Staggered laser-etch line graphic system, method and articles of manufacture
First Claim
1. A method for reducing a visual impact of a demarcation line of a graphic, the method comprising:
- separating a graphic into a first component section and a second component section, the first and second component sections separated by a demarcation line;
laser engraving a first plurality of lines associated with the first component section on a surface of an article;
laser engraving a second plurality of lines associated with the second component section on the surface of the article; and
controlling said laser engraving by adjusting the lengths of the first plurality of lines and the second plurality of lines to stagger the first plurality of lines with the second plurality of lines to reduce the visual impact along the demarcation line separating the first component section of the graphic and the second component section of the graphic.
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Abstract
A staggered laser-etch line graphic system, method, and articles of manufacture are provided. One described method includes the steps of laser engraving a first plurality of lines associated with a first component section of a graphic on a surface of an article; laser engraving a second plurality of lines associated with a second component section of the graphic on the surface of the article; and controlling said laser engraving of the first plurality of lines and said laser engraving of second plurality of lines to reduce the visual impact of a demarcation line separating the first component section of the graphic and the second component section of the graphic.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing a visual impact of a demarcation line of a graphic, the method comprising:
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separating a graphic into a first component section and a second component section, the first and second component sections separated by a demarcation line; laser engraving a first plurality of lines associated with the first component section on a surface of an article; laser engraving a second plurality of lines associated with the second component section on the surface of the article; and controlling said laser engraving by adjusting the lengths of the first plurality of lines and the second plurality of lines to stagger the first plurality of lines with the second plurality of lines to reduce the visual impact along the demarcation line separating the first component section of the graphic and the second component section of the graphic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for reducing a visual impact of a demarcation line of a graphic, the method comprising:
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separating a graphic into a first component section and a second component section, the first and second component sections separated by a demarcation line; laser engraving a first plurality of lines associated with the first component section on a surface of an article; laser engraving a second plurality of lines associated with the second component section on the surface of the article; and controlling said laser engraving by adjusting the line per inch density of the first plurality of lines and the second plurality of lines to reduce the visual impact of the demarcation line separating the first component section of the graphic and the second component section of the graphic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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