US 11,702,783 B2
Preventing degradation of stored base templates before laser finishing
Chatura Atukorala, Veyangoda (LK); James Barton Sights, San Francisco, CA (US); David Love, Tiburon, CA (US); Elizabeth O'Neill, Tiburon, CA (US); Jeff Zens, Emeryville, CA (US); Benjamin Bell, San Francisco, CA (US); Jennifer Schultz, Boston, MA (US); Christopher Schultz, Boston, MA (US); Debdulal Mahanty, Fremont, CA (US); and Sachith Devendra Samarasinghe, Ragama (LK)
Assigned to Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/659,005.
Application 17/659,005 is a continuation of application No. 16/794,181, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,299,832.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235504 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. D06B 3/10 (2006.01); D06B 9/04 (2006.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01); D06M 10/08 (2006.01); D06M 10/04 (2006.01); D06P 5/04 (2006.01); D06P 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC D06B 3/10 (2013.01) [D06B 9/04 (2013.01); D06M 10/005 (2013.01); D06M 10/04 (2013.01); D06M 10/08 (2013.01); D06P 5/04 (2013.01); D06P 1/228 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
 
1. A system comprising:
a garment template that has been treated with at least one of ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate as an anti-ozone treatment, wherein the garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of a woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
a digital design tool, generating at least a first laser file including a finishing pattern, wherein the digital design tool generates a photorealistic visualization of a finishing pattern of a garment after postlaser wash on a computer screen and allows editing of the finishing pattern,
the editing permitted by the digital design tool comprises selecting a first combination of a garment template and a first wear pattern, and saving the first combination as the first finishing pattern, and
a photorealistic visualization of the first combination comprises displaying on a computer screen the garment template and the first wear pattern as a garment of a first combination would appear after postlaser wash,
the editing permitted by the digital design tool comprises selecting a second combination of the garment template, a first wear pattern, and a first tint color, and saving the second combination as a second finishing pattern, and
a photorealistic visualization of the second combination comprises displaying on a computer screen the garment template and the first wear pattern along with the first tint color as a garment of the second combination would appear after postlaser wash;
a laser finishing machine, receiving as input at least a portion of a finishing pattern that is generated by the digital design tool,
when the garment template, after being treated with at least one of ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate as an anti-ozone treatment, is used as a target garment for a laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first finishing pattern from the digital design tool controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns a wear pattern from the first finishing pattern on the target garment, which after the laser finishing machine burn and then a wash results in the target garment becoming a first garment product, and
when the garment template, after being treated with at least one of ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate as an anti-ozone treatment, is used as a target garment for a laser head of the laser finishing machine and the second finishing pattern from the digital design tool controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns a wear pattern from the first finishing pattern on the target garment, which after the laser finishing machine burn and then a wash with a tint color, corresponding the first tint color selected via the digital design tool, results in the target garment becoming a second garment product;
the first garment product, identifiable by a first product code identifier; and
the second garment product, identifiable by a second product code identifier, wherein the second product code identifier is different from the first product code identifier, and the second garment product comprises a tint color that distinguishes an appearance of the second garment product from the first garment product.