发明名称 |
Automated randomized pattern generation using pre-defined design overlays and products produced thereby |
摘要 |
Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are randomly chosen from a library of patterns until each individual pattern has been used to create a tile series. The overlay patterns may be manipulated by rotating, mirror-imaging, rotating and mirror-imaging, or repositioning to produce additional variations and increase the number of tiles in the series. The base pattern may optionally be manipulated before being incorporated into the composite pattern. A tile collection, containing such randomly ordered composite patterns, is also described. |
申请公布号 |
US9066614(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.06.30 |
申请号 |
US201414146110 |
申请日期 |
2014.01.02 |
申请人 |
MILLIKEN & COMPANY |
发明人 |
Bittner Richard A.;Cox Steven W.;Magee Ronald;McCay Jonathan C. |
分类号 |
G06F19/00;A47G27/02 |
主分类号 |
G06F19/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Wentz Brenda D. |
主权项 |
1. A series of carpet tiles in which each carpet tile carries a composite pattern comprising at least an underlying pattern that is common from tile to tile and an overlay pattern that is randomly selected from a predetermined library of such overlay patterns, wherein each overlay pattern is selected as part of a composite pattern to form a complete series, wherein the series of carpet tiles comprises at least a first carpet tile and a second carpet tile, said carpet tiles having different composite patterns thereon formed by rotating or mirror-imaginq the underlying pattern or the overlay pattern of the first carpet tile to form the composite pattem of the second carpet tile. |
地址 |
Spartanburg SC US |