Patent ID: 6565919
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B27N,B32B,B41J,B41M,B44C,B44D,B44F,E04B,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for the manufacturing of surface elements which surface elements comprise a decorative upper layer and a supporting core; said process comprising:i) providing a supporting core with an upper side; ii) providing the upper side of the supporting core with a dÃ©cor, which dÃ©cor is achieved by at last one of digitizing an actual archetype and at least partly creating said dÃ©cor in a digital medium, which dÃ©cor is positioned after a predetermined fixing point on the supporting core, iii) protecting the upper side of the supporting core with an at least partly translucent, wear layer, iv) enhancing the dÃ©cor by accurately applying a surface structured matrix against the wear layer utilizing the predetermined fixing point to create a surface structure on the wear layer.