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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Pergo (Europe) Ab, Trelleborg, SE;
PERGO (EUROPE) AB, Trelleborg, SE;
Abstract
Processes for manufacturing surface elements are provided. The surface elements can comprise a decorative upper layer and a supporting core. Processes for manufacturing such surface elements can comprise manufacturing a supporting core having an upper side, treating said upper side of said supporting core, including at least one of the steps of ground coating with a primer, sanding and providing said upper side with a surface structure, applying a digitally printed décor comprising inks of at least four colors directly on top of the ground coating by an ink-jet type printer, said digitally printed decor being one of wood or mineral, and providing and curing a protecting and at least partly translucent wear layer on the upper side of the supporting core.