Global Patent Index - EP 0840890 A1

EP 0840890 A1 19980513 - EXAMINING A DIAMOND

Title (en)

EXAMINING A DIAMOND

Title (de)

UNTERSUCHUNG EINES DIAMANTEN

Title (fr)

EXAMEN D'UN DIAMANT

Publication

EP 0840890 A1 19980513 (EN)

Application

EP 96925014 A 19960722

Priority

  • GB 9601751 W 19960722
  • GB 9515143 A 19950724

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9704302A1] In order to test whether a diamond has had a layer of synthetic diamond deposited thereon, it is irradiated with high energy ultraviolet radiation to cause emission of luminescence, the luminescence intensity produced by different zones of the diamond being measured and compared. In one embodiment an integrating enclosure (15) is used and the diamond (13) is mounted on a rotatable mount (14).

IPC 1-7

G01N 21/87

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/62 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/87 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G01N 21/87 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9704302A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9704302 A1 19970206; AU 6527196 A 19970218; AU 702792 B2 19990304; CA 2227472 A1 19970206; CN 1196120 A 19981014; EP 0840890 A1 19980513; EP 1158293 A2 20011128; EP 1158293 A3 20030402; GB 2303698 A 19970226; GB 9515143 D0 19950920; HK 1041047 A1 20020628; IL 118922 A0 19961031; IL 118922 A 20000831; JP H11509629 A 19990824; KR 19990035837 A 19990525; RU 2175125 C2 20011020; TW 433463 U 20010501; ZA 966245 B 20000425

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9601751 W 19960722; AU 6527196 A 19960722; CA 2227472 A 19960722; CN 96196962 A 19960722; EP 01117365 A 19960722; EP 96925014 A 19960722; GB 9515143 A 19950724; HK 02100462 A 20020121; IL 11892296 A 19960723; JP 50645297 A 19960722; KR 19980700497 A 19980122; RU 98103246 A 19960722; TW 88202318 U 19960807; ZA 966245 A 19960723