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Colored frit and method for manufacturing of artificial stone
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-12-29
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2006-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A colored frit prepared by fusing by heating a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance, a coloring agent and glass, and a method for manufacturing an artificial stone made by utilizing the colored frit. In the method of manufacturing artificial stones, the colored frits alone or a mixture of at least one kind of the colored frits and at least one kind of the colored frits and at least one kind of frits containing fluormicas are sintered, so that the colored frits are devitrified and the colors of the devitrified colored frits become distinctly visible to a viewer. This produces artificial stones having a wide variety of distinct colors and patterns.
Inventors
- 👤 Toyonobu Mizutani
- 👤 Masao Yoshizawa
- 👤 Toichiro Izawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:05
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B32/00; B; B44; B44F; B44F9/00; B44F9/04; C03; C03C; C03C10/00; C03C10/16; C04B2103/00; C04B2103/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A colored frit prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight wherein said heat fused composition is further supercooled so that the devitrifying substance does not attain a crystallized form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A colored frit prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight wherein said heat fused composition is further supercooled so that the devitrifying substance does not attain a crystallized form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A colored frit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the devitrifying substance is a mixture of fluoride and nonfluoride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A colored frit as claimed in claim 1, wherein a body conditioner is mixed in the material composition comprising the devitrifying substance, the coloring agent and the glass.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising sintering colored frits, each prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising sintering colored frits, each prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising mixing a coloring fluormica and glass with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the color frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising mixing a coloring fluormica and glass with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the color frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising preparing a crystallized frit by the heat fusion, cooling and crystallizing of a material composition of a coloring fluormica and glass with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising preparing a crystallized frit by the heat fusion, cooling and crystallizing of a material composition of a coloring fluormica and glass with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising; preparing, a devitrifying frit by the heat fusion of a material composition of a coloring fluormica, glass and a devitrifying substance with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising; preparing, a devitrifying frit by the heat fusion of a material composition of a coloring fluormica, glass and a devitrifying substance with at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising preparing a crystallized devitrifying frit by the heat fusion, cooling and crystallizing of a material composition of a coloring fluormica and glass and a devitrifying substance in at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising preparing a crystallized devitrifying frit by the heat fusion, cooling and crystallizing of a material composition of a coloring fluormica and glass and a devitrifying substance in at least two kinds of colored frits chosen from colored frits having the same color with different shades, and colored frits having different colors, each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and thereafter, sintering a resultant mixture thereof at a temperature of 650° to 1,100° C.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising mixing plural kinds of different colored frits each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and the resultant mixture thereof is then sintered to be devitrified, and is then heated until an almost flown condition is achieved, and thereafter is cooled.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for manufacturing an artificial stone comprising mixing plural kinds of different colored frits each of the colored frits prepared by the heat fusion of a material composition comprising a devitrifying substance which is fluoride, in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight, a coloring agent comprising a chemical compound containing coloring metallic ions, in an amount which is sufficient in order to produce a desired color, and borosilicate glass in an amount of 30 to 95% by weight, and the resultant mixture thereof is then sintered to be devitrified, and is then heated until an almost flown condition is achieved, and thereafter is cooled.
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