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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Richard C. MacQueen, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Thomas E. Janini, Trenton, NJ (US);
Anthony A. Parker, Newtown, PA (US);
Congoleum Corporation, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
The foregoing differential gloss covering comprises a backing substrate, an ink layer, and a cured top layer having a first surface portion with a first gloss and a second surface portion, made by the process comprising providing the backing substrate; depositing an ink formulation comprising a curing agent over at least a first area of a top side of the backing substrate to form said ink layer; coating the top side of the backing substrate with a radiation curable formulation to form a top curable layer; diffusing at least a portion of the curing agent into the top curable layer; curing the top curable layer to form the cured top layer and thereby forming a differential gloss covering having said first surface portion above the first area of said top of said backing substrate having the first gloss and the second surface portion having the second gloss that is different from said first gloss.