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.
Claims15
An item of jewelry comprising:
- a first glass component comprising:
- a base layer having a front surface and a rear surface;
- and
- cremains deposited on the front surface;
- and
- a second glass component of the same size and shape as the first component such that an outer edge of the first component is aligned with an outer edge of the second component, said second component comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- an image of a print, wherein said image is comprised of one or more ceramic pigments, wherein the image is secured to the substrate, and the substrate is placed immediately adjacent to the base layer such that the cremains are sandwiched between the base layer and the substrate;
- wherein the first and second components are annealed to one another to form a unitary item comprising the image.
A method for forming an item of jewelry comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image of a fingerprint from a deceased individual;
- placing the image onto a substrate, wherein said substrate is comprised of glass and further comprises 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 the surface of a base layer comprised of glass;
- positioning the substrate immediately 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.
An item of jewelry prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image of a fingerprint from a deceased individual;
- printing the image in an oval shape;
- securing the image to a substrate, wherein said substrate is shaped as an oval to match the printed image, and wherein said substrate is comprised of glass and said image comprises one or more ceramic pigments deposited on or within said glass, wherein each of said ceramic pigments comprises one or more colored pigments, glass, alumina, silica, and flux;
- obtaining cremains of the deceased individual;
- depositing the cremains on the surface of a base layer such that the cremains are distributed in a non-uniform pattern and are located at least 1/8th of an inch away from an outer edge of the base layer;
- positioning the substrate immediately 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 forming a durable image in glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.