Patent ID: 11865737
Assignee: DAL-TILE, LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for manufacturing an engineered stone comprising the steps of:
providing a mixture comprising at least a particulate material and a binder;
adding a coloring agent to the mixture in such a manner to provide a basic décor;
compacting the mixture;
curing the binder to form a cured engineered stone;
polishing a top surface of the cured engineered stone;
printing a pattern with at least one organic heat curable ink on the top surface of the cured engineered stone; and
curing the at least one organic heat curable ink;, wherein the printing step comprises inkjet digital printing,, wherein the printing step is performed after the compacting step, and, wherein the basic décor and the printed pattern are both visible on at least the top surface of the cured engineered stone.