US 11,723,426 B2
Base templates for many finishes by laser
Elizabeth O'Neill, Tiburon, CA (US); James Barton Sights, San Francisco, CA (US); Jeff Zens, Emeryville, CA (US); and David Love, Tiburon, CA (US)
Assigned to Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,375.
Application 17/650,375 is a division of application No. 15/841,268, filed on Dec. 13, 2017, granted, now 11,241,053.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/433,746, filed on Dec. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225715 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41H 3/00 (2006.01); A41H 3/08 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D06C 23/02 (2006.01); D06P 5/13 (2006.01); D06P 5/15 (2006.01); D06P 5/20 (2006.01); A41H 42/00 (2006.01); D06B 11/00 (2006.01); D06L 4/20 (2017.01); D03D 15/54 (2021.01); D04H 1/02 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); D06L 4/70 (2017.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); A41D 1/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC A41H 3/007 (2013.01) [A41H 3/08 (2013.01); A41H 42/00 (2013.01); D03D 1/00 (2013.01); D03D 15/54 (2021.01); D04H 1/02 (2013.01); D06B 11/0096 (2013.01); D06C 23/02 (2013.01); D06L 4/20 (2017.01); D06L 4/70 (2017.01); D06M 10/005 (2013.01); D06P 5/132 (2013.01); D06P 5/137 (2013.01); D06P 5/153 (2013.01); D06P 5/158 (2013.01); D06P 5/2005 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01); A41D 1/06 (2013.01); D05D 2305/08 (2013.01); D05D 2305/24 (2013.01); D06C 2700/31 (2013.01); D10B 2501/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A system comprising:
a first garment product, identifiable by a first product code identifier, wherein the first garment product is made from a first garment template washed using a first base wash recipe, the first 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 second garment product, identifiable by a second product code identifier, wherein the second garment product is made from a second garment template washed using a second base wash recipe, different from the first base wash recipe, the second garment template is an assembled garment made from fabric panels of the woven first material comprising a warp yarn comprising indigo-dyed cotton yarn, and the fabric panels are sewn together using thread;
a third garment product, identifiable by a third product code identifier, wherein the third garment product is made from the first garment template, and the first, second, and third product code identifiers are different from each other;
a digital design tool, generating a first laser file including a first finishing pattern and a second laser file including a second finishing pattern, wherein the digital design tool generates a visualization of a finishing pattern on a computer screen and allows editing of the finishing pattern;
a laser finishing machine, receiving as input at least one of the first laser file or the second laser file that is generated by the digital design tool,
when the first garment template is used as a target garment for a laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the first finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the first garment product,
when the second garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the first laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the second garment product, and
when the first garment template is used as the target garment for the laser head of the laser finishing machine and the second laser file controls operation of the laser head, the laser finishing machine burns the second finishing pattern on the target garment, which results in the target garment becoming the third garment product.