Masonite Corporation

Craftmaster Manufacturing, Inc.

Dale E Schafernak

Steven K Lynch

Michael F Steiber

Peggie A Bolan

Karine A Luetgert

Bei-Hong Liang

Lee Braddock

Brian Bonomo

Connie Chen

David Paxton

Raymond H Pittman

A reverse molded, plant-on decorative panel component comprises a panel portion lying on a first plane, a skirt portion, and a contoured portion. The skirt portion has a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a planar surface. The contoured portion extends outwardly from and surrounds the panel portion and interconnects and is integral with the panel portion and the skirt portion. The skirt portion extends peripherally about the contoured portion.

Reverse molded plant-on panel component, method of manufacture, and method of decorating a door therewith

A reverse molded fiberboard panel; a wainscot kit comprising a plurality of differently sized reverse molded panels, and a planar finishing or spacer panel, adapted to completely cover any size wall between a wall base board and a wall chair rail; and a method of reverse molding a loose cellulosic mat, in a single pressing step, to provide one or more relatively high density, raised panels without requiring preliminary pressing, or other pre-shaping step, such as scalping. The reverse-molded panels are molded in a conventional, multi-opening fiberboard press, in a single pressing step process, while achieving excellent transfer of mold detail (embossing fidelity) without visually noticeable fiber fracture.

Reverse molded panel

Flat panel door facing

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Dale E Schafernak