Abstract: A self-supporting, decorative, armor panel having: a central armor core consisting of layers of fiberglass bonded together with resin; an outer, decorative, non-ricocheting laminate on each side of the armor core. Each laminate has an outer, decorative cover layer and a plurality of paper layers bonded together with resin. In a process of making the same the laminates are bonded to the armor core simultaneously with the bonding together of all the layers.

Abstract: An easily stackable, heat-radiant, self-supported, rigid, high-pressure, decorative paper base laminate panel having numerous applications is disclosed. The panel comprises a heat-radiant porous fabric including electrically conductive strips. The fabric is sandwiched between a plurality of sheets of paper which have been impregnated with suitable thermosetting resins as to form a unitary decorative panel upon heat-pressing. However, the sheets next to the fabric, are treated with an excess of resin. The thickness and the distribution of the papers in the laminate are all important. When a suitable voltage is applied through the conductive strips the decorative panel radiates heat.