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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Applicants:
George Maltezos, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Jeremy Witzens, Del Mar, CA (US);
Inventors:
George Maltezos, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Jeremy Witzens, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments described herein comprise a gemstone or other piece of jewelry, which incorporates one or more diffractive optical elements to enhance the fire displayed by the gemstone. In certain embodiments, the diffractive optical element comprises a diffraction grating etched on one or more facets of the gemstone.