System and process for forming a striated patterned product

摘要

MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM, STRIATED PATTERNED PRODUCT, AND PROCESS OF FORMING A PATTERNED PRODUCT Disclosed is a materials handling system (100), a patterned product, and process of fabricating a patterned product. The materials handling system includes an agitation portion (102) having one or more agitators, the agitators arranged and disposed to mix colored particles (110) into a substantially uniform distribution. A processing portion (104) includes a receiving portion (116) arranged and disposed to receive the substantially uniform distribution of the colored particles to form a product with a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is a long-grained, striated or jaspe-grained color pattern. The process includes fabricating a product having such a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is through- patterned as to include colors and textures distributed uniformly throughout the thickness of the product.