Decorative panel and method for manufacturing a decorative panel
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorBeauregard BOUTMANS
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Abstract
A decorative panel may have at least an upper visible surface that has a decorative pattern and an identification pattern. The identification pattern may be non-visible by the human eye and detectable by a detecting device. The decorative pattern may include at least one region having an average color having a saturation value. The identification pattern may be formed by a plurality of pattern elements distributed on at least a portion of the visible surface. The pattern elements may each have a color that has a different saturation value than the saturation value of the average color of the region of the decorative pattern wherein the plurality of pattern elements are situated.
Claims20
A decorative panel having at least an upper visible surface, the visible surface comprising:
- a decorative pattern;
- and
- an identification pattern;
- wherein the decorative pattern has at least one region having an average color having a saturation value;
- wherein the identification pattern is formed by a plurality of pattern elements distributed on at least a portion of the visible surface;
- wherein the pattern elements each include a color that has a different saturation value than the saturation value of the average color of the region of the decorative pattern wherein said plurality of pattern elements are situated.
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