US 7,462,230 B2
Ink composition for marking glass and ceramic surfaces
László Balázs, Budapest (Hungary); Ferenc Dudás, Budapest (Hungary); and Zoltán Pilter, Nagykanizsa (Japan)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/321,960.
Claims priority of application No. 0500946 (HU), filed on Oct. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0084379 A1, Apr. 19, 2007
Int. Cl. C09D 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 106—31.6  [106/31.86] 19 Claims
 
1. An ink composition for marking glass and ceramic surfaces, and for burning in said surfaces at an elevated temperature, the ink composition comprising the following components:
35-55% by weight pigment,
15-30% by weight lead-free frit,
20-45% by weight vehicle material, wherein the vehicle material is one of glycerin or a mixture of glycerin and water,
and the components constituting a total 100% by weight.