As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color.

A method for manufacturing a structure on a surface of a workpiece (1) is disclosed, the method having the following steps: applying a liquid base layer (2) onto the surface of the workpiece (1); spraying on at least one droplet (3) into the not yet congealed base layer (2), wherein the at least one droplet (3) at least partially, preferably completely, penetrates into the base layer (2); fixing the base layer (2); and at least partially removing the at least one droplet (3).

Further, a second method having the following steps is disclosed: spraying on at least one droplet (3) onto the surface of the workpiece (1); applying a liquid base layer (2) onto the surface of the workpiece (1), wherein the base layer (2) flows around the at least one droplet (3) and preferably at least partially covers the at least one droplet (3); fixing the base layer (2); at least partially removing the at least one droplet (3).

Finally, a device for performing the methods is disclosed.

A decorative composite body includes a glass body and a plastic partly enclosing the glass body, wherein part of the surface of the glass body is arranged on the outside of the decorative composite body, wherein at least two adjacent glass and plastic areas arranged on the outside of the composite body are ground in the composite state, wherein areas of the glass body adjacent to the plastic are at least partly mirrored.

A method to permanently mark an item of laminated jewelry involves creating a laminate of two metals, and upper layer typically formed of a more precious metal such as gold, platinum or palladium that do not readily oxidize laminated onto the surface of a less precious metal, such as silver, which can be oxidized to create a dark color (e.g. black). A laser is used to create characters and/or designs in the upper layer by vaporizing portions thereof to effectively remove those portions. This exposes the upper surface of the less precious metal that does become oxidized. An oxidizer, such as liquid sulfur, is then used to blacken the silver, typically a dark gray. However, if more contrast is needed by making the marked text, designs etc. darker than gray a second step can be used by applying an additional oxidizing agent to turn the dark gray to substantially black.

A metallic sheet with deposited structured images and method for manufacture (MSDIMM) that includes a substrate, at least one structural feature, and a metal layer. The structural feature is at least one cavity on the substrate's upper surface, or at least one material object that extends outward from the substrate's upper surface. The metal layer is deposited, either by sputtering or atomic deposition, onto the substrate's upper surface, and, as the metal layer is deposited, the metal layer interfaces with and follows the dimensions of the structural feature(s), thereby creating a visible image at the location(s) of the structural feature(s). The visible image can be any image, and is preferably either an artistic image, a textual image, or an authentication image. The MDSIMM can be used for a variety sf purposes, and is especially effective as a form of exonumia or currency.

A decorative film, a transfer film, the use of a transfer film, a method for producing a transfer film, a method for decorating a plastic molded article, and a plastic molded article. The decorative film, in particular for decorating a plastic molded article, here includes at least one first color varnish layer, at least one second color varnish layer and a transparent laser protective varnish layer, wherein the transparent laser protective varnish layer is arranged between the at least one first color varnish layer and the at least one second color varnish layer.

The invention relates to a method of producing three-dimensional structural surfaces based on synthetic resin-impregnated materials applied to the surface, in particular of wood-based panels. The method is characterized in that before the impregnation, at the stage of pattern printing, a mixture is applied to the decor paper, consisting of printing ink, whether with pigment or not, and a swelling agent in the form of microspheres, being encapsulated gas bubbles of sizes ranging from 2 pm to 180 pm, increasing its volume under the influence of rising temperature, wherein the mixture of the ink and the swelling agent contains from 0.3% to 45% by weight of the swelling agent, and after exiting the printing press and after the impregnation, the decor paper with the formed final pattern with a coded three-dimensional structure is pressed onto the surface, in particular of a wood-based panel, using a heated press plate with any working surface.

Provided is a method of manufacturing an embossing die. The method comprises mounting a drum or a plate on a support, providing information on a shape of the embossing die, printing a multitude of photopolymer drops forming a photopolymer layer upon the drum or the plate based on the provided information, and curing the printed photopolymer layer.

In one aspect, the invention relates to methods to prepare markings on diamond surfaces which are encapsulated by diamond, and the marked diamonds prepared by the disclosed methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

A trim assembly includes a first trim member and a second trim member, each including an aesthetically-pleasing surface and a substrate-facing surface. A plurality of circumferentially-arranged projections extends axially away from substrate-facing surface of the first trim member. The second trim member includes an aesthetically-pleasing surface and a substrate-facing surface. A circumferential projection extends axially away from substrate-facing surface of the second trim member. The circumferential projection includes an axially-extending portion and a radially-extending portion. The radially-extending portion extends radially outwardly away from the axially-extending portion. The radially-extending portion forms a plurality of circumferentially-arranged passages configured for receiving the plurality of circumferentially-arranged projections for joining the first trim member to the second trim member when the plurality of circumferentially-arranged projections are at least partially disposed within the plurality of circumferentially-arranged passages. A trimmed assembly is also disclosed. A method for forming a trimmed assembly is also disclosed.