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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
James A. Van Vechten, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
J. Dustin Hultine, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A process for forming a three dimensional decorative pattern on a product substrate uses electrostatic forces placed on dielectric fibers and electrostatic latent images written either onto an intended product substrate or onto a transfer surface, or both, to assemble three dimensional composite structures of fibers or rod-shaped components in a matrix of a second dielectric material. The fibers or other rod-shaped components may extend from the matrix to form a surface that is either plush or relatively smooth. The transfer surface may be a photoconductor with an electrostatic latent image that is written with controlled light or it can be made of a dielectric material and be rigid and conforming to the intended product substrate or flexible and made to conform to the intended product substrate.