Patent ID: 9566823
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B41J,B41M,B44C

Claim:
1. A method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels include a substrate and a top layer, and the top layer includes a paper layer having a printed pattern, the method comprising: providing the paper layer; and providing the paper layer with at least a portion of the printed pattern; wherein providing the portion of the printed pattern involves depositing pigment containing inks on the paper layer using a digital inkjet printer; wherein the pigments contained in the ink are color pigments; wherein the digital inkjet printer includes print heads with nozzles, and the depositing involves firing the pigment containing ink from the nozzles onto the paper layer; wherein the dry weight of the total volume of the pigment containing inks deposited on the paper layer and contained in the portion of the printed pattern is lower than 15 grams per square meter; and wherein the total volume is less than 15 milliliters per square meter.