Free-standing diamond structures and methods
OwnerGerald Mearini, James Daytoninventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed in one aspect to methods of making free-standing, internally-supported, three-dimensional objects having an outer surface comprising a plurality of intersecting facets wherein a sub-set of the intersecting facets have a diamond layer of substantially uniform thickness. The diamond layer may be formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) over the surface of a substrate that has been fabricated to form a mold defining the sub-set of intersecting facets. A backing layer may be formed over at least a portion of the exposed diamond layer to enhance the rigidity of the layer when the substrate is removed.
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1-34. (canceled)
A free-standing, internally-supported, three-dimensional object having an outer surface comprising a plurality of intersecting facets, at least a sub-set of said intersecting facets having a diamond layer of substantially uniform depth.
A free-standing, internally-supported, three-dimensional object comprising a rigid backing layer, said object having an outer surface comprising a plurality of intersecting facets, at least a sub-set of said intersecting facets having an exposed diamond surface.
An apparatus comprising:
- a rigid backing layer;
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- a diamond structure of substantially uniform depth overlaying at least a portion of said backing layer, said diamond structure having an exposed surface forming a plurality of intersecting facts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.