SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND PREPARED BY CVD

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EP 1 292 726 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	29.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/44

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36

(21)	Application number: 01940878.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.06.2001

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C30B 25/02^(2006.01)
G01T 1/202^(2006.01)

C30B 29/04^(2006.01)
H01L 29/16^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2001/001037

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2001/096633 (20.12.2001 Gazette 2001/51)

(54)	SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND PREPARED BY CVD EINKRISTALLDIAMANT HERGESTELLT DURCH CVD DIAMANT MONOCRISTALLIN PREPARE PAR DEPOT CHIMIQUE EN PHASE VAPEUR (CVD)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

15.06.2000 GB 0014693
20.03.2001 GB 0106930

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(60)	Divisional application:
	08013255.8 / 1983080

(73)	Proprietor: ELEMENT SIX (PTY) LTD
	1559 Springs (ZA)

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Inventors:

SCARSBROOK, Geoffrey Alan
Ascot, Berkshire SL5 9TD (GB)
MARTINEAU, Philip Maurice
Littlewick Green, Berkshire SL6 3RA (GB)
COLLINS, John Lloyd
Willesden Green, London NW2 4RG (GB)
SUSSMANN, Ricardo Simon, 5 Arborfield Court
Reading, Berkshire RG2 9JS (GB)
DORN, Bärbel Susanne Cha
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 0WG (GB)
WHITEHEAD, Andrew John
Camberley, Surrey GU16 9BW (GB)
TWITCHEN, Daniel James
Sunningdale, Berkshire SL5 0BD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford
	43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA (GB)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 0 421 397
EP-A- 0 582 397
EP-A- 0 918 100

EP-A- 0 507 497
EP-A- 0 635 584
EP-B1- 1 290 251

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