US 12,084,729 B2
Method of manufacturing decorated leather
Luc De Roeck, Mortsel (BE)
Assigned to Agfa NV, Mortsel (BE)
Appl. No. 17/284,298
Filed by AGFA NV, Mortsel (BE)
PCT Filed Oct. 8, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/077208
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/078774, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18200858 (EP), filed on Oct. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0394543 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. C14B 1/56 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); C09D 175/04 (2006.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); C14C 7/00 (2006.01); C14C 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC C14B 1/56 (2013.01) [B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0076 (2013.01); C09D 175/04 (2013.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); C14C 7/00 (2013.01); C14C 11/006 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing decorated natural leather comprising:
applying a crusted leather comprising a corium side, a grain side, and an edge onto a conveyor system comprising a positioning means;
aligning the crusted leather by moving the edge against the positioning means;
conveying the crusted leather by the conveyor system towards a temporary carrier comprising a top layer;
laminating the crusted leather on the temporary carrier such that the corium side is attached to the top layer;
inkjet printing an image on the grain side with one or more pigmented inkjet inks using an inkjet printing system.