US 11,938,751 B2
Method for manufacturing a floor board
Bruno Vermeulen, Aldeneik-Maaseik (BE)
Assigned to FLOORING INDUSTIES LIMITED, SARL, Bertrange (LU)
Filed by FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL, Bertrange (LU)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,276.
Application 18/121,276 is a continuation of application No. 17/678,838, filed on Feb. 23, 2022.
Application 17/678,838 is a continuation of application No. 16/356,750, filed on Mar. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,292,289, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 16/356,750 is a continuation of application No. 14/678,653, filed on Apr. 3, 2015, granted, now 10,239,346, issued on Mar. 26, 2019.
Application 14/678,653 is a continuation of application No. 13/581,738, abandoned, previously published as PCT/EP2011/053383, filed on Mar. 7, 2011.
Claims priority of application No. 10155673 (EP), filed on Mar. 5, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211629 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B05D 3/12 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B05D 5/02 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01); B41F 17/24 (2006.01); B44C 1/20 (2006.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01); B44C 5/04 (2006.01); B44F 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC B44C 1/227 (2013.01) [B05D 1/28 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); B05D 3/12 (2013.01); B05D 5/02 (2013.01); B05D 7/542 (2013.01); B41F 17/24 (2013.01); B44C 1/20 (2013.01); B44C 5/0476 (2013.01); B44F 9/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a floor board, comprising the steps of:
supplying a panel,
printing a substance onto the panel in a predefined pattern for creating an elevation on the panel at the predefined pattern, wherein said substance comprises a liquid and a powder, the substance is printed onto the panel by printing the liquid onto an initial upper surface of the panel in said predefined pattern, and then providing the powder to the liquid,
heating the powder so that the powder is melted together into a single mass which is elevated above the initial upper surface of the panel, hence forming the floor board;
wherein the liquid evaporates during the step of heating the powder.