identifier, wherein the first garment product is made from a first garment template washed using a first base wash recipe, the first garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of a woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
- a second garment product, identifiable by a second product code identifier, wherein the second garment product is made from a second garment template washed using a second base wash recipe, different from the first base wash recipe, the second garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of the woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
- a third garment product, identifiable by a third product code identifier, wherein the third garment product is made from the first garment template, and the first, second, and third product code identifiers are different from each other;
- a digital design tool, generating a first laser file including a first finishing pattern and a second laser file including a second finishing pattern, wherein the digital design tool generates a visualization in color on a computer screen and allows editing of a finishing pattern on a garment after postlaser wash, and
- the digital design tool allows editing comprising at least one of altering a position of the finishing pattern relative to the garment on the computer screen, altering a scaling of the finishing pattern relative to the garment on the computer screen, or applying a tint to the finishing pattern and garment on the computer screen;
- a laser finishing machine, receiving as input at least one of the first laser file or the second laser file that is generated by the digital design tool,
- when the first garment template is used as a target garment for a laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the first finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the first garment product,
- when the second garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the second garment product, and
- when the first garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the second laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the second finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the third garment product.
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