Patent ID: 9470009
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B44C,E04H

Claim Text:
1. A method for bonding a glass inlay within a void in a piece of stone in a manner that prolongs the viability of an adhesive used to form the bond, the method comprising: identifying an external perimeter of a glass inlay, the glass inlay having a size and shape and including one or more pieces of glass; based on the external perimeter of the glass inlay, forming a void within a piece of stone, a size and shape of a perimeter of the void tailored to correspond to the size and shape of the glass inlay and to be at least 1 mm larger than the external perimeter of the glass inlay around the external perimeter of the glass inlay; placing adhesive into the void, including areas of the void outside the external perimeter of the glass inlay; placing the glass inlay on top of the adhesive within the void to bond the glass inlay to the piece of stone using the adhesive, placing the glass inlay leaving a gap of at least 1 mm between the external perimeter of the glass inlay and the perimeter of the void around the external perimeter of the glass inlay, adhesive present in the gap; filling the gap with a cement-based grout to surround the external perimeter of the glass inlay with the cement-based grout and cover the adhesive present in the gap with the cement-based grout, the cement-based grout forming a barrier for preventing UV radiation from reaching the adhesive thereby prolonging the bond between the glass inlay and the piece of stone.