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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Karine Luetgert, Geneva, IL (US);
Christ Henry Melonio, Youngstown, OH (US);
Inventors:
Karine Luetgert, Geneva, IL (US);
Christ Henry Melonio, Youngstown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die sets for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface has outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and halftone portions. The halftone portions have spaced protrusions defined by channels, wherein the channels are recessed from the plane of the outer portions.