Patent ID: 7947139

Claim:
A method of creating a textured decorative laminate, the method comprising: providing a decorative sheet having a decorative design printed thereon; providing a digital image of the decorative design; using the digital image of the decorative design to create a texture design digitally; providing a press plate having a three-dimensional surface, the three-dimensional surface comprising a plurality of depressions and/or protrusions arranged in accordance with the texture design, wherein the press plate has at least one identifiable feature; providing a transparent sheet having the texture design printed thereon in two-dimensions, wherein the transparent sheet has press plate positioning markings thereon showing the location of the at least one identifiable feature of the press plate relative to the texture design, wherein the digital texture design is used to generate the two-dimensional image on the transparent sheet; positioning the transparent sheet over the decorative sheet such that the texture design printed on the transparent sheet aligns with the decorative design on the decorative sheet as desired; recording relative to the decorative sheet, while the transparent sheet is positioned as desired over the decorative sheet, the location of the press plate positioning markings of the transparent sheet; removing the transparent sheet from its position over the decorative sheet; following removal of the transparent sheet from its position over the decorative sheet, providing resin on and/or around the decorative sheet; and pressing the press plate against the resin and the decorative sheet such that the at least one identifiable feature of the press plate aligns with the recorded location of the press plate positioning markings relative to the decorative sheet.