METHOD APPARATUS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR A BRANDING DIAMOND BRANDING WITH A FOCUSED ION BEAM - Patent 1202776

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EP 1 202 776 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/19

(21)	Application number: 00944715.2

(22)	Date of filing: 16.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61N 5/00, G21G 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0016/761

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0076/583 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.06.1999 US 139535 P

(71)	Applicant: Norsam Technologies
	Sante Fe, NM 87505 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	NEOGI, Jayant Aloha, OR 97007 (US)

(74)	Representative: Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. et al
	Maikowski & Ninnemann,Kurfürstendamm 54-55 10707 Berlin 10707 Berlin (DE)

(54)	METHOD APPARATUS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR A BRANDING DIAMOND BRANDING WITH A FOCUSED ION BEAM