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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Kevin D. West, LaGrange, GA (US);
Louis W. Adams, Jr., Inman, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A process by which dithering techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. In one embodiment, the process is one in which a designer, working with a conventional computer-aided design system, can be provided with an image that accurately predicts the appearance of individual colorants, or a specific combination of colorants that are physically blended on the substrate within specified pixels, as those colorants would appear on the substrate selected by the designer. In other embodiments incorporating the process disclosed herein, specific actuation instructions for a specific dye injection machine capable of patterning a moving textile substrate may be generated.