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US 12,509,757 B2Granted
Kitchen appliance, decorative article therefor, and method of manufacturing a decorative surface
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
InventorRob Spencer
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Abstract
There is provided a method of manufacturing a decorative surface, comprising the steps of: coating a substrate with an opaque coating using a vapour deposition process; and etching the coating to expose the substrate selectively thereby to manufacture a decorative surface.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a decorative surface, comprising:
- coating a light transmissive substrate with an opaque non-light transmissive metallic coating using a vapour deposition process;
- thereafter, applying a lacquer layer to the coating;
- thereafter, etching the coating together with the lacquer layer to selectively remove portions of both layers so as to expose portions of the substrate thereby to manufacture a decorative surface;
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- wherein the decorative surface comprises a pattern that allows light to be transmitted through the exposed selected portions of the substrate.
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