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US 2023/0234876 A1Published application
Bead production method
AssigneeToledo Museum of Art
InventorAlan Iwamura
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Abstract
A method of forming a glass bead includes a step of hot working a first layer of molten glass on a mandrel. The method includes another step of fusing a first molten glass structure to the first layer of molten glass to form a fused workable piece. The first molten glass structure includes a first color. The method includes yet another step of forming the fused workable piece into the glass bead including the first color dispersed through the glass bead.
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A method of forming a glass bead according to the following steps:
- hot working a first layer of molten glass on a mandrel;
- fusing a first molten glass structure to the first layer of molten glass to form a fused workable piece, wherein the first molten glass structure includes a first color;
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- forming the fused workable piece into the glass bead including the first color dispersed through the glass bead.
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