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1. A process for decorating an article of manufacture, the process comprising:
providing an elongated, three-dimensional, discrete article of manufacture with a longitudinal axis and an exterior surface, which includes an exterior side surface, at least part of which is offset from the longitudinal axis, and an indicium disposed on the exterior side surface at a particular location; providing a predetermined textural pattern of raised portions and open areas, to be applied to the exterior side surface; providing one or more non-contact, linearly arrayed, depositing-on-demand, pattern deposition devices, each of which includes a linear deposition axis; and depositing one or more layers of a material to form the predetermined textural pattern onto at least a portion the exterior side surface, by using the one or more pattern deposition devices, while the article rotates around the longitudinal axis and while the one or more pattern deposition devices are stationary with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the layers is deposited according to a common registration, which is based on the particular location. |
