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Gemstones formed of silicon carbide with diamond coating

US5882786A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1996
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/30
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Synthetic gemstones are produced by growing single crystals of silicon carbide, fashioning the silicon carbide into gemstone cores, and thereafter depositing a thin coating of diamond on the core.

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