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US 6,616,372 B2Granted
Process for making products using waterjet technology and computer software
OwnerJohn M. Seroka, Joseph E. Nichiporukinventors
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Abstract
A kit of components and a process which combines the use of water cutting and computer software to create design art images for insertion in interlocking pavers that can interlock with pre-manufactured pavers.
Claims6
A process for producing paving components with suitable shapes from paving stones when installed together at a predetermined order forming a predetermined product with a predetermined design selected from the group consisting of artwork, graphics, borders, logos, and custom designs, comprising the steps of:
- inputting the predetermined design into a software program included in a waterjet cutting tool;
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- forming the perimeter of the paving stones by cutting the paving stones into the paving components with suitable shapes using the water jet cutting tool controlled by the software program inputted with the predetermined design, thereby the paving components forms the predetermined product with the predetermined design when installed together,
- wherein the paving stones are selected from the group consisting of a cementitious paving material, a masonry paving material, and an interlocking paving material, and
- wherein the paving stones are selected from the group consisting of colored paving stones, dyed paving stones, and stained paving stones.
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