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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Randall M. Wagner, Mequon, WI (US);
Kurt Schoeckert, Hartford, WI (US);
Randall M. Wagner, Mequon, WI (US);
Kurt Schoeckert, Hartford, WI (US);
GemEx Systems, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an engraved gemstone viewer for viewing a flat, smooth surface of a gemstone that has been micro or nano etched with an inscription such as an identification number. The gemstone is mounted on a piece of jewelry or can remain unmounted when placed inside or otherwise received by the viewer. A source of light directs a light beam toward a magnifying lens coated with a reflection enhancing coating. The lens reflects the light beam along a path incident to the surface of the gemstone containing the inscription. The smooth flat gemstone surface spectrally reflects the light beam along a path back toward the magnifying lens, which produces a viewable light image that reveals the inscription. The inscription is shown as a dark or lightless region of the light image.