公开(公告)号：US20230364932A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18360719

申请日：2023-07-27

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Mark ZAVADA ,  Matthew TENNIS ,  David WEBER ,  Alexander MERANTO ,  Carlos CARRATALÁ ,  Fernando Tomás BADENES ,  Louis Justus FAGE ,  Ursula GOOD ,  Paul Andrew EDWARDS ,  Robert ROGGERS ,  John HANSEN

IPC: B41M5/00 ,  B41J2/21 ,  C04B41/86 ,  C09D11/322 ,  B41M7/00

CPC classification number: B41M5/007 ,  B41M5/0047 ,  B41J2/21 ,  C04B41/86 ,  C09D11/322 ,  B41M7/009

Abstract: A technique is described for the application of three-dimensional (3D) relief to a substrate such as a ceramic tile using digital inkjet technology. A computer system receives information defining a relief pattern for forming the 3D relief using a digital inkjet printer. From the information, a feature vector is extracted comprising one or more features describing the 3D relief. A machine learning model is used to generate control commands based on the feature vector. The machine learning model is trained to generate the control commands to configure the digital inkjet printer to apply binder ink to a first region of a surface of the substrate. The applied binder ink is configured to form a protective layer over the first region of the surface of the substrate. The digital inkjet printer is configured to apply solvent ink to the surface of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20210046774A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17085069

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Mark ZAVADA ,  Matthew Tennis ,  David Weber ,  Alexander Meranto ,  Carlos CARRATALÁ ,  Fernando Tomás Badenes ,  Louis Justus Fage ,  Ursula Good ,  Paul Andrew Edwards ,  Robert Roggers ,  John Hansen

IPC: B41M5/00 ,  B41J2/21 ,  C04B41/86 ,  C09D11/322 ,  B41M7/00

Abstract: A technique is described for the application of three-dimensional (3D) relief to a substrate such as a ceramic tile using digital inkjet technology. In an example embodiment, the introduced technique includes application of binder ink to a portion of the surface of a substrate using a digital inkjet process. This binder ink forms a barrier layer which protects the portion of the surface of the substrate. Next, a brushing process is applied to remove unprotected portions of the substrate, thereby forming the 3D relief in the substrate.