Patent ID: 7971327

Claim:
A process for sub-dividing a laminated flooring substrate into a plurality of laminated flooring planks, the process comprising: providing the laminated flooring substrate, the laminated flooring substrate comprising a decorative pattern, the decorative pattern including simulated textural landmarks, on a top surface of a core, wherein the simulated textural landmarks of the decorative pattern comprise a plurality of indicators, comprising at least a left side indicator, a right side indicator, and at least two intermediate feature-position indicators between the left side indicator and the right side indicator; detecting the positions of the plurality of indicators with a plurality of detecting devices, each detecting device assigned to a respective indicator; aligning a plurality of saw blades, each with a respective one of the detected positions; and cutting the laminated flooring substrate along lines positioned at or off-set by a desired amount from each detected position by feeding the laminated flooring substrate in a machine direction towards the saw blades, to form the plurality of laminated flooring planks, wherein left and right are with respect to lateral sides of the machine direction.