Patents by Inventor Royce Dodds

Royce Dodds has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and device for producing a structured varnish surface
    Patent number: 9782797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a structured, at least partly optically transparent varnish surface on a surface of a substrate board, preferably of a wood material board, having a decoration. The steps of the method include applying a transparent or at least partly transparent varnish to an applicator roll thereby producing a structured varnish surface and transferring the structured varnish surface to a substrate board having a decoration. The varnish is applied to the applicator roll by a plurality of digitally controlled nozzles in a distribution defining a structure and/or is transformed on the applicator roll into a distribution defining a structure. Furthermore, a device for carrying out the method is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Fritz Egger GmbH & Co. OG
    Inventors: Royce Dodds, Andre Wiegelmann
  • Method and Device for Producing a Structured Varnish Surface
    Publication number: 20150064342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a structured, at least partly optically transparent varnish surface on a surface of a substrate board, preferably of a wood material board, having a decoration. The steps of the method include applying a transparent or at least partly transparent varnish to an applicator roll thereby producing a structured varnish surface and transferring the structured varnish surface to a substrate board having a decoration. The varnish is applied to the applicator roll by a plurality of digitally controlled nozzles in a distribution defining a structure and/or is transformed on the applicator roll into a distribution defining a structure. Furthermore, a device for carrying out the method is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Royce Dodds, Andre Wiegelmann