Patent ID: 7481957

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a decorative architectural glass panel having a plurality of decorative objects suspended therein, comprising: placing on a first glass sheet a plurality of spacers on each peripheral edge of the glass sheet; placing a plurality of decorative objects between each peripheral edge of the glass sheet, wherein the plurality of spacers surround the plurality of decorative objects, and the plurality of decorative objects are different in dimension from the plurality of spacers; registering a second glass sheet about the first glass sheet, wherein the plurality of spacers support the second glass sheet; positioning blocking means between each of the plurality of spacers on an outside peripheral edge defined by the registered first and second glass sheets, wherein each outside peripheral edge is covered by the blocking means and the plurality of spacers are uncovered by the blocking means; and pouring a curable resin between the first and second glass sheets, wherein the plurality of decorative objects remain substantially-fixed in position on the first glass sheet; determining that an initial cure time of the poured resin has occurred, wherein the poured resin has gelled; and removing each of the plurality of spacers from between the blocking means, wherein the blocking means remain in place, and a corresponding plurality of resin cavities are formed in the gelled resin.