Patent ID: 8501069

Claim:
A process for making a patterned resin panel having a pattern visible on a front layer and a grid support backing, comprising: (a) applying a first layer of resin to a surface of a mold, (b) with the resin of the first layer cured enough to be substantially solid and to substantially retain its shape, applying a medium with a pattern printed on a side thereof to the first layer, with the side of the medium in contact with the resin, (c) curing the resin of the first layer at ambient temperature and pressure to transfer the pattern from the medium to the resin, (d) before the resin of the first layer is fully cured, removing the medium from the resin, (e) applying a second layer of resin to a surface of the resin of the first layer, (f) affixing a structured grid to a top surface of the second layer of resin, (g) curing the resin of the second layer at ambient temperature and pressure, so that the structured grid is integral with the second layer to form a patterned resin panel, and (h) removing the patterned resin panel from the mold.