Michael Hansen - West Bend WI Steven M. Schutt - Hastings MN
Assignee:
Serigraph, Inc. - West Bend WI
International Classification:
C04B 4100
US Classification:
264132
Abstract:
An in-mold decorating and laser etching method prints a plurality of layers on a flat thin sheet plastic substrate, including combinations of opaque and colored, including translucent and smoked, forms the substrate into a contoured three dimensional workpiece, injection molds the workpiece to an injection molded part, and laser etches a designated graphic in the opaque layer on the part.