Patent ID: 9656476
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B27N,B32B,B41J,B41M,B44C,B44D,B44F,E04B,E04F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A process for manufacturing of surface elements wherein said surface elements comprise a decorative upper layer and a supporting core, the process comprising: obtaining a digital decor by digitization of a number of archetypes selected from woods and minerals by making a high resolution digital picture of said archetypes; storing said digital decor; manufacturing a plurality of supporting cores, each being of rectangular shape and each having a same size, said size corresponding to a desired end user format and provided with an upper side and a lower side; editing said digital decor to fit said shape and size of each one of said plurality of supporting cores; and digitally printing different patterns on each of said plurality of supporting cores, wherein said patterns are selected from said digital decor and said digital decor is used to control said digitally printing the different patterns in a way that the pattern reproduces one of said number of archetypes.