Patent ID: 8951378
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a personalized tile comprising the following steps: flattening a first section of clay to create a slab of clay; tracing an outline of a first template into the slab of clay to create a tile base, the tile base having a plurality of edges; forming a plurality of borders, each of which defines a top surface and an inner surface of the respective border; forming the personalized tile in a shape of a relatively flat trapezoidal prism by placing each of the plurality of borders on a respective one of the plurality of edges, whereby the top surfaces of the plurality of borders are generally planar thereby defining a top plane of the relatively flat trapezoidal prism after being placed on the plurality of edges, wherein the top plane, the inner surfaces of the plurality of borders, and the tile base define a mosaic area configured to receive at least one mosaic; and attaching the at least one mosaic to the tile base in the mosaic area so that the at least one mosaic does not extend beyond the top plane so that the personalized tile exhibits a relatively flat top surface generally coplanar with the top plane.