Pearl culture method and product
US7404378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/81
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of culturing a pearl using a mollusk having mantle tissue that includes placing a first portion of a nucleus adjacent to the mantle tissue and allowing the mollusk to deposit nacre on this first portion of the nucleus; and repositioning the nucleus so a second portion of the nucleus is adjacent to the mantle tissue and allowing the mollusk to deposit nacre on this second portion of the nucleus. Also a cultured pearl produced by a method of placing a first portion of a nucleus adjacent to a mollusk's mantle tissue and allowing the mollusk to deposit nacre on this first portion of the nucleus; and repositioning the nucleus so a second portion of the nucleus is adjacent to the mantle tissue and allowing the mollusk to deposit nacre on this second portion of the nucleus. Further, a method of cultivating a pearl using one or more mollusks each having mantle tissue that includes placing a nucleus adjacent to the mantle tissue of one of the mollusks and sequentially reorienting the nucleus with respect to the mantle tissue of either this mollusk or one or more other mollusks.
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