Glass etching preparation method and system
AssigneePierce Protocols Limited
InventorsJörg Lotz, Dirk-Hinnerk Meyer
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Abstract
A method of preparing glass for etching includes providing a section of the glass and printing a mask directly on to the section of the glass by depositing ink with a printer. A printing system for preparing a section of the glass for etching includes a printer configured to print a mask directly on to the section of the glass by depositing ink on to the section of the glass. A glass etching system includes a printing system for preparing a section of the glass for etching and an etching bath for receiving the section of the glass and for exposing at least a portion of the section of the glass to an etching solution in order to remove colouring from the section of the glass in areas not covered by the mask.
Claims23
A method of preparing glass for etching, the method comprising:
- providing a section of the glass;
- and
- printing a mask directly on to the section of the glass by depositing ink with a printer.
A printing system for preparing a section of glass for etching, the printing system comprising:
- a printer configured to print a mask directly on to the section of glass by depositing ink on to the section of glass.
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A glass etching system comprising:
- a printing system for preparing a section of glass for etching, the printing system comprising a printer configured to print a mask directly on to the section of glass by depositing ink on to the section of glass;
- and
- an etching bath for receiving the section of glass and for exposing at least a portion of the section of glass to an etching solution in order to remove colouring from the section of glass in areas not covered by the mask.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.