Surface marked articles, related methods and systems
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsDarryl J. Costin, Sr., Darryl J. Costin, Jr., Scott Fellin, Chase Carter
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Abstract
A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided are articles made according to this method, and systems for carrying out the method.
Claims24
A method of surface marking an article, comprising:
- laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article with a laser beam having an energy density per unit time (EDPUT) value in the range of approximately 0.12 watts-sec/mm3 and 79.6 watts-sec/mm3;
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- ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in predetermined orientation with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article.
A method of surface marking an article, comprising:
- laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article with a laser system producing and controlling the operating parameters of a laser beam having an energy density per unit time (EDPUT) value in the range of approximately 0.12 watts-sec/mm3 and 79.6 watts-sec/mm3;
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- ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in predetermined orientation with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article.
A method of surface marking an article, comprising:
- receiving a graphic design;
- generating a laser graphic template comprising one or more features of the graphic design to be laser marked on the article;
- generating a first graphic design element based at least in part on the laser graphic template;
- generating an ink-jet graphic template comprising one or more features of the graphic design to be ink-jet printed on the article;
- generating a second graphic design element based at least in part on the ink-jet graphic template;
- laser marking the first graphic design element on a portion of the surface of the article with a laser beam having an energy density per unit time (EDPUT) value between approximately 0.13 watts-sec/mm3 and 1.33 watts-sec/mm3;
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- ink-jet printing the second graphic design element in predetermined orientation with the first graphic design element on the portion of the surface of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.