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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Ferro Corporation, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Benoit Darbouret, Saint-Dizier, FR;
Jean-Luc Grapton, Gigny Bussy, FR;
George E. Sakoske, Independence, OH (US);
Ferro Corporation, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of forehearth frits, pearls, and/or concentrates for use in glass compositions. In particular, the present invention provides a system of forehearth frits, pearls, and/or concentrates that is capable of imparting a brown color to a glass composition for forming colored glass in the forehearth of a glass furnace, and a method of using the colored system of forehearth frits, pearls, and/or concentrates. The invention further provides a glass composition for use in forming the color system or for use directly in a forehearth.