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US 2023/0322016 A1Published application
Decorative panel having a digitally printed pattern and printing method therefor
AssigneeMaax Bath Inc.
InventorYan Bilodeau
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of producing a pattern for a decorative panel. The method includes applying a clear gel coat on a mold to form a clear layer. The clear layer is cured and then digitally printed with one or more inks so as to produce a pattern on the clear layer. Also disclosed is a decorative panel including a clear layer, an opaque layer and a pattern digitally printed on the clear layer, between the clear and opaque layers, such that the pattern is visible through the clear layer.
Claims35
A method of producing a pattern for a decorative panel, the method comprising:
- applying a first gel coat on a mold to form a first layer, the first gel coat and the first layer being clear;
- curing the first layer;
- digitally printing one or more inks onto the cured first layer to produce a first pattern thereon.
A decorative panel comprising:
- a first layer defining a front of the decorative panel, the first layer being clear;
- a second layer covering substantially the entire surface of the first layer;
- a first pattern located between the first and second layer, the first pattern being digitally printed on one of the first layer or the second layer and being visible through the first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.