Jewelry with cremains and print image and method of forming the same
AssigneeVital Marketing, Incorporated
InventorTerry Jackson
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Abstract
An item of jewelry includes a first and second glass component. The first component includes a base layer with cremains deposited on a front surface. The second component is the same size and shape as the first component so that its outer edges align with those of the first component. The second component includes an image of a print placed on a substrate. The first component is placed on, and annealed to, the second component such that the cremains are sandwiched between the base layer and the substrate to form a durable image of the print on glass.
Claims20
An item of jewelry comprising:
- a first component comprising:
- a base layer comprising glass and having a first surface and a second surface;
- and
- cremains deposited on the first surface;
- and
- a second component of a matching size and shape as the first component, wherein an outer edge of the first component is aligned with an outer edge of the second component, said second component comprising:
- a substrate comprising glass;
- and
- a printed image, wherein said printed image comprises one or more ceramic pigments, wherein the printed image is secured to the substrate, and the substrate is secured to the base layer such that the cremains are sandwiched between the base layer and the substrate;
- wherein the first and second components form a unitary item.
A method of forming an item of jewelry comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image of a fingerprint from a deceased individual;
- printing the image;
- placing the printed image onto a substrate, wherein said substrate comprises glass and one or more ceramic pigments, wherein each of said ceramic pigments comprises one or more colored pigments and glass;
- obtaining cremains from the deceased individual;
- preparing the cremains;
- depositing the cremains on a surface of a base layer comprising glass;
- positioning the substrate above the base layer such that the cremains are sandwiched between said substrate and said base layer and such that an outer edge of the substrate is aligned with an outer edge of the base layer;
- and
- annealing the base layer to the substrate.
A method of forming an item of jewelry comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image of a fingerprint from a deceased individual;
- printing the image in an oval shape using one or more ceramic pigments, wherein each of said ceramic pigments comprises one or more colored pigments, glass, alumina, silica, and flux;
- securing the printed image to a substrate, wherein said substrate is shaped as an oval to match the printed image, and wherein said substrate comprises glass;
- obtaining cremains of the deceased individual;
- depositing the cremains on a surface of a base layer such that the cremains are distributed in a non-uniform pattern and are located at least ⅛th of an inch away from an outer edge of the base layer;
- positioning the substrate above the base layer such that the cremains are sandwiched between said substrate and said base layer and such that an outer edge of the substrate is aligned with the outer edge of the base layer;
- and
- annealing the base layer to the substrate such that the printed image in encased in glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.