System and method of generating a pattern or image on fabric with linear laser irradiation, fabric made by said method, and products made with said fabric
First Claim
1. A method of generating a design on a surface of a fabric with laser irradiation, comprising the steps of:
- providing a laser system comprising software programmed with a plurality of designs based on a plurality of garment sizes and a plurality of garment styles, each different combination of garment size and garment style being associated with a respective plurality of panel shapes that are configured for assembly with one another into a respective garment, wherein the designs of the different combinations of garment size and garment style programmed in the software differ from one another;
selecting a design from the plurality of designs;
selecting a garment size and a garment style from the plurality of garment sizes and the plurality of garment styles; and
controlling the laser system with the software and laser abrading and/or laser etching the selected design on areas of a fabric corresponding to the respective plurality of panel shapes of the combination of the selected garment size and the selected garment style prior to assembly of the respective plurality of panel shapes into the garment.
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Abstract
A method of scribing abrasion aesthetics, patterns, images, serial numbers, ply markings and/or other information, such as sizing or care information, on fabric such as denim, before or during the fabric cutting process is provided. The method comprises loading the panel abrasion software, pattern marker software, and fabric scribing software; placing the fabric on a flat surface under at least one laser; laser scribing ply numbers, serial labels, fabric markers, and panel abrasions on the fabric; cutting the fabric into fabric lengths; spreading the pre-abraded and pre-marked fabric lengths on top of each other to create multiple plies in precise alignment; cutting shaped panels along the lines of the pattern marker with a conventional knife, laser, or other appropriate cutting tool; and stacking the abraded, labeled and shaped panels robotically or manually for sewing.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of generating a design on a surface of a fabric with laser irradiation, comprising the steps of:
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providing a laser system comprising software programmed with a plurality of designs based on a plurality of garment sizes and a plurality of garment styles, each different combination of garment size and garment style being associated with a respective plurality of panel shapes that are configured for assembly with one another into a respective garment, wherein the designs of the different combinations of garment size and garment style programmed in the software differ from one another; selecting a design from the plurality of designs; selecting a garment size and a garment style from the plurality of garment sizes and the plurality of garment styles; and controlling the laser system with the software and laser abrading and/or laser etching the selected design on areas of a fabric corresponding to the respective plurality of panel shapes of the combination of the selected garment size and the selected garment style prior to assembly of the respective plurality of panel shapes into the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of generating a design on a surface of a fabric with laser irradiation, comprising the steps of:
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providing a laser system comprising software programmed with a plurality of designs based on a plurality of garment sizes and a plurality of garment styles, each different combination of garment size and garment style being associated with a respective plurality of panel shapes that are configured for assembly with one another into a respective garment, wherein the designs of the different combinations of garment size and garment style programmed in the software differ from one another; selecting a design from the plurality of designs; selecting a garment size and a garment style from the plurality of garment sizes and the plurality of garment styles; and controlling the laser system with the software and laser abrading and/or laser etching the selected design on areas of a fabric corresponding to the respective plurality of panel shapes of the combination of the selected garment size and the selected garment style prior to assembly of the respective plurality of panel shapes into the garment, wherein said controlling the laser system with the software and laser abrading and/or laser etching comprises not laser abrading and/or laser etching margins within and along edges of the panels.
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14. A method of generating a design on a surface of a fabric with laser irradiation, comprising the steps of:
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laser scribing and/or laser abrading a fabric with a laser system to form a design on the fabric; and laser cutting the fabric with the laser system, while the fabric is in an un-stacked state, to provide shaped panels configured for assembly with one another into a garment, wherein the laser system comprises software programmed with a plurality of designs, a plurality of garment sizes, and a plurality of garment styles, each different combination of garment size and garment style being associated with a respective plurality of panel shapes configured for assembly with one another into a respective garment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of generating a design on a surface of a fabric with laser irradiation, comprising the steps of:
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providing a laser system comprising software programmed with a plurality of designs based on a plurality of garment sizes and a plurality of garment styles; selecting a design from the plurality of designs; selecting a garment size and garment style from the plurality of garment sizes and the plurality of garment styles; and laser abrading and/or laser etching, with the laser system, assembly information comprising at least one of stitching lines, assembly instructions, or notch markers on a fabric to serve as a guide for sewing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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