US Patent:
20030010063, Jan 16, 2003
Inventors:
Valentine Reagh - Los Angeles CA, US
International Classification:
C03B023/20
Abstract:
An ornamental glass object and method of fabrication () includes three separate glass elements which are combined in three separate heating operations. A foundation of base glass () is formed and partially melted at a high temperature smoothing the edges. Stringer glass () and chip glass () are combined to form a pattern () which is melted at a second intermediate temperature to fuse all elements of the pattern () together. Fused pattern () is then combined with melted base glass () and the combination heated at a third low temperature to bond pattern () to base glass ().