Diamond anvil having diamonds with curved edges
US5341694A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0488
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diamond anvil of the type comprising (a) a pair of diamonds having a facing, plane parallel bearing surfaces and (b) a device for applying a force to the diamonds tending to press the bearing surfaces together. Both diamonds have a peripheral surface, extending outward from the bearing surface, which is tangent to the bearing surface at the interface thereto and which tapers away from the bearing surface with a continuous curved surface.
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