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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Mark Zavada, Wixom, MI (US);
Matthew Tennis, Fenton, MI (US);
David Weber, Middleton, WI (US);
Alexander Meranto, Ferndale, MI (US);
Carlos Carratalá, Vila-Real, ES;
Fernando Tomás Badenes, Onda, ES;
Louis Justus Fage, Redford, MI (US);
Ursula Good, Jackson, MI (US);
Paul Andrew Edwards, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert Roggers, Clinton, MI (US);
John Hansen, Webberville, MI (US);
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique is described for the application of three-dimensional (3D) relief to a substrate such as a ceramic tile using digital inkjet technology. In an example embodiment, the introduced technique includes application of binder ink to a portion of the surface of a substrate using a digital inkjet process. This binder ink forms a barrier layer which protects the portion of the surface of the substrate. Next, a brushing process is applied to remove unprotected portions of the substrate, thereby forming the 3D relief in the substrate.