Multiplet jewelry product and method of manufacture
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US Β· United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SIGNITY AMERICAS
- Publication Date
- 2005-12-15
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a jewelry product, and more particularly to a gemstone product having internally imbedded visual indicia which appears to be suspended or trapped within and a natural part of the gemstone.
[0002] Most natural gemstones are minerals that have been crystallized as a result of high temperatures and pressure exerted by nature on elements that form the earth's crust. Of more than 3000 minerals found on earth, only a small percentage qualify as gemstones due to their beauty, durability, color, and rarity. In recent years processes have been developed to produce synthetic gems of high quality almost indistinguishable from natural gems. Synthetic gemstones include alexandrite, coral, diamond, emerald, garnet, lapis lazuli, quartz, ruby, sapphire, spinel, and turquoise. Laboratory grown simulants have an appearance similar to that of a natural gemstone but have different optical, physical, and chemical properties. ...