US 12,409,637 B2
Digital printing on a wood-based substrate for exterior application
Jarrod Kevin Line, Brentwood, TN (US); and Sarath Vega-Gutierrez, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed by LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/991,994.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/885,329, filed on Aug. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0046741 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B32B 21/02 (2006.01); B32B 21/06 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/02 (2014.01)
CPC B32B 21/02 (2013.01) [B32B 21/06 (2013.01); B32B 38/145 (2013.01); C09D 11/02 (2013.01); B32B 2260/028 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exterior-use engineered-wood product, comprising:
a piece of exterior cladding for a structure, comprising
a rectilinear base layer with a first surface and a second surface, said base layer comprising engineered wood;
a paper overlay layer with a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the paper overlay layer affixed to the first surface of the base layer, said paper overlay layer comprising a non-deformable surface of resin-impregnated paper fully impregnated with resin;
a first primer layer affixed to or integrated with the first surface of the paper overlay layer, both configured to provide a stable and uniform adhesion surface, said first primer layer comprising an outer surface opposite the second surface of paper overlay layer;
a print layer printed on the outer surface of the primer layer, wherein the print layer comprises UV-resistant ink formulated for outdoor use; and
a clear or translucent protective layer overlaying the print layer opposite the primer layer;
wherein the print layer is a scanned image duplicating the appearance of a board or wood surface different from the engineered wood base layer; and
wherein the piece of exterior cladding is water-resistant and weather-resistant.