Tubular hose having an external layer provided with a code and a method for the manufacture thereof
AssigneeVenair Inc.
InventorsJavier SIGLER POVEDA, Norma FERRER SERRANO
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Abstract
A tubular hose for transporting fluids in industrial installations and a method for the manufacture thereof. The tubular hose includes an external layer of a polymeric material, preferably silicone, provided with a code, intaglio engraved using a laser on the external surface of the external layer formed by a plurality of grooves arranged according to a pattern of the code. The grooves are at least partially filled with a filler material with a colored polymeric base which produces a visual contrast with the rest of the external surface of the external layer. The code is preferably a QR CODE.
Claims19
A tubular hose for transporting fluids in industrial installations which comprises an external layer made of a polymeric material provided with a code intaglio engraved using a laser on the external surface of the external layer formed by a plurality of grooves arranged according to a pattern of the code, in which the grooves are at least partially filled with a filler material with a colored polymeric base which produces a visual contrast with the rest of the external surface of the external layer.
A method for manufacturing a tubular hose for transporting fluids in industrial installations, provided with a code which comprises the steps of:
- a) providing a tubular hose comprising an external layer made of a polymeric material;
- b) intaglio engraving a code, using a laser on the external surface of the external layer, forming a plurality of grooves arranged according to a pattern of the code;
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- c) at least partially filling the grooves which form the code with a filler material with a colored polymeric base which produces a visual contrast with the rest of the external surface of the external layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.