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Method of cutting gemstones and product

US5072549A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 1989
Grant dateDec 17, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 5, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B9/16
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of cutting facets on a gemstone to form a pentagonal shaped gem product such that the cut facets produce a five-legged star to appear beneath the gem table. The gem product produced by this method comprises a pavilion having thirty facets and fifty edges, a crown having twenty-one facets and thirty-five facets, and a five sided girdle.

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