Patent ID: 8197734
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,D06M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing sheet material, comprising: feeding a patterning template having a plurality of openings through an extrusion device in which extrusion material is forced into the openings in the patterning template; removing the patterning template after the extrusion material has at least partially cured; and bonding a replacement piece into indentations in the extrusion material produced by the patterning template, thereby producing a composite sheet material, wherein the extrusion material and the replacement piece are made of different materials, and wherein at least one of: (1) the replacement piece is formed from a natural material, (2) the replacement piece is made from a recycled material, and (3) the replacement piece is made from a recycled material.